xbox red ringed

[mescalito]

now what?

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

fix it

[mescalito]

maybe i should do something productive.

[JorgeKozanas]

Are you still under warranty? If not you can open it up and fix it properly for pretty easily, I've done it to 3 boxs.

[mescalito]

what do you have to do?

[Flandangle]

https://myservice.xbox.com/en-US/Pages/Welcome.aspx

This might help

[JorgeKozanas]

Hit up Lowes and by a T8 and T10 Torx Screwdriver plus 8x M5-.80x10 Machine Screws, 16x #10 Flat Washers (Nylon), 16x 5mm Flat Washers (Metal). Then Radio Shack for some thermal paste and remover (Or use 99% Iso Alcohol). And just look up on Youtube for "RROD Fix" and "X clamp Fix." You need a hair dryer too. It will take about an hour or so. Or send it to me plus $50 and I'll do it :)

[Kent]

Before we take a look at our Xbox 360’s journey to the repair center in Texas, first we must take note of why a system would have to be sent there in the first place. Flashing red lights on the Xbox 360’s normally green ring of light is a bad sign, no matter how you cut the cake, but all red lights don’t mean a visit down south is necessary. Some issues can be resolved from the comfort of one’s own home. The Xbox 360’s ring is divided into four separate quadrants. Each division turning red indicates a separate problem, all with a different way of resolving the issue. It should be noted that when gamers call the support line about their defective unit, the standard procedure of operation is to have gamers unplug all cables from the unit, reinsert them, and try booting the system again. The support worker will also have players remove their hard drive and reboot the system to check and see if that is the problem. In the hope of speeding the process along, it might be a wise thought to run through those procedures before calling the Xbox 360 support line.

As mentioned, each quadrant on the set of flashing red lights indicates a different issue. If all of the lights but the first section are flashing, this means a general hardware failure has occurred. There is little to be done other than trying to unhook and reattach your cables. This problem is a sure sign a visit to the repair center is in your console’s future. If the problem is indicated in the second quadrant of the system, it is merely overheating. As too many hours of GRAW will do that to a unit, the proposed cure here is to unplug the unit from the power supply, let it sit to cool down, and perhaps begin scouting for a better location to store your precious investment.

A problem indicated in the third quadrant of the Xbox 360 ring of light is diagnosed as a hardware failure. Once again, try re-inserting all of your cords and cables, but this problem should definitely be dealt with by the repair center. If all four lights are flashing on the front of your console, this is perhaps the easiest problem to fix. This is an issue with the AV cable not being properly inserted into the back of the console. The cure? Just make sure the cord “clicks” once it has been inserted into the unit. If that doesn’t work, of course call the repair center, but the four lights are the easiest of the problems to rectify.

Removing the cables etc. didnt work for me. For me, the ol' box had been overheating for a long time, so some of the thermal paste on the CPU had simply turned to dust and had been blowing all around the hardware. I simply opened it up (My warranty had expired 1,5 years ago), blew/vacumed away the cooling "dust", removed the old thermal paste with a q-tip and applied new thermal paste and I was good to go :mrgreen:

Here's something to read up on before starting
http://rrodcure.blogspot.com/2008/04/xbox-360-thermal-upgradecooling.html

I didn't use the thermal surface remover, but its probably better in the long run

[Soto]

* Toll free: (800) 4MY-XBOX or (800) 469-9269

[wujcik]

not too long ago a be-mager was crying about how this doesn't happen anymore.

[mescalito]

wasn't me. i think im going to buy a playstation 3

[RoR35]

u shoulda used lube

[Harry Maynard]

wasn't me. i think im going to buy a playstation 3
Worst thing I ever did. Just get the new Xbox.