If you are an Xbox 360 owner then no doubt you have heard something about the flashing red lights and hardware failures of the console. There's many names for the flashing red lights such as the three red rings of doom, the dreaded red ring and plenty more.
However because there are so many different names for all the different problems you may not realise that depending on the number of red light showing you can mean different things. For example if you have 4 red lights flashing then this really isn't a problem and is normally just an unplugged AV cable and if you check this so make sure that it is firmly plugged in you'll probably find that your console works good as new!
In this article I will tell you what the different flashing lights on the Xbox 360mean.
If you look closely at the power button on the console you'll see that it is divided into four quadrants and red depending on which red lights are flashing it will tell you what is wrong with the console.
If you have two red lights flashing this normally means that your console is overheating and it is not the red ring of death. All you need to do is leave your console for a good few hours and unplug it from the wall, allowing it to cool. After 3 to 4 hours if you go back and switch it on then it should work.
If it still does not work then try hoovering all the dust out the side and back vents as sometimes dust build up alone can cause these problems. As mentioned above if you have 4 red lights then all you need to do is check the AV cable and make sure it isplugged in firmly.
More serious problems begin with 1 red light flashing 3 red flashing lights or both of which are hardware failures and what this means is that one or more of the components inside the console has stopped working.
You have a few options to fix these errors:
1) The first option is to send it back to Microsoft and have them repair it for you. This is quite a good choice if you are still in warranty but do not expect to get your console back fast as the normal repair times can range from 4 to 6 weeks. Also you may well have to pay to get it fixed at a cost of $ 140.
2) Another way that you can get it fixed is just buy another console, although this may not be a plausible solution for a lot of people as it will cost a lot of money. Also if you get aproblem with your new console you do not want to have to fork our even more money every time this happens!
3) the other option you have is to fix the problem yourself and although at first this sounds ridiculous you can actually be done at home with household items and no technical skills! If you have a look on the web there are instructional video guides that will show you step by step how to get rid of the flashing lights and back to green.
I personally have repaired a number of Xbox 360 consoles using these guides so I can see no reason why you can't do the same!
I hope this article has told you all the different flashing lights on the Xbox 360 mean and also given you some ways that you can fix the problem.
Good luck!
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