Has the Xbox 360 Impeded You playing Your Top games because of the 3 red light Ring of Death?
I will tell you that your not alone, as it has happened to me a good Three times in 2 very short years. The first console lasted only 2 months from the date i bought it.
That was fine this time because the Guarantee was still there, and I was handed a new one by the Game shop.
However, out of warranty its a right headache.
There is a cost of over $100 to send your console back to Microsoft, plus a cost of two weeks valuable, Game downtime.
From what I have heard, that when the repair was carried out, the Xbox 360 showed its 3 flashing red light's again after only a couple of weeks.
So what causes the Hardware failure on the Xbox 360?
The core cause of the console's Hardware failure lies in the Heat sink design, Primarily in the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit).
The GPU Heat sink is underneath the DVD drive of the console, and because of this the heat sink is too small for the heat output of the GPU core. Its only 10mm (3/8) High. On the other hand, the CPU is about 50mm (2) High and is liquid cooled.
Microsoft, in the Elite changed the design slightly so that the liquid cooling extends to the GPU Which keeps the temperature Uniform between the GPU and the CPU and therefore decreases overall temperature that the system operates at.
So the effect of the heat generated is the warping of the motherboard, which cracks the lead free solder joints, causing the red ring of death.
After searching online for solutions for this problem, the only free solution was the Towel trick. You might have heard of it. The towel trick has worked for some people, but the Ring of Death Rears its ugly head again shortly afterwards.
As such, the nature of the internet being driven by money, if you wanted good reliable information, your going to have to pay for it. But at least I didn't have to give any money to Microsoft, Again!
I stumbled upon countless guides out there. Some claiming to fix the Xbox 360 in 30 minutes and some up to 2 hours.
Some guides were very good and offered good explanations, but some were shortened versions of the real good guides.
When I got to do the fix for the first time, it took about two hours. And thats with a degree in electronics! So is a half an hour fix feasible for someone thats not technically minded? So I created a page that gives a proper honest opinion on what guide to use. Narrowed down to a choice of Three.
For my top 3, click the link below. - 16039
I will tell you that your not alone, as it has happened to me a good Three times in 2 very short years. The first console lasted only 2 months from the date i bought it.
That was fine this time because the Guarantee was still there, and I was handed a new one by the Game shop.
However, out of warranty its a right headache.
There is a cost of over $100 to send your console back to Microsoft, plus a cost of two weeks valuable, Game downtime.
From what I have heard, that when the repair was carried out, the Xbox 360 showed its 3 flashing red light's again after only a couple of weeks.
So what causes the Hardware failure on the Xbox 360?
The core cause of the console's Hardware failure lies in the Heat sink design, Primarily in the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit).
The GPU Heat sink is underneath the DVD drive of the console, and because of this the heat sink is too small for the heat output of the GPU core. Its only 10mm (3/8) High. On the other hand, the CPU is about 50mm (2) High and is liquid cooled.
Microsoft, in the Elite changed the design slightly so that the liquid cooling extends to the GPU Which keeps the temperature Uniform between the GPU and the CPU and therefore decreases overall temperature that the system operates at.
So the effect of the heat generated is the warping of the motherboard, which cracks the lead free solder joints, causing the red ring of death.
After searching online for solutions for this problem, the only free solution was the Towel trick. You might have heard of it. The towel trick has worked for some people, but the Ring of Death Rears its ugly head again shortly afterwards.
As such, the nature of the internet being driven by money, if you wanted good reliable information, your going to have to pay for it. But at least I didn't have to give any money to Microsoft, Again!
I stumbled upon countless guides out there. Some claiming to fix the Xbox 360 in 30 minutes and some up to 2 hours.
Some guides were very good and offered good explanations, but some were shortened versions of the real good guides.
When I got to do the fix for the first time, it took about two hours. And thats with a degree in electronics! So is a half an hour fix feasible for someone thats not technically minded? So I created a page that gives a proper honest opinion on what guide to use. Narrowed down to a choice of Three.
For my top 3, click the link below. - 16039
About the Author:
John Devine has an Electronic Engineering Degree and an Avid Xbox 360 gamer. Full Information of his Top 3 are located here: Solve the 3 Red Lights Here
