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X-Box 360 - Reasons and Solutions for the Red Ring of Death

(alsocalled the 3 Rings ofDeath, Ring of Death)

The Reason:

The Red Ring ofDeath occurs because of overheating. The Xbox 360designers decided to put in thebare minimum of necessary cooling equipment in order to create aslim and light console. So in a nutshell, with all the graphics processing power the 360has, it simply hasn't enough heatsinks and fans to keep thecomponents cool enough.

What Are The Chances Of Your X-BoxBeing Affected By The Ring Of Death?

It is generally acceptedthat the failure rate is about 33% of all consoles. Recently though, newermodels have been brought out and it is thought that the failure rate on these models is about 16%. It may be that all consoles are exactly the same and you just get lucky (or unlucky!), or perhaps the way it gets used has an impact as it could be that more processor intensive games may heat the console more rapidly.

How To Try To Prevent It:

• Ensure that your X-Box receives enough airflow around it and that it is never put on a carpet.
• Keep your console far away from heat sources such as heaters.
• Do not keep your power brickon the floor.
• If you feel that it is getting very hot during use, try using additional fans or other cooling devices available on the market.

WhatTo Do If You Get The Red Ring Of Death:

• Microsoft have extendedtheir warranty to 3 years, so your first option is tosend it there.You will be without your X-Box for between 4 - 8 weeks, and will probably notget back the same console you sent in.
• If you are not in the warrantyperiod, or don't want to send it to Microsoft there is the option offixing it yourself. There are many video clips and instructions online on how to do this, but beware as some of them can do more harm than good.

Many sites advocate wrapping the console in a towel. This can apparently work for a while because the it re-melts the disconnected soldered joints and there is a chance that the soldered material rejoins again. Eventually the soldered joints will become brittle and breakagain. This method is not advised as getting the console this hot will probably bring about other problems, and is a temporary solution anyway!

There are other sites that give instructions on how to resolder the joints. This is also something I wouldn't advise! The X-Box was soldered using industrial grade machinery that costs thousands of dollars. They also knew what they were doing when they did it.