Is your Xbox 360 freezing up? Getting the red ring of death error lights? Welcome to a growing international club of frustrated Xbox gamers.
Knowing that many other people share your problem doesn't help you much, so your Xbox repair options is the topic of this article. In no special order, they are:
1.) Send your Xbox back to Microsoft to get it replaced or repaired. If the warranty for your Xbox hasn't expired, they'll send you a replacement for free. Otherwise you'll be charged well over $100.
Note that if you've opened your console, your warranty is void. Regardless of whether you were attempting to repair it yourself or had other legitimate reasons, you will lose your warranty.
Also note that this process can take a long time. Two weeks or so is about the average turn around time. There is also a specific procedure that Microsoft requires you to follow for returning your Xbox.
2.) You can try nursing your machine back to good health. If your Xbox hasn't had many ring of death failures, then maybe there hasn't been much heat damage. Future problems could be avoided by not allowing your Xbox to get too hot.
Getting too hot is the primary reason for the ring of doom shutdowns. The cooling vents should be kept open and clear of dirt, dust, or obstructing materials. Run your Xbox 360 in an environment that is open and well ventilated. Limit console use to less than 3 or 4 hours.
If you've been getting a lot of ring of death errors, then a good deal of damage has been done. Avoiding the ring of death may not be possible by keeping your Xbox cool. If there's been significant heat damage to your machine, the ring of death will occur with greater frequency.
3.) You can repair it yourself. Before you go through with this option, I should remind you of what I'd mentioned before that opening your console voids your warranty. If your warranty is expired or voided, then you're free to work on your Xbox.
Working inside of your Xbox can be very intimidating. But if you've got the right info and a few household tools, it's not that difficult. The Internet has plenty of info about Xbox repair both free and paid.
The problem with free information is the amount of research that has to be done. There's an enormous amount of bad advice on the Internet and weeding out good information is time consuming.
There are several paid instructional guides that will give you step by step information on Xbox repair. There ought to be a guarantee that redeems your money if the info doesn't work. The guarantee is a kind of insurance and thus improves the reliability and quality of the information. The best guides will supply instruction in the form of both video and text downloads.
With a bit of luck, one of these options will work for your situation so that you can enjoy your gaming again. - 15634
Knowing that many other people share your problem doesn't help you much, so your Xbox repair options is the topic of this article. In no special order, they are:
1.) Send your Xbox back to Microsoft to get it replaced or repaired. If the warranty for your Xbox hasn't expired, they'll send you a replacement for free. Otherwise you'll be charged well over $100.
Note that if you've opened your console, your warranty is void. Regardless of whether you were attempting to repair it yourself or had other legitimate reasons, you will lose your warranty.
Also note that this process can take a long time. Two weeks or so is about the average turn around time. There is also a specific procedure that Microsoft requires you to follow for returning your Xbox.
2.) You can try nursing your machine back to good health. If your Xbox hasn't had many ring of death failures, then maybe there hasn't been much heat damage. Future problems could be avoided by not allowing your Xbox to get too hot.
Getting too hot is the primary reason for the ring of doom shutdowns. The cooling vents should be kept open and clear of dirt, dust, or obstructing materials. Run your Xbox 360 in an environment that is open and well ventilated. Limit console use to less than 3 or 4 hours.
If you've been getting a lot of ring of death errors, then a good deal of damage has been done. Avoiding the ring of death may not be possible by keeping your Xbox cool. If there's been significant heat damage to your machine, the ring of death will occur with greater frequency.
3.) You can repair it yourself. Before you go through with this option, I should remind you of what I'd mentioned before that opening your console voids your warranty. If your warranty is expired or voided, then you're free to work on your Xbox.
Working inside of your Xbox can be very intimidating. But if you've got the right info and a few household tools, it's not that difficult. The Internet has plenty of info about Xbox repair both free and paid.
The problem with free information is the amount of research that has to be done. There's an enormous amount of bad advice on the Internet and weeding out good information is time consuming.
There are several paid instructional guides that will give you step by step information on Xbox repair. There ought to be a guarantee that redeems your money if the info doesn't work. The guarantee is a kind of insurance and thus improves the reliability and quality of the information. The best guides will supply instruction in the form of both video and text downloads.
With a bit of luck, one of these options will work for your situation so that you can enjoy your gaming again. - 15634
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Marc Sandford is a gaming enthusiast and writer. Get more Xbox trouble shooting information about repairing the Xbox 360 red ring of death.
