Can you prevent the red lights for xbox 360?

October 7th, 2008 | by xboxrepair |
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Jeremy asked:


Is it possible to prevent the red lights of death from happening to your Xbox 360. I ask because my brother and I got ours at the same time and his went down but mine hasn’t yet(knock on wood)….do cooling systems really work?

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  1. 7 Responses to “Can you prevent the red lights for xbox 360?”

  2. By tamiyaguy2000 on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply

    I don’t think there is a lot you can do except depend on the new three year warranty for repairs from Microsoft. Microsoft charged a 1 billion dollar loss due to 360 repairs, so if there was something that could be done, I’d imagine they’d want to tell us…

    Mine went out last month and I know a guy who has had three drop out.

    Some believe it’s the hard drive, others say it is all the downloadable updates. Cooling is always a suspect. I’d be careful of adding cooling fans though. Just like leaving the case open on your PC is not always better, you don’t know what the hardware designers had in mind regarding air flow.

    Probably better to make sure it is out in an open area where it can get good cool air circulation. The last thing you want to do is keep it inside an entertainment center with a bunch of other hot electronic components.

    Also, be sure to turn it off when you aren’t using it and don’t run it as a DVD player if you want to keep it alive for game playing.

  3. By kjjoker on Oct 8, 2008 | Reply

    MY XBOX 360 DID THE SAME THING HERES WHAT YOU DO:

    first…let it cool down…an xbox has so much happening at the same time it overloads sometimes!!

    second….itz a trick you can do…first cut it on with the game inside…next the light will appear….after that push the open cd case button and close it..as soon as it closes turn the XBOX360 off..and turn it back on as soon as it closes…and it should work…keep repeating if not successsful!!!!

  4. By cooldj9239 on Oct 10, 2008 | Reply

    mine crashed i sent it in and they gave me t back in 2 weeks either inter cooler or u can put a fan by the back of the console and U need to keep it not real cause to a wall let it get air try to play it 1 to 2 hours if ur not a real gamer 3 to 4 hours if ur serious but no longer i had a birthday party for my mom me and my friend played it for about 10 hours and it burned up and boom 3 red lights

  5. By shiznitjko on Oct 12, 2008 | Reply

    no you cant, it will eventually happen, im on my second one, now its starting to freeze and act funny now. the 360 is a peice of crap. my PS3 runs smooth and quite and runs good.

  6. By Hridheek R on Oct 15, 2008 | Reply

    yes it is simple just keep it in an open area and make sure there is enough ventilation and recirculation of air.dont but any colling systems.this is itslef a cooling system if done an placed properly

  7. By tanya t on Oct 18, 2008 | Reply

    MY HUSBANDS BROTHER HAS ONE THE RED LIGHT CAME ON AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE JACKS.HE REPLACED THEM WITH NEW ONES AND NO MORE RED LIGHT.IT CAN BE A NUMBER OF THINGS.YES THEY DO IT GIVES YOU ALITTLE MORE PLAYING TIME.PEOPLE HAVE THEIR OWN OPINION.

  8. By wiki.sg102 on Oct 20, 2008 | Reply

    Oops, you have the same problem as me!! think twice before you send it to Microsoft for repair, as they will take average 6 to 8 weeks to return you a refurbish set!!

    I have the 3 red lights problem a months ago, and I found the site below which lead me to a DIY guide. With this guide, I am able to fix the xbox 360 3 red lights problems within an hour!!! The 3 red lights problem did not come back to me again..

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