What does it mean when your xbox 360 lights up in red when trying to turn on?

December 11th, 2008 | by xboxrepair |
xbox 360 red lights
smith_bball15 asked:


It won’t turn on…the controller lights just flash in red. Is there anything I can do to save it? I don’t have a warranty so I cant send it in and get a replacement. HELP!

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  1. 6 Responses to “What does it mean when your xbox 360 lights up in red when trying to turn on?”

  2. By Hacked Off on Dec 13, 2008 | Reply

    It’s not the red ring of death, so try again later to see if it has sorted itself out.

    And Microsoft extended it’s warranty on ALL Xbox 360s to 3 years - so why don’t you have warranty?

  3. By natelinds on Dec 16, 2008 | Reply

    Ring of death! you’re toast

  4. By Unhappy D on Dec 17, 2008 | Reply

    It could be you got the cables wrong.

  5. By prekinpdx on Dec 18, 2008 | Reply

    It depends…2 red lights means overheating, 3 red lights means hardware failure and is called the red ring of death, 2 red lights means it cannot detect your AV cable (that goes from 360 to TV). ALL 360’s are under warranty for 3 years from the date of purchase to cover the 3 red lights. IF you have 3 red lights, it IS under warranty (a free warranty, you didn’t buy it…Microsoft simply gives it to all 360s). If that’s the problem, call 18004MYXBOX for repair. If it’s less than a year old, it has a warranty (again…free from Microsoft) that covers ALL problems (not just the 3 red lights). Even if it’s not under warranty, Microsoft will repair, but you will have to pay. Good luck.

  6. By Mitsude-sama on Dec 19, 2008 | Reply

    if there are four red lights instead of three that means your colored wires aren’t plugged in

  7. By georged1990 on Dec 21, 2008 | Reply

    ure xbox 360 is fuckked up……………that sucks :(

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