Xbox... Red lights?

[char69lie]

Hi, well i know nothing about Xbox's i switch it on and play.. well i did..

I went to turn it on to try this forza ring lap.. and 3 red lights come up?

What is this?
Can it be fixed?

Thanks

[char69lie]

Any info Anyone?

[Jungle_Jimm]

try removing the hard drive and see if it starts up ok. if it then fails when you put the hard drive back in you know that is the problem. i had to replace mine a few months back. you can kiss good bye to all your game saves too

[Scottp]

Only the single most common problem with the xbox on this forum or in the whole world. Hmm can't believe search and google both return nothing

On another note it's gubbed. How long have you had it? Microsoft extended the standard warranty to 3 years fir the three lights issue. So if it's less than 3 years old it's covered free. If nit there are various solutions kicking about that I don't know enough about to explain

[char69lie]

Yeah i had a search.. im just not computer minded in the slightest.. didnt get any of the acronyms and all the tech stuff just looking for an idiots guide really... hardrives the bit you can unplug on the top right?

[wingnuts]

i have a guy at work who can fix the £45

[Samp]

its called Red Ring of Death btw

There are fixes for the problem, but it might be easier just to buy a new one lol

[gavmc88]

or u could take the hard drive out wrap it in a few towels turn it on for about 20-30 mins so it basicly overheats then unwrap turn it off put the hard drive back on and turn it on should work i done that for about a year until i was having to wrap it for like an hour and it finally fried haha

[Shadowdemon]

I thought the rrod was due to the x clamps inside where they use shit thermal paste.
You basically open up the xbox, undo the cpu and cpu then take the x-clamps of clean them and use some more thermal paste connect it all back up.
unplug the fan and let it run till it cuts off (Might have to do this more than once), then put it all back together and it should work.
It definitely isn't a long term fix can range from days to months but worth a go if its out of warranty and you want it working till you get a new one and for the sake of like £3 of ebay its worth a go.

Its worked for a couple of my mates I done a few months ago and still is but only worked on mine for a hour or so

[adamm]

get it fixed at a computer hardware place mate

[char69lie]

Cheers for the advice guys.. personally i wouldnt even think about taking it apart.. id break everything! illtake it to a shop see how much it is.. then decide if ill invest in a new one lol..

[titchster]

Originally Posted by gavmc88

or u could take the hard drive out wrap it in a few towels turn it on for about 20-30 mins so it basicly overheats then unwrap turn it off put the hard drive back on and turn it on should work i done that for about a year until i was having to wrap it for like an hour and it finally fried haha

Alternatively, it could work for the same amount of time as my old one. About 4 hours, and when I wrapped it up again, it still didn't work...

[gavmc88]

Originally Posted by titchster

Alternatively, it could work for the same amount of time as my old one. About 4 hours, and when I wrapped it up again, it still didn't work...

aye its six and half a dozen on that one mate mines worked for a year like that until it eventually fried, and my bros worked for about 3 month so it just depends but if your dying to get on COD then its worth a bash haha

[rey]

Mine RROD'd, toweled it, didn't work, gave up and bought another one haha

[baker556]

mates had rrod took it off him bought the kit from eBay 4quid took it apart put it back together in under an hour has been working since must of been a year ago now, and i play it alot.

£45 is steep to fix it, as you can get a second hand one from game nearer that price, i'll sort it for £15