| Far from being an isolated problem, the red ring of | | | | such as the Elite, but unfortunately, that is also |
| death has effected more than 50,000 Xbox 360 | | | | subject to the red ring of death. Others have even |
| gamers world wide, and it seems that the number will | | | | given up on Microsoft altogether and have decided to |
| keep on increasing as long as people keep buying an | | | | get a PS3 instead! However that console is also not |
| Xbox 360! It is certainly something that you would | | | | problem free, although its failure rate is a lot lower |
| not expect to happen from a state of the art | | | | than the Xbox 360! Still, others have decided to |
| console, and yet Xbox 360 gamers around the world | | | | repair their console themselves! |
| are constantly having to put up with this rather | | | | Repairing your own Xbox 360 may be an option you |
| annoying problem. | | | | have not considered before, but before you dismiss |
| So, whose fault is anyway? Some gamers feel that | | | | it altogether, here are a couple of things to think |
| they are to blame for playing their Xbox 360 into the | | | | about. Firstly, because of the nature of the red ring |
| wee hours of the night. Wait a minute though! This is | | | | of death, ignoring it wont make the problem go |
| a 7th generation gaming console, surely there should | | | | away, it has to be repaired. Secondly, if your |
| not be any problem with how long you play it! As | | | | warranty has expired, which seems to be the case |
| advanced as modern technology is, you have to take | | | | for many, then Microsoft will charge you about $140 |
| into account the human factor. Problems can arise | | | | or so to get it repaired, and you will have to wait |
| with any piece of hardware due to faulty | | | | anything up to 6 weeks for a replacement! |
| manufacturing and human error. | | | | All things considered, the better option is to fix the |
| As it turns out, the real cause of the red ring of | | | | console yourself. Now you don't have to be a brain |
| death with the Xbox 360 is due to a cooling issue | | | | surgeon, or a NASA engineer to make the repair! It is |
| with the GPU. It seems that the hotter it gets, the | | | | actually very simple and straight forward. There are |
| more likelihood there is for problems, as extensive | | | | some top notch guides available these days that will |
| heat on the GPU starts to cause the motherboard to | | | | show you exactly how to fix the red ring of death |
| flex, and in the world of electronics, this is not a | | | | permanently, without any risk to yourself or your |
| good thing. The result is instability and ultimate failure! | | | | Xbox 360. |
| Microsoft has of course taken steps to correct the | | | | By following one of these guides you could have |
| problem but the damage has already been done and | | | | your Xbox 360 up and running within the next 2 |
| thousands of Xbox 360 gamers have decided that | | | | hours. Imagine how you would feel knowing that you |
| enough is enough! | | | | fixed your own console and you can now rely on it |
| Many have decided just to buy another Xbox 360, | | | | to play games for as long as you want! |