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.) You can send it back to Microsoft for repair or replacement. If your Xbox 360 is still under warranty, they will do this for free. If not, it will cost you a well over a hundred dollars.
Please note that if for any reason you have opened up your console, your warranty will be voided automatically. It doesn't matter whether you were trying to fix it yourself or had some other justifiable reason, your warranty will be void.
Returning your Xbox will involve a lot of waiting. Two weeks is normally the average time to get a replacement. There is a very specific packing procedure that Microsoft wants you to comply with for the return of your Xbox.
2.) You can attempt to nurse your Xbox back to health. If this is the first ring of death incident with your machine, then perhaps it hasn't suffered any real damage. You may be able to avoid future problems by ensuring that your Xbox doesn't overheat.
Overheating is the root cause for the red ring of death. Keep the cooling vents open and free of obstructions. Use your Xbox in an open and cool environment. Limit your playing times to no more than three or four 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.
Repair on your Xbox can seem like a complex operation. But if you have the know-how and a few ordinary household tools, it's fairly easy to do. The Internet has tons of information about how to fix your Xbox both free and paid.
The downside of free info is the amount of research that you will have to do. There's too much bad advice out there and it takes time to sort this all out.
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 some luck, one of the options presented here will apply to your situation so that you can get back to your gaming. - 18299
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.) You can send it back to Microsoft for repair or replacement. If your Xbox 360 is still under warranty, they will do this for free. If not, it will cost you a well over a hundred dollars.
Please note that if for any reason you have opened up your console, your warranty will be voided automatically. It doesn't matter whether you were trying to fix it yourself or had some other justifiable reason, your warranty will be void.
Returning your Xbox will involve a lot of waiting. Two weeks is normally the average time to get a replacement. There is a very specific packing procedure that Microsoft wants you to comply with for the return of your Xbox.
2.) You can attempt to nurse your Xbox back to health. If this is the first ring of death incident with your machine, then perhaps it hasn't suffered any real damage. You may be able to avoid future problems by ensuring that your Xbox doesn't overheat.
Overheating is the root cause for the red ring of death. Keep the cooling vents open and free of obstructions. Use your Xbox in an open and cool environment. Limit your playing times to no more than three or four 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.
Repair on your Xbox can seem like a complex operation. But if you have the know-how and a few ordinary household tools, it's fairly easy to do. The Internet has tons of information about how to fix your Xbox both free and paid.
The downside of free info is the amount of research that you will have to do. There's too much bad advice out there and it takes time to sort this all out.
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 some luck, one of the options presented here will apply to your situation so that you can get back to your gaming. - 18299
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