Red Ring of Death Fix – Do It Yourself Guide
The Xbox’s greatest problem, the Red Ring of Death is caused by overheating. With heat the motherboard will expand and contract, putting strain on the soldiering that holds the GPU and motherboard together. After the GPU breaks loose, you officially have the RROD.
There are lots of simple fixes if you have the RROD on your Xbox. More than ten million of these consoles were manufactured with fatal design flaws that lead to hardware failure and other problems. When one of your green lights turns red, your system is notifying you of a problem.
One red light means you have hardware problems and require repairs. Two red lights indicate overheating. If this is the case, turn your system off and move it to a ventilated area. Once you have three red lights, you have the Red Ring of Death and require attention immediately. Four red lights indicate a problem with the power cable, worst case scenario, it needs replacing.
If you have three red lights and your warranty has expired you have two options, spend the $140 dollars and send your console straight to Microsoft or fix it yourself. If you decide on sending your system to Microsoft, be prepared to wait over a month to get it back.
The do it yourself option can be quicker and much, much cheaper. A ready to purchase guide, DIY (do it yourself) is not only cheap but you will be able to fix your RROD in an hour and a half. All you have to do is, take off the cover, remove the x clamp; detach the screw and take out the heat sink. Clear the CPU and GPU by putting some heat compound on the GPU.
Then put two nylon washers on top and underneath of the heat sink screws, and screw the heat sink back on. After that, replace the cover and your in the clear! Most DIY guides are in such simple format, almost anyone could follow them. You can quickly and easily repair any hardware problems associated with the red lights of death without sending your console away to Microsoft.
Red Ring Of Death Fix – See how you can fix your Xbox in 1 hour with a Xbox 360 repair guide. Check out also the article on How to fix Xbox 360.
Processing your request, Please wait....
