Take Care Your Xbox360 Three Red Light Warning Problem
If you had an experience with Xbox360, I am sure you have heared about Three Red Light Warning. What is Three red light warning?
It called RROD “The Red Ring of Death” by the U.S. and European users , as it known as the “three red” or “death red ring” by China, Hong Kong and Taiwan players, which is refers to the four of them three flashing red lights around the power button for the abnormal situation in the Xbox360. Although this problem often occurs. Microsoft has not officially revealed the real reason of the three red light warning problem. Even after buyers replacing Microsoft’s game console, the problem will re-appear from time to time; players have conducted a number of repairs, the problem remains. Many players say the reason of three red lights warning trouble as following:
Overheat:
The factor of Overheating, Xbox360 game accessories manufacturers Nyko consoled, was one of the most possible reasons. There are some people also pointed out that the Xbox 360 is easy to overheat for long-term resident over clocking insufficiency.
This problem occurs among Xbox 360 game console. When the host is running, the host graphics processor distribute a large number of internal heat, and cooling speed fan can not sent all the hot air out, the motherboard exposed to heat expansion and deformation, once the motherboard deformated, the welding CPU and GPU graphics processor from the motherboard will break away, causing the host improperly work, resulting in three red warning appears.
Low-quality surge protection socket
Privately, Microsoft employees gave explanation of the three red lights warning was that the players in the use of poor quality surge protection outlets when using running Xbox360 console. Because the various parts of the original Xbox360 change of current is very sensitive, and current changes in the cooling fan will Xbox360, ability to drive and so weakened, causing three red phenomenon. Most people have questioned this statement on Microsoft’s general outlet surge protection, for current limiting diode in general would be the limit of current flowing through the outlet, generally will be its limit in a safe range, but not control current size of the Xbox360 console. If there are quality defects Xbox360 transformer can not handle the current float, there may be three red light problem phenomenon.
Transformer not working or abnormal current
If the host is an exception at startup transformer, or the host in which the abnormal voltage, there will cause the host to show three red warning lights appear, generally this problem will be solved by re-pull the plug and re-insert the transformer.
In July 2007, Microsoft executives announced that from the date of purchase, all the Xbox360 console will provide quality warranty service in three years if there were three red light warning failure.
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