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How to fix the red ring of death (and not with towels)

How to fix the red ring of death (and not with towels)

Like many Xbox 360 owners, I have always lived in dread of the red ring of death. i had heard about it and how to fix it with towels, and one day it happened and the reason it happens is usually because the cooling fan has broken and stopped working and your X-box has over heated. If you catch it quick, this solution should work, but I can't promise anything. Also I am not responsible of this messes up your xbox. If you do this, you are doing it at your own risk. but it probably wont mess up anything. it didnt mess up mine and im still having fun planing xbox alll the time.

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Step 1Cause

When your Xbox over heats some of the connections get bad and the LEDs will turn red. The fans in the back of it that cool it stop working and it overheats. so after you fix it you should look into getting a new fan. In my case i had opened up my xbox and taken the fan and forgotten to put it back in.

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9 comments

Dec 12, 2009. 7:48 PMTheCheese9921 says:

This seems more like a band-aid than a fix

Nov 23, 2010. 6:37 PMrccrwler says:

NEVER PUT YOUR XBOX IN A FREEZER, it breaks solder.

Jun 9, 2011. 11:35 PMmrsplooge says:

No it won't.

Apr 17, 2010. 12:30 AMStarbuckgrimes says:

The easiest way i found to keep this from happening is I have one of those cheap tower fans that when I am playin my xbox i sit behind it so it blows on the back of it and have not had a problem with it at all

Feb 18, 2010. 6:55 PMcoocooachoo568 says:

"hey, didnt you have an xbox in your room?" "yeah." "where is it?" "its in the freezer on top of the waffles" XD

Dec 14, 2009. 6:10 AMDecepticon says:

Yeah, this 'able is a fail. All you are doing is temporarily staving off the problem. This is not a solution. And you just voided your warranty for a non working 'fix'.

Dec 28, 2009. 3:04 PMtarku4 (author) says:

im sorry if it didnt work for you, it worked for me and you dont have to take it apart i did that for a different reason

Dec 13, 2009. 11:28 AM

AndyGadget says:

I know this sounds a bit radical, but if the source of the Red Ring of Death is overheating, why not improve the cooling in the case?? If the temperature controller has failed, the fans could be run straight from the supply.