The Red Ring Xbox
Hey there, this is page two of an article concerning the various Red Ring Xbox 360 errors. If you have not yet, I would strongly suggest at least glancing at page one of this article before continuing: RROD Xbox 360
With a simpler form of the Red Ring, Xbox’s show LEDs 3 and 4. This means your console is overheating. And yes, this means you have got to end your marathon Assassin’s Creed session—step one is always turning the 360 off. Once off, just let it sit and cool for a few hours.
There are certain things you shouldn’t do with this form of the red ring–Xbox scuba diving, for instance. Do NOT, under any circumstance, attempt to speed this process by submerging your Xbox in water, or lathering it with ketchup, or anything common sense ought to slap you for thinking. But also, do not put the system in an adversely cold location either. This could make your problems much worse. Such extremes in temperature may cause the motherboard to bend or buckle, and could cause connections to break between components. Further, it is possible condensation could form from the cold air, and short out the Xbox. Really, let its fans do the cooling.
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As you sit, waiting in anticipation, you could put your nervous energy to good use. Make sure the Xbox’s ventilation openings are not obstructed in any way. You should probably move the console off your grandma’s quilt for this reason. Additionally, make sure airflow to the 360 is possible and that it is not in a particularly hot location—the stove top, under your dog, or in Ecuador for instance.
If anyone is feeling proactive, it is possible to make the console’s cooling more efficient by replacing and/or improving the thermal compound inside your Xbox 360. This is actually not as hard as it may sound, and would prevent this problem from happening again.
Or perhaps, you see only one, solitary light of the red ring. (Xbox hardware failure) Flashing lonely at position 2, this is another hardware failure; but this time, the red light should be accompanied by an error message on the screen. These are labeled E then a number, ranging from the 40’s to the 70’s and have a message to contact customer support written in a wide range of languages. These varying numbers can denote different problems. I have written a separate article on this topic, because it is another labyrinth to itself: Xbox 360 Error List
So, in closing, there it is. The red-ring Xbox errors will no doubt continue to show up, and their reputation will never cease to be feared among gamers. Sometimes these errors are caused by simple things like a loose cable, or other times something dramatic like a broken cold-solder joint under the GPU. A red-ring Xbox is at the mercy of its problems until they are taken care of—they do not go away on their own. That said, they can be taken care of in a matter of a few hours or less by none other than YOU. If you so choose, you can fix your 360, get rid of that annoying Red Ring of Death, and happily continue playing whatever it was, all by yourself. Good luck, and happy gaming!