Microsoft Xbox 360 repair - Useful Tips
by Andy on May.04, 2009, under Games
Xbox 360 videogame console has brought hours and hours of fun and entertainment. The 3 red lights malfunction, also known as the “ring of death Xbox 360,” is a hardware problem that blocks Xbox 360. Instead of green, 3 of the 4 lights surrounding the start button flash red. The Xbox 360 console showing 2 red lights means an error 74. There might also be 1 red light error. In many cases, the console might get heated and an important scalar chip of the system may have burnt out. The Xbox 360 has a built-in system that allows technicians to identify what part of the video game console is wrong when it breaks down. It uses the green lights that are normally used to indicate how many controllers are being used during game play. When the Xbox 360 breaks down, the number of green lights that go red gives an indication of what the problem is. Xbox 360 one red light malfunction means that the problem is either on the DVD drive, or with the hard drive where the information is stored.
The Xbox 360 repair guide with instructional videos help us step-by-step through the repair process. Take the outer case apart. Prior to unplugging of cables, remove the DVD drive. The fan and the mother board are removed. Turn the motherboard upside down; take off the x-clamp under the heat sink. Remove the heat sink; this will reveal the GPU and CPU. Carefully clean any dust and debris from the GPU and CPU. Upon purchasing arctic silver thermal compound at any local computer store apply the compound over the GPU and let sit for 15-20 minutes. Add two nylon washers on each screw from the heat sinks and screw them back on the motherboard. With the two screws screwed up through the motherboard add another 2 nylon washers to those same screws. Place the heat sink on those screws, and then screw them up ensuring they are tight. Put all the other pieces back together and start it up.
The most common of all the malfunctions in Xbox 360 is the red ring of death. It is important to fix Xbox 360 3 red lights in an efficient and cheaper way, so as to enjoy your favorite game. If your gaming console has a problem and you don’t know how to fix Xbox 360 red light or rectify the problem, you have two options to get your console repaired; either you take the help of a service engineer from market or you send the console to Microsoft for repair. Additionally you will need to spend $100 to $ 150 for taking help of a person in the market or you will have to send $140 to Microsoft for Xbox 360 red light fix, so that your gaming console is repaired. Both these options are not suitable as they are time consuming and you will have to spend at least $100 to get the Xbox 360 red light problem fixed.
