However, as any serious XBox gamer will tell you, there are problems with the X360 unit. Since the release of the initial model of the X360, the gaming unit has been plagued by what has become commonly known as the Xbox 360 3 Red Lights problem.
If you suddenly see 3 flashing red lights on the front of your xbox console and your game freezes, you know you’ve been a victim of this problem.
Nine times out of ten, this means that a hardware failure has occurred inside the xbox due to overheating. The 3 flashing red lights on the front of the xbox console are actually a diagnostic message indicating that one of more internal components have failed, usually due to excessive heat build-up. You are going to have to let your XBox 360 cool down for an hour or two to know if the damage is permanent or not. Sometimes, just turning off the xbox for an hour or so to let it cool down then turning it back on will get rid of the 3 red lights. If this doesn’t work for you, you’ll either have to send it out for repair or try the fix it yourself route.
When you first open up your xbox, it may look complicated but if your follow the 3 red light repair instructions step-by-step, you should be fine. If you are a “do-it-yourselfer” there are several repair guides you can download from the internet that take you through the repair process step-by-step (including videos). The huge advantage of going the do it yourself route for the Xbox 360 3 Red Lights problem is that you can be back up and playing your favorite game in about an hour or so.
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