First I need to inform you on the major cause of the problems. The problems that afflict your console is caused by overheating. This might not sound logical since your console has heat sinks and fans. Well; when the console was being manufactured, the size of the heat sinks was tremendously reduced. This reduction was done in an attempt to provide space for the DVD player.
The reduction in size of the components meant to drive off heat caused the sinks to become inadequate and almost useless in the face of excess heat. Now; when you decide to use your console for more than six hours without giving it time and room to rest; you complicate matters. The generated heat would not be given off and thus it remains trapped inside the device. Eventually; the impact of the heat would be felt on the important components of the Xbox 360.
When you discover that your device has turned into a broken Xbox; there are two things that you can do. You can decide to send the console to Microsoft Repair Center or to fix it yourself. If you decide to send your console to Microsoft; you would be saving the time that you would have used to fix it yourself. However; you might have to spend about $140 (if your console is longer warranty) and also wait for five (or more) weeks before your console is sent to you.
On the other hand; if you decide to fix your console yourself; you would be spending one hour working on your console. If you have that time to spend; you might want to get an Xbox 360 repair guide from the internet. It does not cost more than $30 and you would able to fix your device in an hour.
The repair guide comes with step-by-step instructions and video clips. The instructions should be followed by you to fix the device and you should watch the clips so that you can see how other people fixed theirs. You do not have to be a guru with electronics to do this; you only need to have a good love for video gaming and about one hour of free time.
If you have a damaged Xbox 360, no matter how bad it is, you will be able to fix it after reading how i successfully repaired my Xbox
