Red Ring Of Death

Most people that consider themselves "Xboxers", know about the infamous lights known as "The Red Ring Of Death (RROD)." Microsoft designed the ring of light to change in different red colored patterns to notify you when there's a specific problem with your Xbox. For example, when your ring of light has 2 of the left lights flashing red, that means that your Xbox is overheating. Just because some of your lights are glowing red, doesn't necessarily mean that your Xbox is dead.

The Red Ring Of Death red light pattern is when all of the lights are red, except for the upper right corner (when the Xbox is sitting upwards). The RROD is caused when there is a malfunctioned, or bad part in your Xbox. This happens to so many people because the temperature of the Xbox gets ridiculously high. If you have never taken your 360 apart, you have a life time warranty for the RROD. Microsoft will actually pay for the shipping and everything besides the shipping box. The process takes about 3 weeks to get your console back, but its better than trying to fix it by yourself. If you get the RROD, call 1-800-469-9269 (1-1800-4myxbox).

There are several methods that are featured on sites such as Youtube and DailyMotion to fix the RROD. I highly do not recommend you doing any of their methods. I would simply call Microsoft and have them deal with your console. A common quick fix is the blanket smuggle. When you do this, it overheats your Xbox, which can destroy your Xbox even more. The blanket smuggle also only allows you to play for about 15 minutes at a time.

If you try to find the malfunctioned part, you have to take apart your console, which voids your warranty. With no warranty, you can never get your console fixed. To sum it up, let Microsoft deal with your Red Ring Of Death.