Of course you
only start looking at your repair options once your system goes
down, but you do have a variety of possibilities.
The first one is to send the system back to Microsoft and have them
fix it. Since the issue arises from overheating they usually replace
the solder on the motherboard as the board often warps in the excess
heat, causing the solder to snap off. The problems with this is that
it takes a long time for you to get your console back, up to a
couple of months and the error can appear again as the heat will
build up, causing the motherboard to warp and the solder to snap off
again.
Your second option is to take your system to a repair shop – a good
idea, just make sure you choose a good repair shop. These repair
shops will do the same as Microsoft to repair the system and it
should take a lot less time than Microsoft. Unfortunately, the error
may well appear again and your warranty will no longer be valid.
Your last option is to buy a repair guide online – usually a
combination of video and text instructions – that will walk you
through the process of fixing the issue at home, step by step. It
sounds very technical but all you need to do is to stop the heat
generated by the chips from building up inside the console and is
actually simple to do when there is a video walking you through it.
If you go this route, make sure that the guide includes customer
support and videos, as it is much easier to avoid mistakes if you
can see exactly what you are supposed to do, and a money back
guarantee is also a very good idea.
