An Xbox 360 is
a system whereby you can play games with amazing graphics, graphics
that require advance processing units. These work at a higher speed
than other processing units as they need their own memory in order
to do their job properly. While many people love gaming on the Xbox
360, a lot of them have had issues with the hardware, including the
three red flashing lights.
This version of the Xbox differs quite a lot from its predecessor,
mainly in size and weight. It is now slim and pretty and the power
button is surrounded by lights so that you know whether it is
switched on or not. These lights should be green, but will turn red
when the console is having problems, which should be displayed as
error messages. The number of flashing lights depends on the
problem. An improperly connected AV cable is usually indicated by
two lights, while overheating is indicated with three red lights.
This is generally a very bad thing as overheating can permanently
damage your Xbox 360’s motherboard.
The reason your console overheats is because the heat sinks do not
work efficiently. The hardware is also not designed in order to
solve this problem. Each processor has a heat sink which is supposed
to collect the heat generated by the processors and the intercooler
doesn’t work properly either. In combination these factors cause the
console to overheat. This can be avoided by making sure that the
processors are adequately cooled and some precautionary measures to
help the console stay cool from the outside.
If you take the X clamp off the motherboard enough air will be able
to reach the graphical processing unit and there are two ways you
can do this. You can send the system to Microsoft or you can fix it
yourself. If your system is still within warranty then you can send
it to Microsoft, as long as you are prepared to wait for months to
get it back. If you are no longer within warranty, you will have to
pay for the repairs which are expensive, well over $100.
Alternatively, you can find a video tutorial that will walk you
through how to fix your system yourself – a much cheaper and faster
method than sending the system to Microsoft.
