The red light error are those that errors that occur when ever there are problems within the console. These are made to inform the user about the problems that occur within a console device. For example, when the DVD drive does not have the CD inside then there will be two red lights glowing in the power ring area and along with the error message No Disc will be displayed on the screen. The two red lights that are glowing are nothing but an indication or the information to the user about the problem that the console is undergoing which is nothing but the red light errors. The error that has occurred is nothing but the two red lights error. Similarly the other errors in the Xbox 360 are the single, three and four red lights error.
THREE RED LIGHTS ERROR
Recently the Xbox 360 has been reported with the occurrence of the three red lights error. Actually these errors are not those that occur that often in the console. Also these errors are related to the hardwares and hence it is difficult to find where the error has occurred in the console. Therefore it is very difficult to solve the problem by the users themselves as it was done in case of the three red light error. Users worldwide were very disappointed by these error as they were unable to play game in it as the console gets hang up or else gets restarted in the middle of the game and spoiling the game advancements. In some cases even when the error has occurred once, then that’s the end of the console as they were unable to start the console also because at start up itself it shows the three red lights error.
Microsoft began to investigate the problem from the repaired consoles. They found that the console gets failed because of the heat that has been generated inside the console. These were because of the failure of the consoles cooling system. The console is designed in such that the external air flowing will aid the cooling inside the console through the ventilation holes. But since the heat developed is enormous they are unable to cool them and thus the continuous exposition to heat causes the chips in the motherboard to fail.
SOLUTION
Experts found some simple solutions to solve the three red lights error and the most successful one is to be the removal of the X clamps from the motherboard. The X clamps are those support the heat sinks from the bottom of the motherboard. When they are removed then air from the surrounding will flow to the console from the downward direction i.e. cooling the processors from the downward direction apart from cooling from the intercooler fan.
The repairing can also be done in simple way without spending more money. You can repair the console on your own by means of video tutorials that are available in the internet. These videos are prepared by professions and hence they give a permanent fix to the three red lights error. Also you can able to repair the console with in an hour and can start playing on them within a few hours which is not possible when the console is repaired by any other means.
The Xbox 360 is a second hardware developed by Microsoft and released on 2005. It is the new version of the Xbox which has additional features like USB connectivity and other interfacing ports. But the Microsoft had received worldwide complaint about the red light error with this console through out the world. In the case of red light error it is very difficult for the user to find the origin of the error.
PROBLEM IN THE NEW CONSOLE
The problem in the console is that while working for a long time period the user able to see the three red lights glowing in the power ring area and the system gets restarted. It will spoil the advancements of the game. So the Microsoft starts investigation and found that the error has occurred because of the heat generated by the console. When over heat is generated inside the console it shows an error message E74 and gets restarted. The console was provided with X clamps, which is responsible for cooling the console. But these X clamps itself turned into a source of producing heat inside the console.
METHODS OF SLOVING THE PROBLEM
The proper cooling system in the console is the solution for this problem. This can be done by one of the following methods. The console can be repaired by giving it to a service centre. In such a case the time taken for repairing the console will be very long. The user themselves can repair the console. The tutorial videos will guide the user to repair the console. Those videos were prepared by professions and they are easily available in the internet. Thus the user can save their time and money. Another cheapest method is the removal of the X clamps from the motherboard. By removing this X clamps we can provide proper air flow inside the console.
The Xbox 360 is a video game console developed by Microsoft. Earlier Microsoft has introduced the first version of the Xbox. The console came as a big size X shaped body and it became very popular. Apart from this there are also many other consoles in the market like the Sony’s Playstation and the Nintendo’s Wii. But Xbox 360 made the difference by making its cost very low and had many features when compared with other consoles. Thus the console becomes very popular when it was introduced to the market.
USERS DISAPPOINTMENT
The console when introduced the sales was very good as the Christmas eve favored the sales as many children went for the Microsoft’s Xbox than to any other console. But soon the console started to trouble the users with its error mechanism. The errors in the console are those that will pop up when there are some trouble with in the console. The errors that are present in the console are single, two, three and for red lights error. For any error that happens in the console any one of the error will surely occur. These errors are put together as the red light error. The reason for the name came from the fact that the light in the power ring area changes from the green color to red color.
It was found that the console is affected by the often occurrence of the three red lights error. This particular error is not one of those errors that occur often in the console. But when such error occurs then there will be serious problems within the console. Hence Microsoft conducted inspection to solve the mystery that is prevailing around the console. They first started to inspect the repaired console that they received from the users which are collected from various service points. From serious tests it was found the consoles have some kind of cooling problems. Users too say that their console gets warm very soon and they are not able to play with the console for long hours.
SOULTION
Then experts began to search for solutions to solve the red lights error. Then finally cam with the idea that the X clamps of the heat sinks can be removed to allow air to flow inside the console from the external. Thus large amount of air can flow inside the console from the surrounding environment and can able to cool the console. When removed the air from the surrounding will flow in downward direction thus cooking the processors from the downward direction apart from cooling from the above direction.
Users also wish that the repairing can also be done in simple ways as they have spent lot of amount in buy the console and further their can able to spent more money in repairing the console. There are methods like giving the console to a service center or else you can repair the console on your own. Repairing the console on your own is the most economical method of solving the red light errors. For this you need to get a video tutorial from the internet that is available at free of cost. These videos are prepared by professions and hence the fix will be permanent one. Thus you will be able to repair the console within an hour and can start playing on the same day.
