There are many consoles available in the market but the console that made the buzz in recent times is the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 is a product of the Microsoft Corporation and was introduced to them market in the year 2005. The Xbox 360 version is a advance gaming console when compared to that of the previous version which is the nothing but the ordinary console. Now the thing is that the console which was considered as one of the best consoles in the market is showing some kind of hardware problems.
PROBLEM
The console is showing some kind of strange errors when playing. Users complain that the console shows three red lights in the power ring area when the console being played for long hours and sometimes even the console is restarted. Thus the console exhibits some major problem to the users as they are very much disappointed when such kind of errors occurs when playing and spoiling their gaming mood.
THREE RED LIGHTS
Users say that three red lights that glows when error occurs in the console. These are nothing but the red light errors. These are automated mechanism that will indicate the error automatically when there is problem within the console. The Xbox 360 console has four different kinds of red light errors as there are totally four lights in the power ring area. The lights are capable of glowing in green and red color and depend purely on the consoles operation. If the console operation is fine then green light glows if there is to be any errors then the lights turn red and the number of lights turning red will depend upon the type of the error occurred. The red light errors in the console are the single, two, three and four red lights error.
REASON FOR THE OCCURRENCE
The console which shows the three red light problem is because of the excess heat developed inside. Though there are intercoolers provided the heats sinks were not able to cool the hot air developed inside. Since there are many components inside the console there is lack of proper air flow within the console and hence the internal temperature rises. Microsoft said that the console was designed with the facility that when excess heat develops the external air flowing through the ventilation would take care of that. But now the problem is that these ventilation gaps in the console are also less in numbers so that the heat has gone beyond normal.
SOLUTION
The easiest way to solve these is to provide enough cooling to the system by some means. The successful method which is followed today is to remove the X clamps of the heat sinks so that air from the external can flow in the downward direction and cools the processor. The repairing also can be done by the users they themselves as it is very easy to do so. The only requirement is that the users need to get a repairing video tutorial that will help them solve fix the console in a step by step process. Thus the console is fixed within short period of time when compared to any other techniques available.
The Xbox 360 is the latest console developed and released by Microsoft Corporation. The product was released at that point of time when its rivalry nothing but the Sony has released its console which is nothing but the Playstation 2. Both the consoles were the advance versions of their previous ones. With both the products where in the market at the same time users very much confused which one to choose. In this competition Microsoft’s came out as the successful as it had all the features and also came with a affordable price tag.
LATEST ISSUE
The Xbox 360 had a good opening when it was released in the market. But now after its release users started to note its problems. The console is been reported with hardware drawbacks and also they feel that it was not performing upto the mark. It was found that the console is shoeing some red light indications while playing. Also the console gives up lot of heat that too within short period of time and also in few cases the console even gets restarted and loses all the information spoiling the game.
MICROSOFT
Microsoft said that the error that had occurred now in the console is nothing but the red light error. This kind of error occurs whenever there is any problem within the console in order to inform the user about the condition of the console i.e. to grab the user attention. Also these errors are simple to solve by the user as they will indicate what error has occurred in the console. There are lights around the power button which are capable of glowing in red and green color. If the console is running fine then green color glows or else red color glows. But when the red light glows, the number varies according to the type of the error. The varies errors in the console are single, two, three and four red lights error as these names suggest the number of lights glowing when that error occurs. Now the console is facing the three red light error. This error is easy to solve once the user what is the reason behind it. In case of other red light error there will be an error message on the screen that will help the users to sort out the problems. But in this case the error message is nothing but a code called as E74 which makes the user difficult to solve.
SOLVING THE E74
It was found that the error is due to the failures of the heat sinks. The heat sinks are responsible for cooling the hot air that was liberated inside the console. But, since the temperature was too high they cannot able to perform their function very effectively. Hence there is necessity to provide additional cooling to the system. There are many methods to solve but the simplest method is the removal of the X clamp from the motherboard that holds the heat sinks from below. By removing the clamps air from the external can flow inside the console and can cool the processor from downward direction. The repairing also can be done in a very economical way. The user can themselves try to solve the problem as they are very easy to fix instead of going to a service centre. For this the user need to have a video tutorial that is available in the internet. These video samples help the user to fix the problem as they are prepared by experts and also they are simple to understand. Thus the error can be fixed within a short period of time and also saves money when compared with any other repairing methods.
Users around the world have started to complain about the hardware problems of the Xbox 360. This console one considered as one of the best console at that time because of its features and its price. But today after its release users are complaining about the hardware problems they face with the console. They say that the console shows some red lights while playing and also they say that the console gets over hot when they play with for long hours. Because of these even in some consoles they get restarted. This is not the problem with single console and it was found to be common with all the consoles sold around the world.
MICROSOFT
Because of such complaints with the Xbox 360 console and that too the problem was getting worse day by day as many started to complain about that Microsoft started to investigate whether it had any hardware problems. After analyzing the consoles it found that the console had cooling problems. The console gives lot of hot air because of the working of many electronic components inside. Though there was an inbuilt intercooler inside it cannot able to control the internal temperature inside. The reason for this is that when the console was designed it was designed with the idea that ventilations gap in the console would aid the cooling wherever there is an excess hot air developed. But, the problem now is that the ventilation provided is not sufficient to cool the air inside. As a result the high temperature affects the performance of the processors and thus leads to the restart. Microsoft term these as errors under the name called as the red light errors. And the error occurred now is called as the three red light error as users see three red lights glowing in the power ring area.
THREE RED LIGHTS ERROR
The three red lights error can be solved in a simple way without making much change in the console. The console’s X clamps can be removed in ordered to solve the problem. Many have tried this and it is found to be working. The reason for the removal of the X clamps is to provide the external air to flow inside the console from the downward direction. The processors are cooled from the downward direction and hence their temperature is kept normal. Thus by this simple rearrangement the entire problem gets solved.
The fixing can also be done in a simpler way. For this the users need to get a video tutorial from the internet. These tutorials will help the users to fix the console on their own. Thus the repairing cost is greatly reduced when compared to that of giving the console to a service point. Also the time spent in fixing is considered very small when compared with that of giving the console to the centre. You can able to fix the console within two to three hours but in case of the service centers it can go upto 3 to 14 weeks. Here the problem is that while giving the console there is no guarantee that the fix is a permanent one. Hence it is better to fix the console by our own compared to giving the console to a service centre.
