The Xbox 360 is a video game console specially designed for playing high end graphics games as and when you wish for. The Xbox has no similarity with the other gaming device in which installing games is not possible, and there are few drawbacks in the normal gaming consoles like less storage capacity and poor graphics, etc which has paved a way for the second generation of video gaming console. The Xbox 360 was developed by Microsoft Corporation and the most prominent feature is that the hardware has also been developed by the Microsoft Corporation and the codes for the motherboard chip have also been written by the Microsoft programmers.
PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW VERSION
Xbox and the Xbox 360 are two different versions. Xbox 360 came out in the year2005 with some advance technology than the older version. But, unfortunately Xbox 360 failed in many aspects of the hardware performance. Many Xbox 360 users have complaints of bad hardware performance than the older version. Among the complaints the most common is the blinking of the red ring very frequently in the power ring area. Xbox 360 has a power button surrounded by which are the green and red lights which is known as the power ring. When the console starts the light will glow in green and shows the user that it has been started without any problem. But, if there is some problem the red light blinks in return even after the console gets started.
ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE ERROR
The main reason behind the errors to occur is the overheating of the console. There are heat sinks placed above the processors which actually fail to absorb the required heat. Even though internal coolers have been fixed for the processors cooling process the heat developed is more and the provided coolers are inadequate. Because of this problem the hardware specifies the problem to the user via red light. If your console faces the similar problem then you can see three red lights glowing in the power ring which is referred to as the “The Red Ring of Death” or simply RRoD.
METHOD TO SOLVE
This error can be solved permanently by sending your console to the Microsoft service center if you have a valid warranty but you have to wait for a long period of about 3 months until it gets shipped back to your home.
Apart from the above solution, you still have an alternative solution and that is by repairing on your own by watching some videos related to repairing the consoles over the internet. These videos will help you repair the console perfectly. The only change to be done in your console according to the video suggestion is the removal of the X clamp from the motherboard which will leave your Xbox without any kind of troubles in future. The main advantage of this method is that it is not a time consuming task and you can switch on to your games within few hours instead of waiting for three long months for its return.
Red light errors are the warning messages given by the Xbox 360 console by means of displaying the error in the screen and by the blinking of the red light in the power ring area. The shape of the Xbox 360 is different than the previous version Xbox and the X shaped box has been changed to a slim body and additional LED’s are included near the power button, where the LED lights are arranged in a quadratic fashion of four lights. And these lights are capable of glowing in both red and green color respectively.
UNUSUAL GLOWING OF RED LIGHTS
The LED’s mostly glow in green color during its operating condition unless and until there is some problem faced by the console. And if there is any problem with the console, the red color lights start glowing to inform the user about the condition of the console. Generally, the number of red lights blinking depends on the type of error occurred. For instance there may be one, two, three or four red lights glowing if any error occurs. Thus for each and every error occurring the console is designed to display the error message to the user accordingly. But there is a kind of error occurring in the console known as the Red light Error. Majority of the users have complaints only of this problem. This error has become a nightmare for many gamers and they call this as the “Red Ring of Death” or RRoD.
BACKGROUND REASONS
The main reason for this error to occur is the overheating of the console. There are two processors in the Xbox’s motherboard they are CPU and GPU. Both the processors consist of the heat sinks which help to remove the hot air developed in the surface and helps in cooling the processor. Other than the heat sinks an intercooler is also provided for the additional cooling of the processor. The main problem is the additional intercooler which consumes large amount of power from the motherboard’s main supply causing overflow of current to the circuit and overheating all the components in the motherboard. Moreover the presence of the X clamp beneath the motherboard makes the heat sink more tightly attached to the processor.
STEPS TO SOLVE
This problem can be solved in two ways one is by giving the console to the Microsoft service station and the other is by repairing by your own. The Microsoft service center performs the repairing of the console free of cost if there is a valid warranty period, but if the console validity has expired you have to pay. Apart from this you will have to wait for three months to get back your console. One of the best ways to solve this problem is to repair the console on your own this can be done by watching some video tutorials on the internet, which gives the detailed step by step procedure and a clear explanation. Other advantage is that your console gets ready in few hours and you can switch on to your game without waiting for longer periods.
