There were many complaints regarding the Xbox 360 console recently. Users worldwide have complained about the hardware failure of the console. The console gets overheated when they are operated for longer hours. They were able to see three red lights in the power ring area alone with an error message E74 on the screen. Further when the problem has occurred once in that console then no operations cannot be done in that console. Thus it is considered as a dead console. Thus the problem was also called by the name “Red Ring of Death” or simply as RRoD.
REASON FOR THEIR OCCURRENCE
The reason for the three red lights error to occur is because of the poor cooling system in the console. It was said that the console when worked for long hours the hardware gets heat up. This happens only when the console’s internal cooling fails as generally all the electronic components are designed to withstand long working hours. But, in case of the Xbox 360 the console were unable to withstand the heat that is being generated inside. Also there were few talks that the console was not properly designed. Since the Xbox 360 is the latest version all the components were made compact and the device came out with a smaller size when compared with its previous version.
EFFECTS OF RRoD
The three red lights once occur then it stops the entire operation of the console and no further operations can be performed. But in few cases when the console is restarted again it may sometime restart and work normally but there is no guarantee that it may work without any further faults. When the device is worked with the three red lights error then there is possibility that the whole motherboard gets affected by this error. Since the error occurs because of the overheating the other electronic components present in the motherboard may get affected by this.
SOLUTION TO RROD
The only solution to the RRoD is to provide cooling to the system. There are many methods available like adding an additional intercooler fan to the heat sinks or removing the X clamps of the heat sinks from the motherboard or few will go for the technique like towel wrapping etc. But the simplest and the most economical method is the removal of the X clamps. Once these X clamps are removed from the motherboard then air from the surrounding flows through the bottom of the console.
For repairing the Xbox 360 there are several technique available one is either giving the console to a service or else repairing the console by the owners themselves. The most economical and time saving method will be repairing the console by the owners themselves as these require only simple tools to repair the console. The only essential requirement is to get a video tutorial from the internet that is available at free of cost so that the user can download from it. These videos are prepared by professions so that they clearly explain what has to be done to avoid the occurrence of the red light error. When the consoles are repaired by our own we can repair them within an hour and can start playing with it on the same day which is not possible when giving the console to service centre.
There are several videogame consoles that are available in the market and one such console is the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 is a product of Microsoft Corporation which was introduced in the year 2005 to the market. The first console designed by the Microsoft is the normal Xbox and the 360 version is the latest and the advance version of it. Microsoft has recently entered into the field of making hardwares and that too on its own. Thus it started making hardware console especially for games that could support all sorts of multimedia games. The introduction was also a reason for developing Microsoft games by giving preference in those consoles.
PROBLEM
The latest version that is the Xbox 360 has been reported with hardware failures. The owners from worldwide have started to complain about the problem and all the complaints were very similar and that was nothing but the overheating problem. Users say that the console gets overheated when they play in it for a longer time. Microsoft was very much confused as the problem is not with particular batch of consoles manufactured or not belonging to a particular region but it was with the entire set of consoles produced. So they concluded the problem might be only with console design and no other things can create such a big problem.
RED LIGHT ERROR
When the repaired consoles were analyzed for figuring out the reason for the occurrence of overheating it was found that the cooling system of the console has failed. The console is provided with internal cooler fan to cool the hot air that is developed inside and to provide cool air to the processors. The heat sinks are those that provide this cool air to the processors by making the hot air to pass through them and cooled by means of the intercooler. Here the problem is that because of poor ventilation the air from the external surrounding has been minimized and its level of entry into the console is not up to the expected and thus unable to cool. This has caused the three red light error where one can see three red lights glowing in the power ring along with an error message E74 on the screen.
SOLVING THE THREE RED LIGHT ERROR
The three red lights once had occurred in a console then there will be no further operation possible. The system becomes totally dead and few will call this error by other name called as the “Red Ring of Death” or RRoD. One the solution to this problem is that we need to provide additional cooling to the system to bring down the excess heat produced. To bring the temperature many suggested different method. But, the simplest method will be the removal of the X clamps from the motherboard. This will provide cooling by allowing air to flow from downward direction from the bottom of the console. This method is more economical and does not involve any complications.
The repairing can also be done by our own. The users can able to repair the console without any problem. For this they need to get a video tutorial from the internet that is available at free of cost. These videos are prepared by hardware experts which will guide you through out the repair process. By this we can able to repair the console within an hour and can start playing on the same day itself.
The Xbox 360 is one of the well sold console boxes recently in the market. As we all know that the console is a product of Microsoft. Microsoft has recently emerged as hardware industry by making motherboards on their own. The highlight is that they design and they themselves develop the hardware. The idea is that the console developed by them will act as a medium to develop their games i.e. Microsoft games. The console manufacturing came into existence because ordinary PC’s are struggling to support multimedia games. Since such games require separate configuration there is a need for a separate system to support them and thus came the video game console. Like Microsoft the other video game console that are well known in the market are the Playstation and the Wii.
FAULT IN THE XBOX 360
The new version such that the Xbox 360 has been reported with some hardware problems. The console gets restarted in the middle of the game spoiling the saved game and their advancements. And also the device gets overheated very soon within short period and need to be cooled often. Normally video game consoles are designed to withstand long gaming hours for freaky game lovers. But in case of the Xbox 360 the console is not able to withstand for long hours. Many complain that the design was not good. Since the console is designed with limited cooling facility and the remaining is predicted i.e. cooling by means of air flow from the external environment.
As the result of these faults the console is been affected with occurrence of the three red light errors. Xbox 360 has some error mechanism which indicates whether the console has some sort of errors or not. This will help the users to fix the problem then and there. When the three red lights occur there will be three red lights glowing near the power button which is called as the power ring area. The three red lights error is also otherwise called by the name “Red Ring of Death” or RRoD. When the device is operated with such problems there is possibility that the consoles get total damage and we can’t able to use that even if we repair them.
REPAIRING TECHNIQUE
The three red light error is not permanent and it can be solved by a simple repairing. Now the problem is that how the console is being repaired. The repair must be simple and economical. There are many methods available and the simplest method is found to be the removal of the X clamps of the heat sinks that are seen below the motherboard. As this will help the external air to flow from downward direction and cools the processors. Thus the console will be able to run for long hours.
The repairing can be two ways one is either you give your console to a service centre or you can repair your console by your own. The second method is found to be simples as it doesn’t involve too much of money and the thing is that you have your console with you. There is no guarantee that the repaired console at the service centre will be a permanent fix. Hence it is better to fix your console by your own. For this you need to get a video tutorial from the internet that is available at free of cost and it will help you how to go about the repair process. By this you will able to complete the repair work within an hour and can enjoy your gaming with that console on the same day.
