Repair Xbox 360 – 3 Red Lights
James at joystiq fixed his own 360 that was flashing three red lights, which indicates an internal error.
If you have this problem try this simple fix:
1) Remove your hard drive and/or memory units.
2) Run "Initial Setup" under the system blade.
3) Decline inserting HDD or memory unit when prompted.
4) Sync your controller and pop in a game.
*** UPDATE *** Microsoft has a new free warranty of 3 years for the 3 red light error. If you have this problem, you can send your console in for free repair. Or, if you don't want to pay shipping and have to wait 2-3 weeks, you can attempt to fix it yourself.
More details here:
NEW! Instructional videos to repair your 360 yourself in less than an hour, guaranteed: Xbox 360 Three Red Light Repair
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November 29th, 2006 at 11:17 am
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? MICROSOFT NERD!!! MINE BROKE.
November 29th, 2006 at 3:43 pm
i sent mine in for a repair last monday and still have no word on it. Does anyone know how long it generally takes? thanx.
November 30th, 2006 at 4:56 am
whats wrong with you Shane?
November 30th, 2006 at 11:03 am
(Raiden45)Mirosoft representive Please call (1-800)4myxbox. Check the order information by calling the exact number as sought. The sent in Xbox 360 information can be checked upon by the internet website ( xbox.com ) The Website that has been given will say ship dates from last monday are going to be as little 3 though 4 weeks. Thank you for the question. Please contact Microsft for the former questions.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:12 am
Gears Of War Is The Best!
November 30th, 2006 at 1:50 pm
Wow, 3 though 4 weeks? I wasn’t expecting it to be that long. They must be backed up with repairs I guess.Oh well.Thank you for the advice “Microsoft headboard corperat.representive”.
December 1st, 2006 at 10:59 am
Microsoft representive Thankyou Raiden45 for the external questioning of the Xbox 360 home entertanment system. dated through 11-29-06 and/or 12-1-06 present.
December 1st, 2006 at 5:17 pm
Check this right i got my 360 in july and by november it started freezing up a little and then alot and now its december alll I get is the 3 lights of death. I did a little button trick that shows what the problem is but knowing the problem did not fix it. WHEN U TURN ON THE 360 WAIT FOR THE FLASHING LIGHTS AND HOLD THE SYNC BUTTON AND PUSH THE CD OPENER AND IT WILL FLASH A CODE EVERY TIME THE CD OPENER IS PRESSED YOU CAN CHECK WHAT THE CODES MEAN ON GOOGLE JUST SEARCH IT
December 2nd, 2006 at 12:09 am
I turned on my 4.5 month old 360 at 8pm and got the 3 flashing red lights. I called GameStop at 8:15 and was told to bring it in for exchange since I purchase their $40.00 warranty. 45 minutes later I had everything back the way it was and they let me keep my old hard drive!!!
December 2nd, 2006 at 5:29 pm
Played GOW for 3 days and it broke (3 red lights) but there was also an update. I suspect GOW broke it but can’t be sure. At first the screen locked up more and more frequently with GOW then with oblivion and finally it gave up today and won’t even play pro evo 6. The (*&^@$.