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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July 1st, 2007 at 12:27 am
ok so ive had my XBOX 360 for a month now and i was system linking with a friend in halo 2 when it froze turned it off then on and what do you know. BOOM! the HORROR the PAIN!!!!!!! 3 RED FLASHING LIGHTS of DOOM! how come nobody told me about this problem before i bought it so we called up support what do you know we got to send it in to Microsoft ok but where????? i kinda need an address to send something in where can i find an address?????hello?
July 2nd, 2007 at 1:37 pm
I playing rainbow 6 vegas wen it all started i was in a multiplayer match and i heard a beep and then it froze i left iit for a while and wen i came back and turned it back on i got a few games of shadowrun and then froze again i restarted it and it did the same beep and freeze agian at the xbox 360 globe restart them the 3 lights:(
has anyone tried the towel trick it works but only for a few minutes
July 2nd, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Thanks to all of you.
I was thinking of buying a XBOX 360…. NO WAY.
PS3 and Wii, here i go!!!!!!
Sue Microsoft!!!
July 3rd, 2007 at 9:34 am
Hi folks;
If your warranty has expired already, dont worry, there`s a way. I did it on my Xbox360 and it worked just fine, it reivived my box and now it’s like new again. Please visit this website: >>>>http://www.portalxbox.com.br/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.197
July 3rd, 2007 at 9:59 am
if u have the ring of death(three red lights) on ur xbox der is a way to fix it..disconnect the HDD, lay 1 thick towel on the floor and put the 360 on it(with the power supply connected)..cover it up with more towels and then turn it on and leave it for 15 mins..then turn it off, take it out of the towels, lay it on the floor and let it cool for 30 mins..den turn it on and…voila!the red rings are gone!!
hope this helped anyone, if it did contact me at peterpaul91@hotmail.com
Pete
July 3rd, 2007 at 10:36 am
If u bought 1 that were made in the first few weeks that the xbox 360 was released u could get a free repair
July 3rd, 2007 at 12:19 pm
I bought my xbox in december last year. last night i turned on my xbox put GoW in. after everything booted up, i signed in to my profile and a strange sound was made and the screen froze(there were little white squares going across the screen).i looked and theres the 3 red lights.i bought a longer warranty for my xbox but i was still mad that any of this was happening.
July 3rd, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Well I just put in my spiderman 3 game and then the screen kept on freezing then the next day I getthi damn red lights
July 3rd, 2007 at 6:44 pm
2 xbox’s, two red rings of death. 1st breaks down in 4 months, so the warranty covered that and I received a new one from Microsoft for free. 11 months later the 2nd one got the red lights. Well, now I’m outside of the warranty so they want $140. I was able to argue down to $70 but while waiting for the box I’m still not sure I will pay to have it fixed. Maybe it’s a blessing. Sucks up too much of my time when it is working. I could get reaquainted with my family.
July 4th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
This is unreal, I had PS1, NO PROBS, PS2, NO PROBS, and NOW an xbox360 and I follow the rest of you guys. Gates wants more money, this should be on the news talking about how so many of us were robbed. I want to get on a list to sue this biatch. Someone let me know when it happens