captainchaos Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Just had someone on ebay send me a pm because i was sellinmy xbox games due to red circle of death here is his pm hi again mate i dont know either i tell you what i will tell you how to fix the 3 red light error i know you might think im a dick by saying this but believe me ive done this to 2 xboxes and its worked this is what i was told to do from a guy who works for xbox get your console all connected to tv dont turn it on yet wrap the console fully in a towel so its completely covered it has to be a thick towel or wrap it in a few thin ones if you aint got the thick towels then turn your console on and leave it until it turns itself off leave it for around 30 mins to cool down as it will be a bit hot then turn it on and i guarantee it will work you got nothing to lose from doing this as it is already 3 red lights and its just sat there its worked for me i had to do this a few times as the 3 red lights come back with my 1st console i had to keep doing this but the second console i got as worked fine ever since believe me when i say im not messing about i know it sounds stupid but give it a go Sounds like a good way to burn the house down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I reckon the guy is trying to sell you some towels..... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I reckon the guy is trying to sell you some towels..... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 You could try selling him a new keyboard without a broken "." and Shift? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchaos Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 lmfao ooooo wonder if they frills on them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 this is common knowledge on the 360 forums...basically the 3 rings happens because heat makes the PCB flex and breaks tracks and overheats the chip. All you're doing is heating the PCB as hot as possible and cooling slowly so hopefully bends back in to place. It works but how come your not sending it back to microsoft which is what i would do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchaos Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 erm got a ps3 and forgot about it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I reckon the guy is trying to sell you some towels..... H. :D;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchaos Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 and just got rid of the ps3 because i didnt use it why am i so tempted by these bloody things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
far Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Microtosh have admitted liability now and will repair any x-box that is sent back with the ring of death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superpaulwilson Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I got the red circle of death earlier this year. Just rang microsoft, they did me a swap for a new console, no questions asked and no charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 but stilll rubish quality if you ask me should have been picked up when they did quality control. So far no PS3 problems and I ended up haveing to send 2 360's back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I've not had the three red rings (touch wood ) I know some one who's tryed the towel trick though & it worked... I'd give it a quick go & if it doesn't work, send it back to microsoft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam bell Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 i had the ring of death last saturday......maybe it was the curry i had friday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Microsoft have extended the warranty, so you have a three year warranty now. Don't mess around with it just give them a ring and they will email a label with a barcode so UPS can collect it from you, then they will send you a re-conditioned unit back ( they are putting metal brackets over the chipsets now to reduce the risk of it flexing apparently:Pling: ). I've had 5 (YES FIVE) Xbox 360's now and they have never quibaled once, the product might be iffy, but the customer service has been spot on in my experience anyway. Cheers DodgyRog /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_cool.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Why not just send it back to MS and get it fixed, the three red light issue is now a 3yr warranty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Microsoft have extended the warranty, so you have a three year warranty now. Don't mess around with it just give them a ring and they will email a label with a barcode so UPS can collect it from you, then they will send you a re-conditioned unit back ( they are putting metal brackets over the chipsets now to reduce the risk of it flexing apparently:Pling: ). I've had 5 (YES FIVE) Xbox 360's now and they have never quibaled once, the product might be iffy, but the customer service has been spot on in my experience anyway. Cheers DodgyRog /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_cool.gif Yup, and it is that easy, mine is currently off for repair at the moment, hopefully be back before christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 i had the ring of death last saturday......maybe it was the curry i had friday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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