Xbox 360 3 Flashing Red Lights - Learn To Fix It
Microsoft aimed at making the console small, smart, fancy and handy; therefore, they made themselves the motherboard for the Xbox 360. It was a hardware defect that causes the red ring of death error. The deficient roomy area for ventilation in the motherboard causes overheating to the system and hence there are 3 flashing red lights on the power button of the console, and it causes the red ring of death error which is popularly known as RRoD error.How does this 3 red light error happen?
The continual long hours playing makes the console overheated and the temperature inside the unit rises to 120 degrees and the motherboard begins to vibrate and the GPU becomes loose, melting the soldering in place. With the happening of this inside procedure, you find the visual effect of dreaded 3 red lights flashing on the power button.
How to fix the 3 red light error?
If your console is in a warranty period, then the sensible way is to send it to the Microsoft service center for repairing. It is good news that Microsoft has extended for the Xbox 360 by three years for fixing this problem. If the warranty period has expired, and you do not want to wait for months or do not wish to spend more than $140, then it is best to DIY (Do It Yourself) fix the 3 red light error.
While referring to the "Do It Yourself" guide, please look for the guide that provides you step by step instructions with pictures and high quality video tutorials which will suffice to fix the 3 red light error on your own. Even with the use of normal household tools you can fix your Xbox 360 and get ready to play again within two hours!