Many times when you are playing your favourite games on your Xbox 360 and then suddenly the Red Ring of Death strikes just at the time you completed the game without even saving it. Sounds familiar? Do not panic as this article will guide you through some of the basic and standard steps to take to fix and save your Xbox 360.

Step 1

Do not panic, check exactly how many red rings there is. If all 4 red rings is turn on, it only means that your console needs to cool down for awhile and all you have to do is to switch it off, let the temperature cool off then switch it back on again. For additional prevention of 3 red rings of death, place your Xbox 360 in a place where there is good air flow and air ventilation.

Step 2

One of the symptoms of red ring of death is that the Xbox console will start to hangs quite frequently during game play, so do take note of that.

Step 3

This method is also being discussed in other articles in this site. This towel technique is a temporary solution not a permanent one. All you need to do is to get a towel, wrap up the whole Xbox console from top to bottom and also unplugging all cables from the console and then wait for 20 minutes. It is a cooling method that is quite well known in the Xbox industry. This method do have some risk involve like fire hazards, so do try it with care.

Step 4

Always remember to register your Xbox 360 online after your purchase. Everytime when you talk to the support of Xbox regarding any issues you might have, they will ask for the 12 numbers serial number of your Xbox 360 console set which can be found at the back of the console.

Step 5

When the 3 red rings of death occur, it must be a hardware problem with your Xbox 360 console. If your Xbox is already out of warranty, you might want to try the steps below before deciding to send it in to the service centre.

Step 6

Always look out for the power supply lights. If it is still green in color, it means you have a hardware failure. If the light is orange or red in color, you can try switching of the console, unplug alls cables and then plug in back and switch it back on again, see if the problem goes away.

Step 7

After switching off and on the Xbox 360 and light changes to green color but the console is still flashing 3 red rings, you can consider sending it in to the service centre.

Step 8

After you had requested for sending in from the Xbox service centre, a label priority mail box will be sent to you which takes around 5 to 7 days. Thereafter you can place your Xbox inside and send it back to Microsoft. From there you will have to wait up to 1 month to get your Xbox 360 console back.

Step 9

If your Xbox console is still under warranty, the repair is free, if not the cost of repair can be around $140.

Step 10

You can go to the Xbox website for technical support which can be found in resources below.

Assistance by phone seven days a week.
1-800-4MY-XBOX

International direct dial to U.S.: 425-635-7180

Hearing Impaired TDD device: 1-866-740-9269 or 425-635-7102

Hours of operation every day:
9:00 A.M. to 1:00 A.M. Eastern Time
6:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. Pacific Time

Whether you own Xbox 360 game console or not, it is very common to know that it have quite a number of technical issues whereby making it not usable in a short period of time. These hardware failures have a couple of unique name to them.

The most infamous and most popular of all, we called it the “Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death” which happens when you see a complete ring of red light around the power button. Another nickname for these failures are the “Red Ring of Death ” (“RROD”) or less often as the “Red Light of Doom” (“RLOD”).

Since the launch of Xbox 360, there had been quite a number of issues of failure rates being high but not to worry, look through this complete Red Ring of Death self help site, I believe you can get your Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death fixed in no time!

In the 21^st century, the game industry had grown much faster than we thought. Many types of video gaming platform are booming with very good sales performance each year. The old arcade games are almost trend out and came along the new game system like Xbox 360, Wii, Playstation, PSP and so on where all provides an array of games to play for all age group for one of the most popular game console will be Xbox 360.

Some history background is that Microsoft launched Xbox 360 way back in May 2005 and this gaming console was a big hit and hit sold out record just in the first week of the launch and out-perform many other gaming console in the market. 3 other versions that launched later are the Xbox 360 Arcade, the Xbox 360 Elite and the Xbox 360.

The Xbox 360 Arcade is the version introduced publicly by the President of Entertainment Devices of Microsoft and was in the market in mid 2007. Some of the most famous games for the Arcade version are Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Pac-Man Championship Edition, and Uno, which are included in the available version.  In 2008 the holiday consoles include the Sega Tennis as well.

The Xbox 360 is called also Premium, and instead of the composite cable included in the Arcade version, this comes out with a hybrid cable, and features an optional optical out cable. The Premium boasts a 60 GB of hard disk that can store all necessary game and multimedia data and it includes demos , a free Arcade game and various video clips. The Elite version is the most expensive as it features a 120 GB disk and comes out in a sleek black color with matt finishes. This version was released in late 2007 and some of the most popular titles are the Kung Fu Panda and Indiana Jones.

One of the reason why Xbox 360 became one of the leading game console today is that it can creates an impressively interactive games and the excitement it can create so as the player feels like actually playing the game in real life rather than controlling a controller.

If you were to agree with me, is that the Xbox 360 is an expensive gaming console and doing your best to take all the necessary precautions or step to prevent it from breaking down as well as prevent other maintenance issues linked to Xbox 360 like the red ring of death is one of the best thing to do for your game console.