Xbox 360 recently faced an issue called “Three Red Lights Error”. The three red lights bug is also known as the “Red Ring of Death” or RRoD. The name RRoD arose due to the occurrence of console death when the error occurs. Due to a certain malfunction, the entire console may crash, leading to the death of the console.

ABOUT RRoD

The RRoD or Three Red Lights error is the appearance of three glowing red lights on the power ring along with an error message on the screen. In most of the cases, the error message is E 74. Users were unable to resolve the issue because they could not find the exact reason for the problem. When another red light error occurs, users were able to solve the problem as they are very simple compared to the three red light errors. Also, other errors are easy to use as they tell the user where exactly the problem occurred. These things only made the situation much more complicated for Microsoft and got them directly involved in the matter.

EXPLANATION

Microsoft explained the exact cause of the problem. The problem is found to be in the heat sinks. The heat sinks fail to cool the surrounding air near the processors and thus the motherboard is not working and they were also unable to work for long hours. Since the components are close together, outside air could not flow into the console and cool it down, and furthermore, the designers did not expect such a high temperature rise inside the console.

SOLUTION

Microsoft suggested that improving the consoles’ cooling system would resolve the three red lights error. Therefore, many suggested a different method, such as an additional cooling fan or removing the X-clamps from the heat sinks or even modifying the console design. But removing the X-clamps is considered to be the best way. Therefore, by removing the X-clamps, air can flow from the external environment through the bottom of the console and can cool the processors from below.

You can repair your console by delivering it to the service center or by repairing it yourself. The problem with delivering the console to Microsoft service center is that you have to pay more than $125 if you don’t have a valid warranty and you have to wait 4-12 weeks depending on the number of incoming consoles. Also, this is not a permanent fix and you cannot repair modded consoles at any cost at service centers.

Therefore, the best way is to repair the console on your own. This is very easy and you don’t need any experience to do the repair job. Repair work can be done with the help of basic household tools like screwdrivers. To make the repair process much easier, there are some video tutorials available on the internet that will guide you through the entire repair process. These videos are really helpful and you can fix your console in just one hour.

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