Three Red Rings of Death

The dreaded Three Red Rings of Death problem in an xbox 360 makes the xbox unusable and it has to be treated as a waste occupying spaceThat insidious red ring is caused by an over heated motherboard. As it heats up and cools off, the motherboard flexes. That will cause the solder joint holding the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) to crack and come loose. Once the GPU is disconnected, the red ring of death shows up. There are troubleshooting guides sold online that teach you how to fix yourself the three red rings of death problem in xbox 360 Unfortunately, many millions of owners of Xbox 360 consoles have reported bugs or design flaws that may lead to a more general hardware failure. One way for you to tell that there is a problem is to keep your eye on any red lights that appear. A red light generally means there is a performance issue with your Xbox 360. One red light indicates that your console has some hardware problem and you need to do some action for repairing it. Two red lights indicate that your machine is getting overheated. You need to put it off and relocate it and preferably keep your console at an open place. The appearance of three red lights on your xbox 360 is an indication that it has suffered from the three red rings of death.. If you are getting four red lights, your cable is probably damaged and therefore need to check and if required replace the cable. If your warranty period is expired and you want 3 red rings of death fix, you need to either send your console directly to Microsoft or you need to do the task yourself. If you choose to get red ring of death fixed by Microsoft, you need to ship your console to Microsoft and further you will need to send $140. The major disadvantage of sending your console to Microsoft is that you will have to wait for over a month to get back your gaming console. There is another option which may be best for you in learning to fix red ring of death yourself. DIY (do it yourself) is a guide which is ready to purchase and is also a very low price and you will be able to learn how to fix 3 red circles of death – doom within a time frame of one and a half hour. The easy steps are: Remove the case; Take off the x clamp; Take the screw off and remove the heat sink; Make sure to clear the CPU and GPU; Put a bit of heat compound on the GPU;  Place two nylon washers on top and on bottom of where the screws go back into the heat sink; then screw the heat sink back on; Finally put everything back together. Another excellent benefit of the Do It Yourself guide is the simplicity with which you can master it. This allows you to be able to fix any console problems that come up rather than having to send the console back to the company each time to have it fixed (such as when it indicates the so-called “red rings of death”). It is both simple and safe to do your own repairs, and you will find all of the information necessary to do so well laid out for you.