DIY Xbox 360 Three Red Lights Resolve

If your Xbox 360 has stopped working and you are getting the three red light mistake don’t panic, there is hope. With some basic tools and a respectable mend manual you can fix it yourself.

You will need a collection of torx screwdrivers, if you do not have a set you can pick up an inexpensive set at your local hardware shop.

The 3 red light boo boo means there’s a general hardware failure. First thing you can try is to dis-connect everything and let your console sit for 20 mins unplugged from the power. Re-connect everything and try it again, if you’re still getting the error take away the hard drive and re-install it. Sometimes they get loose and you get a bad connection.

If that did not fix it you’ll need to open it up at this point. The most typical failures are no video or disks won’t read. Both can be mended reasonably straightforward.

If you’ve no video you can try a different video cable, borrow a pals if you do not have another one. If you still have no video but audio is working you will need to check the soldering connections on the key board for the video connector. Consult the manual before attempting this or any other internal repairs.

If your Xbox isn’t reading the disks or getting disk errors ensure your disks are clean. After that you could have to replace the drive or if you’ve got the abilities you can take away the drive and replace just the pickup assembly. This is a lot less expensive than replacing the whole drive. Again consult the mend manual before attempting this.

Your other option is to send your console off to Microsoft and Wait. Little worse than having radiance three and not being able to play it. I prefer to do my mods and repairs. The console unit is very similar to your home computer ; it’s actually a tiny computer. With a little patience anybody can find out how to do their own repairs.

After you learn all about the inner workings of you game console and mend it you will become very popular with your pals when the game breaks down. This has turned into a part time business for me. Word seems to get around fast. If you want you can make some decent money doing repairs. People would rather has somebody local do their repairs.

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