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Xbox 360-2 Red Lights?
My xbox 360 got a 2 Red Light warning thing and found out it was due to overheating. I unplugged everything and let it cool for a day. After that, I turned it on and after 6 minutes it shows the same two red lights. I also touched the back and noticed it got warm pretty quickly. Is there a way to fix this? I searched all over the net and got stuff like send it to microsoft and they'll repair it for you but also read that it won't stop the problem completely, it just fixes your xbox a bit and then later on it will get 2 red lights again. Another one said you could repair yourself, I might wanna do that but I need detailed instructions on how. I Searched the net how and got all these advertisements on how to fix your 360 with this manual and video which costs like 40 dollars. I think I've seen somewhere the xbox 360 has a cooling device accessory? Will that do any good?
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I would send it in to microsoft. The 360 has had a lot of problems but microsoft has been decent with extending warranties and fixing their problems. If you want to try a cheap solution before sending it in, I definitely recommend the Intercooler [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) , you can get them anywhere xbox accessories are sold, and they're like 20 bucks, not a bad deal. It's three tiny fans and doesn't void the warranty because it's not permanent. Sometimes it can run loudly, but you don't need to keep it attached all the time.
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Don't try to fix it yourself. The issue with the heat is that it warps your motherboard. You can't fix that short of replacing the motherboard.
Currently, its damaged.
So, heres what I recommend.
If you are within warranty, leave your x box online all night. It WILL overheat and likely get the red rings of death.
Call microsoft, and arrange to have it sent in for replacement.
Once you get the new x box, consider investing in this
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Its a fan cooling system, completely external so it will not void your warranty in any way. It will help disburse heat and keep your system cooled during extended play. For the thirty or forty bucks it costs, its well worth the investment. I have a friend who basically built one of these for himself, he used a case fan cooling system he built himself that attached to the back, and his replacement x box (had to get his first replaced, he got one on release day) is still going strong.
If you are no longer under warranty, then I can't advise you to purposefully let it overheat, because I cannot guarantee you will get it replaced. Its sad. I still have the first gamecube I ever bought (its coming up on like 6 years old I think) and it still runs like a dream. Companies just like designing things to fail, and the massive amount of failures tells us that microsoft indeed designed their system to eventually overheat and destroy itself.
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Opening the 360 will void your warantee. The problem recurs only occasionally after Microsoft fixes it.
Personally, I would send it to Microsoft on the first failure and hope they fixed it for good. If it fails again, I would send it to Microsoft and then buy an external cooling device so that it doesn't happen again. I would never buy an internal cooling device until the warantee expires because installing it would void the warantee.
You may be able to fix it yourself, but why would you? A permanently voided warantee is not worth a few weeks of no Xbox.
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