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Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death Fix

How to temporarily fix your Xbox 360 that has the Red Ring of Death.

OK so say your beloved Xbox 360 has received the dreaded Red Ring of Death. So you ring up Microsoft and let them know and they say that you will receive a box to ship it back in about 1 week.

That’s all fine and dandy but wouldn't it be cool if you could get your Xbox to temporarily work until you had to ship it out?

Well there is a way, it is known as the "towel trick"

OK for this you will need 3 large bath towels

First unplug everything from your Xbox 360 including your hard drive leaving just the power cord plugged it. Turn your Xbox on and place it in the center of the first towel. Wrap it up so everything is covered. Repeat with the two other towels.  Now leave your 360 on and let it get all warm and toasty for 25 minutes

After the 25 minutes is up unwrap your 360 and unplug the power cord

Allow your Xbox to cool for about 20 minutes, preferably by a fan or open window to speed up the process.

Once completely cooled hook everything back up and power up your 360. Amazingly the Red Ring of Death will be gone!

Now this fix will last about 1 - 1 1/2 weeks, just about the time it takes Microsoft to get you your shipping box

Hope this helped!

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Comments (13)
#1 by Kevin, Oct 5, 2008
Ill keep this in mind if my 360 ever RROD's


thnx
#2 by Chris, Oct 5, 2008
Thanks for the help!
#3 by Xbox boy, Oct 5, 2008
Thank you.
#4 by Mahmoud Abdeljaber, Oct 5, 2008
Thanks
But hope my Xbox will never have problems
#5 by Jon, Oct 5, 2008
Very useful info, thanks
#6 by Xbox Person, Oct 5, 2008
You should never do this.....This may fix the RROD but it may also cause more problems The RROD is caused by a hardware problem or overheating..So this is a very bad fix I had 2 friends do this and one of them ruined their xbox dont do it
#7 by James, Oct 5, 2008
DO NOT DO THIS.
THIS WILL OVERHEAT THE XBOX AND VOID THE WARRENTY.
#8 by Snake2934, Oct 5, 2008
This does fix the RROD but may melt whats inside, be careful.
#9 by Farddin, Oct 5, 2008
awesome!!!
thanks
#10 by ticktacs, Oct 5, 2008
I Like It Scorcher!
#11 by blademog, Oct 5, 2008
This WILL overheat your xbox360, will limit warranty and you will have to buy a new one. Dont do this
#12 by jew, Oct 5, 2008
yes, exactly what blademog said, voids your warranty
#13 by kris, Oct 5, 2008
i have personally talked to Xbox about this


they said as long as you never open up your Xbox it is still protected by the 3 year warrenty


like he said dont use it over and over

its just a quick fix until you can send it in
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