Red light: XBox 360?

Question

Sometimes when I am playing, my console stops and the lights around the power button (that are normally green) turn red. What does that mean? What should I do about it?

Answer 1

This happened to me once,.. just once. I was playing for a good hour at least and my media cabinet door was closed, which I don't normally do. I opened the door and it was quite toasty inside. I believe the 360 was getting too hot and shut itself down before anything bad happened.

Lesson learned?: Never run the 360 in a cramped or enclosed space. Give it plenty of breathing room and it will be just fine.

Answer 2

Below is a list of what the lights mean, depending on how many turn red. There are four lights around the power button.

Diagnosing errors and troubleshooting


In the case of certain specific errors the Xbox 360 system will display a diagnostic pattern of red lighting in place of the standard green "Ring of Light" around the power button. These patterns indicate the following:

Quadrants lit in red Indicated error Troubleshooting

4 The A/V cable is either not properly connected to the Xbox 360 system, or is not being detected.[1] Check cable and connector.

3 Console is experiencing a hardware failure Contact Xbox customer support

2, left Console is overheating Turn console off, unplug power supply

1, bottom left General hardware failure Contact Xbox customer support

If three red lights are flashing at the same time ("The Ring of Death") a general hardware failure has occurred and the unit needs to be sent to the repair center.[2]


See the link below for more details. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Keep your 360 in a cool dry place, don't enclose it. If you've ever went to Best Buy, Wal-Mart, etc, sometimes you'll see the 360 inside the glass box blinking red, this is becuase all of the heat builds up inside the case and causes the 360 to overheat. When it turns red, power off your console for about 30 minutes.

Answer 4

see i am living in india and i hav the same problems but v brought it from da grey market so v cant help it 'cauz its without a bill.....no repairing shops cant help it.........even not in northamerica or south america if its a japanese make......try sending it 2 china or some asian countries mayb u r helped...