2007-07-09 06:02:56 · 10 answers · asked by mr_oconnor1983 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear ➔ Xbox
You just got the red ring of death, that sucks. You need to call customer service and ask them what to do. If you have the warranty you can send it back and they'll replace it with a new one. Hope this helped.
2007-07-09 08:35:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Xbox 360: Four lights flash red on the Ring of Light
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Article ID : 906652
Last Review : April 26, 2007
Revision : 4.8
SYMPTOMS
All four lights on the Ring of Light (ROL) flash red on the front of the Xbox 360 console.
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CAUSE
This issue may occur if one of the following conditions is true:
• The audio-visual (AV) cable is not correctly connected to the Xbox 360 console.
• The cable is not being detected by the console.
This issue is not caused by incorrectly plugging the AV cable into a TV, a stereo, or a VCR.
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2007-07-09 13:09:42 · answer #2 · answered by CrazyD 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
CHECK OUT THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE XBOX 360
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070706/ap_o...
Also the Xbox Elite will have the same components that are still Made In China. I bought a Xbox 360 Premium in Oct 2006 and now it gave me a 3 red ring light. Im planning to return it and get my money back. Im not confident and playing xbox console anymore.
UK-based games consoles repair company Micromart has been fixing video game systems for over a decade. On its website it advertises that it will repair PlayStation 2, original Xbox, PSP and replace screens for other handheld systems.
Micromart, which used to repair the Xbox 360, has posted a notice on its website that it “has now withdrawn from offering a repair service for the dreaded 3 Red Lights fault.”
The company states that, “This problem is endemic on the Xbox 360 console and the volume has made this repair non-viable.” Micromart will also no longer fix Xbox 360 consoles that display screen freezing problems. The company, however, will continue to support all other repairs to the consoles.
“We were seeing about 30 a week before we pulled the plug on the service,” said Micromart’s Jeff Croft to GamesIndustry. “We saw it over a period of several months and it was just getting worse. It began towards the end of last year. Once the twelve month warranty finished then we started to see more and more machines being sent in to be looked at.”
“The work we had done to the console lead us to believe that basically it was a fault with the motherboard and not something that could be resolved easily. And it wasn't going to go away,” continued Croft.
“We're not taking that thing on board; we won't repair them. We originally did some work with it but it's labour intensive and it isn't really a feasible repair for us to undertake. We would probably end up charging GBP 100 [$202] for a repair and we still wouldn't be happy with the end result,” he added.
Do not buy the Elite. Buy the PS3 instead.
2007-07-09 13:29:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Not sure about four red lights, but if you have *three* red lights then that's the overheating signal... Try this *ONLY* if you meant that yours has 3 flashing lights:
If your 360 is out of warranty, try the "Towel Trick":
http://thexboxdomain.net/2007/01/15/the-towel-trick-fixes-360s/
2007-07-10 08:22:06 · answer #4 · answered by biblicalfive 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I just read this report. People are calling it the red ring of death. Microsoft is having to make repairs and this glitch is going to cost them about $1 billion. They will fix it and pay for all shipping charges as well as extend the warranty for three years. Check out this article from CNN where I got the news.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/06/xbox.360.warranty.ap/index.html
2007-07-09 13:07:48 · answer #5 · answered by Kimberly 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Overheating or malfunction of your xbox 360 unit. You are going to need service on it. Although if it still works but has the issue randomly it is due to cooling. try finding a better vented area to keep it cool.
2007-07-09 13:08:02 · answer #6 · answered by btman_7 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Basically that's the ring of death, and in easy terms, your xbox 360 is done. You can call customer support and i think they recently extended the warranty so they'll fix it for free.
2007-07-09 15:24:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means its overheated and you should call customer support like the first person said.
2007-07-09 13:06:35 · answer #8 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means you should call customer service and ask them.
425-635-7180
2007-07-09 13:05:55 · answer #9 · answered by Mike3st 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not the ring of death it is just your a/v cables.
2007-07-09 13:46:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋