The Red Ring Of Death
...d others such ideas that could only damage my Xbox further until I found a video that actually took the Xbox 360 apart and displayed the fault creating the red ring of death. I was not about to let my Xbox 360 go down like this and so I ordered the video teaching and manual and said good riddance to my red ring of death.
I am going to walk you through some simple steps.
First : I am going to ask you to unplug all cables from the unit, reinsert them, and try booting up the system again. (What you might get is a working X-box 360 for a few minutes. If this has fixed your problem then get of the computer and get playing)
Second : Remove the hard drive and reboot the system to check and see if that is the problem. (Just like Computers, hard drives to die.)
As I've said, each lit area of flashing red lights indicates a different problem.
-If all four lights are flashing, Praise God for this is the easiest problem to fix. This is an issue with the AV cable not b...more
Xbox System Breakdown
...Have you been wondering what all comes with an Xbox System?
If you have reached the right spot. In this article I will detail everything that comes with your standard xbox system.
Of course down the line if you chose to get fancy you can modify your xbox but for right now lets keep to the basics.
First lets take a look at the Xbox.
If you havent seen ...more
Making Sense of Wii Console
...When everything in the gaming world was starting to look just the same Nintendo decided to take a walk down a riskier path altogether.
Fortunately, the hard work has paid off and the Nintendo Wii is the subject of rave reviews from all around the globe. But what exactly is Wii? How does it work and in what way does it differ from Xbox, Playstation and GameCube?
It seems as though there isn't a great difference when you compare consoles of the various video games but Wii actually is different. It sets out to transform game play, and not simply to better what is already on offer in the market.
Originality is one of the obvious reasons why Nintendo designers have come up with Wii. The days of the joystick have disappeared and all that remains is a rather ordinary looking remote control...more
XBox 360 Repairs - Are They Really Possible?
...onics industry and therefore know what not to tamper with when it comes to circuitry. Even so, I still think it would be possible for someone with no prior knowledge of the Xbox 360's electronic components and wiring structure to be able to fix the problem - provided they were given instructions for carrying out the repairs. If you are wanting to get back to gaming as quickly as possible then home Xbox 360 repair is probably the way for you to go.
In this article I have discussed the causes of the 3 red lights problem, namely excessive heat in the small confines of the Xbox 360's casing which causes the components to heat up too quickly. The pro's and con's of shipping your console to Microsoft for repair have also been examined. Finally, my personal opinion of Xbox 360 repairs carried out at home has been revealed. Just to recap - yes, I do think it's possible to fix a broken Xbox 360 at home.<...more
