The List of Xbox 360 Faults
The Xbox 360 is the newest gaming console developed by Microsoft. It rivals the new Playstation 3 console, but the Xbox 360 is said to have many more faults than the PS3. Take a look around this website to make up your own mind. Learn about the Xbox 360 before you buy it.
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The Xbox 360 Red Ring of DeathThe Xbox 360 'Red Ring of Death' is the biggest Xbox 360 fault, causing around 30% to 33% of all Xbox 360s to completely fail. The user is indicated of the problem when the mystical Xbox 360 "Ring of Light" on the front of the Xbox 360 console changed from its usual green colors to three quadrants of red (shown left). |
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Overheating Xbox 360 ConsolesMany Xbox 360's freeze in the middle of a game due to the interior of the console overheating. Be sure to keep all ventilations open and clear from any surrounding objects, and try not to spend too much time playing a game without letting the system cool down! |
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Power Supply ProblemsMany users have experiences power supply problems with the Xbox 360 console. You may want to go check with your local game retailer to see what they think about your system, and to see if you can use a different power supply just to make sure your power supply is the fault. |
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The Xbox 360 AV CablesYour Xbox fault may be easier to fix than you think! In a lot of cases, the 'Red Ring of Death' that causes many Xbox 360 customers to send their console back to Microsoft is actually just a problem with the AV cable! Check your AV cable, turn on your system, and see if that solves the problem before you send it back to Microsoft! |
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Other Red Rings...
If you have a Red Ring on your Xbox console that isn't shown above, then please let us know by contacting us at help@xboxredringofdeath.com.
The Microsoft Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death Warranty
Realizing that they had released a faulty product, Microsoft eventually released a statement formally announcing the problem and offered a 3-year warranty for this specific fault. The only down side of this was that the console had to be sent back to Microsoft, who would then send a new one 'within a few weeks', a few weeks which for many turned out to be many months.
When Microsoft took in these broken Xbox 360s, being the 'efficient' company they are, they decided to reuse the faulty parts given in by customers in their newer Xbox 360 consoles, and perhaps even other products. So, although Microsoft seem to be trying to 'help' their customers, really they are just delaying the faults for later products.