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Question: Xbox 360 elite 2 red light (overheating) fixing?

(Posted by: Cody on 2009-06-24 13:01:21)

I got my elite two years ago for X- mas and its been fine until mid January this year where it would shut down randomly when playing games, then 2 red blinking lights will flash for about 5 mins. The internet says that its because of overheating, and I'm thinking that might be my problem, but when I called Microsoft to see if my warrenty was still void they said it expired in September of 2008. I have a few questions. 1. Since my warrenty is void, can I break the Microsoft sticker and open it up myself to see what I can do without losing any chance of professional help other than Microsofts insane $100+ repair cost? Example: If I can't find/ fix the problem can I take it to a game store such as gamestop or w/ e place repairs even though the sticker has been broken? 2. Would anyone know what might be causing the problems? I have a cousin that has dropped my xbox more than a couple times, so I'm thinking something got disconnected or broken like the fan or some wires. Any help would be amazing!

Posted by: R3AL1Z3 on 2009-06-24, 13:20:17

I had a problem with this too a few months back with my elite. I had already torn it apart to play with it to see if there was anything i could do to fix it, thus voiding my warranty. frustrated, i found source link to give me everything i needed to know. It requires a bit of hardware manipulation, but its easy, and on a scale of 1-10, the difficulty is about a 4. Basically, the red rings, RRoD, is caused when it overheats. What happens is your box gets so hot, that the thermal paste, pressed between your board, and cpu/ gpu, turns to liquid, due to too much of it being applied in factory.

Posted by: SYED H on 2009-06-24, 13:16:02

.... If your cousin dropped it, that could cause the shutting down. Coupled w/ overheating, it's probably happening more and more frequently... Oh yeah, and tell us where it is, like in an entertainment center, if its on the top or in a cube. if there's a ceiling thing in it's cube, than te heat that goes up comes back down and burns it. Pu tr it on top of the entertainment center, with wide open air above it. Oh, and put it horizontally, not vertically.

Posted by: Shane on 2009-06-24, 13:17:31

You need to call 1800-4-my-xbox and create a repair. If you have membership during this time then you will get a 1 month xbox live gold card in the mail when your xbox is returned to you. You need to ship it to them in texas and they will fix it with-in a week and they should be done everything and returned to you in about 2 and a half to 3 weeks.The wait isnt really that long.Be patient and it will work!!!!