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Xbox: Red Rings

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Guck
Posts: 528 - Karma: 221
i just got the red rings a week ago. i ran through the troubleshooting page and it is most definitely the console. i know of the towel trick but it's not a permanent fix. i just filled out a repair report on their website and since my xbox is older than three years it is not covered in the warranty and they want me to pay a $100 fee. what did you guys do with your red ring situations? help?
Mar 20 2012 4:17PM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799
I sent mine to Microsoft, paid $90, and got it back in two weeks.
Mar 20 2012 4:19PM
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The_Big_Tuna
Posts: 799 - Karma: 75
I'm a ps3 player. But I've heard that the towel thing voids your warranty. and yeah send it to Microsoft & wait a few weeks ^
Mar 20 2012 4:20PM
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razors-chaz
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 1,250
double check it isnt the cables as this can give red rings on the xbox if i remember right. so push the cables in as much as poss. use a friends cables if you canif its not that i can only see it as a case of sacking up and paying for a repair either through microsoft or somebody else..
Mar 20 2012 4:21PM
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Anti_Steeze
Posts: 1465 - Karma: 81
if you send it to them do they fix yours or give you a new/refurbished one
Mar 20 2012 5:23PM
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easiestEC
Posts: 2471 - Karma: 489
probably your best bet
Mar 20 2012 5:24PM
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meowmo
Posts: 319 - Karma: -102
buy the red ring repair kit it works depending on how bad your rings were. i ended up throwing my off my friends roof and beating with bats
Mar 20 2012 5:33PM
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.Mouse
Posts: 164 - Karma: 78
I would just get a new one for 200 they have like a 95 percent chance to not red ring. Where as the older ones had like a 55 percent chance
Mar 20 2012 5:35PM
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Amadeus.
Posts: 3050 - Karma: 382
I thought 2 red rings meant over heating... in that case what i did was i just opened up my xbox and cleaned the fans. Surprisingly a lot of dust gets in there.
Mar 20 2012 5:56PM
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Bateman
Posts: 8590 - Karma: 8,600
take a marker and draw on the red rings, problem solved! gaff tape works too
Mar 20 2012 6:06PM
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Steeze_Minister
Posts: 1432 - Karma: 240
fuck microsoft, they built a shitty device they should pay for it.
Mar 20 2012 6:18PM
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Randy_Quench
Posts: 5447 - Karma: 4,341
the q-tip method > the towel method. youtube/google it.
Mar 20 2012 6:35PM
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Bateman
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Mar 20 2012 6:49PM
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whipple
Posts: 1415 - Karma: 5,167
i got the ylod on ps3 ( same thing ) and took the whole thing apart with a guide on the internet and used a heat gun and thermal gel to fix it. Not as difficult as it sounds but I assume there is a similar guide for xbox somewhere on the internet.
Mar 20 2012 6:50PM
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zerospinskier
Posts: 4867 - Karma: 350
It's really easy to fix. Look online for help. GamerGuy51 on Youtube has some good videos of the general idea of what you want to do. If you want to you can also look up how to reflux the solder, but that is usually not necessary, unless you have it RROD again after trying it.
Mar 20 2012 7:04PM
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