As a long time gamer (and geek) I was absolutely devastated when my XBox 360 got the RROD. It was my pride and joy. I spent hours upon hours every day online gaming and I got pretty good at it too. It's kinda sad to admit that when I got the 3 flashing lights I was heartbroken!
See, my warranty had expired months ago. A quick call to the Microsoft helpdesk confirmed my fears. It was going to cost me $160 to get my XBox fixed. And guess what? It takes 4-6 weeks for Microsoft to pull their finger out and get the console fixed and returned to you!
In an attempt to fix my XBox on my own (for a lot less than Microsoft were asking for!) here's what I did:
- I wrapped it in a towel and left it on for an hour or two! my XBox got really hot and I thought it would set fire to the towel! After, the console worked for maybe 5 minutes and I was so happy until the lights came back to taunt me.... Do not use the towel trick! It very nearly destroyed my console for good.
- Tried to add an additional fan. I'd read online that adding another fan would cool the 360 and potentially fix the RROD. It was too difficult for me to follow how to do this and in the end I gave it up as a lost cause.
- Searched the internet looking for free solutions to my problem. All the "FREE" Xbox 360 RROD Guides I found were lacking in information and had no decent explanation of how to open up the XBox and perform the fixes.
- After about a week I was about ready to throw in the towel (no pun intended) and was annoyed at myself for not sending it back to Microsoft. Sure, it would have cost a bomb but I'd have it back in 3-5 weeks. That's when I discovered something I hadn't found or thought of before. I found a multimedia guide to fixing your XBox 360 Red Ring of Death in less than 2 hours! When I saw they had a money back guarantee and the price was WAY cheaper than I was prepared to pay Microsoft, I bought it there and then. My XBox was up and running again in less than 3 hours, thanks to a video and ebook guide that I paid for. If you're skeptical about buying a guide to fix your XBox 360 RROD, here's why it will be the best thing you ever do (for your XBox I mean, not in life!):
- You get expert advice from somebody who has fixed countless XBox 360 consoles with RROD. The guide I bought has been used by over 10,000 people!
- You can high quality, written instructions for opening up your XBox and performing the fixes.
- In some guides, like the one I bought for example, you get step-by-step HD quality video instructions that show you precisely how to fix your RROD.
- When (not if) the guide works, you'll be back up and playing within 3 hours! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT 4-6 WEEKS FOR MICROSOFT!
- If you really can't use the guide and it doesn't fix your XBox, you can get your money back immediately. The guy I bought offers a full refund if you can't fix your console using the directions it provides.
With the full guarantee you have nothing to lose: except those pesky three red lights!
Roy E Jones is a webmaster and hardcore gamer who used a RROD fix to get his XBox 360 back up and running in less than 3 hours.
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