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What is the Red Ring Of Death?Three flashing red lights around the Xbox 360 power button instead of the one to four green lights indicating normal operation represent an internal problem that requires service. This is what is known is the Red Ring of Death.
Warning signs before you get the red ring of death may include freeze-ups, graphical problems in the middle of gameplay, and sound errors; mostly consisting of extremely loud noises that can be affected by the volume control, and the console only responds to pressing the power button to turn it off. These events may happen once or several times until the hardware failure occurs (red ring of death), or not at all. If the console freezes occasionally, the error will not necessarily follow. This error code is usually caused by failure of one or more hardware components, although it can indicate that the console is not receiving enough power from the power supply. In this case your console doesn't have the red ring of death. The 3 flashing lights can also be caused by power surges; if the console is connected to an outlet that receives a power surge, it may have a failure and the 3 lights will appear as long as the console is plugged into the outlet. Turning off the console, unplugging all power cables and plugging them back in, and restarting the console may fix this issue in some cases. Distinct from the General Hardware Failure (Red Ring of Death) is a similar-looking error warning where four red lights appear, in which case the console does not detect an AV cable is plugged in; however, this error code is not generated on models equipped with the HDMI connection. The four lights can sometimes also be seen when power surges or very brief power outages occur while the console is running, in which the console needs to be unplugged and plugged back in again to reset the error. Two red lights appear when the system is overheated, this is not the red ring of death. What are the Red Ring Of Death errors?1 Light (E74 error)Having 1 light illuminated means that a hardware error has occurred. This will usually be followed by a 2 digit error code on the screen.
2 LightsHaving 2 lights illuminated means that the console has overheated.
3 Lights (Red Ring Of Death)Having 3 lights illuminated means that there is a general hardware fault on one or more components (the most common red ring of death fault).
4 LightsHaving 4 lights illuminated means that there is an AV cable error.
How to fix the Red Ring Of Death problem?There is some good news if you have the red ring of death or E74 error... You can fix most red ring of death errors and E74 errors yourself at home. To do this, simply follow this link RROD Repair Guide.
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