My gfs Xbox is hella old, past warranty, and just got the three rings "general hardware failure" of death. I read online about a trick where you wrap your Xbox in a towel and leave it on for 20 min and let it overheat, turn it off, then turn it back on and it's supposed to work again, at least for a while. Has anyone tried this and does it work? Im prolly gonna try it and if it don't work just throw this shit away.
Xbox 360 red ring of death "towel trick"
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any time i ever got red rings on my xbox i just unplugged and repluggged the AC adapter and it worked again
a few times i had to take it to a different power source in the house that wasnt overloaded, green it on there, then take it back to the same spot
i would get scared, maybe the first 10 times, now im just like whatever and unplug the shit and start again..it happens maybe once every 3 months but ive had my xbox for 3 years
a few times i had to take it to a different power source in the house that wasnt overloaded, green it on there, then take it back to the same spot
i would get scared, maybe the first 10 times, now im just like whatever and unplug the shit and start again..it happens maybe once every 3 months but ive had my xbox for 3 years
Back when this was more of a problem, I would look forward to getting red rings, as I was smart enough to get a warranty with my 360. It happened maybe once a year, and usually the price of the system would have dropped by then, so I would take the 360 to Best Buy, get a brand new 360, and the difference in price in a gift card. So I'd usually walk out with a new game also. Win win.
My current 360 is from 2007, and works like a champ. I went through 4 or so altogether between myself and my girl.
My current 360 is from 2007, and works like a champ. I went through 4 or so altogether between myself and my girl.