Xbox 360 3 Red Lights – How To Fix It In 30 Minutes!

Chris Jones
If you have the 3 red lights on your Xbox 360 then unfortunately it means that you have encounters a general hardware failure and you will need to either send it back to Microsoft or find some other way to repair it.

The good news is the problem has many different ways that it can be fixed and it arises as the console takes to much heat and the soldering becomes loose. With this in mind the fix will require you to open the Xbox 360 so if you are unsure about doing this then you should just send it back to Microsoft.

I know of a few people however that have sent the console back to Microsoft because of the Xbox 360 3 Red lights and has the same thing happen again within a few months so maybe you should consider fixing the problem yourself.

There are a lot of guides on the web that will tell you how to get rid of the Xbox 360 3 Red Lights but when you are choosing one you should be careful as a lot of them just have the notorious towel trick in or information that is pasted straight from forums.

If you want to get rid of the 3 red lights problem permanently then you should look for an Xbox 360 Repair guide that gives you a full video fix so you can get rid of the error and just follow along.


Basically you will find that the fix involves taking the heat away from the chips on the motherboard and although it sounds technical it really is not that difficult to carry out. Once you have taken the heat away from the chips on the motherboard then you will find that the motherboard does not warp and you will not get the 3 red lights again.

To fix this error and get rid of it forever I would seriously think about investing in an Xbox 360 Repair guide as then at least you know that you will not get the problem again!

The best Xbox 360 3 Red Lights guide I could find is below and what makes it a good guide is the fact that you can see what you are getting before you buy and the quality of the videos is very good!

If you want to fix the Xbox fast and be playing your games again in 30 minutes then click the link below and get access to a full Xbox 360 Repair preview guide:

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Chris Jones

Chris Jones writes on a wide selection of topics, and writes product reviews on the latest technology and software available on the web.

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