So I've RedRinged a few times today already. It was mostly via overheating, and it HAS been a hot day. But here’s the kicker.

I put the Xbox on a cooler wooden nightstand type thing instead of the floor or on my bed that it’s usually on. It’s also nighttime. I had a fan blowing on it. And it had a couple hour break from the last time.

I didn’t play for ten minutes before it died on me again, so I think I’m calling it. My ventures in Xbox Land are basically done.
Which is really annoying, I had so many plans :/

I’ve mentioned before however, that this thing has lasted ten times its original lifespan. I got this Xbox after one year of the entire console’s release. Which means I got it around 2006, as a Christmas gift.
That means I’ve had it for 7 years. So, it’s lasted 5-6 years longer than its expected lifespan. I got mine in the era when hundreds/thousands of people’s were dieing at around a year.

I did send it in once to get repaired a couple years ago, and I think that’s the limit.

So, yea. A bit sad that I won’t be able to play Skyrim for a while. But at least I’ll have my last few blog posts to remind me what I was doing.

My Xbox is the same age, and has Red-Ringed twice.... But when it does, I just take it to a local video game repair guy and he fixes it for $30
Usually lasts about a year and half before I have to do it again.

Google your city for "xbox repair" and you'll likely find a similar offer.

I'll consider it in time, no money to begin with. I'm playing all these free-to-play games for a reason.

You probably shouldn't put a fan on it either. It just blows the hot air back into it.

I don't think my fan is doing much. I think on of the blades is messed up because I don't even feel anything coming from it.

I've mad mine since '07 and I've never had any problems so far.

Then again, I still have a working SNES.

I just get lucky with consoles.

I consider myself lucky anyway. This thing has been quite the trooper.

I've had my Xbox 360 since Launch (Christmas 2005), although I rarely play it, I have fixed it on numerous occasions.

now, the newer models don't suffer from it as bad as mine, but its still worth it to give this a try..

how I usually fix the Red-Ring:


the more you play your Xbox360, especially in hot weather, it heats up, as the systems cooling mechanics aren't great.
As such (especially after long gaming sessions like 6 hours of CoD straight) internal parts and begin to melt and such.





now, if you feel you know what your doing you can do the following yourself, if not get a tech savy friend to do it, or pay an experienced certified Computer technician to do it for you.

Take the Machine Apart and look at any and all Capacitors that have blown or otherwise not functional.

a good way to tell if the Capacitors are blown or not is, if you touch the top of it and you feel any kind of bump or curve its a bad Capacitor. the top of the Capacitor should always feel flat.

take notes of any and all bad Capacitors (Size, Voltage, etc), and go to a Computer parts store to purchase IDENTICAL Capacitors (if they are not the same they can become a fire hazard)

Now, remove the Bad caps using a Soldering Iron, then Solder the new ones on in the same spot the originals were (Making sure to align the Positive and Negative connectors properly, if you mix them up you have a fire hazard).

Now put the machine back together and happy gaming!

If you have the old white ones I'd just fork over the extra money and buy a 250GB or higher slim model, they're better ventilated. I've had mine for a year now and I haven't had any problems with it.

I had my Halo 3 Xbox 360 from 2007 all the way to this year. That's a good six years, and it was sad to finally see her go. Near the end of her life that I also experience constant overheating, and the heat of South Carolina didn't help either. I used as many fans including the air conditioning itself to keep it in a cool temperature but eventually it just couldn't work at all.

My advice is to finally upgrade to the Slim model. I did so about two months back and its performance is fantastic, and it feels so good to have an efficient console again.

Or buy the new model that was announced alongside the Xbox One. It looks more like the Xbox One in terms of style, but is still a 360. It's too pricey either IIRC