seriously! how is it even possible that this method works? its like your car breaking down and covering it up and starting it with a sheet over it wth!
u wont believe how this works.....it re-solders all the components!!
the 360 gets so hot all the solder melts and normally drys in the right place. they also tend to break down again.
i dont know anything about them but id guess that people shouldn't play 360 for to long or they could put them in a VERY cool place with lots of room to breathe
u wont believe how this works.....it re-solders all the components!!
the 360 gets so hot all the solder melts and normally drys in the right place. they also tend to break down again.
i dont know anything about them but id guess that people shouldn't play 360 for to long or they could put them in a VERY cool place with lots of room to breathe
It's insane how many people have had this problem. I'm really curious to see what the actual failure rate is, because Gamespot is just a tiny cross-section of total 360 owners. I guess since the problem is that the soldering material comes apart due to heat, that it can happen to any 360, and its pretty likely that it will after a certain amount of time.
They should recall them before this problem becomes a big deal in the media. Â
u wont believe how this works.....it re-solders all the components!!
the 360 gets so hot all the solder melts and normally drys in the right place. they also tend to break down again.
i dont know anything about them but id guess that people shouldn't play 360 for to long or they could put them in a VERY cool place with lots of room to breathe
Oh and P.S., wasn't the PS3 supposed to be "so hot it melted my wall/melted my 360/melted my cat"? Funny how I don't see a lot of that kind of bait around now.
Oh and P.S., wasn't the PS3 supposed to be "so hot it melted my wall/melted my 360/melted my cat"? Funny how I don't see a lot of that kind of bait around now.D_Znuhtz
maybe because that happened to one guy instead of 100, 000 and probably more
Oh and P.S., wasn't the PS3 supposed to be "so hot it melted my wall/melted my 360/melted my cat"? Funny how I don't see a lot of that kind of bait around now.D_Znuhtz
seriously! how is it even possible that this method works? its like your car breaking down and covering it up and starting it with a sheet over it wth!butterob
I dont think the towel is actually doing anything. From the sound of it, all he is doing is just a hardware reset. I have to do them on my computer every once in a while and from what I understand (tech support guy told me, but I'm not sure if i have it right) is that excess static electricity get built up in the circuits and turning it on and then powering it down for a couple of minutes kind of "clears" the components. This is a good point though and it makes me a little more comfortable about buying a 360, though I still think I'm going to be getting an extended warrenty on it.Â
[QUOTE="Nerkcon"]I just may get a 360 now! :)Insane-Gamer
me too
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are you two serious....LOL..... it only temporary fixes it, if thats what you want to call it....and its dangerous....
I mean if you two said, "I want to get a 360 now because of the games" ok....thats understandable.........but to get it because you think this fixes the red light problem.......:lol: get the F out here......lol... I call BS on your reasoning.....
Worst advice ever...not only will you overheat all the components....This will void your warranty and most likely kill your entire family in a fire......please take this down....I can't imagine how many homes will be destroyed just to play an xbox.
For all the doubters this actually does work. I got the three rings and called MS and they said my return box was on the way. In the meantime I learned of this trick and tried it ( it does NOT void your warranty, you are not opening the console). After 10 minutes I took the towel off, the 3 red rings were now 2. I shut the system off, restarted it 10 minutes later and the system worked flawlessly for the next 3 days until I got my box.
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