360 system

Heres what going on. Ive had my 360 for about a year and a half now and i have not had any problems with it. Well a couple of days ago i turn my system on and i get 3 red lights. I tried powering it off and back on and got the same results. So i just shut it off, yesterday i turned it on and it happened again. I unhooked all of the cords and removed the hard drive. I hooked everything back up except i left the hard drive off. When i turned it on everything was good and i played gow for like 5 hours with no problems. Today i get home and turn the 360 on and i got 3 red lights again. Is my system fried or is there something else i can do to fix it. I already contacted microsoft and the messed up part is my warranty is expired. Any help would be great.

You should post on the forum topic "All 360 owners please Vote! (Poll)" on the same forum page as this topic. Make sure that connection to the power supply to the 360 is snugged up & tight because the same thing happened to me twice. Once it just came loose 'cause it wasn't in tight enough & another time when I bought the cooling fan that goes sandwiched between the cord & 360. I removed the fan and have not had a problem since.