[QUOTE="Goldeneyemaster"]A better way to fix the three red lights is this: Right after your 360 freezes, quickly unplug it and put it into the microwave for 5-6 minutes (btw if your microwave has a "popcorn" setting, use that because it works best).mellowman24

this guy is relley dumb because u can't put meatal in a microwave:lol:. and no i don't think the towel trick works. if u r smart don't do it:?

Hey man.. I am telling you... I just did it. Don't use a wet towel. I think this is the major issue.... When a 360 overheats, two red lights come on. You let it cool, and no problem. When 3 red lights come on its a general hardware failure. If you purposefully overheat it, maybe it tricks the CPU into believing the only problem was a heat one, so when you let it cool, and try to turn it on again, no problem. What I am trying to figure out, is what the actual problem is. The thing seems to work fine. Sure the red lights come on again eventually, but I have done the towel trick like 3 times now, with three successes. The machine boots up, and I can play any game, Xbox Live works fine, no problems with media streaming, I have sound.... Nothing. So whats the problem???

Hey all,

 I don't know if everyone knows this or not, and I am just late to the party, but if you have the 3 red rings of death, the towel trick actually works. It is not bogus. The videos are real. I just tried it today myself. I know that this probably isn't a permanent fix, but it really does work. I am so confused as to how this voodoo magic works, or who was the person who figured it out, and a better question, what they were on.

It works. Crazy.