I just found out about it a few days ago, and it fixed both of my 360's. I was just wondering if all of you know or if I'm not just a n00b and I found something cool. The towel trick is a fix for the red ring of death on the 360. You wrap the 360 in a few towels, leave it on for awhile, turn it off, and the xbox works again.
Towel Trick?
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If I had the money to buy a 360, I wouldn't be wrapping it up in towels!
But hey, it sounds pretty weird, see if you can find a youtube video or something.
Yeah I was wondering about some other kind of towel trick too! It catches the eye, doesn't it?!
But hey, it sounds pretty weird, see if you can find a youtube video or something.
Yeah I was wondering about some other kind of towel trick too! It catches the eye, doesn't it?!
Yay! I'm not the only one that didn't know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avWs4-wD15w <- Cheapyd from Cheapassgamer.com showing you how to do the towel trick.
It isn't actually dangerous to do because the Xbox shuts off if it gets too hot. What you are doing when you wrap it in towels and turn it on is keeping all of the heat inside and causing the solder that cracked (Causing your red ring because the heat won't properly dissipate then) to melt back together. So if you actually leave it on for like an hour, you won't have to fix it again. I haven't had to anyways.
And sending your Xbox to Microsoft takes a few weeks, isn't free, isn't an option for someone who opened their Xbox, and just isn't as satisfying as doing a freakin' magic trick to make the red ring disappear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avWs4-wD15w <- Cheapyd from Cheapassgamer.com showing you how to do the towel trick.
It isn't actually dangerous to do because the Xbox shuts off if it gets too hot. What you are doing when you wrap it in towels and turn it on is keeping all of the heat inside and causing the solder that cracked (Causing your red ring because the heat won't properly dissipate then) to melt back together. So if you actually leave it on for like an hour, you won't have to fix it again. I haven't had to anyways.
And sending your Xbox to Microsoft takes a few weeks, isn't free, isn't an option for someone who opened their Xbox, and just isn't as satisfying as doing a freakin' magic trick to make the red ring disappear.
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Microsoft does not charge you to fix the RROD. They made an extended warranty just to fix that issue. They spent billions to do that.
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Yep, wrapping electronics in a towel is the first thing I would do to fix them. :nuts:
I tried to send mine in, they want me to pay $90 dollars to have it repaired. They said they could cover the shipping, but that was all. If it were as easy as just sending it in, why do you think there is all of the fuss about it, and the $30 dollar red ring fix guides all over?
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Xbox 360 Warranty Coverage Expanded
REDMOND, Wash. — July 5, 2007 —Microsoft Corp. today announced that it will expand its global Xbox 360™ warranty coverage. Any Xbox 360 customer who experiences a general hardware failure indicated by three flashing red lights will now be covered by a three year warranty from date of purchase. All other existing Xbox 360 warranty policies remain in place.
As a result of what Microsoft views as an unacceptable number of repairs to Xbox 360 consoles, the company conducted extensive investigations into potential sources of general hardware failures. Having identified a number of factors which can cause general hardware failures indicated by three red flashing lights on the console, Microsoft has made improvements to the console and is enhancing its Xbox 360 warranty policy for existing and new customers.
Microsoft stands behind its products and is taking responsibility to repair or replace any Xbox 360 console that experiences the “three flashing red lights” error message within three years from time of purchase free of charge, including shipping costs. Microsoft will take a $1.05 billion to $1.15 billion pre-tax charge to earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 for anticipated costs under its current and enhanced Xbox 360 policies.
"The majority of Xbox 360 owners are having a great experience with their console and have from day one. But, this problem has caused frustration for some of our customers and for that, we sincerely apologize," said Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division. "We value our community tremendously and look at this as an investment in our customer base. We look forward to great things to come."
For any customer who has previously paid for repair expenses related to the three flashing lights error message on the Xbox 360 console, Microsoft will retroactively reimburse them.
At 2:30 p.m. PDT today, Microsoft will hold a teleconference for financial analysts and investors with Robbie Bach, president of Entertainment and Devices, Chris Liddell, senior vice president and chief financial officer, and Frank Brod, corporate vice president and chief accounting officer to discuss today’s announcement. The call will be available for playback beginning approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call through 5 p.m. PDT on Thursday, July 12. To access the playback, U.S. residents can dial +1-866-363-4143, and those outside the United States can dial +1-203-369-0210. An audio webcast of the conference call will also be made available at the Investor Relations site at http://www.microsoft.com/msft.
Xbox 360 customers with questions should visit www.xbox.com.
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemuse/xbox360/resources/warrantyupdate.htm
The reason there is a 30 dollar fix is for the people who have modded their 360s, or people who have voided there warranty.
If you opened your 360 then you're pretty much screwed.
REDMOND, Wash. — July 5, 2007 —Microsoft Corp. today announced that it will expand its global Xbox 360™ warranty coverage. Any Xbox 360 customer who experiences a general hardware failure indicated by three flashing red lights will now be covered by a three year warranty from date of purchase. All other existing Xbox 360 warranty policies remain in place.
As a result of what Microsoft views as an unacceptable number of repairs to Xbox 360 consoles, the company conducted extensive investigations into potential sources of general hardware failures. Having identified a number of factors which can cause general hardware failures indicated by three red flashing lights on the console, Microsoft has made improvements to the console and is enhancing its Xbox 360 warranty policy for existing and new customers.
Microsoft stands behind its products and is taking responsibility to repair or replace any Xbox 360 console that experiences the “three flashing red lights” error message within three years from time of purchase free of charge, including shipping costs. Microsoft will take a $1.05 billion to $1.15 billion pre-tax charge to earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 for anticipated costs under its current and enhanced Xbox 360 policies.
"The majority of Xbox 360 owners are having a great experience with their console and have from day one. But, this problem has caused frustration for some of our customers and for that, we sincerely apologize," said Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division. "We value our community tremendously and look at this as an investment in our customer base. We look forward to great things to come."
For any customer who has previously paid for repair expenses related to the three flashing lights error message on the Xbox 360 console, Microsoft will retroactively reimburse them.
At 2:30 p.m. PDT today, Microsoft will hold a teleconference for financial analysts and investors with Robbie Bach, president of Entertainment and Devices, Chris Liddell, senior vice president and chief financial officer, and Frank Brod, corporate vice president and chief accounting officer to discuss today’s announcement. The call will be available for playback beginning approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call through 5 p.m. PDT on Thursday, July 12. To access the playback, U.S. residents can dial +1-866-363-4143, and those outside the United States can dial +1-203-369-0210. An audio webcast of the conference call will also be made available at the Investor Relations site at http://www.microsoft.com/msft.
Xbox 360 customers with questions should visit www.xbox.com.
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemuse/xbox360/resources/warrantyupdate.htm
The reason there is a 30 dollar fix is for the people who have modded their 360s, or people who have voided there warranty.
If you opened your 360 then you're pretty much screwed.
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I hope that my rare usage of my 360 can prevent the Red Rings for a while...
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Me too.
Perhaps it is something like this you were thinking of ? (not the best demo I've seen, but you get the idea !
) ;http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1rJLPfkx9P8
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