boundlessone 2009-08-04 03:29:05

yea i just had three yesterday. i looked it up on google. turns out it means "Internal hardware failure" i haven't had the problem since, but for some reason i have issues powering on my xbox if i have any of the charge packs plugged in while its off or if a game froze because the disc was scratched...

lemonshaman 2009-08-04 03:43:00

dude it will die in week or so. i had the same thing when i got them red rings. i left it as it is for a day and when i came back it was fine, but like after a few days it died compleatly so yeah. start savin up money for them repairs buddy...

PaperBat 2009-08-04 03:56:05

Dont listen to the above guy, rofl, same thing happened to me, power went out in my whole room, and the red rings came on, once the power came back on, it fixed itself, and has been working ever since.

Screenshot looks pretty ballin too

Billy-Bean 2009-08-04 04:00:23

I agree with Paperbat. When the power went here and I got the red rings of death, I simply turned it back on once the power came back and it's been working fine ever since. (Been about a year.)

SilentJohn 2009-08-04 04:12:47

ps3 ftw

GTAWISCONSIN 2009-08-04 04:31:05

Yeah don't worry about it just happens randomly hopefully Microsoft can get their technology together and make it so we never have to see those rings again!

daleluck1313 2009-08-04 04:54:09

It's only certain three rings that mean internal hardware failure, though they can sometimes show up if it overheats at all.

Not necessarily from playing too much, but if you have it close to a wall or other thing that could potentially block the air from being blown away from the console by the fan, then that could be the problem. I had it once, has been working fine since I left it for a while though.

snake23 2009-08-04 05:03:40

The red rings are in place to tell you it's overheating, the reason it shuts off is to prevent any damage.

Still PS3 FTW :)

thatguy669606 2009-08-04 05:26:39

I have the Red Rings now and my 360 occasionally will work. I looked it up and Microsoft rushed to ship out the 360 before the PS3 did so they kinda fucked up on the heatsinks and that is what causing the problems. You can find tutorials to fix it yourself, but it seems like its a lot of work. Honestly, it may never bother you again, or it may become more frequent, but if it's still under warranty I would recommend sending it in to be fixed, otherwise you may want to look around for a place that will fix it. The cost is usually between 50 and 75 dollars. A short term solution when it goes all red ringy is to wrap up your Xbox in towels or a blanket, fully so that all vents are covered, and let it overheat. It takes about 20 minutes to a half an hour, but when you turn your console off and then back on it should work fine...I've been doing that for a week now and it seems to work. Only problem is, abuse of that short term solution can cause parts to fry after a while so I would really recommend finding out about that warranty or getting it fixed ASAP.

thatguy669606 2009-08-04 05:27:57

Oh, and 360's built 2008 and later are supposed to be free of that problem, so if you buy another Xbox, make sure it was built in 2008 or afterwards.

prince700 2009-08-04 06:03:15

It happend for me today :S but now it works again :D

Darkshard1 2009-08-04 07:30:36

Something like that happened to me like a year ago... i just turned it on, saw 3 red rings, freaked out, then my friend turned it off and on, and it was working fine...
Haven't had a single technical problem since that...

dirtshake 2009-08-04 09:13:00

The Red Rings of Death are common at my house....a shame...

The screenshots look great good. I can't wait to see the Disturbed Collab finished. Your finished parts already look amazing so I can't wait to see this one. You game looks great too, though you already know my feelings on that.

Good luck getting everything done!

BiffTheTimid 2009-08-04 10:06:43

I've had my 360 RRoD twice now. The second time I sort-of fixed it for a while, but eventually had to send it in.

If it happens again, try unplugging everything from the system except for the power cord, take out the game, cover the system in blankets, and turn it on for about 20 minutes. What it does is overheats the system, but in the process will melt a thing that may have come loose. Once melted, it'll re-solidify and become functional again. What that "thing" is that actually melts, I don't know. But I do know it worked for me for a while.

JazLyte 2009-08-04 10:17:43

Yeah.....360 scares me... I've watched my boy go through 4 red rings, he'll be on his fifth Xbox in a sec. I'm not touching that, I'm about to go with PS3.

doondeka 2009-08-04 12:16:19

you know the secret to fising it is to
#1 wrap ur xbox 360 in multiple towels.
#2 turn the xbox on and let it over heat.
#3 come back in 20 minutes.
#4 turn it on if red-ring-o-death are still, repeat agin

calamitykid 2009-08-04 12:50:26

LOL MICROSOFT

Stretchysumo 2009-08-04 13:20:59

My 3rd 360 died about a month ago from E 74.

RYNOL 2009-08-04 13:59:09

This is why the 360 is inferior to the PS3.

daniel274 2009-08-04 17:31:54

that happens when there is a blackout