I had tons of problems with my Xbox 360 after I got it setup. First I had three red lights on the Ring of Light. After getting that fixed, my screen would freeze before the Xbox 360 dashboard would fully load. Eventually I got into Need For Speed: Carbon, but the Xbox 360 would freeze after a minute or less of gameplay. I also witnessed the E71 error message a couple times, fun fun. Microsoft has a page dedicated to freeze issues, although it didn’t prove to be much help in my situation. There are some good troubleshooting tips in there though.
Eventually, I was able to get my Xbox 360 to download an update from Microsoft. After the update was downloaded and applied, I had a totally stable Xbox 360. Downloading the update didn’t seem to work for everyone though. This guy claims his Xbox 360 started freezing after he downloaded the update.
I neglected to discuss the most popular method for fixing Xbox 360 freeze issues. There’s a very simple solution to prevent your xbox power supply from overheating. All you have to do is ensure your Xbox 360 power supply has proper ventilation. Don’t tuck it away back in a corner under a pile of dirty clothes or anything. Keep it out in the open, and let it see as much air as possible. Some people have turned to setting their Xbox 360 power supplies on top of an open box, that way there’s very little surface area touching anything. Setting the power supply on top of an open box will allow better air movement and will ensure air is able to move under the power supply, an area air wouldn’t normally reach if your power supply is just sitting on the ground. There’s some pictures of this method at the GameSpot forums, along with some other Xbox 360 Fixes. Unlimited Gamer has some more information on this method also. Blogcritics has a pretty good post covering a couple different solutions to fixing your Xbox 360 freeze problems.
One of the methods mentioned at the GameSpot forums that you should have your Xbox 360 plugged directly into a wall, not into a power strip or anything. Even if it is in the wall already, it might help to unplug your power supply from the wall for a few seconds and then plug it back in.
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How did you solve the red light problem i cant even get past the boot stage to download the update
What other solutions to the freeze problem are there? I’ve tried removing all the accessories, removed the HDD and even formatted the HDD to see if that’s the issue. None of this worked. If I elevate the power supply and nothing it doesn’t work, what else can I do apart from sending it in for repairs?
Hi Mark, Dimitar. Unfortunately, the “fix” I posted isn’t a permanent fix. Basically, what I did was update the dashboard software by providing my freshly unpacked xbox 360 with an internet connection. I tested that on another fresh xbox 360 that was experiencing the same problem, right out of the box. The initial update seemed to fix the problems with freezing, errors, and the 3 red lights on the ring of light…on both systems.
However, after an update was installed on my system (the first test system) for Halo 2 for Xbox, I started getting 3 red lights on the ring of lights again. I didn’t want to risk trying to break the second system, because it’s a friends box and I’d rather not trash it, I’ll let him do that if he feels it’s necessary.
So, the problem appears to have a number of causes, originating mostly from specific games that probably try to apply updates that are “broken”. Needless to say, I’m quite weary about applying any updates to my xbox 360 dashboard or to any specific games.
I will post any additional information here when it’s available.
rainbow 6 vegas caused this for me
ok… my xbox freezes ramdomly. just when playing a game online. I have a wireless connection. Does this have anything to do with the system crashing??? The xbox freezes and I have to turn off and on again on the console. Is this one of those faulty systems, or am I needing to give it a little more TLC?
Thankyou and goodnight
mattaous77: Chances are you’ve got a faulty system. I was using a wireless connection with my Xbox 360 without problem until all hell broke loose. I was using a wireless bridge from Linksys with no problem at all.
You should probably call Microsoft support, they may be able to help stabilize your 360 without having to send it in for repair.
I just bought Gears of War, and untill then my xbox was fine. now its freezes ever minute once i turn on my 360. not just for GoW, but for all my other games. Any ideas?
my 360’s warranty is up and the games freezes and little lines come on the screen on the ring of lights 3 red lights where flashing but that whent to no lights in the ring. Also when ive pulled the disc out of the xbox there was a parfect circle scratch mark around the disk. has anybody got a clue with this ploblem?
I bought MLB Baseball 2K7 about four or five weeks ago, before I bought this game my XBOX 360 was working just fine. Though when I tried to play MLB 2K7 the game froze up within like five minutes of play. Now all of my other games keep freezing after I’ve been playing for about five minutes. Any suggestions?
Seems like a common theme, not one problem with my 360 for 14 months.. been happily playing UEFA Champions League for a couple of weeks then last night it said it needed an update.. I updated, it restarted.. now it freezes after a couple of minutes into the game..
Same with Virtua Tennis, PDZ everything… it’s not an overheating issue because it was working fine before the update and yet if I remove the HDD I get the same problem.. This sucks BIG time..
I had the same problem after I purchased MLB 2k7 also. It froze up, then I just get the 3 flashing red lights. I went thru the steps of unplugging and taking off the HDD and then turning on, but it just froze up and the next time turning it on, I got the lights again. I really don’t want to spend the $140 to send it in… especially when I am getting the Elite in a couple weeks (which I’m scared to get now) anyone with any resolutions???
thanks in advance
Yea i’ve had this problem and unfortinately my reciept is lost LOl But yeah it first started freezing while playing Rainbow Six Vegas now it wont even get past the first screen you see in the main dashboard…i dont understand why a fucking sorry for the language next generation console has so many bloody problems like honestly i payed good money for my system that could of went to more useful things this is bullshit and i am thinking of buying a ps3 because this is the second one that broke on me
Yeah, I just got a new xbox about 1.5 months ago since my other one was red lighting like a whore. So now my xbox freezes even if I’m playing demos. I’m trying the overheating thing with the PSU but idk if it will help. Any sugz?
Some of us have decided to pursue a media campaign against MS until this issue 3 light is addressed. See this topic on the forum and read the latest posts if you are interested: FORUM TOPIC
Thanks.
i was wondering can you get like one of those fans that hook up to the 360 for ventalation? will that solve any problems? like the 3 red lighs?
Got the dirty disc error with MLB 2k7.
I bought the 360 and the 2k game at the same time, never really play with other games. I can play 2 or 3 baseball games without problems (I play one game per day) and it can also flash the dirty disc error 2 times in the same game. It’s really annoying, especially when you’re leading in the 8th or 9th inning.
I download an update a couple of days ago and now I got another problem: the game crash, without warning and without the dirty disc error. The 360 reset, the light flashes green (not the circle but the power icon) and I have to reset the 360 a couple of time before he can read the disk (the disk tray wont open). After that, the game work ok, till the next crash.
Anyone have a solution for theses bugs?
Felix64: Not sure if anyone here has had the issues you’re witnessing. Have you called Microsoft support (1-800-4MY-XBOX)? If so, what did they have to say about it?
This is what i send to xbox support :
that’s what they ask me :
And this is their answer :
yeah i just got my xbox and it freezs befor it even gets to the dashboard or when i do get there and click on a game it freezes
i didnt realize how important that power supply was…i realized mine was tucked underneeth my shelf, preventing it from getting air. will it be fixed now??
*CALLING ALL*
I know a lot of us are having problems with our Xbox’s and it seems as though it is either a never ending cycle or Microsoft seems unwilling to truly assist us in addressing these issues.
I feel that if we all unite as a single force, we can open someone’s eyes! We need to get all the people together in one place! My suggestion is, let us grab all the gamers, friends, posters, bloggers, IMers, whoevers and get them all onto the Myspace page that I have created just for this reason. Send everyone you can! WE HAVE POWER IN NUMBERS!!!
Remember to post your story. Be professional, courteous and mature in your postings please. Let’s take the high road and be civil.
http://www.myspace.com/my360sux
I have gone through all that crap with microsoft before. trying to explain the situation to the non english speaking towel heads they have answering the phones….
Double check and see if you can purchase an extended warranty, even if you are out of warranty and your box is already broken. It solves all problems :)
I will try to get my power supply out from behind my TV, it has been freezing if I play r6 Vegas for 2-3 hours at a time, that may be my issue.
Lory’s solution worked for me. My 360 is playing a movie as I type this, but let me say that this is not for the fainthearted. Taking the 360 apart is a challenge all on its own and several times this task had me wanting to throw the bad boy at the wall. Of course then I am not very techy either, which is great news for those of you who are a little techy.
I will update everyone if it bursts into flames or calls down beings from another planet to beam me away… errr… maybe not if that last thing happens ;)
Still working guys. I have had an update and downloaded a demo as well as several game videos with no problems.
I think Lory’s fix may be the real thing.
i just bought the game forza motorsport 2 and it forked for 2 days then BAM! all hell broke lose green lines across my screen and no sound, so of course I reset it and then it just came up with the 3 red lights.
Hello,
My 360 was working just fine until i just bought the new 2k7 for 360 and during the game it keeps freezing, i will try the power saving options but i dont think this is it, any suggestions please email me.
I used to have the regular 360. When I purchased MLB 2k7, I had the same problem that everyone else seems to have… I got the Elite when it came out and I have not had a problem with 2k7 yet… (knock on wood)… I play 2 to 3 games in a row and have no problems… I don’t know if everyone would wanna do this… but what about submitting the dates on the back of everyone’s 360’s… mine is jan of ‘05.
There has to be something wrong wiht the 360 production lines because these thing just drop like flies. I personally have 3 360’s, currently in working condition. One I have modded a bit for improved cooling and don’t generally have problems. The other day I brought it to my moms while I was down, and picked up one of the other power bricks that I had(easier to get to). I plugged in my unit and was going through the Marketplace and it froze. Reset. Tried PGR3, froze, reset, RR6, froze, reset. I know that the power brick has enough cooling, and fortunantly had no red lights so keeping fingers crossed.
Maybe these freezing issues are more of a power brick issue than the 360, not that it doesn’t have its share of problems. My brother-in-law’s familiy bought 3 at christmas and two are dead after GoW, amd Microsoft is giving him the run around for repairs.
Yeah, I had the same problems. I was playing halo 2 online today, and it just started to freeze today. June 26, 2007, and right in the middle of the game, all the sudden, i heard a beep, and then it froze. It was so weird. I got the 360 for christmas, and i had that warranty on it too. And it never froze, sice today. If anybody knows how to fix this problem, please e-mail me at Nspa32@aim.com
Thank you
does any1 have a fix your own 360 kit? perferably Chris Jones xbox 360 3 red lights fix u know the 1 where u can fix it without opening it so can u help?
also can i have 1 4 free? ill put u on my friends list just email me your gamertag so thanks i REALLY cant open it and technabob is ignoring me so can u help?
In case no one has heard… Check the xbox website.. Microsoft is going to extend the warenty from 1 year to 3 and if you have the 3 red lights problem, you can send it in at no charge. So, until 3 years old, your xbox is covered!!!
mardogg444, I actually just posted some details on the new 3 year warranty yesterday. I think it’s a good step in the right direction for Microsoft, short of a recall. Here’s the post if anyone’s interested:
http://www.longren.org/2007/07/06/xbox-360-3-year-warranty/
hey evry1.i have freezing problems with the xbox 360 and i have read to ‘let the power supply breathe’ and plug the xbox directly to the wall but neither worked. it then started flashing 3 red lights but stopped eventually. i am still having a problem with this. i am going to get a ps3 and i freaking cant wait!!!!!!!!!!microsoft xbox 360 cannot create…
they must stick to programmes and software.
reply to sheldong@vodamail.co.za to respond to loverboy.
hey evry1.if you have freezing problems, try turning the xbox on its side(stand it up), then insert the disc, close the tray, and turn it back to normal(lay flat). i have only tried this with a dvd. i am not quite sure that it will work with games. during a dvd, try not to press any buttons. reply to loverboy at sheldong@vodamail.co.za
Careful with turning the console on its side!! I did that with mine and it scratched my game disk to the point where it was unreadable. Evidently the earlier models had a design flaw that prevented the disc from staying firmly in the tray when turned upright.
I called M$ and they just told me not to set it upright. They also said they would not refund the cost of my destroyed gamedisk.
I am currently having major freezing problems but I haven’t tried the power supply solution (suspended with string) yet so that may fix it.
i have the same problem only it happens when i play thp8(tony hawks project 8) i dont know what to do
I’ve had my 360 since January 3rd 07 and no problems until aug. 21 07.
freezing issues that is one time but what do i do to prevent it?
this is bullshit
ya this sucks. ive been playing MLB 2K7 since late june, and i had no problems till Sept. same problems you guys have stated: dirty disc, frozen screen, black screen, all kinds of stuff. then it happened with new Madden. only until 3 days ago did i research these problems and realized i wasnt the only one, by far! it sucks because it was the best wedding gift, and the receipt is in some trash dump who knows where. any suggestions? ill try to call support to see what happens, but reply with some help if i dont get help from them soon.
All this happened last night! And also more problems begin to occur I was playing Sonic The Hedgehog Next Gen and the game would freeze up including the console And i shut it off and started it back up .Then suddenly the red ring of light begins the game would freeze every 10 minutes when i start the game back up! My other games for the console even do the same thing except all of my Saints Row Save files were corrupted due to the red right of light
Heres what I’d tried to do to fix it
1 I’ve cleared my cache and the problem still occured
2 Cleaned up My HD and it still occured
3 Unplugged the square thing from the back of the console and it occured still
I have my Xbox360 plugged under a black table where my tv sits on (which could be why but i dunno)
If this is the problem should i just plug it in somewhere else in my room ?
But if thats not why its screwing up on me , Will their be a way to fix it without having to take it back ?
Hello,
Please help. My XBOX 360 power supply(ADOPTOR) exploded while im playing because of a short circuit in electricity because theres a storm when that happened. So the next morning ive got it fixed by a friend of mine whose happened to be a electrical technician but i cant say if his that good on that technician because the way he fixes my adoptor it looks like he wasnt that good cause ive got missing screw on my adoptor, but i plugged it in then i turned on my console and it works for 2 weeks..then my screen freeze while im watching a DVD so i turned it off, then turned it on again, then theres the 3 red ring..and so unplugged the adoptor from my XBOX 360, and plugged it in the wall sucket without my X360 console(just my power suplly plugged to the wall sucket)the light on my power supply turned red..is there a possibilty that my screen freezes and 3 red ring occurs because my power supply is broken? if i buy a new adoptor to replace my old power supply would that fixes the problem?
please help me. just e-mail me your comments. thanks alot.
hey guys, i have tried everything psted everywhere on the internet but nothing worked. my freezing problem also started around august and i have given up on it. i might try one or two things but i really dont think that Microsoft has created a good machine if this problems occurs with every 16 out of 20 xbox360s.
Just wanted to add I also have had no problems with anything up until I got NHL 08. I get random lockups, and dirty disc errors. I am at a loss on what to do!
My brother got a Xbox360 elite for his birthday today
he played it 2hrs and he got this F*ckin problem already
hes only 12, stupid fuckin micro-$HIT-$oft - ruin a birthday- assholes
so tomoro, we gotta go 50mins out of town jus to take it bak to the shop and exchange it >: (!!!!
Hi all,
I just found this other thread with a fix that seems to be permanent
http://www.longren.org/2007/01/16/xbox-360-towel-trick-fixes-3-red-lights/#comment-148936
In particular read the posts by shawn taylor, just do a search for shawn
he explains how to use the microwave to fix your xbox! Many people seem to have used it with success (including me now)
All the best everyone!
Microsoft have tried to save some dollars on the components inside of the console. Now it will cost them billions of dollars to satisfy all of the customers that have this problem.(ring of death)
However in 2008 a new version will be released with another motherboard that will not have these problems. They will use another generation of chips (65nm instead of 90nm) to avoid the ‘heat’ problems. The ‘ironic’ part is that the new version will be cheaper to produce. At least for Micorsoft that is…I don’t think that will be the case for the customer.
Vertical XBOX360 works much better for me. Horizontal XBOX360 screen freezes quite often. Switched back to vertical and the screen freezes were fixed–they dropped away. I took the advice, plugged the power cord into an outlet and made sure there was plenty of air flow. I think vertical position was the fix. LOL
wow… im just in shock right now.
I just though’t i’d try that xbox trick to see if it works (check out link) because the power suply thing didnt. I was gonna have to do warranty but this way took 15 seconds and now my xbox works.. lol no one can believe it when I told them
where can i buy a 360 elite power cord seperate.I NEED HELP:(
After recently aquiring a copy of Call Of Duty 4 things went fine. Then after a few weeks, the screen starts freezing after a few minutes of gameplay. First thing that happened was a red ring with thankfully just a green power supply light, then it starts freezing. Thing like this didn’t happen often before the recent update, does it have to do something with it?
well i just got Bioshock for christmas and now my xbox freezes after about 5 min of game play but the first time i played bioshock i played for a good hour then things went down hill. also with Assassins creed i can play like a about 30 min then it freezes and assassins creed updated my xbox. any suggestions?
My 360 either gives me a dirty disk message (the disk is not dirty), a black screen, or just outright freezes whenever I try to play it. It works for a few hours in the morning, but then pretty much refuses to work for the rest of the day. Any ideas?
I just tried unplugging/replugging all the cords, taking out the hard drive, putting the power supply on an open box, and made sure the 360 is in a good positon for cooling.
It’s freezing, giving me a black/green screen, or giving me a dirty disk error even faster now.
Whenever I am playing guitar hero 2 or guitar hero 3 my xbox freezes while in game and doesnt come back on.And now when it says activision when u put in disc it says it before main screen and it freezes at that and I have too turn it off constantly!!!Please tell me how to fix it!!I know its not the game!!
I’ve had my Xbox 360 for a little over a year now with no problems what so ever. I was playing Blue Dragon a few days ago when I noticed that the game would randomly start to freeze. I ended up beating it, and played Rock Band for three days with no freezes at all. Today, I bought Culdcept Saga, had some freeze issues, then I got the 3 red lights. After unhooking everything for a minute or two, I plugged it all back in. The 3 red lights are gone, but now I just get vertical lines and it won’t even load to the dashboard. Does anyone have any suggestions on this, or should I send it in? Thank you!
I’ve had my Xbox 360 for a little over a year now with no problems what so ever. I was playing Blue Dragon a few days ago when I noticed that the game would randomly start to freeze. I ended up beating it, and played Rock Band for three days with no freezes at all. Today, I bought Culdcept Saga, had some freeze issues, then I got the 3 red lights. After unhooking everything for a minute or two, I plugged it all back in. The 3 red lights are gone, but now I just get vertical lines and it won’t even load to the dashboard. Does anyone have any suggestions on this, or should I send it in? Thank you very much!
I was playing Halo 3 like 1 week ago and then all of a studden it froze and it did this for about 5 times and then the infamous “Red Ring of Death” started to flash and all that bongo. So, I did the tempory towel fix by overheating the xbox and cooling it down. (this resets your whole xbox). I then plugged all the cables and HDD back in and now it keeps on freezing. I didn’t even update Halo 3, it just started freezsing and the lights were flashing.
Any ideas??
I was playing COD4 last friday just as i had logged in and about to join a game and my xbox froze!!! I turned it on and off and it froze before the console had even loaded. i then left the console for 6 hours or so turned it on and it froze after about 2 minutes. it does this every time i turn it on now waitin for xbox to come and collect my console!!! any ideas???
i hav a green light on my power supply when i turn it on but i still get 3 red rings whats happening?
Just for ur interest.
I have been in Gaming from the beginning, I mean the beginning. I am not a young fellow and have seen some years, but I still love my game machines. Of course I have a tweaked PC for gaming, but I also like a dedicated console. I have owned, and still own, just about every game sytem made. I have an original working tabletop PAC Man. I have a Moded Xbox that I keep in repair and working condition (new laser cannon, etc) with the HD loaded with MAME and other game machine emulators. Great machine for its time, they just aren’t making new games for it. Like us all, I want the current gen. machine for serious gamers. I have waited 3 years for Microsoft to correct the problems with the 360.
Thinking that alls well by now, I ordered one from WalMart.com. On Feb.22, 2008 I recieved my new Xbox360. The console box showed a manufacturing date of 21Oct, 2007. I can’t tell you how much I was impressed by its looks, smell, playing and everything about my new love. My wife was jealous, the first week I would have slept with it if I could. I played the shit out of Carbon (not as good as Most Wanted) during that week to 88% completion. At some point IT did a console update online, which I did not request, to my knowledge. Then, at the beginning of week two I started to get a screen freeze at exactly the same place at the end of a two stage race. Tried another game disk… same thing. Then the screen freeze started when another game started to load a race course. When game demos started to freeze I called Microsoft support. I went through the full tech support knowledge base with them over three days with no solution other than to send me a box so I can send my 1 1/2 wk old machine in for repairs. With shipping time for their box, my return shipment to them, their repair and return time, we are actually 5-6 weeks!!!! THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A 1 WEEK OLD MACHINE. I tried to reason with them that this was a new machine and that they should cross ship me a new one if I gave them a credit card number as assurance for the return of the defective one. NO WAY! It did not matter to whom I spoke, supervisors etc, that was the way it was. In disgust I informed her that I would just return the damn thing to the store for a refund and that they and MS can work it out. After getting online and reading the various blogs and threads I tried all the solutions with the power brick, separate correctly polarized outlet, machine in the open and orientation with no sucess. At this point I deleted my gamer profiles completely (loosing my game save). Same thing… freeze! After reading of the continued hardware problems, even after three years in which to fix them, in the many sites address these issues, I made the painfull decission to return my machine to WalMart for a refund, despite MicroSoft sending me a return mailer so I can wait a month for it to be repaired. I will not take the risk of the 90 day refund policy expiring before getting stuck in the never ending cycle of machine repairs with the 360. In all my years I have never seen such a fiasco with a console. The lady at the return desk at WalMart stated that they were getting many, many Xbox360’s back because of freezing issues. As usuall with MicroSofts practice with its OS, release a product before its ready and let the consumer debug it at his expense, not ur paid staff!!!! As I stare at an empty space where my 360 sat and the useless games I now have I have a heavy heart and an empty hole in my stomach. For a serious gamer, the PS3 is not the machine as the 360, just as the PS2 to the Xbox. I can not go that route. So, for me the disappointment is great. For now my gaming is over, untill the next generation of machines appear and have had time to show their flaws. As for MicroSoft, why don’t you sell the DAMN division to a company that cares about its products and customers. I doudt that I will ever again take the risk with another MS machine.
“To mess up a Linux box… You need to work at it;
To mess up a Windows box… You need to work with it.”
Ok. I feel so much better now knowing that the planet is getting the “microshaft” and that it’s now a result of my own bliss-filled ignorance. It seems as though I may have been luckier than some in that my 360 took a deuce and started freezing (much like a typical MS based machine)after 2 months of play instead of the typical 2 days. (2 weeks, 2 hours etc.) I’d like to see Mac have a go at a console…
In the meantime, what to do, what to do, what to do… :sigh:
My 360 worked well for about 14 months. About a month ago, I started playing Burnout Paradise and my system froze. I tried all of my games, and the same thing happened every time within a few minutes.
Tonight I decided to connect my 360 to the internet(I don’t keep ethernet cable plugged into the system because I’m too lazy to buy a longer cord or a router).
Anyway, I signed in to live, and downloaded an update, and now I’m getting the red rings…but only when I power up the system from the button on the console.
If I use my controller to turn it on, then it works for a minute or so and then freezes.
I called the damn service tools, and they told me that they only send you a new or repaired console if they power it up and see the red rings.
So now I have to hope that the red rings continue to appear or i will have to spend 100 bucks to fix this piece of shit that I payed 400 for…
When will they fix these problems?
By the way, my brother just went through the same deal. He sent his to Microsuck and they sent him a new one. The shitty part is, the new one he received was manufactured in 2006. They could at least send new ones.
-UPDATE-
Now that I’ve unplugged the ethernet cable from my console, the RROD are gone, and I’ve been playing Half Life 2 for about 1/2 hour with no issues. I don’t know what’s going on with my 360.
Well I bought rainbow six vegas 2 yesterday and it freezes whenever on xbox live, on halo 3 it doesnt freeze, call of duty 4 after 2 matches it freezes and on guitar hero 3 after I eject the disc i get the E71 code. Ive been getting freezes for this game every 10 minutes or so..My waranty has ended and im super pissed about it. they told me to turn restart my HDD. I dont have any saved games but rainbow six 2, I decided to let it cool off for about 30 minutes (put a fan and switched sides every 10 minutes) it worked it didnt freeze untill 30 minutes now…
now i have no idea what the hell to do im deciding to go back to gamestop and complaining at them about my system freezing up when i only had it for 4 months
any suggestions of what i should do?
i had my xbox 360 for nearly two and a half years nw and it worked perfect up untill 3 weeks ago when i got assassin’s creed and it worked for a while then the next time i turned it on it froze so i restart the xbox 360 again bt 3 red lights came up so i sent it to mircostoft (quick enough service), came back a week ago but strated frzzing on me :(. so i sold it to gamestop for £100 a few days ago so im off to buy a new one today so hopefully ill have the new one for a good 2 years or more :D
I had my xbox 360 for 14 months now, and all the things that i have read has happened. The screen always freezes right when you start a gameplay or sit in the dashboard or demo. I contacted xbox after gettng on there website and and tried all there tests and procedures, and found out that it does it even with the hard drive disconnected, which is also a common problem with these xbox’s.
So, I called there stupid customer service number, and deal with there stupid automated peice of crap menu’s, and would not seem to let me talk to a live person, and when i did, the back ground was load, they dude didn’t even speak alot of english it seemed like, and then tried all his things, and he says, “oh well, looks like it is the console, and you will have to send it to us for repair since are records show that it is out of warranty.” I told him, that I spent $400 on just the console, then added the wirless adapater, and extra friggin controller since they only give you one, only have had it 14 months, and my cousin had 2 consoles with the red light issues, 2 people at work have had the red light thing, and another friend had freezing issues as well. And for this kind of money that all of us spent, it better work for more than a year”
He told me he was sorry (yea right) for the issue and assured me that they do last longer than a year and to buy an exteneded warranty next time. I told him, that with all the problems that i have had, and friends, and family, that a PS3 is my next purchase, because I have not heard any problems about there consoles, and there about the same price. Microsoft cant make shi* with out fu***ing it up so bad. XP was a joke, and Vista they should be sorry for.. They need to recall all theses xboxes and refund us so we can get a better system. And for the ones that haven’t had a problem yet, today or tommorw when you turn your console on, and works, consider it a blessing, because next time, it might never work again.
I have bought the console /w the HDD for 2 years. I does not play it very often. However, I have faced the freezing problem since the beginning of April, 2008 (^_^||||. It is fun that I bought box in the March of 2006). The console show no error messages, no red colour indicator/s. During the freezing of screen, I can still hear the voices and game play music. I tried to restore the default setting, checked the network connection and also the time setting. No changes. The games I play are: Rumble Roses XX, SvR 2007, Call of Duty 3 and Blue Dragon. All of them are freezed during the game play. Well, according to other users in the Internet, it seems that my HDD may have problem. I have a major concern that how can I backup those savings in the HDD? I payed the extra to buy the HDD so the Microsoft should not suppose me to buy the flash drive for saving anymore. Right? I also payed the membership fees per year for Xbox live. It is pitty that she does not provide the network savings for the games savings. Why not let us to save our game savings in the central sever system so once we log-in from any Xbox 360 console, we can get the savings easily?
What I can do is try to remove the HDD and test the console again. If it related to the HDD problem, I have no choice but buy a flash drive to save the game. I do not want to pay more for the console because I only play less than 5 hours per week for the game. In other words, the machine should not have problem within 2 years for the non-regular user. BTW, what I would like to point out is that the HDD is the SATA drive from SAMSUNG. I am wondering that why Microsoft does not use the HDD from Seagate or WD. The quality of both Seagate and WD are better than SAMSUNG who in the fresh bird for the HDD industry.
I thought I was free and clear of the ol circle of death…little did I know that after a year of use (I bought it used) it would decide to crap out on me and it looks like for good….
Just wondering if there is any good advice out there (besides throwing it off a tall building) if you bought a used 360 and it has decided to crash?
all xbox’s suck balls mine freeze every second and i got 3 red lights there shit
I can fix the red ring of death (3 red flashing lights) for $50.00
if interested contact me for shipping information.
xbox360repair@comcast.net
I have had my X box for about 5 months now and now today it wont even load when there is a game in it. The x box logo will come on and freeze and just stay there. I unpluged everything and pluged it back in and same thing happend. Only the green lights come on and blink for little bit then it freezes. What should I do?
i bought my 360 in january, it worked fine till march, then it started frozing up! first time it freexed was while i was playing burnout paradise. i restarted and it freezed again after 5 mins, i unplugged all cables and restarted and it was fine theN!
it worked well for 2 weeks but in april, it started freezing up more frequently but still after restarting it worked!
but now.. since 2 weeks.. as soon as i start it, it freezes up! most times during the Xbox 360 logo, and some times on the dashBorad!!!
Microsoft must face a universal trial in front of the whole world for the crappy machine they prepared!! i dont know why the media is not doing anything over this, every 9 out of 10 xbox users have either freezing or red ring of death problems!!
its happen to my xbox to help it plz
The problem of xbox red rings of death is as follows:
1) Heat. Either your system is too hot or your PSU is too hot. Since heat rises the best way to place both is vertical. Placing the PSU is tricky, and may require string or zip tie.
2) Clean power. It seems that some people have fixed their problems by unplugging the unit from a cheap power strip and plugging it straight into the wall.
Frankly, people have a right to be pissed off. I was in the middle of an online GTA4 session last night when my console locked up on me. I felt the power supply (currently have it horizontal) and it was close to 100 degrees!!! Frankly if placing it vertical can’t get it cool enough, I’m going to do this:
http://www.amazon.com/Talismoon-Energyzer-Power-Supply-Adapter/dp/B000NHNLJ2
By this adaptor and this power supply (which more than meets the requirements of the 360)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817709011
Mbuel!!
man this is a problem of XBOX freezing.. not red ring of death or power supply!
post somethng usefull!
“man this is a problem of XBOX freezing”
A hot power supply causes that as well. When my box froze friday night while playing GTA IV for 2 hours, it was almost too hot to touch. Since installing it vertically (tie wrapped it to my desk post) it has been significantly cooler. Place the side that you plug into the wall up, as it has a fan there pulling air out. This allows optimal air flow through the power supply, and I think will eliminate alot of freezing problems.
Also as I said in my previous post, make sure to place your XBOX vertical as well. If you have to, place it up on blocks so that more air flow can get up through the damn thing.
“mbuel
This allows optimal air flow through the power supply, and I think will eliminate alot of freezing problems.”
So you think so? Think again and do some more research!!!!!
Additionally, as a suggestion to all. When reporting problems on sites like this,