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So, I just turned on the XBox - 3 of the 4 lights around the edge of the on/off button are red and blinking. (It's not a 'full' ring.)

Posted by kelly (aka kelly) Nov 15 '09, 11:41

Are we screwed here? What should I do?

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Sometimes turning it off and on will bring it back. If not, you'll have to put it in the mail. - Dr.Vermin Nov 15, 11:47 13
- Oh, so we don't have to buy a new XBox, then? They will definitely fix it? -- nm - kelly Nov 15, 11:48 10
  - it can take up to 3 weeks for them to fix it -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 11:52 1
    - They use to send you a box but now you have to box it yourself but you can print out a shipping label -- nm - eag Nov 15, 11:53
  - Go online and fill out a repair order -- nm - eag Nov 15, 11:51
  - I think it depends on the age of the box, but I'm not sure - if it's over three years old, they may not fix it for free -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 11:50
  - Yes. It's related to a overheating problem that is so common, they're fixing everybody's for free, regardless of age. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 15, 11:49 5
    - oh, they lifted the age limit? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 11:50 4
      - Nope...here's what the support site says... - Krusty Nov 15, 11:53 1
        
        I didn't mean to paste all of that, just the question and answer. Oops. -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 11:54
      - Nope its still a 3 year extended warranty for RROD problem -- nm - eag Nov 15, 11:52
      - I'm pretty sure. Mine was definitely over warranty. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 15, 11:51
- make sure you take any game discs out of it, though -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 11:48 1
  - And keep your hard drive, just he 360 and the power supply. -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 11:48
Unplug it and the plug it back in. If you still get three red rings you need to call microsoft. - Krusty Nov 15, 11:47
eesh. How old is your xbox? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 15, 11:46 1
- Ummm...2 yrs old, maybe? -- nm - kelly Nov 15, 11:52
The red ring of death is three lights. It could be other errors, too - turn it off, let it cool down, make sure the power supply is well ventilated, - Beryllium Nov 15, 11:46 5
- Yesterday we were playing Rock Band and it suddenly shut off/stopped working. It's been 'cooling down' since then. Now I get the red ring. Guess it's - kelly Nov 15, 11:47 3
  - That sucks. Sorry. :-( -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 11:49
  - sorry to hear that :( -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 11:48 1
    - Well, in a way I'm glad to know that something was wrong with the system. - kelly Nov 15, 11:53
- link -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 11:46
I never had a full ring either, most likely it needs to be fixed -- nm - J Nov 15, 11:46

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