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Just when you were looking forward to getting stuck into all those new xbox games you discover the famous Xbox red ring of fire fault. The Xbox 360 console is made in a way where all the heat created during play in the console is expelled out using heat sinks. The cooling vents allow the hot air to escape and cool air is drawn into the Xbox. If any of the systems cooling vents are covered up you will be presented with the 3 red lights problem in your Xbox 360. There are a few well known fixes for this type of error that occur in your Xbox 360.

You would be advised to first try and get the xbox console as cool as possible and make sure to check the area around the console is free of anything that might block the air vents in the system. You may have to keep the system switched of for up to 1 hour to allow it to cool down before any more play can begin. Of course this may only help you for a short while as it is not a permanent fix for the red ring of death fault. You could also send the Xbox 360 console back to Microsoft for repair but there is a major drawback in doing this. It can take up to 5 weeks for you to get a resolution to the problem and when you get the console back home again it will be a completely different refurbished console you get in return. This can be very inconvenient as it will mean you will be without a gaming console for a long time. You will still have to be within your Microsoft Xbox warranty period to avail of this service.

A lot of people prefer to fix their Xbox 360 console themselves, but this involves a little DIY and is not beyond the skills of most people as long as you have the right parts and clear instructions on how to Fix Your Xbox 360.

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