My xbox 360 flashed 3 red lights then worked tidy then flashed agen then worked tidy whats the problem?

Question

my xbox 360 flashed 3 red lights then worked tidy then flashed agen then worked tidy whats the problem? please help

Answer 1

The three red lings of light can be caused by problems internal to the Xbox, or by problems with the power supply (power brick).

If your electricity supply is prone to fluctuations then it is quite possible for your power brick to cause short term problems. Unplugging the power brick from the outlet and from the Xbox and give it a chance to cool down. If the red rings don't persist after reconnecting it that is quite likely the problem.

Answer 2

This happened to me about 3 months ago, whats happened is that the heat generated by the xbox has warped the motherboard causing key components to detach from it, the reason it keeps working is because they will sometimes reconnect since the xbox heats up the solder used to keep certain things together and so the connect for a brief period of time.

I would suggest sending it off to microsoft for repair, since its 3 red lights they'll do it for free :) also they give u and extended warrenty.

Answer 3

Did the three red lights just appear spontaneously? Or was there a power outage etc.

Try move it to a cooler location and perhaps by a third party fan from your local video game store. It's likely that it's on the brink of breaking down.

Answer 4

check da 2 two cables at da bac of da 360 if 1 of dem is loose den 3 lights will show up it happened 2 me

Answer 5

The three red flashing rings are the RED RING OF DEATH!! Happens when the mother-board overheats. You could try the towel trick or just leave it to cool down naturally or if it keeps showing the flashing lights, its best to get it repaired. Good luck.

Answer 6

Do you have frequent power outages or brownouts?

If your Xbox runs fine even under heavy load, then you are fine.

Load a graphically intensive game and play. A Lot. If the rings flash, you should consider contacting the toll free Microsoft support.

Otherwise, try to get a better power source or getting an Uninterruptible power supply.

Answer 7

Hi,

This is because the 3 red lights is caused when the GPU and the CPU take too much heat and what may be happening is the xbox is able to work once everything has cooled down a bit.

However eventually you will be stuck with the 3 red lights as the soldering will snap off and you will have to send it in.

Give them a call before it's too late!