Xbox 360 four flashing lights on the power button?

Question

my brother xbox was working ok then he went to turn it on the next day and the power button is flashing red all the way round instead of green.iv looked at loasds of answers but keep gettin different views we've tried unplugging everything checking for dust putting it bk but still doesnt work.can anyone help?

Answer 1

the same happend to my partner's xbox he rang them up and they collect it then either fix or replace it and send it back to you for free!

Answer 2

IT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR SCART LEAD AINT PLUGGED INTO THE BACK OF UR XBOX (FACT)

I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM UNTIL I ASKED MY LOCAL COMPUTER GEEK AND HE SHOWED ME THE PROBLEM. YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. JUST HOPE U DONT GET THREE FLASHING LIGHTS THEN UR s***w.

MINE JUST GOT THE THREE LIGHTS NOW ITS GOING FOR REPAIR ALL THE WAY IN GERMANY

Answer 3

You need to re plug your TV cable in thjats what 4 lights mean

Answer 4

this is ring of death a problem that a high percentage of x box owners have had. microsoft have extended the warranty on the xboxes and are repairing them for free, ones they had previously charged for they are refunding the money as it has happened to so many people. thats what they told me. look on their website theres a tel no call them up and they will arrange to collect it from u.  dont bother with the email option to contact them, all they did was email me the tel no to ring.  

Answer 5

ok its easy if its 4 red lights then the AV cable at the back is out or loose so take it out and plug back in this will fix it.

if its 3 red lights you have to send it to microsoft to get fixed

Answer 6

1 red light - hard drive has a hardware failure

2 red lights - overheating

3 red lights (aka RROD) - hardware problem

4 red lights - AV cable is not connected properly or the console is not detecting the cable

Answer 7

Xbox Customer support is the best service in the whole world

Answer 8

Its dead with the red ring of death.

it has a motherboard issue (a few are know to have this fault) it needs to be sent back to Sony for repair or if under guarantee get a new one.

NOTHING you try will solve this! - Full replacement is needed!

Answer 9

four red lights is av cable check your connections you might need a new av cable but it's probably just not in tight enough

Answer 10

This is correct -

3 red lights means you need to send Xbox back for repair.

4 lights means the tv cable is not in the back correctly.

Answer 11

dont listen to the idiots who say 4 red lights is a hardware failure it isnt!!! make sure the Av cable is securly into the back of the xbox and then it will stop.  

Answer 12

Hate to say it, but it means there is a general hardware failure within the xbox.  I don't know specifically what parts have failed, but the red lights indicate hardware rather than software problems and have even been nick named the Red Ring of Death (RRoD).  If you're lucky and it's still under warranty, they will likely repair or replace the system for you.  As another poster mentioned, With every warranty repair, Microsoft compensates the customer for the loss of the use of the console by providing them with a 1 month Xbox Live Gold subscription card, so don't mess around with the insides too much as this can void your warranty.

Answer 13

Thats called like the 4 rings of doom or sumthin like that. it happened to my brothers xbox like 2 times. You have to send it back to xbox and they will fix it for u and send it back with a free one month gold/silver membership account thing since you had to wait so long for your xbox. so just contact xbox. im pretty sure theres a contact thing on their site. just call it they will send u a box to put it in and they send it back all fixed up.

hope i helped. :]