Like any other gaming console, Xbox 360 also has few disadvantages and one of the major disadvantages is that you might get 3 red light errors. If you are getting 3 red light errors, your Xbox 360 has a hardware failure. The major problem associated with Xbox 360 is heating of the console and therefore first unplug the machine and allow the machine to cool down for half an hour. Put your machine in an open place and if the place is congested, you can additionally make some provision of supplying air to the machine through an external device such as fan.
For fixing your Xbox 360 3 red lights, you will need to check all wiring of the console and if there is any loose wiring, tight or replace it. In case you are unable to fix Xbox 360 3 red lights problem, you have another option to send it directly to Microsoft, however there are some risk factors as well as money associated with it. If your warranty period is over, you will need to send $140 to Microsoft for repair of your console and at the same time you will have to send the machine and thus you will have to spend some additional amount as shipping charges.
If you ship your Xbox 360 consoles to Microsoft for fixing 3 red lights problem, you will have to wait for at least one month. People have reported that they lost their console parts while getting back the shipped console. So, this is another risk factor associated with shipping your console to Microsoft. Further even if you get your Xbox 360 back in working condition, your console might get out of order again. Therefore instead of sending your gaming console to Microsoft, you have another option of learning hardware repair so that you can fix your Xbox 3 red lights yourself.
You can save huge amount of money as well as time if you fix Xbox 360 3 red lights yourself. You can get an easy guide at a nominal cost and can repair and fix the hardware problem yourself. If anyone goes through the guide available at Xbox 360 Repairs, he or she can repair the console himself/herself and even a 10-year child can fix Xbox 360 3 red lights problem themselves.
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