Frequently Asked Questions
Question:
What Are The Three Rings of Death?
Answer:
This occurs on the Xbox 360 when the front lights continuously flash red as an error sign resulting from overheating.
This renders your Xbox unusable. While it is covered under warranty for three years, it is still costly to fix via Microsoft. To get your Xbox repair support guide, click here.
Question:
What is the towel trick?
Answer:
A quick-fix that has been discovered by a Joe Schmoe. It is not recommended.
The method is to purposely overheat the 360 so that it will hopefully start working again. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. But the thing to worry about is that you can literally melt some of the intrical parts of the 360 by overheating your xbox 360 on purpose.
This method has served others - but generally it only fixes it temporarily.
Question:
How long is the Xbox 360 covered under warranty by Microsoft?
Answer:
We are not Microsoft and do not claim to be connected in any way. Their warranty as of the time of writing is three years from original purchase date. There are several steps involved in using the warranty.
What Are The Three Rings of Death?
Answer:
This occurs on the Xbox 360 when the front lights continuously flash red as an error sign resulting from overheating.
This renders your Xbox unusable. While it is covered under warranty for three years, it is still costly to fix via Microsoft. To get your Xbox repair support guide, click here.
Question:
What is the towel trick?
Answer:
A quick-fix that has been discovered by a Joe Schmoe. It is not recommended.
The method is to purposely overheat the 360 so that it will hopefully start working again. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. But the thing to worry about is that you can literally melt some of the intrical parts of the 360 by overheating your xbox 360 on purpose.
This method has served others - but generally it only fixes it temporarily.
Question:
How long is the Xbox 360 covered under warranty by Microsoft?
Answer:
We are not Microsoft and do not claim to be connected in any way. Their warranty as of the time of writing is three years from original purchase date. There are several steps involved in using the warranty.
