Fixing Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death: Troubleshooting the Red Codes

Xbox 360 gaming console has a ring-of-light in the front panel with 4 red-green LEDs that indicates the working condition of the console. The green indicates the symbol of it working in good condition and the red indicates faults. The power indicator however will in green as long as the device is turned on.

The number of green quadrants of the console indicates the number of controllers connected to it. This adorable gaming console sometimes disappoints the gamer with the despicable red ring of light. The number of red quadrants shown means different problems as mentioned below,

1. If the quadrant on the lower right shows the red light, it means that there is a fault with the hardware components. A general error code will be displayed in this case(for e.g., E74).

Solution: Go to Xbox 360 support site and search for the error code shown. It will then give you proper instructions to solve the problem.

2. If the left two quadrants are shown red, it means that the problem caused due to the overheating of the device.

Solution: This error indicates the unusual increased level of temperature of the device’s CPU and GPU. The device then turns off itself and the fans then will run with high speed to cool them down. Once the device cools down, it works again.

Hints:

1. Place the device in a cool environment.
2. Make sure there is proper ventilation in the room.
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3. If the quadrant on the right bottom and the two quadrants on the left are shown red together, it indicates the general hardware failure.

Solution: Check for the loose connections in the hardware connections, turn off the device, fix them tight and restart it again. Here, there would be shown no error code on the display.

4. If the total four quadrants are shown red, which is also called the Red-Ring-Of-Death, it means that there is a problem with the AV cable.

Solution: The ‘red ring of light’ is shown when there is a serious problem with the AV cable. Check your connection of AV cable to the console once, pull it off and plug it in again if needed and restart the console. This code will not be shown for the devices connected with HDMI cable.

For any further support, go to Xbox 360 support portal and you can communicate with the fellow gamers who might have already got the problem solved.