Xbox 360 has flashed the 3 red lights twice in the past year. Is this a bad sign?
I am looking to buy an Xbox 360 from someone but the Xbox 360 once in awhile (twice in past year) lights up 3 red lights. Is this a problem or common occurrence. The seller says this has happened to him on all of the Xbox’s he has owned and not to worry. He says he simply turns of the xbox and restarts it in a few minutes and it works fine. Should I buy the xbox?
hey dont buy it its RROD(Red Rings of Death) its something that happens to some xboxs but something about that is that it breaks your xbox the weird thing about it is that ur xbox isnt broken so dont buy it get a new one
simple answer no!! he is taking ur money and leaving u with a faulty xbox. best to buy new.
He’s a faker!!! If that happens then that means he has the red ring of death! Just buy a new one! And if it has happened to him 2 times in a year then that means that it was probably put in a bad spot, carpet, etc.
dude, f**k no! that’s the red ring of death man!!!!! DO NOT BUY IT!!!!!!! you’re better off just buying a new one. that guys tryin to jack you i’m sorry to say
Three flashing red lights
Three red lights on the Xbox 360′s ring indicator representing an “internal problem requiring service,” nicknamed the “Red Ring of Death” or “Red Lights of Death”
Three flashing red lights around the Xbox 360 power button (nicknamed the “Red Ring of Death” or “Red Lights of Death”), in lieu of the one to four green lights indicating normal operation, represent an internal problem that requires service. Warning signs may include freeze-ups, graphical problems in the middle of gameplay, such as checkerboard or pinstripe patterns on the screen, and sound errors, and the console only responds to pressing the power button to turn it off.[citation needed] These events may happen once or several times until the hardware failure occurs, or not at all. If the console freezes occasionally, the error will not necessarily follow. When the error does occur, on the user’s attempt to turn the console on the three red lights are seen and the console does not function.
This error code is usually caused by failure of one or more hardware components, although it can indicate that the console is not receiving enough power from the power supply, which can either be due to a faulty power supply or if the power supply cable is not fully inserted into the console.
Distinct from the General Hardware Failure is a similar-looking error warning where four red lights appear, in which case the console does not detect an AV cable is plugged in. The four lights can sometimes also be seen when power surges or very brief power outages occur while the console is running, in which the console needs to be unplugged and plugged back in again to reset the error. Two red lights appear when the system is overheated.
thats not true red rings are very bad in the manual that u can get online will tell u it means eather its over heating or tecnical problems u need to find out because it will brake i no
i have a xbox 360 and that happens to me every once in a while and my xbox is fine. but just to be safe i would go with a new one because there is still a chance that it has the Red Ring of Death
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