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This is a short Xbox 360 repair quick start guide that can help you resolve Xbox 360 red light errors.

It is extremely frustrating to have your Xbox 360 go on the fritz. The first time it happens is the worst, as it likely caught you in the middle of the game and wiped out a lot of your progress. And, if you get red light errors (or the red ring of death) once, you will get it again. You will either need to send it for Xbox 360 repair, or you can perform Xbox 360 repair yourself. Thankfully, repairing yourself is easy, and it is a lot cheaper and faster (in fact it saves you over $100, and it takes less than an hour).

The good news is that 94% of systems don't need new parts, they just need a little tweak (a simple Xbox 360 repair) to get them up and running! Satellite Direct Satellite Direct - How to Watch HD Channels on Your PC

The whole problem can be summed up in 1 word: heat. There is a design flaw with the Xbox 360: a shrunken LSI heat sink. The problem is that Microsoft made the LSI heat sink (the cooling unit) way to small. This was done in order to make room for the DVD drive. As a side note, all 11.6 million of the first systems sold have this problem, and Microsoft said all devices could fail. That means there are literally millions of people who need Xbox 360 repair, you are not alone and you are going to be able to fix it today!

Now, as you play, the motherboard heats up a lot. It usually reaches over 78*C after 15 minutes of play time. All this heat causes the motherboard to vibrate. These vibrations lead to a weakening of the soldering which holds the GPU (graphics processing unit). Once the soldering weakens too much, the GPU comes lose, and then you have your 3 red lights error.

Your Free Kick Start Xbox 360 Repair Guide: Here's your simple Xbox 360 repair guide The basic problem is overheating. What you need to do is the following: