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Potential Fix For Three Red Lights On Xbox 360
A gamer over in the ArsTechnica forums detailed how he was able to resurrect his Xbox 360 from the “three red lights” problem. Now, in this particular instance, he was able to grab a secondary error code that said the GPU was overheating, so those gamers that are getting the “lights of doom” should try and figure out what the actual issue is before diving into the console. Also, if your console is still under warranty, just get it fixed by Microsoft. There are pretty detailed instructions and pictures on how to disassemble the Xbox 360 and remove the thermal pad, but gamers attempting this fix probably shouldn’t try and use 409 to remove the thermal paste, since the cleaner doesn’t seem to react very well with aluminum; isopropyl alcohol might be a better solution here. At any rate, if you aren’t afraid of digging around the interior of the Xbox 360, and your warranty is already expired, it might be worth a shot to try and re-apply the thermal paste to the GPU. It is somewhat strange how often thermal issues have been affecting hardware recently, with both the Xbox 360 and the Macbook/Macbook Pro issues from Apple.
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