XBOX 360 PROBLEMS

Well, what do you know, problems with the Xbod360 right out of the box on release day, who would have figured!

One red light flashes on the Ring of Light: Hardware failure. Restart the console. Contact Xbox Customer Service if the problem is not resolved. If the agent cannot help you resolve this issue, you will have to return the console to Microsoft for repair.

One red light flashes on the Ring of Light and you receive an error message: Hardware failure. Restart the console. Contact Xbox Customer Service if the problem is not resolved. If the agent cannot help you resolve this issue, you will have to return the console to Microsoft for repair.

Two red lights flash on the Ring of Light: This behavior occurs when the console is too hot. Power down for a while. Check sufficient ventilation. Verify the cooling fan is working. If the two lights continue to flash red after you tried the solutions, contact Xbox Customer Service. If the agent cannot help you resolve this issue, you will have to return the console to Microsoft for repair.

Three red lights flash on the Ring of Light: Hardware failure. Restart the console. Contact Xbox Customer Service if the problem is not resolved. If the agent cannot help you resolve this issue, you will have to return the console to Microsoft for repair.

Four lights flash red on the Ring of Light: The A/V cable is not correctly connected to the Xbox 360 console. The cable is not being detected by the console. Verify proper installation of the A/V Cable. This error will not occur if the cable is improperly plugged into a TV or VCR. Try another cable. If the four red lights continue to flash after you follow these troubleshooting steps, the Xbox 360 console may have to be repaired. Contact Xbox Customer Service.

If your Xbox360 is crashing a lot, like once every 20 minutes, take the power supply off the ground and suspended it in the air with something, maybe with string? Keep the vents away from the floor, and never set it on carpeting.

System crashes at Microsoft Game Studio Screen - ?
If the console won't boot after continued turning in and off: Unplug it for about 5 minutes then plug it back in and try again.
Error numbers I have seen:
57 - White Checkered Block patterns going horizontally across the screen - Overheating
64 - Comes up after the M$ Startup Screen - HDD Drive Issue? Remove and reconnect HDD.
65 -
66 - Dvd firmware does not match what was originally in the console's EEPROM. An attempt to curtail DVD firmware mods. Update the hacked firmware to fix.
71 - Dvd drive model number did not match what was originally in the console. This was a side effect of E66's purpose. If Microsoft did a warranty repair, and they substitiuted DVD drives, you may get this Error. They had it fixed within 24 hours.
73 -
74 - Hard Drive Issue? Remove HDD, and boot. If ok, then try with the HDD, if not, HDD is defective.
79 - Blocked Lines going vertical down screen - Overheating

In those HDD error cases, remove the HDD completely and boot without the HDD and see if you get the error.

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Note [11/27/2005]:
If you played any of the STORE DEMO machines, you notice most are enclosed in plastic, and they seem to work ok, right? Well, those consoles are not running at full capacity, meaning 3.2Ghz each core. Those beta units, as some call them are only running at 2.3Ghz each core, or something to that effect. That significantly cuts down on heat, and power consumption putting less stress on the external power supply, and the unit itself. That is why none of those store demo units are demonstrating any of these problems. By all means, that unit being enclosed inside a "plastic bubble" should overheat within 15 minutes! They do not! Why is that? Well, you have a partial answer. That, or M$ made sure the demo units were the cream of the crop, leaving the release day units the sub-standard ones.

It is all seming to boin down (up rather) to heat problems. If you know someone whos Xbox360 is working, borrow their power supply and see how yours works. Removing the HDD as a remedy means that less current is being drawn from the power supply, which is why it now works, though it could be a bad HDD, but that is slimmer than the power supply being the culprit. There are two different power supplies, the plugs are slightly different, and is different shade of grey.