As with anything, there is a right and a wrong way to do it. The same goes for the three flashing lights on your Xbox 360. Believe it or not, there is a right and a wrong way to fix your Xbox 360 console.

This article will discuss some common misconceptions when it comes to fixing up your beloved game box.

first things

Before you do anything, you need to decide if you’re one of the people who’s interested in paying Microsoft to fix your broken console, or if you’d rather save money and fix it yourself.

If you decide to go with Microsoft’s solution, some things to know are:

o Microsoft usually covers the red ring of death if the console is under warranty.

o If your console is not covered by warranty, be prepared to pay hefty repair fees.

o Microsoft will keep your console for about 6 weeks.

o This fix is ​​not permanent and gamers often experience three flashing lights again after receiving their Xbox 360 back.

Now, if you’d rather learn how to fix your Xbox 360 yourself, there’s tons of information available online that tells you how to do this or that. Long before you try anything, you need to know what works and what can RUIN your Xbox 360 console beyond repair.

the wrong way

2 things you never want to do is put your console in the freezer or oven. Beware of people who actually tell you to do this. Extreme temperatures can crack and destroy computer parts faster than anything else.

I will even say that sometimes these crazy things will cause your Xbox 360 to stop flashing three red lights for a short period, but this is only temporary and if you continue to subject your machine to this kind of torture you will end up permanently damaging it.

The right direction

Now if you want to fix your Xbox 360 the right way, you will need to learn how to open the console and reset the GPU. The reason you get three flashing lights is because the poor design doesn’t allow the console to be properly ventilated.

The heat builds up and ends up causing the solder joints to crack and the connection to be lost. To fix this you will have to reset the clamp that holds the GPU with some kind of spacer so that it no longer causes this.