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How to Fix a Broken XBox 360 for Free

The Xbox 360 game console can become overheated if the graphic chip is overly taxed while playing graphics-intense games. This causes the game console to illuminate a red LED and shut down due to the heat shield inside of the Xbox 360 separating from the graphics chip. You can fix a broken Xbox yourself by using the heat of the game console to seal the heat shield to the graphics chip again. The Xbox 360 does not need to be opened and no warranty is violated. No special skills or tools are needed to fix the broken Xbox 360.

Things You'll Need

Two bath towels
Duct tape

Instructions

- 1
  Place a bath towel on a table. Remove all cables from the Xbox 360 except for the power cord. Place the Xbox 360 on the bath towel.
- 2
  Press the power button on the front of the Xbox 360.
- 3
  Wrap the sides of the bath towel onto the top of the Xbox 360. Apply strips of duct tape to hold the sides of the bath towel to the top of the Xbox 360. Repeat this procedure with the top and bottom of the bath towel.
- 4
  Place a bath towel on top of the Xbox 360. Place the sides of the bath towel beneath the Xbox 360. Place the top and bottom of the bath towel beneath the Xbox 360.
- 5
  Wait five hours. Remove the bath towels from the front of the Xbox 360 so that you can see if the red LED is still flashing. Replace the towels if the red LED is still flashing.
- 6
  Turn off the Xbox 360’s power button when the red LED is no longer flashing. Remove the bath towel from over the Xbox 360. Remove the strips of duct tape from the top of the Xbox 360. Remove the bath towel from under the Xbox 360.
- 7
  Reattach all cables to the Xbox 360. Turn the Xbox 360 on and enjoy using it again once it has cooled off.

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