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How to Get Rid of the Red Ring of Death

If you are a video game junkie, there is not much worse than discovering your Xbox 360 has succumbed to the "red ring of death." Aptly named, this condition is indicated by three red lights located around the power button where one, two, three, or four green lights should be showing up. While often this is a result of hardware failure, there is one technique that might be able to bring your Xbox 360 back to life called the "towel trick."

Things You'll Need

2 towels

Instructions

- 1
  Unplug the controllers, network cable or wireless adapter, and remove your hard drive from your Xbox 360. Leave the power cable plugged in.
- 2
  Find a flat surface and place one towel down on it.
- 3
  Place the Xbox on top of the towel and cover as much of it as you can.
- 4
  Cover any remaining portions of your Xbox with the other towel. The entire console should be covered.
- 5
  Turn the covered console on and let it overheat for roughly 30 minutes.
- 6
  Turn the console off and unwrap it. Let it cool down for 15 minutes.
- 7
  After it has sufficiently cooled down, turn the console back on and begin playing.

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