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Anonymous Posted on Aug 16, 2008

Xbox 360 hey i am jay fix my 3 red ligts problem but now my 360 say something about putting a disc

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READ THIS FIRST!

If you have the 3 red lights or any other common Xbox 360 problems suh as the

  • 3 red lights
  • 2 red lights
  • 1 red light
  • DVD drive read errors
You can learn to fix these problems for free.

There are loads of these guides out there that all claim to fix the problem however you should read the article below that will shed some real light on whether or not you can repair your Xbox 360 yourself!

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FREE ARTICLE REVEALS THE TRUTH ABOUT XBOX 360 REPAIR GUIDES HERE!

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Hey Jay- There is a plastic disc that sits on the centre of the drive inside the box, this disc has a magnet in it that is supposed to hold the game cd in place. What's happened is the plastic has become dislodged from the computer drive and is not the magnet portion is stuck to the drive housing (also metal).

You need to open up the game console, remove the drive and the drive cover and get that plastic disc out of it's holding plate. Once out, you just reinsert the drive (without the cover) and set the disc on top of the game cd-give the game a spin or two with your fingers and it should start up....problem fixed

If you search on Youtube you can see a repair video for this. It takes time, and you have to tear apart the game to get at this puppy. I've since fixed mine and left the plastic game housing off as well, so as to get rid of the overheating problem.

Screw microsoft and their crappy manufacturers.

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