Question about Microsoft Xbox 360 Console

The mysterious red lights

What is the deal with the red lights dang! I got a 360 from my friend for free with no wires and no nothing. he had just got it that way to like the day before. he said it might not work. but my other friend brought his cords and harddrive over and we got it to work like once or twice. but he left and took the wires so i gotta find the wires and a controller online or somtin. but it just has the the same dang red lights!! Thanks for any help you can give. Aaron J. (p.s. i should get my pic on da profile thing soon.)

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Unit overheated or lost contacts with the motherboard.

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This is a very popular problem. There's a solution to it on FixYa. Check out Carl26's solution at this link: http://www.fixya.com/support/t142158-3_flashing_red_lights

Posted on Jun 20, 2007

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Posted on Jun 20, 2007

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