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jon taylor Posted on Jun 21, 2007
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3 red lights appear flashing then flashing stops no response help

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  • knyld45 Nov 16, 2007

    when i hit the power button the 3 red lights come on, and nothing else happens

  • Jmiller1 Dec 04, 2007

    3 flashing red lights appear and the xbox doesn't work.

  • un12 Dec 09, 2007

    3 red lights on controller.

  • impala2007 Dec 17, 2007

    the 3 red lights come on then nothing happens

  • ksandler3 Dec 26, 2007

    I just started having my problem 3 red lights and the Xbox 360 doesn't work. I just got new games for chrismas and I lost hope.

  • Anonymous Dec 26, 2007

    e74

  • crazyboy Dec 26, 2007

    when the red lights come on around the power button it wont let the games play.. and i just got a 360 for christmas??

  • mark2045 Dec 27, 2007

    My son bought me call of duty 4 I went to play it and my xbox made a kindof static sound and locked up. Then the 3 red lights came on.

    I tried to restart it and I just get the 3 red lights. I can only play for about 5 minutes and It locks up and gives me the 3 red lights. HELP MICROSOFT

    PLEASE STAND UP TO YOU'RE PRODUCT AND PLEASE YOU'RE CUSTOMERS !!!!!!!!! [email protected]

  • froman Jan 01, 2008

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    I'm having the same problem with 3 flashing red lights, but I.m not getting any noises or other type of response. Please advise. Thanks.

  • Anonymous Jan 01, 2008

    three red lights flahing on the console

  • Anonymous Jan 03, 2008

    i NEED help i want to play my 360 but i turn it on it starts up but the game doesnot play and 3 red lights come on!

  • Anonymous Jan 03, 2008

    3 red lights come on there is no picture at all with on tv what do i DO

  • Anonymous Jan 08, 2008

    3 flashing lights

  • gary 33 Jan 08, 2008

    My name is Gary I was playing my xbox 360 the game froze and 3 flashing red lights came on, what does this mean? Also I have had trouble opening the disc tray it gets stuck sometimes when trying to open it why? Also one more thing when Iam playing a game a note comes up from the console that the disc is unreadable even when the game disc is brand new what is wrong? Can anybody help me?

  • Anonymous Jan 08, 2008

    my xbox 360 powers on and loads up but it doesnt read games or discs


  • Tman2434 Jan 09, 2008

    I have the same three red lights flashing and mine won't work either.

  • merkaliguy Feb 02, 2008

    mine has three red lights coming on about 15 min. into a game when i turn it on. so i turn it off then back on still with 3 red lights. my power bar turns orange when it goes into the three red lights. i sent it in to ms to fix and got it back in about 2 months with a free 1 month xboxlive card. and so i thought, cool they gave me something for my troubles. but only to find that it still had the same problem. still flashes the red lights within 10 to 15 min. into a game. kinda fed up with this. so asking everyone what to do now. other than calling ms and being put on hold for half an hour....

  • Anonymous Jun 06, 2008

    I have the three flashing red lights but it does work once in a great while .but then it will make a weird beep sound and freeze .Is there anything I could do myself?



  • Anonymous Jun 11, 2008

    Forsøkt å bytte spill,skrudd av/på flere ganger.

    Har 3 blinkende røde lys

  • Anonymous Jul 04, 2008

    i will play and suddenly 3 red lights start flickering and console freeze

  • littledevil4 Jul 10, 2008

    My 360 beeped at me three red lights flashed and it froze is thare something i can do

  • Anonymous Jul 31, 2008

    there are 3 flashing red light what should i do ?????/

  • Anonymous Jul 31, 2008

    There are repair guides out there that will fix it - but you had better find the right one for the job - here's a website that will help with that:

    www.BestXBOX360RepairGuides.info


    Good Luck!

  • Anonymous Nov 08, 2008

    i have the same problem aw:'( three flashing lights and that is all it does

  • grind_82 Nov 12, 2008

    I have the same problem. When I turn on my xbox 360 all i get is three red flashing lights

  • Digger44 Nov 29, 2008

    when I turn on the console three flashing red lights appear.

  • Anonymous Dec 02, 2008

    Flashing

  • wrathofme87 Dec 07, 2008

    i have got the same problem help me please

  • Anonymous Dec 13, 2008

    its horrible. Does anyone know a solution

  • triggor718 Dec 17, 2008

    xbox 3 lights no warranty what shall i do?

  • Anonymous Dec 18, 2008

    yeah I have 3 flashing red lights too.

  • Anonymous Dec 22, 2008

    3 RED LIGHTS APPEAR AND GIVES NO RESPONCE

  • Anonymous Jan 29, 2009

    please και εγω εχω προβλημα με τα 3 φωτακια που μπορïŽ να το δωσω για επισκευî® και πïœσο θα μου κοστî¯σει.

  • Anonymous Feb 05, 2009

    some please help the 3 red lights keep flashing

  • Anonymous Feb 05, 2009

    3 red lights

  • Anonymous Apr 30, 2009

    i have the three red lights

  • Anonymous Apr 30, 2009

    three red lights turn on when i turn the xbox 360 on and start flashing and nothing happens

  • sarobes May 11, 2010







    Solution Link . . . www.MicrosoftXbox360Console.com











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  • myronrbsn May 11, 2010

    tell me how to fix it 3 red lights

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Try looking up the "x clamp replacement" on you tube

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This is referred to as the 3 Rings of Death. Your power adapter has either overheated, or it has overheated and caused damage to your xbox. Contact Microsoftto apply for them to send a ups box out to your house to have it picked up and fixed.

http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/xbox360/contactus.aspx

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I had the red ring of death for my XBox 360. I tried the towel trick, but it only lasted for a week each time before it broke again. I sent my XBox 360 for repairs to www.videogame911.com and had it back within a week and haven't had a error code since.

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Haha see the only way to prevent this problem is to not play the game more than 4 hours... and do keep the console in an open lace where it can ventilate enough air to cool down.

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Unfortunately there is nothing that you can directly do to fix this problem without voiding your warranty,. This means that if you attempt to repair it and fail MS will not fix it for you.. The "Fix" posted by others SOMETIMES works, but NOT ALWAYS.

Pleae be careful with your expesive gear!

You have a hardware failure. Microsoft will repair your unit for you under warranty / recall.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907534

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

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MICROSOFT IS OFFERING REPAIRS FOR FREE ON THIS SPPECIFIC PROBLEM!!! CHECK 360 WEBSITE

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Nothing you can do , unit needs to be sent to microsoft.

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