Ring outside the power button turns red

You can try resetting it by holding the power button and volume down when you restart it it will give you options but you will lose all your data.

this occurs when the xbox is overused..u better give for service if it is under warrenty and if not u can also reach the site to solve it

Hmm maybe your Cables are not perfect plugged in or keep your xbox off for 24 hours if it doesnt work let microsoft fix it if you dont got a waranty anymore buy a new one.

It is possible to open your Xbox 360 and fix the problem, which isn't recommended, but there are many tutorials, but if it is not 3 red lights then you don't have the Red Ring of Death. If the whole ring around the Xbox 360 is red then this means that either the Audio-Video cable is not connected properly, or the Xbox 360 is not detecting it. You can try cleaning the AV cable or you could try buying a new AV cable. The easiest way to decide on what you should do is go to:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/906652
That is the specific page for your problem and should give you a solution, and if it does not, then you should be able to contact Microsoft, and if it is still under manufacturer's warranty, then they should be able to fix it for free.
I hope I helped! ~Flascher

your 360 is suffering from the "red Ring of Death", and will need to be sent away for repair or replaced outright.

ok..idk if this will work but it might...first turn off the sansa...then turn the hold switch on (it should turn red). hold down the record button on the side of the player..then while still holding that hold the power button down...but keep holding them untill a screen shows up saying something about recovory mode..itll say to plug in the usb..u could do that..idk it that will work..it it doesnt instead of plugging in tthe usb in the computer..wait about 15 seconds after the recovory mode screen shows up and then hold down the power button for about 15-20 sec...then itll go all black (including the blue light) press the power button again like u would to turn it on...and everything should be back to normal..hope this helps...:)

Call Microsoft. They will most likely cover all costs of the repair if it is defective.

try this

if you have 3 red rings on the power button aswell then you have to send it back to micosoft xbox360 .they will fix it for free.all xbox360 have a 3 year warrant.that what happen to mine and a have had mine for over a year too.

try pressing and holding the bluetooth button on your 360 while doing this turn your xbox on and keep holding until it boots completely even if it does not make it to the boot screen just keep holding it until you think the time would have passed for it to boot up. power off your xbox. wait about 5 minutes and then reboot believe me this little method fixes alot of the xbox problems so it makes me wonder if some of the error codes are really correct. one more thing i strongly recommend the use of a cooling device for the 360 which ever one you choose