3 red lights are flashing on my x box 360 when i first turn on my console.
You have the RROD (red ring of death). Luckily it is now covered by microsoft warranty so call them up and send it back to be fixed. Alternatively, if for some reason you have no warranty (bought it used, warranty expired) I have heard there is a method to try and fix it by wrapping the 360 in a towel and leaving it on for like 5 or 6 hours. Some people have had success, others just made it worse. You may want to google it to find better instructions as I have never tried it. The most common cause of the rrod is that it overheats and part of the motherboad between the gpu and the cpu warps and they lose connection. So somehow by blocking the vents with a towel and leaving it running it reconnects these joints. However I have heard that it is likely to get the problem again after trying this method, so just send it to microsoft if you can.
Posted on Aug 05, 2007
Follow this link for simple steps on how to fix this problem yourself i did mine and have had no problems since
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv1kbNePvus&feature=fvst
cheers
Posted on Oct 01, 2009
The towel method is a quick fix, but it's not going to solve the problem. Just open the xbox and resolder the joints with leaded solder. Microsoft was cheap and used solder that just doesn't hold up under the heat the unit produces, causing all the problems we saw in the first generation of 360s that hit the market.
Posted on Oct 01, 2009
If you have the 3 red lights then this happens because the GPU and the CPU have overheated, you will need to send it back or repair it yourself, you should not perform the towel trick
Posted on Oct 01, 2009
click here to download repair guide
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