I survived the red ring of death!!!

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#1 bwms12345
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My friends bumped it while playing guitar hero and i got the three rings and so i thought I was screwed. Latter i decided to try it one last time and it worked! Does this happen often or am I just lucky?
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#2 Impex
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Don't worry. It'll be dead soon. I'd go ahead and call in for a new 360.
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#3 bluezclue
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ur not lucky... it happens... it will die on u soon...
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#4 See_Brandon_358
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This is real man, or is it Sparta?
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#5 Cube_of_MooN
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Well, my box has survived a daily one red light, and once it had all four. Its still goin' strong. Still, once the RRoD appears, the virtual vultures begin to circle.
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#6 vhayste
Member since 2006 • 315 Posts
3RL does not always mean instant death. I got 3RLs two consecutive times (due to some faulty 3rd party cooling fans) and after I removed it, my 360 is working fine.
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#7 roan23
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first got it, mne already has ring. then turn it off, and on again. now about 4 months it still kicking XD. hope it will last till a new gen come out
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#8 Rampage31
Member since 2007 • 99 Posts
that happened to me and i survived another 2 weeks then it died 2 days before christmas
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#9 AgentSephiroth
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i got hit by it on new years eve what a coindence. but it came back on then the next day which is new years it doensnt work.
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#10 master-renagade
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umm its not that special i have had it and my 360 works also to the guy who thinks he is special because once his had 4 lights and it still works your not if it has 4 lights that means you didn't plug the cables in correctly.
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#11 mohfrontline
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Mine happened twice. The first one was after an hour long xbox live session, so I turned it off for a couple hours then tried it again, it worked perfectly. Then the other day it flashed 4 times, so I checked the manual and it said "check AV cable". So I took a look and realised that the AV cable came unplugged. Mine works perfectly, the red ring of death is overrated
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#12 Molloyj04
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Is there a specific reason for why people get this?? Overheating? I got my xbox for christmas and just wondering if anyone knows of ways i can prevent...or at least postpone this happening.

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#13 III-Rob-III
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Yeah i have 3red rings too, i leave it off for a while and it works..then i tturn it off...back on..and red lights again..im waiting till nxt week to ring up MS though because of the holidays.