Xbox 360 Repair for the 3 Red Lights problem
February 3rd, 2008
There’s a lot of data available on the internet regarding xbox 360 repair for the 3 Red Lights problem. Some of it is helpful, but a lot of it is not so helpful, ranging from deceptive to out-and-out harmful. A few of so called "fixes" being recommended not only will not work, but they could in reality cause further damage to your xBox 360.
If you’ve done any research at all on the xbox 360 3 red lights problem you probably already know that the main culprit is heat, more specifically, too much heat. Computer don’t mind a little bit of heat, but excessive heat can do some serious and permanent damage to the chips. That is why computers have fans and heatsinks. These devices facilitate the dispersion of the heat build-up out of the main computer unit.
What is the xbox 360 "towel trick"? There is a "fix" that has been circulated widely called the "towel trick. Simply put, the towel trick involves putting a towel around the GPU (general processing unit) of the xbox then running the unit for a while, then removing the towel. Supposedly, the 3 red lights disappear and the problem is solved. Well, as we’ve said, the main cause of the 3 red lights problem in the first place is excessive heat build-up inside the GPU. It would stand to reason then that wrapping the xbox 360 in a towel would decrease the amount of heat that can be dispersed from the xbox. This is exactly what happens and is why the towel trick not only doesn’t work, but can cause even more damage to your xbox 360.
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