Repairing Your Xbox 360 – It’s All Microsoft’s Fault
Article by Bai Zijian
Microsoft has been sued for violation of consumer protection laws for continuing to sell the Xbox 360 despite being aware the hardware is (allegedly) likely to suffer the Red Rings of Death and fail. “Microsoft cannot deny that the console has a problem, after all it has extended the warranty on all units to cover the general hardware failure indicated by those three flashing red lights for a full three years.
One thing that Microsoft will not do, however, is come clean with the exact size of the problem, although some analysts estimate this to possibly be as high as 15 percent. In many cases, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo will charge over $ 150 USD for repairs to your video game system. If you have ever shipped your video game system to Microsoft, Nintendo or Sony in the past for repairs, or you visited your local video game retailer, undoubtedly you have found that you are just a ‘number’ on a long list of pending repair orders.
Looks like even the Elite version of the Xbox 360 is not free from the red rings of death. A good thing is to take advice and direction from XBox 360 users just like yourself who got just as frustrated as you are but who also have experience in electronics repair. A few dollars for their troubles and you can have proven, permanent, safe, and easy instructions for fixing your own XBox 360 right now and fast. If it just doesn