04/28 What Is 3 Red Lights Xbox 360?
If you’re a serious video gamer, no matter what video game platform is your favorite, you have undoubtedly heard about the 3 red lights xbox 360 problem, also known as the "Red Ring of Death". This is an error that occurs when the xbox 360 unit overheats. The X360 has a circle of four lights on the front of the console. If the console is working properly, you will see those four lights stay a solid green all the time. If there is a malfunction in the Xbox unit, one or more of those lights will turn red and flash. When you see three of the four lights flashing red, this is an indication of a hardware failure. The most common hardware failure in the xbox 360, by far, is the failure that occurs due to overheating inside the Xbox unit. It can occur at any time, but most often occurs after long periods of extended use where too much heat is allowed to build up inside the xbox 360 console.
At first, Microsoft was very slow to acknowledge the existence of a systemic problem with their Xbox unit. But after several months and many, many complaints from consumers, and they finally acknowledged that the xbox 360 was indeed flawed and that they would repair this particular problem at no charge to consumers.