Xbox 360 errors

[Wisp]

Alright, I presume this would go here, but if for some reason it goes in VG&C move it.

 

So today I started my Xbox, and it started fine, I loaded up a game I have played countless times with no errors. when the lights on the console started flashing red.

 

At that point I did my basic repair deal, I unplugged all the wires, plugged them back in, unplugged the AV cords from the TV, plugged them back in, and so on.

 

After replugging all of the wires the light remained, so I booted up my laptop to find the problem. After a quick Google search,I found out that depending on which lights were flashing, the errors were different.

 

For example, all four lights means the AV is not detected, but I had three lights flashing.

 

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(pretend that is a circle, and basically all the lights but the top right were blinking)

 

Anyway, I looked further into that and it suggested to try and fix it, I first unplug everything, and plug it back in, and if that fails take out the hard drive and turn it back on. With the hard drive out the lights still flashed, so i turned it off once more, and put it back in.

 

Still flashing

 

Anyway, I read further and it said there was also something called secondary error codes, and after following the instructions on how to get it, I found that my error code was 0020.

 

Sadly, they didn't know what that code meant, but it might have been overheating.

 

Anyway, my xbox has been off for over an hour, and it wasn't hot at all on the outside when it happened, but does anyone know how to fix it, or something, other than sending it in to Microsoft?

 

 

 

So again, three blinking lights, error code 0020

[Bmms]

so you xbox looks like this when you turn it on?

 

 

 

 

if it does that and your still under warranty from where ever you bought it or even microsoft take it back

 

if you got at a store like bestbuy or another store, and you have a warranty thats extends it past the 90days after you first bought it then take it back

 

if not send it to microsoft and wait 2-5 weeks for it back

 

 

 

or if you are completely out of any warranty what so ever, you can fix it your self this will void your warranty/ even brick it for good

 

or call ms, and they will fix it for a fee of 100$, and you have to wait for to get back 2-5week

 

 

 

i had xbox that did the same, so i just bought another since i voided the warranty, i did a think ppl call the xclamp fix a few days ago to it, and it fixed it

 

work for 3 hours so i put it in the so it was back to normal, thinking it was still working, but it didnt work, since i shorted out the board with static

 

 

 

but the xclamp works 100%, done it 3 xbox and all worked, but there might be a few that it doesnt

 

 

 

 

 

best bet is to call ms, or return it

[Orpheus]

Send it in, you got the Red Ring of Death.

[Wisp]

UPDATE:

 

After a few hours of it being off, I turned it back on, no problems, and I played for about an hour. As I was shutting it down, and taking out the disk, it flashed red when I took the disk out, and then it wouldn't work for a while, though half an hour later it worked again.

 

I'll see what happens.

[sloter]

I don't have an xbox or personally care for them but it could be over heating?

[Bmms]

Send it in, you got the Red Ring of Death.

 

its mostlikly going to continue untill it dies completely then you have the send it it, i would just send it in now so its fixed

[Wisp]

I think the warranty is out, I've had it for over a year, and my brother had it before me for basically since it came out. I am gonna see how it works for a few days before I think about sending it in.

[blade995]

I think the warranty is out, I've had it for over a year, and my brother had it before me for basically since it came out. I am gonna see how it works for a few days before I think about sending it in.

 

 

 

If it is the 3 red rings you have a 3 year warranty for that problem. It's a 1 year for everything else.

[Wisp]

Well, I'll talk to my brother about it, it is technically his, he just gave it to me, since he got a elite.

 

 

 

Also, interesting, awesome lucky fact

 

My brother was planning on selling his old xbox (not 360). He was planning on using it's warranty to repair it so it was in good condition for sale

 

And best buy, where he bought it from still had a warranty on it, but they no longer had the stuff needed to repair it, so they gave him a full refund, of like 200 something dollars.