The Xbox 360 has a power ring which is nothing but the power button and the lights surrounding the power button. The lights are programmed to flash according the operating conditions of the console. The lights are arranged in a quadratic circle manner as a thin ring surrounding the power button. The lights flash either in green or red based upon the condition. Also the device is constructed to show error messages on the screen when any problems occur within the unit. Basically the codes are represented in an alphanumeric fashion. The light flickers in green color when your gaming system runs without any problem. But, in case any difficulty occurs it turns to red in color. Apart from this the number of lights glowing during an error also shifts. There may be one, 2, III or four lights glowing according to the situation.

Repairing

The system can be fixed in 2 ways. One is by giving the systemto the Microsoft Xbox 360 Repair service headquartersor else repairing it by your own. Free repair is provided by Microsoft for those consoles which are under warranty period. But, for others repairing is charged. One more draw back here is that you need to wait for up to 3 months to get your systemback and hence you can’t even see your console for the next III months. Few suggest a method called towel wrapping. This is done to ensure that the weak solder joints in the motherboard gets melted and gets fixed properly when you wrap a towel around the systemand made it to run for an hour. But Xbox 360 experts say that by performing this kind of technique will break the pieces in the mere future.

Simple Way To Repair:

The simple and the easiest method to fix this problem is by repairing the system on your own. For this you need to watch some Xbox 360 Fix clips from the internet which gives you a step by step guide to fix the unit. The main objective is that you need to remove the X clamp from the motherboard that supports the heat sink. After which the heat sinkare repaired back in their correct positions with the help of a screw and bolt. This ensures that your processor gets enough air and gets cooled naturally. The main advantage in this method is that you can do the repairing work within one or two hours so that it gets ready on the same day and you can start playing your favorite game.