All consoles are prone to fail, and the Xbox 360 is definitely not an exception. In fact it actually has a higher failure rate than many other consoles and as such it’s ring of red lights has become rather infamous amongst gamers. Basically if something is wrong the green light ring around the power button will turn solid red or even flash. Fortunately there are a few things that you can try to fix this, and they are listed here in this article.
There will be times when the light on your Xbox 360′s power supply turns red or completely turns off. You can identify this when the power supply light changes from green to orange to red while you are using your system. There are a number of different reasons why this may occur, but it occurs when the external power supply has detected a fault.
The power supply that came with your Xbox 360 has several different safeguards built in that will keep your Xbox 360 safe. It will turn off if it sees that there is too much voltage or sees a spike in temperature. If this happens then the lights will turn red, though in the worst case your system will turn off or provide an error code.
There are a few different things that you can try to fix your system. First of all you need to see what temperature the power supply is currently at, if it is not cool there is a problem and the red light may have been an indicator to that fact. If that is the case then put your power supply in a nice well ventilated space and turn off your system. When it has cooled sufficiently then you can turn the system back on. If all went well, then the lights will turn orange and you will be able to switch your console on once again.
You may find that the Xbox 360 is not getting the voltage that it needs. This can be so if you have plugged into a surge protector or an extension cord. If this is the case, then you should be able to plug it directly into the wall and see if it works. There is also an error system built into the red ring itself that you can use if anything goes wrong.
Finally you can try using a different power cord. If you have another one on hand then you are in luck, and you can try it out. If it does turn on that’s great, but if it doesn’t turn on then you have a serious problem with the actual console. If none of the listed repair methods work, then it’s time to pay for a repair job.
