Five Methods You Can Use Today To Keep Your Xbox 360 Cool
To stay ahead of it’s competitors, Microsoft pushed it’s Xbox 360 product line out the door faster than it should have. Because of this, over 30 percent of these products have experienced the red ring of death failure. The Xbox 360 is a frail device because of design and manufacturing mistakes.
Its cooling system is inadequate and barely keeps up with the heat output of it’s circuitry. If the cooling system fails to work properly, the heat interacts with it’s design flaws which brings about the red ring of death. Not allowing your Xbox to overheat is imperative if you wish to avoid the ring of death.
This article will discuss the ways that you can go about keeping your Xbox 360 cool.
1.) Although no one is going to deliberately block the cooling vents, there are several ways in which you may do this unknowingly. These include placing the Xbox on surfaces such as beds, sofas, rugs or pillows.
2.) Be careful to place the Xbox in an environment that is well ventilated. This means that the Xbox should not be placed in cabinets, bookcases, racks, or any other confined spaces. It certainly doesn’t make any sense to exercise great care in keeping the cooling vents open while placing the machine in a confined space where air can’t reach it. Oversights like this are commonplace because most people tend to place things in a way that saves space.
3.) Try placing your Xbox on it’s side which exposes more of it’s surface area to the surrounding air. You could also point a small fan at your console.
4.) Keep the Xbox away from any sources of heat such as heaters, very warm electronics, stoves, radiators and furnaces. In addition to these obvious sources, be careful not to allow direct sunlight to reach it.
5.) As important as it is to keep the Xbox ventilated, let’s not forget that the power brick also requires adequate ventilation. It’s a very natural thing to put the power brick down on the floor. However, if it is placed on soft shaggy carpets, cooling air currents will be blocked. The best option is placing it up off the floor onto a surface that is level and hard.
The suggestions in this article are preventative measures for a brand new Xbox. However, if this is your first run in with the ring of death, then these steps should be your first actions to take. Hopefully, the heat made your Xbox shut down before doing any lasting damage.
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