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There are numerous computer game consoles available in the marketplace for the Nintendo game lovers. But a lot of them are not branded. The number 1 Nintendo games consoles are Xbox, trustafarian, PlayStation, Wii, etc . Xbox and Play Station are the top competitors in the Play station game industry. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 2 hit the market at the same time. Microsoft launched Xbox 360 in late 2005 and just before that ; Sony launched its PlayStation two.

Issue with Xbox 360

Even though Xbox 360 is the premiere Play station game console, they face the big number of console failure. Many analysis have been done to find out the problem and it was discovered the failure is because of the overheating of the console. Due to overheating of the console, the chips in the motherboard get damaged and entire motherboard is getting failed. The reason for the internal temperature is due to insufficient air flow within the console. Shortage of proper design and poor ventilation led on to failure of hardware components in the console. Microsoft launched Xbox 360 in a rush just before Xmas to get more sales. This is the real reason for the failure in the design.

The X clamp situated in the motherboard is the main problem. These X clamps hold the heat sinks to lower the heat and cool down the processors. But due to improper arrangement of the X clamps, the heat sinks fail to work. Xbox have the special feature to show the standing of the console, when it works perfectly or when it is getting into trouble. The four LED’s situated around the power ring area will indicate the status of the console. Removing the X clamps will solve the red light problem. The overheating mistake will be indicated by the red lights. This is sometimes known as Red Ring of Death or RROD errors. This mistake causes the console to hang up and the game freezes at the play. The red lights also indicate differing kinds of mistakes according to the quantity of red lights which flashes in the power ring area.

Solution

You can repair the console on your own, without spending much money. All that you need to do is take away the XClamps of the motherboard so that more atmospheric air flows in to the console from the base of the console. This is so easy to do and it can be done in just an hour with the help of normal household tools like screwdrivers.

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