Sunday, July 19, 2009

How To Repair Xbox 360

By Martin Adams

So, you have fired up your Xbox 360 for your next gaming session. The drive starts to spin, the green ring of light flickers into life, and you slip a game out of its case. And then it happens.

Your heart sinks.

The once green ring of light has turned red, and you know that until you find a suitable Xbox 360 repair, your gaming days are over.

But how do you go about finding an Xbox 360 fix and ridding yourself of the feared red ring of death?

Microsoft will gladly offer to perform the Xbox 360 fix for you, but at a cost. How does $140 and shipping strike you? Well, that's what you may pay for Microsoft to perform the Xbox 360 correct if your console's out of guaranty. And to make this worse, you'll be made to wait 6 to 8 weeks for your console to be returned.

"But my console's still under warranty," you say, "I'm fine."

Wrong! You'll still have to pay for shipping, and that is $25 minimum. And there's the packing up to take under account, too. You must make sure your Xbox 360 is secure for it's long and uncertain trip to an industrial zone in McAllen, Texas, right on the U.S.-Mexico border. Yep, you heard right. Your pride and joy will end up down there on the border for God knows how long.

So what are your alternatives for the Xbox 360 correct you desperately need? How about some of the methods you'll find online?

The "Towel Trick" is a good example. If you are acquainted with the "Towel Trick" then you will already bear in mind that it's useless and doubtless threatening. One respected blogger recently stated that you're more likely to set your Xbox 360 flaming than correct the problem. The reality is, the fast fixes you may read about on gaming sites and forums simply don't work.

Your last option for an Xbox 360 repair is to take the machine apart and do it yourself. This isn't a new idea. Gamers have been doing this since the launch of the 360 - sometimes successfully, usually disastrously. Till now, this "self-fix" has involved soldering bad connections within the console. But this isn't something the average gamer should be attempting. This is not a toaster we're talking about, after all. It's a chunk of hitech apparatus. You are rather more likely to cause further damage and void your warranty.

So you want an Xbox 360 repair, and the Microsoft option simply isn't quick enough, cheap enough, or convenient enough. And the quick fixes you'll find online just do not work. And of course, the "self-fix" is beyond anyone but a talented technician, and if it goes pear shaped you may void your warranty and cause further damage.

But don't panic. Now there's another Xbox 360 fix option. One that is easy, idiot-proof, and guaranteed to have you gaming again in less than two hours. And best of all, it's licensed by tech pros who know the inner workings of the console like the backs of their hands.

Forget the tricks and fast fixes. Forget the trouble of packing your 360 up and returning it to Microsoft for months.

This is the only Xbox 360 repair you need. And it's the only Xbox 360 repair that is certain to work.

How good does this sound? Real human customer support, total video help files, and the quietness this Xbox 360 correct has been developed by tech pros who've successfully performed it lots of times.

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