xbox 3 red lights

[denalilvr 10+ year member]

anyone have a tutorial online on how to fix the xbox 360 without having to send it in..i wana know if its something easy i can do myself..im getting the 3 red lights

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[bds0688 10+ year member]

Call MS. Assuming your XBOX is untampered, it's a problem fixed for free now.

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

Call MS. Assuming your XBOX is untampered, it's a problem fixed for free now.

X2 they just extended all warranties from 1 to 3 years. they pay shipping plus repairs just gotta let them know and they will send you a box to ship it in.

 

[denalilvr 10+ year member]

well i screwed myself over..all i did was remove the front face plate and put it back on and i had it sent back from MS saying it shows signs of being tampered so it voids warranty which is why i want to see if i can fix it myself

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

Aw man, that *****. Try xbox-scene.com. I'm sure they have some tips for you.

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

3 red lights means something with the AV cable...try an alternate cable?

 

[denalilvr 10+ year member]

Idiot ...

calling yourself an idiot does not help me you child

 

[2kchevy06civic 5,000+ posts]

STOP MAKING ONLINE THREATS,THE CLOSEST YOU'VE COME TO SHELLS IS WHEN YOUR PUMPING GAS OR AT THE BEACH.

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[Wowimzz 10+ year member]

When you call 18004myxbox it comes up with an automated thing. Max is its name i believe. He goes through something like unplugging the xbox, taking off the HD, plugging the xbox back in, and turning it on. Then it says to put the HD back on? And i call BS on them saying that it shows signs of being tampered with. They tell you to take off the faceplate when you send it in. I would know because i just got mine back like 3-4 days ago, and its still messed up. Why does xbox makes custom faceplates if they are going to consider it tampereing? Thats not tampering... And yes, I'm pretty sure you screwed yourself in whatever you did because they track the xboxs with the serial number. So when you told them what it was when you sent it in they marked it as tampered. The 3 red lights is either a serious internal problem, or your power supply has failed.

 

[Wowimzz 10+ year member]

3 red lights means something with the AV cable...try an alternate cable?

No, its not. maybe you meant the power cable? Either way, if it were a disconnected cable it would have a different red light code.

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

what is the actual code of your red light?

 

[delvryboy 5,000+ posts]

power supply is usually 4 red rings

 

[Wowimzz 10+ year member]

what is the actual code of your red light?

He is having the 3 red lights, which is the code for an internal or power supply problem. Note the title of the thread?

 

[Wowimzz 10+ year member]

power supply is usually 4 red rings

No its not, 4 red rings is a disconnected cable. If my xbox would work i would show you. It wont even power up.

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

yeah but when i was having the red lights i got a code on the screen...i was getting 3 red lights with this error code

E74: AV cable error... There is a problem with the AV cable, try using a different AV cable. If the cable is known to be working then there is a 90% chance it's a scaler chip problem (the "ANA" or "HANA" chip connected directly to the AV cable) in rare cases it is the GPU.

 

[denalilvr 10+ year member]

i dont get any codes on the screen its blank

 

[Wowimzz 10+ year member]

His box most likely shut off. Dvr, when that code came up were you having any problems with the screen? When i first got my xbox back it didnt work, so i tried my friends power supply and it worked. My screen colors were all messed up, and it was jumping around. I literally smacked my xbox by the disc tray, and after a few whacks it worked like normal.

 

[Wowimzz 10+ year member]

i dont get any codes on the screen its blank

Did your xbox just shut off, give you the 3 red lights and the power supply go red? I've had this happen once, and what i did was unplug the power supply for a few seconds and then plugged it back in. The first time i did this it worked fine for a month or so, then it happened again and now my ps is fried.