The Red Ring Towel Trick
8/17/07 5:02pm
Has this ever happened to you? Has your Xbox 360 given you that red ring of death? We may have found your solution. Humping the 360 is not necessarily part of the solution, but hey if it makes you feel better then go for it.
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Ferret75
Because then you risk it becoming worse and thus more difficult to repair.
yoetama
screwattack is rock!
werdman24
Was I hearing a metal version of the Double Dragon theme? If so, is it available on Overclocked Remix?
Jose needs to come back.
Noccy83
I remember trying this on my first (original) 360 and it didn't work. I think it worked for some people and not for others. I didn't even bother the second time around with my Elite. It's hard to believe that it caused such problems for people on reflection. I still bite my nails every time I turn my Elite on in case it decides to just die on me!
TheSwedishGamer
I actually watched this way back and a couple of days later, my friend's xbox got the red ring so I tried this trick and believe it or not, it worked. Thanks Jose, you saved my friend's xbox :)
fabio73
Now the real question is why it works!!!
PopulaJoy
I think the answer lies in the towels, electronic things break down when you add water, right? Water is everywhere, also in the sky. If you lay your electronic device (in this case the XBox 360) on a towel and wrap it up with another one, it will slowly take the water out of the device. This is a rather big device, so twelve minutes is a minimum, as leaving it to rest for at least fifteen minutes (this is something with all electronic devices)
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AbolishedShadow
I dont think water was the issue, if it was rice sucks moisture out of electronics a lot better. I think it has something to do with generating heat. The xbox gives off heat when it runs and the towels trap the heat. I dont know what the extra heat would do but it obviously does something.
Sir_Luna
And Pelvic Thrusted he did... into our hearts! T_T
Shiro_Shishi
"I dun wanna play the PS3 or Wii cause they suck."
Oh how I miss Jose. REAL TALK. ALL DAY.