Xbox 360: How to Deal with the 3 Flashing Red Light Problem

If you own an Xbox 360 be aware of a serious problem that has plagued the Xbox community over the past year. If your Xbox 360 is acting strangely, you have experienced any technical problems with the system, or you have three flashing red lights on the consul then you have a serious problem. These problems have been reported all over the nation and can not only affect your system in the short term, but rather the Xbox 360 consul in the long term. If you are having the "Three red light problem" here is how to resolve the situation fast and effectively.

First off be sure that the problem is the three red light problem. Check out your Xbox 360 manual, and the Xbox official website for other troubleshooting tips. If you are experiencing problems with your Xbox 360 like the games freezing, or the system randomly shuts off, then you may be faced with an overheating problem which is easily fixed and can be dealt with. If you are having three red lights flashing around the power button on the front of the consul then you are faced with a much more serious problem.

If you are dealing with the three red light problem then hop on the phone and call Xbox customer support. After the brief holding period in which you may be asked a series of unimportant questions, you will be connected to a representative. Tell the Xbox rep exactly what the problem is and they will more then likely understand right off the bat. You may be asked to clear you Xbox 360 hard drive to see if this resolves the problem, but in most cases it will not, also don't be fooled into thinking that there is a hard drive error with your 360.

The three red light problem may cause your Xbox 360 to do a lot of strange things and one of these oddities is to flash false error messages that pertain to the systems hard drive. This may cause you and the rep to miss-diagnose the problem, so be sure to let them know that you are dealing with the three red light problem. If it is a hard drive problem then there would be other symptoms presenting.