| Picture this scenario. You're relaxed and ready to | | | | suggestions offered. Beware of these. Trying |
| enjoy playing your favorite Xbox 360 game. You | | | | some of these ideas can make your problems |
| power up the system. The drive starts spinning. | | | | worse. The Towel Trick is one of those silly but |
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| remove a game disk from its case. Out of the | | | | you're interested, but trying it will more likely set |
| corner of your eye you see a flash of red, and | | | | your system on fire than help fix the problem. |
| you stare incredulously at the ring of red lights on | | | | The best option might be to make the Xbox 360 |
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| realize that you are being confronted by the | | | | what you're doing. There will be soldering involved. |
| Xbox 360 gamer's greatest fear, the red ring of | | | | Many gamers with minimal technical skills have |
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| death? | | | | successfully. One the dark side, however, many |
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| by the manufacturer's warranty, you have the | | | | If you decide that you have no choice but to try |
| option to send it back to Microsoft's repair center | | | | a self fix, make sure that you have a good Xbox |
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