| The Xbox 360 is a top-of-the-line gaming system, | | | | leaving you with the realization your Xbox 360 |
| but it's not terribly impressive when there is no | | | | has no picture. If the problem persists, regardless |
| picture on the Xbox 360 that you own. I mean, | | | | of how you try to stop it, you might be left with |
| after all, video is what it is all about. Unfortunately, | | | | no alternative but to send the system back to a |
| once in a while Xbox 360 gamers are face with | | | | Microsoft repair center for repairs. If you're not |
| the problem of no video. Overheating, as with so | | | | under warranty, you can expect to pay about |
| many other Xbox 360 problems, seems to be | | | | $150 for repair and shipping, and expect to wait |
| the culprit here. The Xbox 360 has a lot of | | | | about six weeks for the system's return. |
| advanced electronics packed into a small console. | | | | Before you take that ultimate step, however, try |
| There is little available extra space, and | | | | improving the air flow to your console. Make sure |
| consequently, just barely enough room for good | | | | that it is not located in a closed in area with little |
| air circulation. Sometimes, after a long playing | | | | air flow. Don't place it next to any other heat |
| session, the heat buildup is enough to have you | | | | generating electronic equipment. Setting it next to |
| end up with the Xbox 360 no picture problem. | | | | an open window in good weather is also a help. |
| Generally, the Xbox 360 no picture problem is | | | | Don't overlook the benefit of having a small table |
| temporary. If you shut down the system and | | | | fan blowing a constant cooling breeze over the |
| give it some time to cool off, about an hour | | | | console. |
| should do it, it should run perfectly when you turn | | | | If you decide to seek help by purchasing a repair |
| it back on. If you don't overheat it again, the | | | | guide from an online source, be sure to check it |
| video will be fine. If you overheat it again, you'll be | | | | out thoroughly. Some of the online guides are |
| sure to have the same problem. It's not a serious | | | | great; some are rip offs. Check with friends and |
| flaw in the system, but it is irritating to the avid | | | | fellow gamers to see what has worked for them. |
| gamer. | | | | There's no sense reinventing the wheel. If your |
| It appears that when the system overheats, | | | | friends have a process that works, consider |
| special clamps that attach the graphic processor | | | | following their advice. In the long run, what's |
| unit to the motherboard overheat and become | | | | important is that your Xbox360 no picture |
| loosened. They get so loose that the graphic | | | | problem is gone, and your machine is up and |
| processor becomes electronically detached from | | | | running when you feel like gaming. |
| the motherboard circuitry and stops functioning, | | | | |