Microsoft has sold around eleven and a half million Xbox consoles worldwide and has only recently been faced with the fact that there may be problems with almost all of them. It is believed that the release date of the consoles was brought forward and not enough testing was done to ensure that a good quality product made it to the shelves. Whether or not this is true makes no difference to faulty unit owners who are frustrated when things go wrong.

When sending the console back to the factory for repair, many people have reported waiting up to a few weeks for their machine to be returned to them, facing bills of up to one hundred and fifty dollars, and in some cases, the repairs didn’t even work. are guaranteed. This isn’t very fair to the owner when most problems can be traced back to a design flaw in the first place.

The console’s ability to dissipate built-up heat has been severely criticized and the cause of most problems can be traced back to this issue, including the infamous ‘red ring of death’ where normally green lights on the front turn red and they blink. console unusable. With this in mind the first thing to do is make sure the vents have unrestricted airflow around them and the suggested place to use the console is on an upside down box in the middle of the room to make sure that there is a good amount of airflow around it. Try this after the console has cooled down for about an hour, but if the issues persist, you’ll need to investigate the issue further.

The good news is that there is an alternative to waiting weeks for a return and having to spend more money on a machine that has already cost you a few hundred dollars. The answer is to repair the console yourself with the help of a good repair guide. A complete and effective repair can easily be done from home when you have the correct information and there is no need to be overwhelmed by such work. The best repair guides come complete with written instructions and videos of the entire process, making any repair a breeze to complete.