Ring of death lol

sublime2009 · 03-30-2009, 01:53 PM

Hey i dont no if anyone can help..but just turned my x box on and i have got the red ring appearing,,this has happened for the secound time as its been mended once...a friend of mine told me that if u wrap the x box in towels and leave it turned on for 20-30 minutes this may prevent the problem for a short time..is this true??

Stiffler · 03-30-2009, 01:55 PM

Ya it works sometimes..!!

sublime2009 · 03-30-2009, 01:58 PM

ohh right...my mate told me to do it but i just thought he was having me on ....ill give it a go

Halo_Hero · 03-30-2009, 01:58 PM

Wrap it in towels.... gotta be kidding, right?

sublime2009 · 03-30-2009, 02:02 PM

nahh thats what i thought..my mate says he herd it on radio1..then tried it and he seems to think it works for a while...i thought he was having me on but im gunna give it a go lol

SnowMan13 · 03-30-2009, 02:07 PM

how old is your xbox?

sublime2009 · 03-30-2009, 02:10 PM

hmm pretty much when they first came out in the uk i bought one...its a prenium but its the second time its broken now....soo i thought id give the towells a go..who noes if it works...soon find out i guess lol

CalcProgrammer1 · 03-30-2009, 10:40 PM

Wrapping it in towels (the "towel trick" as it has become known as) is a temporary fix. While it does indeed work at getting your console to work again, it is very temporary. It will probably only last a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the condition of your motherboard, and then go back to the flashing red lights. Even worse, it causes unnecessary strain on the board and heats components that are sensitive to heat. Repeating the trick a few times can worsen the condition of your board and prevent better fixes from working. Overall, the towel trick is a bad idea, use the X-Clamp Replacement fix or, even better, the "Team Hybrid's X-Clamp Replacement". Both are much better, permanent fixes that prevent further damage to your motherboard. I personally like the idea behind the Hybrid fix, it is relatively new but I modded my old console (a Xenon from 2006) yesterday (had the original X-clamp replacement mod already done but I changed it to the hybrid one and it is working great).