3 red lites

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will play ok for 2-3-4houres then bang 3red lite

power offmains turn it on and off numerous time anything from 1-100 sooner or later it power on ok.. also 3 red lite if u press eject...

code for the 4 led flashes is 4-2-4-3 so a 0203 code that i cant find out anything about any one else no as i dont wanna have to sort it out for me nephew itll cost me big lol

cheers
 
violentj might be best with the code.

i have never come accross a red light on a 360 so wouldn't know where to start m8.
 
I think the 0200 range of codes are still unknown. Any form a red light error is bad newz
 
3 Red Rings?? READ THIS!
what your Xbox360 is trying to tell you when you get the three rings of light. There is a code that will flash if you hold down the "Synch" button (White button near the memory slot) and press the DVD Eject button. You will notice the quadrant of lights illuminate and each time you press the eject button you will get a different code.

It breaks down to this:

All four lights illuminate = 0
One Light = 1
Two Lights = 2
Three Lights = 3

Example:

Turn on your "dead" xbox. Wait for the 3 red lights. Once you get them hold the "Synch" button and the eject button down simultaniously. All four lights flash. (0) Press the eject button again and only one light (1) press again and all four light up (0) press again and two lights (2). Error code is 0102. compare this code to the table below to find out what is wrong with your X360. Is it overheating? Power Cord? Hardware?

The Code I got is 0102 which means the computer does not know the problem as it is not hardware or heating or anything like that. Could be dust, loose solder or static! I use a can of compressed air and my X360 IS BACK!!!!!! I do not know for how long but I played last night for several hours and had not one Hiccup. This after a whole week of the dreaded RINGS OF DEATH!!



0001 power supply problem
0002 power supply problem
0003 (not yet known)
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0010 over heating
0011 over heating
0012 over heating
0013 over heating
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0020 (Not yet known, possibly overheating)
0021 (not yet known)
0022 GPU Error / GPU Overheating
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0101 (not yet known)
0102 unknown error - literally means the console does not know what is wrong. Possibly a short or cold solder joint somewhere (2 reports of people repairing this, one was removing moisture build up inside the console, the other used a hot-air rework to reflow the BGA Ram chips)
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0110 Memory Error / Memory Overheating
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1003 Hard Drive Error... It could be a problem with the Hard Drive itself or a problem with the internal connection to the hard drive, Try removing the hard drive and playing without it
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1010 Hard Drive Error, Can be caused buy a currupt or missing Eprom.
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1013 (not yet known)
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1020 (not yet known)
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1022 AV cable error... There is a problem with the AV cable, try using a different AV cable. (could also be a problem with the encoder chip)
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1030 (not yet known)


OVER HEATING PREVENTION SUGGESTIONS
To try to prevent this problem, use the following precautions:

Do not block any ventilation openings on the Xbox 360 console.
Do not put the Xbox 360 console on a bed, on a sofa, or on any other soft surface that may block ventilation openings.
Do not put the Xbox 360 console in a confined space, such as a bookcase, a rack, or a stereo cabinet, unless the space is well-ventilated.
Do not put the Xbox 360 console near any heat source, such as a radiator, a heat register, a stove, or an amplifier.

Big thanks to a friend for the info

Good Luck!!
 
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mines started 3 red rings 2 day the bastard thing had some div on microsoft support pretending 2 be american will have to send back 15 days wait max they said i bet it is 15 days aswell not like sony give u doorstep replacement exchange ill have 2 get sticker put back on it as its flashed what a **** on
 
mines started 3 red rings 2 day the bastard thing had some div on microsoft support pretending 2 be american will have to send back 15 days wait max they said i bet it is 15 days aswell not like sony give u doorstep replacement exchange ill have 2 get sticker put back on it as its flashed what a **** on


Payed ยฃ5.00 for this but you are all welcome to it if it helps.
 
mines started 3 red rings 2 day the bastard thing had some div on microsoft support pretending 2 be american will have to send back 15 days wait max they said i bet it is 15 days aswell not like sony give u doorstep replacement exchange ill have 2 get sticker put back on it as its flashed what a **** on

They said 15 days for mine and it was 3. They just send you a new one
 
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