How to repair your xbox 360 red ring of death aka rrod by yourself

Xbox 360 is loved by many, as a result of that many hardcore gamers rushed to purchase it on the year 2006. Surprisingly many of those consoles had a 'general hardware failure' also known as Red Ring of Death (RROD). When that happens your Xbox 360 illuminates three red quadrants on the 'ring'. The issue mainly arises due to overheating of the hardware. Microsoft miscalculated on that part and provided poor cooling on the components. Some hardcore gamers got desperate and came up with some ideas to fix their Xbox 360, by wrapping a towel around it ('towel trick'), by further overheating it. They hoped the circuits will melt and close the open circuits that might have been opened due to previous overheating. The problem with that method is that you further overheat your Xbox 360 and it may fix the issue temporarily, but it also may fry your console permanently. You have a few options that may fix your Xbox 360: Send it back to Microsoft Fix it yourself   Microsoft has a warranty for Red Ring of Death, they pay for shipping of the console. The conflict is that it takes about 4 weeks or more to have your Xbox 360 fixed, or worse if they find out that it's not 'rrod' then they will send it back to you. If you use that method then you will have to wait and that something no true gamer would want to experience. You would want immediate results. Your other option is to fix it yourself. There are books you can purchase online that explain to you how to fix 'rrod' at home. The better service has a written ebook and provide video illustrations on how to fix your Xbox 360 quickly, easily, and cheaply. If you weigh down your options you can see that fixing it on your own is the best choice and the most productive one. It saves you time and brings faster results.