| While the Microsoft Xbox 360 game console can | | | | one to many times as a warning to the potential |
| provide hours of enjoyment the console does not | | | | general hardware failure. It is also possible the |
| come without its problems. There are several | | | | warning will not appear at all before the failure |
| problems of a technical nature, which can | | | | occurs. Just because you see your console |
| eventually make the console quit working. | | | | freezing do not panic. The possibility exists for the |
| Identifiers for these problems consist of variables | | | | Xbox to freeze and not be a warning to the |
| of flashing red lights. The one which is the most | | | | potential failure. |
| widely known is called the Red Ring of Death and | | | | When the error occurs, the user will notice the |
| consists of three flashing red lights. | | | | Red Ring of Death at startup and the console will |
| The Red Ring of Death identifies problems such | | | | not be useable. |
| as a hardware failure or a digital failure in the core | | | | When the console is subjected to a power outage |
| of the system. One of the common warning signs | | | | or surge during operation the user will notice four |
| are known as freeze-ups which are identified by | | | | red lights, this is sometimes easily confused with |
| symptoms such as check board patterns which | | | | the Red Ring of Death. This can be resolved |
| appear when playing a game and static-like | | | | simply by unplugging the console and plugging it |
| sounds. | | | | back in, known as resetting. |
| These symptoms may happen anywhere from | | | | |