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UPDATE:
For everyone who says I have another 360: I don’t. Look at other people’s comments who got the exactly the same before their 360 died as well (my 360 died like 2 weeks after this weird error). Between my monitor and television is a Nintendo Wii, it’s not another 360 or whatever!

UPDATE2:
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Got my Xbox 360 back just today and I ran it one time without a problem. Next time, I get the Ring of Death (again).

But I noticed my TV still got a signal: it still worked but the Rings of Death remained there. Seriously, wtf?

Guess I should be happy it is working but it’s still kinda weird… =’)

UPDATE: I had to clear the cache of my hard drive and memory unit according to Xbox Customer Support and now the Ring of Death is gone! Do the following:

Go to Memory in System. Than press: X - X - LB - RB - X - X
You will get a message asking for performing maintance. Press yes. Turn your Xbox 360 off, remove your hard drive and/or memory unit and turn on your 360. Check if the red light is gone. Than turn your 360 off, attach the hard drive and/or memory unit and this problem should be fixed.

NOTE: This fix only works when your Xbox 360 is working properly but still displaying the Ring of Death!

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On February 15th, tragedy struck as my beloved Xbox 360 fell victim to the Red Ring of Death (RROD).

The purpose of this video is not to bash Microsoft. I primarily made this to brush up on my video editing. Still, I love my 360, and I look forward to the arrival of my replacement console. In fact, I have been quite impressed by Microsoft’s devotion in providing replacement consoles in what must have been a substantial allocation of resources.

However, the fact of the matter is that these consoles were hastily pushed through the design/testing phase of development to meet marketing goals and Microsoft has yet to produce a stable and reliable motherboard.

I took exceptional care of my system. As you can see it’s sitting out in the open on a cool tile floor (not on carpet or in an enclosed space).

Microsoft has announced plans to release a new motherboard with a new 65nm GPU alongside the recently-added 65nm CPU. Let’s hope they finally fix the RROD issue once and for all.

On a side note, when I dropped my return box off at UPS, the clerk instantly recognized the packaging and said that they get 3-4 return drop-offs a day…

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The Xbox 360 Ring of Fire Song. Just about the “Ring of Death” which is destroying our beautiful consoles. Enjoy!

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