How to Fix One Red Light on Xbox 360: 360 Red Light Fix Guide

by Shane McGriever

If your Xbox 360 is flashing one red light around the power ring, you have a common console error. This usually indicates a hardware failure, but can often be fixed with some simple steps at home.
Step 1: Disconnect and reconnect Xbox 360 cables
First of all, turn off your console. Unplug all controllers, memory cards, and accessories.
Also remove power and video cables. Make sure your power supply is unplugged, and take out the short cord from the power brick.
Step 2: Plug everything back in
Once you get everything unplugged, wait a few minutes, then reconnect all your cables. Then, turn the console back on and see if the problem is fixed.
If it is not, you may need to remove your Xbox 360 hard drive.
Should you need to remove the hard drive, it is wise to consult an Xbox 360 repair guide. You will need to open the console and manually remove it. After that, you might have to send it to Microsoft for repairs if your console is still under warranty.
If not, you may be able to repair your Xbox 360 yourself. It is not too difficult to diagnose and fix most errors. The worst errors are usually caused by hardware problems, such as the one red light on Xbox 360 error.
In these cases, you'll sometimes have to replace specific components, but sometimes you may be able to just open your console, tweak a few things, and then have a working Xbox again.

Want to learn more?
Learn more at Xbox 360 repair guide

How to soft mod a wii

It is not too hard to learn how to softmod a Wii, but it's important to keep in mind that it takes a little preparation. For starters, you will need:

1. An SD card for Wii
2. Wii softmod program

Once you have the required equipment to softmod your Wii, simply download the softmod, upload it to your SD card, and then put the SD card in your Wii slot.

It will install on its own and you will be ready to unlock your Wii in 30 minutes or less.

2 Rings Xbox 360: Have your 3 red lights of death turned to 2?

One of the most common issues faced by Xbox 360 owners is the three red lights of death.  In fact, we get so frustrated by this common problem and worried about those dreaded THREE lights that we often overlook another issue: the 2 rings xbox 360 problem.  The cause of this is usually overheating.

Fortunately there is a simple fix for this that will work in most cases.

1. Turn off your xbox 360. 
2. Move your console to an open area away from other electronic devices. 
3. Let the console cool off - place it by an open window or fan. 
4. Wait one hour before turning the console back on.
5. After the hour is up, plug your xbox 360 back in and see if the 2 red lights are gone. 

Did this fix your problem?  

If it did, yay!  If not, here is more info about the xbox 360 2 rings problem.