How To Repair A Xbox 360 Yourself

You can do repair xbox 360 yourself and it really isn't even as hard as you may think. You need to just abide by the directions. You will need some really basic tools and really basic skills. Chances are if you can operate a VCR or DVD player you can fix your Xbox 360. If you have seen the 3 red rings of death then you need to reed this. It will show you how to do your own xbox 360 red ring repair, unless of course your Xbox 360 is still under the warranty. In this case you can get it done for free, though it takes a month to come back. Repairing it your self will void the warranty.

If you repair xbox 360 yourself you will save a lot of money in the end, so if you do not have a warranty I highly recommend it. Microsoft charges a fee of $135.00 and it has no guarantee of a fix. You will just need a few tools and this guide to do it yourself. It has been said that around 6% of the systems that need repair fail to work in the end, so that's a 94% success rate. That is really good right?

You will learn not only be able to repair xbox 360 yourself, but it gives tips and suggestions for correcting freeze ups, and graphical errors. It gives steps in easy to follow organization and can have you ready to do xbox 360 red ring repair yourself in 45 minutes to an hour. I did it myself and it was easy.

The first step to repair xbox 360 yourself is to open up the faceplate. Do not try and remove the top or bottom first or you will run into issues. It should all come out easily so if you have to force anything you are doing something wrong. To get the faceplate of look under the console for finger sized holes, and pull forward on these. it should come right out.

You then want to remove the cover. To do this you will need to free the tabs on the sides and you can do this by using a tool to poke through the vent wholes. You will need to pull up on the cover while at the same time releasing the pins. the way I did it was start at the front of the system and work my way back. Always make sure to not use to much pressure or you will break the pins and be sorry in the end.

You then need to remove the top plate. To do this you need to you have to remove the 3 tabs you can see as well as 3 hidden ones. Going from the front back the first 2 use the wholes where the tray for the drive is located. The xbox opening tool fits perfectly so you should not have any issues. You then want to turn the system upside down. You can see 7 small wholes which have screws inside. You then want to spread the case apart while yo push down on the vent cover. There are a few more pins that connect to the case so when you spread it apart you will here them disconnect. you work your way to the front. you should now have the cover completely off. You can check it out at the link below.

Jacob Green is an xbox 360 enthusiast who's system fell to the 3 red rings of death. The link below can take you to the ebook which gives step by step directions on how to do the Xbox 360 Repair Yourself with a 94% success rate. Just click on the link here:
http://www.squidoo.com/xbox_360_repair

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