Microsoft has recently released a newer version of the Xbox 360 that apparently has fixed the three red ring problems. One of the big questions to ask Microsoft is why on earth did they not even fix this problem the year after launch?
The console came out in November of 2005 and it was clear that it came with problems when the first lot of people started to see the red rings of death. You know its control throwing time when the green lights on the front turn to three red lights. This, in simple terms means that the console is beyond self repair and must be sent off to be repaired.
It has been four years since the release of the console and they have only just managed to fix it all for good. Why did it happen in the first place?
Well basically as the console got hotter it would start to melt the soldering iron on the top of one of the major components. There is no way at all that this can be fixed once you see this which is why they are called the rings of death. Of course there are ways in which you can fix the console for a small time and one of them is to wrap it up in a cold towel. This will actually cool down the console. However this is said to only fix the console for a short time so you still have to send it off at some point.
I am really not sure on why Microsoft have taken such a long time to actually go out and fix this huge problem as it is costing them a lot of money.
So whether it was the cable ties, Deutsch connectors or of course the electrical components at least they have fixed it.
