How to Deal With the Xbox 360 One Red Light
If you got the Xbox 360 one red light malfunction, the first thing you should do is relax. It's not the infamous "red ring of death" that you might have heard so much about.
You see, the Xbox 360 has a built-in system that allows technicians and operators to identify what part of the video game console is wrong when it breaks down. It uses the green lights that are normally used to indicate how many controllers are being used during game play. When the Xbox 360 breaks down, a number of these lights go red and the machine stops working. The number of green lights that go red gives an indication of what the problem is.
When you get 3 red lights, it means that the problem can be pretty much anywhere in your video game console. This malfunction is so frustrating and famous that it has been called the "red ring of death," despite the fact that one light stays black, and thus the 3 that go red don't complete a circle.
However, the Xbox 360 one red light malfunction is much more specific. It means that the problem is either on the DVD drive, or with the hard drive where the information is stored.
There is a simple method to identify which of the two drives the Xbox 360 one red light malfunction is referring to. All you have to do is disconnect the hard drive and reboot your Xbox 360 video game console. The way your console behaves when it starts again will tell you the answer.
If the Xbox 360 one red light malfunction persists, it means that the problem resides with the DVD drive. If the console works properly, it means that the Xbox 360 one red malfunction referred to the hard drive. If this is the case, then you can even play your games and use your Xbox 360 normally, with the exception that you wouldn't be able to save your information.
In any case, it won't do to have a video game console that half works. The good news is that you can do something about it in the moment, rather than sending it back to Microsoft and waiting for weeks.
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All the information you need to take care of it is in the guide that is available at Fix-xbox360.info. It will also teach you how to deal with other Xbox 360 problems.