problem with my xbox 360

[ackmedsgirl666]

my xbox 360 just started turning off the other night and i am kinda worried cuz me and my bestfriend share it and idk what to tell him
anyways i recently moved it from where it was sitting and i placed it on its side rather then sitting straight up cuz u can do that if you want to
after i hooked it back up i turned it on to charge my opid and after five minutes it shut down
does anyone know why this is
i checked the plugs and everything and they were all attached
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[Kaius]

There should be a box adapter (Power) connected to the back of the xbox with a light on it. What colour is the light when it turns itself off on you?

[ackmedsgirl666]

its shows up green but then changes to orange when it goes off

[Kaius]

Hmm well green and orange are the normal colours, its when it turns red thats the problem. Does there look like theres anything covering the fan on the back?

[ackmedsgirl666]

where is the fan at the bottom because its sitting upwards instead of flat on its side

[Aves]

Even better question, do the rings on the Xbox light up red at all? If that's the case, it could be a big problem. Unless only two quadrants light up, which is overheating. When you moved it, you could have blocked a fan, or you might have put it in front of an vent (I did once).

If neither of these are the problems, I do not personally know the problem.

[Sebastian Michaelis]

It might be the red ring of death when it turns off does the front ring light up red if so you cant fix it with out opening it and fixing the guts. if not i suggest you buy a base with a ventilating fan and a back fan i have both and left it on for 4 days and it was fine

[ackmedsgirl666]

Last night it turned red in the middle of the night and idk why this happened cuz there is nothing blocking the fan so what's up with that

[Kaius]

The rings on the front?

[ackmedsgirl666]

the power button thats u press that shows the amount of players that are playing a game they were flashing red as well as the light on the battery pack was flashing red and orange

[Kaius]

Red ring of death :l you're gonna need to get someone to look at it

[ackmedsgirl666]

but this has been the first time and the rings didn't show on my screen i think i saw them on the xbox but i was half asleepy so idk for sure but i don't think i was seeing things

[JackOfClubs]

but this has been the first time and the rings didn't show on my screen i think i saw them on the xbox but i was half asleepy so idk for sure but i don't think i was seeing things
They won't show up on your screen. If you have Red lights around the power button, you have the Red Ring of Death. Basically, you're screwed.

[ackmedsgirl666]

ok well its seems to be working fine right now
but they were also showing on the battery pack too that was plugged into the wall
it was flashing

[Hastro]

Yeah. You got the Red Rings of Death.

Try unplugging everything and leaving it for a few hours.
If that dosent work, Call up Microsoft Support and send it over to them and they will repair it for you free.

[ackmedsgirl666]

i gave it back to my friend and he has not been having any problems with it at all
thanks all for your help...
i guess his xbox just doesn't like me

[Kaius]

Tbh it could just be the fact its continually been moved around all the time between you and your friend. Consoles are quite temperamental when it comes to that.

[ackmedsgirl666]

really i did not know this
so if me and him constantly drag it around( he also brings it out with his tv and we play it in the kitchen) it will affect the performance of the machine??

[Kaius]

It can vary it. I noticed the same thing with mine. When i stopped moving it around it worked a lot better.

[ackmedsgirl666]

ok i will keep that in mind and tell him that
thanks kaius :)

[Aves]

Seeing as you're moving it around alot, also make sure you are gentle. Xbox's are so easy to break, it's not even funny.

[ackmedsgirl666]

YUPP i figured that out
and since i told my friend about the excess movement damaging it he wont let me borrow it anymore cuz he thinks that i am the cause of the red rings of death which he has never seen and has no clue what they are
but hes being extra careful with it now

[eatthis9999]

If you were silly you did not turn it off brfotr trmoval so may have Fused the IEC cable so it will not power up properly