ring of death...influenza for you xbox

ok it like this...i was playing the musou orochi warriors which is basiclly a war game when suddenly the image blurred and freezes(i was bored studying..even though exam was a week away :p)...and i thought a simple restart would have settled it...

well not exactly that simple...i press the xbox on/off button to close and again to restart

when it restarted, there were 3 red lights that appeared on the led checking system. there are 4 green led lights that microsoft position in front of the xbox 360 console around the on/off button. upon starting your xbox 360, the led will check the system to ensure that it is working fine...

it wasnt fine for my xbox 360...

there are 3 blinking led lights and i knew straight away what it was....

RING OF DEATH!!!

this is the term used by xbox 360 owners because basically the xbox is unuseable when this happens....

they either has to buy a new one or send it to Microsoft facility in which if ur in the States it is convienient as Microsoft is located there but when ur outside of the States..let say Malaysia..that is impossible right...

i read in some forums that if you want to send to Microsoft..might as well you buy a new one because the cost is gonna be ridiculous...remember it is not in ringgit...it is in dollar..so you do the math...

and furthermore there is a possibility of your xbox will either reach them or you in pieces...

owh snap..i was like noooo...how am i suppose to fix it....

i use the youtube to find my answers and there it is....videos on how to fix your xbox when it has ROD..which soon after i found it to be either impossible or incredible to do...

one of the many solution is simply using towels which will wrapped the xbox as thick as possible....turning it on...and leave it for a few minutes...

the idea= to make the xbox overheat....genius!!(sarcastically said)

and then let it cool down for a few minutes...

the xbox will be reusable for another 3 to 4 days..so they say...that is if you do not fry all the microchip in the xbox during the overheating process...

anyway i search using google for a place in kl that can fix the problem and presto there it is...
it is located in cineleisure or right now it is called e@curve i think...
here is the add and no...

Gamer's Hideout SDN BHD
Lot LG -11 ( i ) , Lower Ground Floor,
Cineleisure Damansara, No 2A,
Jalan PJU 7/3, Mutiara Damansara,
PJU 7, 47810 Petaling Jaya.
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel/Fax : 03-77252775

(source obtain from http://mforum.cari.com.my/archiver/?tid-231400-page-8.html)


this is what the ROD looks like... there are 1 red light and 2 red light problem also but that is not ROD....ROD is when 3 red light blinks...basically my xbox is unusable right now..hoping to get it fix ASAP....