Half Red Ring of Death on Xbox 360?

I have half the ring of death on my xbox, I did some research on it and its apparently because its over heating but the room it is in doesnt even have a heater and its not in an enclosed space. I turn it on and after about ten minutes it gets really loud and gets the half ring…..I was wondering even though it has a half ring can I still do the towel trick?

Suggestion:

If your xbox still has red rings after disconnecting and reconnecting all cables, DO NOT open it/tamper with it.
Microsoft WILL fix it even if xbox is out of warranty – this is because they know it is a manufacturing fault. It means sending your xbox away but it gets fixed and gets another years warranty.

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I wouldn't recommend the towel trick as some people I know have done it and broke down their X360 also I forgot which sides but one side means its overheated and the other in one of the components for the xbox is not plugged in properly and it could mean your HDD is loose…I have had the exact same problem and I decided to open up my xbox and much to my surprise the thing was overflowing with dust so I used a Air can to clean it up and clear away anything esle.. it was over heating due to lack of airflow and full of stuff that caused it to overheat fast…I opened up the shell first then the actual thing but Do this at your own Risk cause you could potentially break down your X360 and it voids any warranties….But other than that go to a place that offer services to clean or replace your xbox..Hope this helps..oh btw my xbox haz been working 3 years giving the occaisonal cleaning XD

Go here if you need help with Red Ring Of Death.

http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=472553

And when you say Half do you mean 1 and 3 are flashing, then thats Over Heating, and that really loud noise could be your Fan not operating properly or the Laser in your Xbox.

Is it vertical? If it is is it on a carpet? If it is THEN MAKE IT HORIZONTAL AND ON A SOLID SURFACE! The reason being is is that if it is vertical it blocks the biggest fan on the 360 and it being on carpet does'nt help the cause. Try the towel trick.

hope this helps

disconnect everything and reconnect, 2 rings usually means somethings not plugged in all the way, also happens when you disconnect your hard drive sometimes.

mabye its the full ring of death but the light on the other half of the xbox burnt out…I'd recommend getting that light replaced before anything just to make srue :D

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