What Do the Xbox 360 Two Red Lights Mean?

The Xbox 360 two red lights is a code that theWhat you should NOT do is place your video
Xbox 360 video game console uses to tell thegame console outdoors, as it might get damaged
user or the technicians that there's a malfunctionby the sun or by air particles. Never try anything
with the system. It's part of a system that useselse that you think might cool your Xbox 360
the green lights located around the start button tovideo game console. This includes water, ice,
indicate the type of malfunction of the consoleplacing it in a refrigerator, placing it next to a fan,
when it breaks down. These lights are normallyor the like. Trying to lower the temperature of
used to indicate the number of controllers thatyour Xbox 360 so suddenly or with a wet or
are being used during game play, as well as tohumid substance or environment just risks
which players they are assigned.damaging your console further or permanently.
It works by turning some of the green lights toThe circuits are especially fragile to sudden
red, while shutting off the rest of the lights. Thechanges of temperature, water or humidity.
number of red lights give an indication of what isCompared to other red light messages, the Xbox
wrong with the console.360 two red lights malfunction is relatively easy to
If you get the Xbox 360 two red lightsfix. In addition, there are some steps you can
malfunction, you shouldn't worry. The Xbox 360take in order to prevent this malfunction. The
two red lights malfunction just indicates that theeasiest one is to place your Xbox 360 video
system is overheated.game console in a place where there is enough
What you should do is place your Xbox 360 videospace for its air holes and its fan to work
game console in a surface where it can air itself.properly. It's also a good idea to make sure that
It's important that nothing is close to the consolethe console isn't placed to other electronic
and that nothing blocks the air holes, so that airdevises, as they will only heat each other.
can flow freely into and out of the console.