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Does red ring of death affect the hard drive?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 4/28/2022

Unless something was saving to your hard drive prior to the RRoD, no. It only affects the 360's internal hardware.

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How do you get the red ring of death on an Xbox 360?

well the main reason for getting the red ring of death is if the fans get blocked but ive never known for sure, if you have the red ring of death contact Microsoft and they will refurbish it for you. glad if i helped

What does the ring of death do to your Xbox 360?

The red ring of death represents hardware falure. contact xbox if you see any red lights on your xbox. they are all bad. if you see 3 red flashing lights, that is the red ring of death.

How do you fix the ring of death after your warranty is up?

There is a way of fixing the ring of death when your warranty is up. What you would do is ... BUY A NEW XBOX 360!!

What happens when you get the red ring of death?

You through it out of the window!

What is a red ring of death in xbox 360?

The ring of death occurs when a malfunction in the machine happens and causes the machine to be unable to function properly. The amount I paid to have it fixed was $150.

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Can a hard drive cause red ring of death?

no

How do you fix the red ring of death with one ring?

1 ring means an memeory problem replace the Hard Drive

Can you use one Xbox 360 Hard Drive after it has been on a console that got the Red Ring of Death?

Yes, most likely the hard drive was not affected by the red rings of death.

What does it mean if you had 1 red ring of death then it went away by itself?

It means that your hard drive is about to shut down then all the lights will light up.

What causes the xbox 360 to get the red ring of death?

I've seen it a lot, either over heating, hard drive failure or system failure. I'm sure you know what over heating is. but system failure is when something breaks inside your console like the disk drive or a wire (please correct me if I'm wrong on that). and a hard drive failure this has happened to me a lot, its basically your hard drive is connected fine then for some reason it gets disconnected. if you get the ring of death here's how to tell what went wrong. hard drive (flashes) system failure over heated or loose AV cable hope this helped see ya!

Is the Xbox 360 acarde beter then the Xbox 360 elite?

no it is not the arcade is more likely to get red ring of death and the elite has a bigger hard drive, and runs faster than the elite .

What does 1 ring of death mean?

The One Ring Of Death refers to error code E74 in an Xbox 360 console. It gets its name because after the error occures, there is one blinking red light in the front of the console. Fixing it requires requesting your Xbox to be serviced and sending it into Xbox. Go to Xbox.com/support and click on request repair to start.

If your xbox 360 elite gets the red ring of death will you also loose everything saved on the hard drive or would you be able to just take the hard drive out and put it into a new system?

Yeah you can just swap out the hd. Ive done it However, the xbox can be fixed by changing power outlets!

Does the 'Red Ring Of Death' affect the memory card?

yes it does affect your memory just wait awhile and it will come back.

How much does it cost to fix the ring of death?

It doesn't have to cost anything. There are multiple ways on the internet to fix RROD like polishing the hard drive or unplugging the whole console (every plug in it) and then putting them all back in.

When was Death Ring created?

Death Ring was created in 1993.

What happens when you put a new hard drive on your xbox 360?

To increase your harddrive for your 360 the best idea is to buy a new memory drive from Walmart, for about $60. If that is not in yourbuget you can get an Xbox 360 flashdrive(8gb) for about $20-30 depending on where you buy it.

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