Broken Xbox: How I Troubleshoot My Xbox Problems
I always seem to end up with a broken Xbox at the worst possible times. In fact, I’ve gotten so sick of having to troubleshoot my broken Xbox problems that I’ve come up with a few easy things that usually fix it.
1. Restarting my broken Xbox. Yes, that seems like a no-brainer, but it’s kind of one of those things that you really don’t want to go through the trouble of doing because it doesn’t seem like it could work. But I don’t just try to reset it, I completely disconnect everything and wait a few minutes and then reconnect everything. Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn’t.
2. I installed a fan at the back of my Xbox. It does seem to help keep it cool and I don’t have as many broken Xbox errors. I also took my Xbox out of the tv cabinet and set it on a table beside it so that it isn’t enclosed and the air can circulate.
3. I use a can of air to clean out my Xbox a couple of times a week. Sometimes the vents get clogged and that can lead to a broken Xbox because it overheats more easily. So the canned air keeps the dust out. You can also use a handheld vacuum, which sucks the dust out rather than blowing it further inside the console.
Now that my Xbox isn’t under warranty anymore, I also sometimes open up my Xbox and use the canned air to clean it out. I wouldn’t recommend doing that though if your Xbox is still under warranty because it will void it and if you end up with a completely broken Xbox you’ll have to pay to have it repaired. Or if your warranty is already over and the other troubleshooting techniques don’t work, you could always get a repair guide and fix your broken Xbox yourself.
Click Here for a really good broken Xbox repair guide that will show you step by step other things you can do to fix your Xbox RROD problems yourself and not have to wait or pay to have it repaired.
