So you're one of the hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of people who's XBOX is showing you blinking red lights? Welcome to the club ;) But don't despair, the solution to your problem is pretty easy.
But before you jump into action, you need to know your options.
Read on to find out what not to do and how to get your XBOX running again in as little as an hour.
What Doesn't Work No matter what you read on forums, the so-called "Towel Trick" will NOT work.
If you're lucky, it will simply do nothing, if you're unlucky you'll damage your XBOX 360.
Wrapping a towel around your console will cause it to heat up and ultimately parts inside the box will be damaged by the increasing heat.
There's no way to get this fixed besides sending your console in for repair (which will cost you) or getting a new XBOX altogether.
So it's best to not even try this little "trick".
What Works But Takes Long You could send you console in to Microsoft to get it repaired.
While this option is certainly viable and will most likely get you a repaired console, there are two major downsides to this approach: You'll have to wait to get it back It Might Break Again, Leaving you with no other option as sending it in again The new/refurbished/repaired XBOX Microsoft will send you back is most likely a box someone else already sent in for repair and got it fixed.
So you're getting a used box, which is fair enough, since the box you sent to Microsoft was used, too.
But this increases the likelihood of the XBOX developing a "new" defect again, leaving you with no other option as sending it back for another repair/replacement.
Your best option: Fix Your XBOX 360 Yourself with a Do It Yourself Guide The best and fastest way to get your XBOX back into shape is to get a DIY repair guide.
There are several of these available on the Web for download and you'll find a link to a good overview of these guides below.
These repair guides show you exactly what to do to repair your XBOX at home and all you need are some common household items, like a screwdriver.
Best of all: Almost all of these guides now offer video instructions so you can follow along easily.
Another big advantage of these guides is that, should your XBOX need repair again (it happens, believe me), you will be equipped with the know-how to repair it yourself instead of having to send it in to a repair shop.