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If you’ve ever seen the Xbox 360 red ring of death then you’ll understand just why an Xbox 360 repair guide is in so much demand. I’ve been there myself – it’s so frustrating when everything is running perfectly until it just suddenly… stops! And, to make things worse, when you phone up Microsoft, they’ll ask you to pay a fortune to fix it!

If you’re stubborn like me and don’t believe in paying for something that isn’t your fault at all (in fact, about a THIRD of all Xboxes have this problem!) then an Xbox 360 repair guide is a good way to avoid that. But the problem is finding one that isn’t a scam.

Fix Your Red Ring of Death Problem Quickly

The main benefit to using a guide is that you can make sure that the job gets quickly. When you send off your console to Microsoft, then the sad news is that they can take up to a month to repair it. That just isn’t good enough, and you won’t even be able to play any of your games in that time!

This is why you should use an Xbox 360 repair guide – one that gives solid advice. Don’t be stupid and follow stupid rumours like putting your Xbox in the freezer – this is going to do a lot more harm than good!

Can Anyone Fix Their Xbox?

These repair guides generally teach you how to fix the problem inside your Xbox. This might sound very technical, but you don’t have to have electronics experience to be able to do. But only attempt it yourself if you find a guide that does include videos and instructions that are easy to follow. These are the guides that have proven results from people who have tested them in the past.  Read more...

Technological advancement can be seen everywhere. Man has developed numerous gaming consoles to stave off his endless need to be entertained. Xbox 360 without doubt became one of the best-sellers.

The different games that can be played on it such as fighting games and racing games are highly appreciated by many players everywhere. You can get started by simply pushing the Xbox simple on the control pad.

Though it has higher cost, it is a very worthy investment. Furthermore, it can definitely give you the entertainment you are looking for especially during rainy days or like during the weekends.

Xbox 360 is a notable gaming console brought about by technological advancement and more players will definitely go for it. In fact, a store in Virginia got robbed just because someone wanted the console so bad.

There was also an incident wherein a kid who recently purchased the said product showed it out of his window just to brag about it. And due to some dumb luck, he dropped it and what was worse was that someone saw what happened and ran to it and stole it in plain sight. These are just a few ridiculous facts worth noting as evidence of how the Xbox unit impacted the gaming industry.

Of course, not all individuals have the financial resources to bother purchasing the unit and some would even try taking their luck in pawn shops in hopes of getting an Xbox for a lower price And if they are unfortunate, they will really be forced to buy one as they are being sold at the stores.

Actually, some stories are hard to believe just like Xbox 360 robber and the like but it’s true. Culprits are sometimes hard to catch because they can also sell the gaming console on different pawnshops to have cash. But it does not guarantee that they are already safe from the punishment of the law.  Read more...

Just about a third of all Xbox consoles have failed to work reliably. Most of these problems have to do with the Xbox running too hot. This condition can lead up to the 3 red light error otherwise referred to as the red ring of death.

The E-74 error is another very common problem. It’s basically the same thing as the three red light error since overheating also triggers it.

So how can you lessen your likelihood of getting the blinking three red lights? This article will cover 3 different facets of this.

1.) How to use the Xbox 360.

The reason for the overheating issue is that the CPU and the GPU chips run very hot. The cooling fans as well as the heat sinks in the unit can’t adequately deal with this excessive heat. The consoles limited internal space also make cooling difficult.

Thus, playing games nonstop for several hours will most likely over heat your unit. So limit your gaming to one or two hours.

2.) Where to use it.

Keeping the Xbox cool means you should run it in a room that isn’t too warm. If it’s summer, then keep the air conditioner going. Be mindful of sources of heat such as stoves, direct sunlight, and electronics.

You also want to make sure that your Xbox is in a place that is well ventilated. You should also consider the issue of too much dust. A dusty environment means that dust can build up within the electronics of the Xbox.

Dust is essentially an insulator that will trap heat inside of your Xbox. It will also hinder the required flow of cooling air inside your machine.

3.) Upkeep.  Read more...

Avid gaming lovers who have found out about ?Project Natal? have probably read that it was lately re-christened to now be known as Xbox Kinect. This is a new development from Microsoft that will introduce a whole new level of gaming for all Xbox users. This console will make use of a new 3D camera and gesture recognition software that will transport players in to a progressive gaming world, by mimicking their physical activities in the realistic world, that will then transport directly into the game. The best part of this innovation is that you have to use your entire body movements along with your fingers and eyes. This information and facts was presented when the Xbox Kinect made its advent in Los Angeles in front of an invitation-only individuals.

By personalising the services of the well-known circus group, Cirque du Soleil services, Microsoft introduced this incredibly new product with an amazing extravagance. The event was attended by VIP?s, the press and even countless Hollywood celebrities and was held last June 13, 2010, Sunday. In order to present the program perfectly, the circus troupe practised it for months devoting hundreds of hours on rehearsals, though the performance presented by Cirque du Soleil lasted only for about 45 minutes. 76 music artists and bands, acrobats, clowns and even dancers were added in for the event. Other highlights include huge projection screens spanning the length of an entire football field as well as a 40-foot logo of the Xbox. The event managers as well designed an elephant that was twenty five feet in height. Here many projectors were set up.  Read more...

After recently purchasing an XBOX 360, I decided to find out if it was simple to Backup Xbox 360 Games. I’d damaged a few discs and decided that a being able to make exact copies of Xbox 360 discs was an urgent requirement.

A search on the web showed that the easiest way to backup Xbox 360 games was to buy a specialist program specifically made to help you make backup copies of your video games. Your usual burning software has trouble overcoming the on disc protection that the games companies use. I found some amazing software that makes copying Xbox 360 games a breeze by overriding the disc protection measures. Yuo can also copy many of the other gaming platform games like PS2, PS3, Wii and Gamecube. If you have more than one games system, you get the benefit of being able to back those up too.

This software deciphers the disc information, making copying simple. Your normal PC disc burning software would not be able to read the disc information.

This is a quick look at how you go about copying Xbox 360 Games.

Start my putting the disc into the DVD burning drive. The software will then give you direction. The software makes an exact image copy of the Xbox 360 disc. Your disc is then ejected and a blank one will need to be put in. Ensuring that the correct type of blank disc is inserted is vital.

The program duplicates the image file onto the new disc making an exact Xbox 360 game copy. Duplicate your other games using the same system.

I found the software made copying Xbox 360 games a piece of cake. Copying your games for backup purposes is a great plan. Backup your discs when you get them, store the originals safely. You will then always have a good copy if needed.  Read more...

These days, gaming is all abuzz not about cutting edge graphics and sounds, but about much deeper, more revolutionary concepts, ways to seamlessly integrate the gamer and the game, and the Xbox Kinect Console is Microsoft’s attempt at getting rid of the controller and allowing a whole new way of gaming. So what exactly is this thing? Read on and find out.

What Is It?

The Xbox Kinect is a new controller concept that allows a more seamless integration of player and game than ever before. The idea is essentially controllerless control. In other words, you just stand in the middle of your living room and respond to the game, and the game does what you do. If the games deliver on the promise of the Kinect concept, then this may well be the biggest thing to hit gaming since Super Mario Bros. In the mid eighties. It’s really a step up above the Wii, which only tracks the movement of the Wiimotes, not the entire human body.

How It Started

It’s safe to say that Project Natal (the working title of the concept) was developed as a direct response to the Nintendo Wiimote. When this controller was unveiled to the public, both Sony and Microsoft knew they had to respond. Sony’s quick fix solution was to stuff a motion sensor into their existing controller and offer the poor man’s Wiimote, except that, since these sensors were poorly integrated, very few developers bothered making use of them. Microsoft was smarter. They took their time, knowing that, upon release, and providing that the developers of the games took advantage, that the Kinect would not only compete with, but surpass the Wiimote.

How Does This Thing Work?  Read more...

Are you looking for a fix for your Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death (RROD), also known as the 3 Red Lights? If so, then you must have heard of the infamous Xbox 360 Towel Trick when you are searching on the Internet.

You must have wondered if the Xbox 360 Towel Trick really works or even safe to try.

The good news is that the Xbox 360 Towel Trick really does work BUT don’t even think about giving it a shot unless you are ready to throw away your Xbox 360 console. Read on to find out why…

The Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death is widely theorized by experts to be caused by the wearing of the solder connecting the heat sink to the motherboard. So what the Xbox 360 Towel Trick really does is to overheat your Xbox 360 console to the extent that the solder melts back together and eventually restoring the connection between the two components.

By overheating your console, you are exposing not only the solder but all components in your Xbox 360 console to high levels of temperatures. This can be extremely dangerous as you may be overheating other sensitive components such as the CPU and the GPU, and possibly inflicting permanent damage to them in the process. In extreme cases, you may even cause a fire!

Please think twice if you are even considering to give the Xbox 360 Towel Trick a shot. This method has been widely used by Xbox owners around the world and it is known to be only a temporary fix. When your Xbox 360 console cools down back to the normal temperature, you will face the three flashing red lights all over again.

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So it finally happened – the infamous Xbox 360 E74 error message is now displaying on your screen, refusing to go away. But that’s not the end of the world yet, as I will show you exactly how to fix it without shipping off your system for 2 months and paying over $140 to get it fixed.

The Xbox 360 E74 error is usually caused by a faulty AV cable or dirty contact points – both of which can easily be fixed. But before we dive right into it, you need to verify that your console is displaying the E74 error message by following these steps:

1. Turn off your console.

2. Turn on your Xbox 360.

3. Verify that the display is showing a blue screen with the E74 error message.

If the display is indeed showing the E74 error message, then follow the 6 simple steps below to fix it:

1. Shut down your Xbox 360 console.

2. Remove the AV cable from your Xbox 360.

3. Clean off any dust that has built up in the cable contact point with a dust blower.

4. Turn on your Xbox 360 without putting back the AV cable.

5. Wait for it to shut down automatically after not being used for a while.

6. Plug the AV cable back and power on your console.

That should be it – the steps above ought to have fixed your Xbox 360 E74 error. If for some reason it hasn’t, then read on…

The next thing is to verify that your AV cable is working properly. To do this you need a new Xbox 360 AV cable to test, but instead of getting a new one, you can just borrow one from your friend (in case it is not the AV cable’s fault). What you need to do is simply replace the old AV cable with the new one and turn on your Xbox 360.  Read more...

I want to begin with remark, that a lot of people even do not know that it is fully allowable to copy a game for personal use. Gamers think that it is illegal. Today I am going to describe how is it possible and will describe the way to do an appropriate CD copy.

Anyone who has ever endured the fail of wasting valuable hours attempting to backup a video game DVD simply to own it end up non-functional will certainly be ready to confirm to the value of owning the proper software package. You will find several examples to choose from, ranging from the 100 % free to the over priced and useless. In this particular review i’m going to write about my experience and about one of the greatest software.

Game Copy Wizard is one of the famoust copy software in the internet. Game copy wizard permits you to do backup copy of all your best PC,Xbox 360,PS3,Nintendo games while working with CD or DVD burner. Game Copy Wizard program is unique software because it is possible to burn console games, music and films.

It doesn’t matter what brand of console you are using. The software is able to operate with all kinds of consoles on the marketplace for example: Nintendo Wii,Xbox 360 Xbox, PS2, PS3, PC, Gamecube or Dreamcast. The software can go through the unbreakable protection of the games without any effort. So you are able to own those copied games with no effort even this games are protected by some specific attachments. GCW is very useful program for gamers.

This program has an extremely easy to use interface and quite detailed faq that is avaible there. This software operates smoothly and you wouldn’t have to worry about DVD damages anymore. Your games, movies and music will be safe while working Game Copy Wizard program.  Read more...

“Good Old Hockey” is the tagline for EA Sports’ NHL 10. And there is no argument with that one. PS3 and Xbox NHL 10 delivers exactly what it promises here, and then some. What really makes PS3 and Xbox NHL 10 such an amazing game is that EA Sports was not content to merely coast on their reputation. Rather, they listened to the video game players and fans out there in order to make PS3 and Xbox NHL 10 a more comprehensive video game experience.

Another characteristic that will enchant fans old and new is the improved goalie intelligence – thanks in no small part to the new goalie animations, your goalkeeper is faster, smarter, and more proactive. And what great gaming is made of, that is the stuff. Hypnotized by the glossy new veneer, do not allow yourself to become, it is imperative that you take note of this. To conquer the basic skills you will need to do, in order to defeat your rival each time.

Let us just imagine that during one of your hockey games, you are behind your rival’s goal, and you are in control of the puck. If you want to score, try this method. Make the sharp turn in front of the net, and in all probability, your opponent’s goalie will quickly make his way to your side, as a means of protecting his goal. So you have got to outsmart him if you want to emerge victorious in this round. Make sure that you have taken your video game controller and set your shot aim to Manual. Then, aim at the far side of the net and make your shot. Likely, you will score, and bring yourself one step closer to winning this round.  Read more...