I got the three flashing red lights on my 360. will all of my memory be lost, like profiles and game saves?
I got them last night as well.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ztywqZjdI I actually just got off the phone with Microsoft and they said they send you the box in about 5 days, you pack it up WITHOUT your HDD, cables and controllers, just the console. You send it back by UPS and can expect it back in about 3-4 weeks. SUCKS!
You keep your HDD bro, all they want is the console and they will either replace it or repair it. Call 1-800-4-My-Xbox
The red lights are an overheat malfunction, which in turn has to do with reading the disc and the overall machinery, your hard drive should be safe, and if you are on Live, then they are saved via online so they are safe as well. The only bad part is the time it takes to get the console back, and they don't send you a replacement for it in the meantime. Still everything should be safe, in order to reduce your chances of a red light error, I would look into the cooler hardware, I had it from the moment I got my xbox, and have yet to have ANY problems xbox360 wise. Still it all depends if you want to pay the money to save you 3-4 weeks of no xbox, or if the warrenty runs out. Good Luck either way.
Hmm.. Seems alot of people are having this problem. My brothers went bad about a month or so ago and he had to ship his in. He wanted almost 3 weeks for his to be returned to him! My brothers friend just had the same problem.
happened to me about 1 month ago, i shipped it in, and i havent got back yet im actually about to call microsoft.
And here I thought it was caused by the ------ed up job Microsoft did with the solder,lol. Luckily I'm getting another brand new 360 for free. Just gotta keep it in an open area this time and not leave it on 24/7. xD
HOW TO FIX THE RED LIGHTS : (No, this is not a Rick Roll.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caVhBCsZqr0