Does handing over your Xbox 360 for a month give you heart palpitations? If you're not careful, you could become one of the hundreds of Xbox users in this very predicament.
I'm talking about the Xbox 360 red ring of death.
If you think it won't happen to you, think again.
I had this attitude and was tearing my hair out for those four long weeks without my Xbox 360.
It's believed heat has a lot to do with the red ring of death.
The consoles produce a lot of heat, which can be exacerbated if your Xbox 360 does not have adequate ventilation in an entertainment unit or has other appliances or units stacked under or above it.
Remove anything surrounding the console and blocking ventilation.
If you do get hit by the red ring of death, the first thing to try is to switch of the Xbox 360 and allow it to cool down.
Keep your cool at this time, you may be able to avoid a trip to a technician.
Unplug any peripherals attached, wait a short time and plug back in only the peripherals that are essential for operation.
Next, cross your fingers, turn the console back on and see if RROD is still hanging around.
If this fails, I'm sorry to say, it's off to the repair man for your beloved Xbox 360.
My advice is to act before it gets to this point.
I hope you don't have to go through what I did.