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Xbox 360 S: Broken disc tray and will not slide back in

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 11:38:35 -0700

I accidentally hit the disc tray and now it is sticking out and when i close it it only goes half way and stops. Please help

⟐ Commented September 03, 2023 at 11:38 MST

Xbox 360 S: My xbox is lit with a single red dot

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:14:34 -0700

When i turn my xbox slim on it lights up with a single red dot in the center and the screen is black. Before the red dot appeared, my console would freeze at a constant rate. I would appreciate any enlightenment on this issue.

⟐ Commented October 20, 2025 at 19:14 MST

Xbox 360 S: Won't turn on, but makes a beeping sound.

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 04:08:44 -0700

My Xbox 360 S wont turn on, but it makes a beep when I touch the power button and eject button. The power supply light is a solid Orange, and the USB ports look good. (nothing touching metal-saw this was a issue on youtube). I've done everything that Microsoft said to do, like unplug everything, change outlets and still nothing.

This is what happened:

I turned it on, everything was fine. there was a update, so I did the update. It loaded fine. i was at my home screen and the wife wanted to watch a movie so I went to "my video/movie". it just kept on loading and wouldnt load. So I turned the xbox off, and went to turn it back on and it wouldn't work.

HELP PLEASE. My warranty expired 5 months ago...my luck!

⟐ Commented August 09, 2025 at 4:08 MST

Xbox 360 S: Why dose my xbox say play dvd instead of saying play game?

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:27:10 -0700

i replaced my old disk drive with a new one and as i put in a game, it says play dvd. so when i click on that it tries to play a movie but goes o a wite screen that says xbox 360. i have already tried swapping the old board with the new disk dive and it would just say "open tray" as it did before. what should i do? or how should i fix it?

⟐ Commented January 30, 2024 at 10:27 MST

Xbox 360 S: Xbox Keeps Turning Off

Sat, 04 Nov 2023 17:16:03 -0700

i bought my xbox 360 slim about a year ago i played it for about a month or 2 and then it kept turning off. I put up with it turning off of a couple of weeks and then the power cord blew up so i didn't play it for a few months and then i bought a new power cord but it still turns off every now and then so i pulled the exterior off and played it for awhile but it didn't help. but he i think its the heatsink over heating so any help will be appreciated thanks

⟐ Answered November 04, 2023 at 17:16 MST

Xbox 360 S: My Xbox S starts to turn on and then shuts back off

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:17:58 -0700

When I plug my Xbox into the wall outlet the power brick turns orange and then as soon as I touch the power button or the eject button, green lights are on both the console and the power brick and then it shuts right off and the light on the power brick turns back to orange. I've tried brand new power bricks and the same problem happens. I brought the system in 2010 and after a couple of months the system would not turn on and the power brick had a red light, nothing on the console. After trouble shooting over the phone with Microsoft I returned the power brick and they sent me a new one and had the same problem. After giving up from frustration for a year I tried the system again recently and to my surprise it worked. After two back to back weekends (the only times my kids play it) all of a sudden this new problem of turning on and off started. I've tried every online trouble shoot and nothing is working. There doesn't seem to be any damage to the USB ports, as most people have suggested to be a potential cause and as mentioned earlier even a new power brick/cord doesn't do the trick. Please help.

⟐ Commented August 15, 2025 at 8:17 MST

Xbox 360 S: Red Light E 79 Code

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:34:13 -0700

This is a XBOX 360 S 4 gig on board , with 320 internal drive , unit is 3 yrs old . Now when I power it up the green light turns red and gives a error code , last was E79 . Already confirmed the hard drive is good I tested with it uninstalled , and checked HD in another unit. How do I fix this problem ? Thanks in advance !

⟐ Commented January 31, 2024 at 16:34 MST

Xbox 360 S: Red dot with no red ring lights

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:40:50 -0700

When I turn on my XBox 360 (newer version) the green light in the middle of the circle comes on for about 5 seconds then turns red. There are NO red ring lights around the edge of the silver button, ONLY the red dot in the middle. I took the hard drive out and put it back in, that did nothing. The power supply has a green light. I also tried two other HDMI cables and still nothing. Does anyone know what the red dot without any red ring lights means?

⟐ Answered March 21, 2024 at 10:40 MST

Xbox 360 S: no power to my console

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:22:29 -0700

i tried to turn on my new xbox 360 slim and nothing. i order a new power supplise and still nothing. the light on the power supplie is orange and the when i press the power it turns red. I tried to send it to xbox and they refuse to fix do to bad sticker. I dont know what to do,I only had it for two months, I dont want to buy a new one. help..

⟐ Commented November 24, 2021 at 16:22 MST

Xbox 360 S: Why is my xbox stuck on green light and not booting?

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:53:22 -0700

my xbox is stuck on green light not red. but it wont boot. it happened when iwas playing GTA 5 for 5 straight hours. the suddenly the screen freezed. i tried to turn it off then when i turn it on. it only turn on in green light but no signal to my screen. i tried to take it for repair. the repairman tried to reball it but still nothing happened? what do you think is the cause? and the best way to repair it?

⟐ Commented November 01, 2017 at 10:53 MST

Xbox 360 S: E82 error code on 360 S

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 06:13:57 -0700

I have a E82 error code displayed and a Red LED light at the 360 S console. What should I do to fix it ? Tks

⟐ Commented April 24, 2022 at 6:13 MST

Xbox 360 S: Will a xbox one power supply work on xbox 360 slim

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 06:27:38 -0700

I bought a xbox 360 slim from a guy. He showed that it worked, but I bought it withought the power supply. A power supply from a xbox one looks like the same. Will a xbox one power supply work on a xbox slim. They both have the 2 large pins for the plug and look the same, but I thought I would ask before i tried it.

⟐ Commented December 22, 2020 at 6:27 MST

Xbox 360 S: Why does my Xbox 360 go from green light to solid red?

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:19:28 -0700

When I start Xbox 360 S, the light goes green for a few seconds and then goes to a red dot in the center. I replaced the power cord, still get the same result. I removed and replaced the hard drive, still the same. I replaced the hard drive with a new one, still the same. What could be the problem and how do I fix it?

⟐ Commented February 20, 2023 at 17:19 MST

Xbox 360 S: 360s powers on then off red light on psu

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:30:30 -0700

So here is the story: I repair rrod xbox consoles so my friend thought he would buy a cheap 360s on ebay (warranty seal broken) that was broken and have me fix it. The problem is that when i try to power on the xbox it chimes, turns off, and the light on the brick is red. The power brick powers up the halo reach 360s that i own so the problem is not the psu. I have checked all of the usb ports to make sure nothing is shorting out. I have also taken the mobo out of the chassis and all the solder connections look fine. I was looking around the web and some people were reporting that this could be due to a bad mosfet. I was wondering if this was true and if it is how i would go about testing the mosfets figure out which one is bad. Also if any one has and other ideas feel free to share them.

Thanks and sorry for the long description,

Cody

⟐ Commented March 22, 2026 at 9:30 MST

Xbox 360 S: Solid red light on console

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:49:43 -0700

Yesterday when we turn it on, it would turn off until a bit warm but today when we turned the Xbox on it is a solid red light. We removed the hard drive and inserted a memory card but that doesn't work, we took the Xbox apart and did a full clean and it still doing the same, removed the cables and put everything back but that is also not working. I have been living on google the whole day. Anyone got some advice that I have not tried yet?

⟐ Commented December 07, 2025 at 13:49 MST

Xbox 360 S: Xbox 360 Slim, getting DVD key off motherboard, DVD has fried board!

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:31:40 -0700

I recently purchased a xbox 360 slim. The DVD daughter board is fried, no longer works. I need to replace the drive, of course there in lies the problem. We all know that the DVD Rom and Motherboard on Xboxes are married, meaning if I put just any dvd rom into the xbox it will just say play dvd and won't play games. Okay so I need to get the dvd key off of the motherboard, how do I do it? I believe it's a Corona and I have the latest dashboard. So is there any way I can get the key off this motherboard, and how do I go about it?? Also is this way cheap and easy?? Thanks for the help.

⟐ Commented November 20, 2018 at 17:31 MST

Xbox 360 S: Why is my xbox 360 power botten blinking green

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 06:59:35 -0700

why when I turn on my xbox360 the power botten starts blinking green and won't let me play my game and keeps me in the home screen please help

sincerely, Juan Martinez

⟐ Answered July 02, 2015 at 6:59 MST

Xbox 360 S: Xbox won't power, orange light (maybe red?) on power brick

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 08:54:42 -0700

I bought a new brick and new cable, checked the usb ports, changed outlets, and still won't turn on. Please help.

⟐ Answered June 25, 2023 at 8:54 MST

Xbox 360 S: How to fix hard drive causing error E68?

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 08:01:28 -0700

I bought a hard drive online and it's causing my new Slim to have the E68 error. Just wanted to ask if anyone knew how to repair it so I don't have to buy a new one.

⟐ Answer edited March 02, 2020 at 8:01 MST

Xbox 360 S: Only the fan turns on but no power

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 23:10:30 -0700

Whenever I plug in my xbox to the power supply only the fan turns on but the power switch doesn't respond. There is no activity when i touch the power button on the xbox.

Actually, my original power adapter for the xbox got burnt and hence I was using an atx pc power supply to power it. One day somehow two of the wires came in contact with each other and something was shorted, ever since then the fan powers up to full speed as soon as the power supply is connected but nothing else responds on the xbox.

⟐ Commented August 13, 2023 at 23:10 MST