Cheap quick Xbox "Red Ring of Death" fix

Disclaimer: this how-to can potentially destroy your system, use at your own risk. {fire hazard}!!!

That being said, if many of you out there are like me, and your Xbox 360 gets the RRD (red ring of death{3 flashing red lights}), it is past it's warranty, and you lack the funds to get it professionally repaired, there are a few options. The easiest and most inexpensive option is to use the "towel trick" and cook your XBOX. This is the method I chose for fixing my RRD issue and its worked for me so far (doing it now actually). First you need, 3 towels, about an hour of spare time, a fire extinguisher (just in case) and a fan (box or oscillating). Disconnect everything from your XBOX, hard drive included, leaving only the power supply plugged in, power off your system then power it back on, since the A/V cord is disconnected you will see all 4 lights flashing red. Next proceed to wrap 3 towels around the XBOX covering it completely, the reason for this is you want to overheat and cook your 360, let it cook for about 30-35 minutes then power off, before powering down if it has cooked long enough, when you unwrap it you should see that it has gone into overheat mode (flashing 2 lights) this essentially resets the system error too. Then finally put a fan nest to it on high for 15 to 20 minutes until it is cool to the touch, then plug everything back in and power on the system, if all goes well (as it should), tada, your system works. Mind you, this is only a temporary fix and the jury is out on how long it actually lasts before you have to do it again. Some say it lasts 4-5 days, for me it lasted almost 2 weeks.

The Theory behind the madness:
Microsuck in all there infinite wisdom, created a great system with the exception of a "Deathstar-like" flaw. The heat-syncs for the processors are cheap and fail very easily, so essentially you are heating them up and re-sealing them to the processors.