Before you continue reading, please bear in mind that you may risk a severe damage to your Xbox 360 while implementing the following tips that describe the so called "Towel Trick"!

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Many Xbox users are often times facing problems with their console's gaming hardware, ranging from simple graphical problems to serious malfunctions that may completely stop your console from booting at all. The cause for many of such hardware failures lies in poorly processed soldering joints between the console's motherboard and the different hardware modules like the graphics card for example. Those broken joints lead to loose connections and therefore interfere with the whole gaming system.

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The "Towel Trick" is directly geared towards fixing those broken soldering joints in a somewhat unusual manner. The goal is to overheat your Xbox so that the solder in those joints begins to melt and form a smooth and crack-free surface. You don't need any special tools for this, just a simple towel or two.

At first you have to unplug all cables from your Xbox console, you will only leave the power cable plugged in. Right after that, and after turning your Xbox on, you have to wrap one or two dry towels around the whole console. You also have to make sure to cover all venting slots and holes in order to maximize the overheating process. The Xbox should now be left running for about 20 minutes so that the solder begins to melt and forms a plain surface along the solder joints.

After those 20 minutes have passed you have to turn your Xbox off and remove the towels. Leave the console for another 20 minutes and let it cool down. That is quite important since it reduces the danger of damaging the integrated hardware! At last, plug all cables back in and try to start your Xbox 360. If everything went right, it should now boot like normal and you will be able to play your favorite games again.

How to Fix Your Xbox - The Towel Trick

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