The 360 Revival - Does the "Towel Trick" actually work?

Although not a RRoD, my friend (for any podcast listeners that'd be Steve) had a 360 which would not display any video. I decided it was time for me to see if the Towel Trick was an urban legend or if it really could solve the problem. See if it works inside, and look at the wonder that is "cooking an Xbox 360"

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• xbox
• 360
• red
• ring
• of
• death
• problem
• no
• video
• dead
• console
• towel
• trick
• heat
• hot
• cook

[PePiGoRdal]

i winder if this trick still works if my xbox was broken for 4 years with the 3 red lights of death??????

[gamesdojo]

at this point, it's probably worth a shot

can't take the blame if it doesn't work, but hey, if it's broken to start with, it's gotta be worth a go, right?

[liviaax3]

yeah it does not work you guys it breaks the av cable , i tried it and i left the screen on and like outa no where picture was gone and it just broke the av cable if you any problems just call microsoft and have them repair it because this is bull shit

[gamesdojo]

Breaks the AV Cable?

Not sure quite what you mean when you "left the screen on", but did you leave the AV cable plugged in while you were "cooking" your 360, because I'm sure that's probably not a good idea...

It's definitely a risky strategy to try and bring a machine to life, but it works suprisingly often it would seem...

[bobatron9000]

does the xbox get messed up after 5 days after using the towel trick???

[gamesdojo]

i'm sure it varies from machine to machine (just like how long you have until it first red rings...), but Steve's lasted a decent while... although I don't think he played any more on it and just traded it in or something, not sure what happened with it.

It's probably not a permenant solution, but in this case I think it was a great way to fix a problem Microsoft won't fix, and then if that develops into a red ring problem, then it can be fixed... such a complicated process!

[ilovelampshades1]

and this is my foot up ypur ass'

[RazvanNL]

you get an YOLD

[TheTruthIsHiding4321]

guys this may work but it will destroy the warranty and it will cause the E79 so have fun

[lynamcam]

ye i think the towels heat up the xbox and like get it very hot  and then you leave it ot dry and then it resets the hole console

[JeremyGoodXP]

i believe the towel trick completely resets your console, therefore your console needs re-find what was wrong with it in the first place. That's why it's only temporary. Peace Out, Mates!

[eslamrocks]

i just got an xbox and im scared of the rrod

[Halogator56]

It doesn't work a 2nd time for me..

[palkia555666]

from now on i'll let at least one towel near my xbox in case of this problem

the holy towel yeah

[STORMTROOP3R23]

haha its on its making a noise

[56RENTERIA56]

ima start sayin that "fuki me side ways!"