My console almost cost me another $300 but I found a repair guide that saved my wallet and my Xbox and now it is yours to use also! I am going to tell you how my Xbox 360 broke and was fixed in a few days in this article.

Day One
I was just playing some Halo 3 and talking to friends on Xbox Live when my system starting making strange noises that I had never heard before. I continued to play but soon after my Xbox crashed and turned off. I was able to just turn it back on but this puzzled me.
Day Two
While watching some videos I downloaded at the Xbox Live Martketplace my Xbox 360 froze. I turned it back on and resumed watching but it happened again. I figured it was just overheated so I let it cool off and tried again after about an hour or so and everything was fine.
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