Ok as most of you know or should know. I'm a mofo beast at Call of Duty on the Xbox 360. But for some odd reason my console over heats after about an hours and I get a half red ring around my power button/pad/what ever. So I want to know if it's dust or something because my power brick isn't hot at all. Solutions?
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First of all, make sure your Xbox is getting the correct amount of power. If the amount of power supplied to it is less than it needs, it will overheat trying to compensate for the lack of power. (google for help on that)

Also make sure that your Xbox is in an open area, and not surrounded by heat sources. Putting it on an elevated platform can also help with this.

Finally, it could be an issue with your internal cooling system, in which case you will need it repaired.

is your xbox in a small area were the back of it cant get alot of cold air? if its in a spot were the back is close to the wall and not alot of space try moveing it to a more open area so it can air out and dont get the little cool down thing for the xbox it makes the xbox really bad i had it once and it actulley makes it worse with overheating. if nothing works resort to an elite, slim i have a slim i can play for a whole day and its still in great condition

Ghetto solution: Put an external fan on it. My old laptop would overheat all the time and putting a fan under it definitely helped. Just something like this http://articles.marco.org/images/kmart.jpg

Or you could repair the whole cause of the RROD, which costs $5-10 to do it yourself. Maybe put some extra cash to upgrade the heatsink and internal cooling components.

Thanks guys, one question.What are good ways of keeping the xbox cool?

Keep it elevated and in a cool place. Also make sure it isn't confined.

Is it safe to sit it upright?

Yes. It should have rubber spots on one end for positioning it that way. Use that side.

i sit it sideways, and dont leave it in a condemned corner or else it will overheat really fast, give it some space to breath.

Lol sorry I sat it on the side with my hard drive. Lol thanks alot though, all of you.