When you perform an auto-update on the Xbox 360 console and then restart it, the lower-right quadrant of the Ring of Light flashes red. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

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This behavior occurs when the Xbox 360 console experiences a hardware failure.

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Here are some steps that you can use to try to resolve the issue.

1.	Turn off the console, disconnect all the cables, and then reconnect all the cables. Turn the console back on.
2.	Turn off the console, and then disconnect any accessories that are connected. For example, disconnect any Xbox 360 controllers, Xbox 360 Memory Units, and the Xbox 360 Hard Drive. With the accessories disconnected, restart the console to see whether the problem still occurs. This can help you determine whether the console or an accessory is experiencing the problem.
3.	If you continue to experience this problem, contact Xbox Customer Service. Note If the agent cannot help you resolve this issue, you may have to return the console to Microsoft for repair.

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Additional support

If the steps in the previous section did not resolve your problem, your console may have to be repaired. For more information about how to start the repair process online, please visit http://www.xbox.com/support (http://www.xbox.com/support), and then click Repair your console in the upper-right part of the Web page. If you want to instead contact Xbox Customer Support directly, please visit http://www.xbox.com/support/contact (http://www.xbox.com/support/contact) for information about how to do this.

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