Why is my xbox light flashing when on

Hello and welcome to our community!

We’re excited to have you here and have great conversations! I'd be happy to be of assistance.

I'm sorry to hear you're running into this issue. It sounds like your Xbox might benefit from a fresh restart to help clear out any temporary glitches. Typically, when that happens, it is looking for something to pair/bind, and it has somehow disconnected your controller. Would you be able to try the following steps?

Step 1: Power Drain (CONTROLLER)

1. Remove the batteries on your controller even if it's turned on

2. Press and hold the Xbox button for 10 seconds. This will 1 the remaining power.

3. Wait 2 minutes.

4. Insert the batteries back to the controller and turn it on

Step 2: Power Drain (XBOX)

1. Make sure that your console is turned on then unplug the power cable at the back to turn it off.

2. Press the power button for about 15 seconds even though it's already off. (This will remove the remaining power on your Xbox)

3. Wait for 2 minutes and plug the power cable

4. Turn on console and wait for the dashboard to appear

Step 3: Pairing the Controller

1. Turn on the affected controller

2. Press and release the Pair button on the Xbox.

3. Within 20 seconds, press and hold the controller's Pair button (a circular button on top of the controller as you hold it in your hands) until the controller's Xbox button flashes a few times. That means it's searching for a console. The Xbox button stays lit once it's connected.

Let me know if this works. Thank you!

Hello, first it's a pleasure to be able to help you today.

My name is welcome to the community.

Hello Jy, usually the green light on the power button of the Xbox 360 console flashes when the console performs the following two actions: The light flashes rapidly when the disc drive tray opens or closes. The light flashes slowly when the console is downloading Xbox Live content after the console is turned off.

Flashing green light on the Xbox 360 console power button

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/xbox-360/co...

Flashing green light on Xbox 360 S console

The indicator light flashes green when the disc tray is opening, when the disc tray is about to open, and during ordinary DVD drive activity. For more information, see

Flashing green light on the Xbox 360 console power button.

Note If an indicator light flashes green other times, such as when the console is turned off, you may need to request a console repair.

Also follow the help on this link:
support.xbox.com/.../flashing-lights

What color is the power supply when the lights are flashing?

Hey there LONGINPCFL!

I'm sorry to hear you're having issues with your console. Let's see what we can do to get things sorted for you.

I have some questions for you that will help us better understand the situation:

1. What style of Xbox 360 console do you have?
2. How long has it been having the issue you're describing?
3. When did you replace the power supply? Before or after the issue started?
4. When the console is on and running, does it behave normally (aside from the 480p resolution)?
   
5. The console turns itself on and off even when no one is touching it or any controllers?
   
6. How many lights are flashing on your console?
7. Which lights are flashing on your console?
8. What color are the lights that are flashing on your console?
9. What color is the light on your power supply?

Also, here's four different guides on flashing lights. Since I'm not sure what console you have and what lights are flashing, I'm going to link them all. Let us know if any of these apply to your situation:

• Flashing Green Light:
  support.xbox.com/.../flashing-green-light-on-power-button.
• Flashing Red Lights:
  support.xbox.com/.../flashing-lights-solution.
• Original Xbox - One Red Light:
  support.xbox.com/.../one-flashinglight.
• Original Xbox - Three Red Lights:
  support.xbox.com/.../three-flashinglights.

Let us know and we'll work with you from there! ^_^