xbox one x blinks rapidly twice what does this mean

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

My name is welcome to the community.

Hello Cormac, when it says it was blinking, did it blink and stop or did it keep blinking all day?

Is your console plugged into an outlet by itself, or is it plugged in along with other equipment?

My headset is way different compared to that one my dongle is newer and doesn't blink twice when I do that it rapidly blinks

Hello @Badassstuntman8 I hope everything is going well for you!

I am very sorry to know you are having such conveniences. Please do not worry about the situation because I am here to help you out!

According to the explanation you have provided, I believe your console will need reset in order to refresh the system. Therefore, you will only need to follow those simple troubleshooting steps that I will provide you with and your issue should be fixed.

Please click on the link below and follow those steps:

How to reset your console to factory defaults on Xbox One | Xbox Support

If this does not resolve your issue, please try to create a replacement order for your device on this link:

Getting your Xbox device serviced | Xbox Support

I wish you a lovely day, and I hope this helps you out! All the best!

Kind Regards

Stay safe, and happy gaming

'Make sure the ethernet cable is plugged in'-- or something like that. And on my modem, normally when it works it is a solid green light that blinks rapidly, showing there is, as you said, sending and receiving of information. When I tried earlier it
was like ON........... OFF............ ON....... if you get what I mean.

Assuming that everything works fine you should be fine. I've seen some posts about the storage expansion cards, but your case doesn't really match up with what was described with those.

Does this happen every time, or just once or twice? It could also mean that the console is updating, but if it happens every time you start it that's less likely

Noah