high91 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 An xbox 360 phat that was given to me christmas 2012 ended up getting RROD (red ring of death to nubiles) ... I ended up repairing it using the thermal paste of my old tower which still had my old mobo residing in it. Removed 'x-clamps' from assembly and used washers and screws to manipulate more pressure over the chip to press it back into its mobo. I taped up the white plastic duct around the gaps (for a more productive exhaust) Added my own 12 volt fan (with red led's) to the top of the heatsink, which required the removal of a square of plastic above the cpu's heatsink (easy with a hotknife) Finally when she is switched on she still RROD'd...BUT.....One last step...After assembly (this included the tightening of screws on the heatsink to the required pressure) I blocked the rear fans with a skewer (WOOD) in order to overheat the xbox until it flashes 2 RED RINGS instead of 3 to indicate its overheated. Once it did this it needed switching off straight away and left to return to a normal temperature before any operation. The process described is a one off WORK/NOT WORK situation and it melts the solder around the CPU (in essence a free re-ball) and the pressure applied using the heatsink screws PUSH the CPU back into the mobo (that was my plan). I turned the fan on to get some pre start up cooling (has its own supply) then ..moment of truth... I fired her up and because I was expecting bad things I was amazed when it just started up normally and it came up on my screen. Moment of achievment that lasted 8 months roughly. RIP xbox 360 phatty. you will be missed. So is 8 months good for a rrod 360 that got repaired for free? I think Its brilliant stuff. Got a 360slim 250GB now and its a breeze, so much easier to maintain and more reliable imo. Any thoughts or stories of your home repairs PS3 Or 360 ? kipakolonyasi 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/690969-rrod-8-month-repair-for-free/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt of Rivia Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I'd say 8 months is great for a free repair job. high91 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/690969-rrod-8-month-repair-for-free/#findComment-1064914357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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