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Has anybody actually tried this? I have a dead 360 that I’d love to revive if that’s all it takes.

does this work i just wana kno before i try!!

I did every thing you mentioned in the video I even get the 2 red light to over heat but it I never get the green light. How do you fix that?

i skipped like all the steps and just took the fan out and let it overheat then let it cool for about five mins and put it back together has fixed 5 systems so far with no red lights again yet on 4 of them 1 had the lights come back on after multiple hours of gameplay and i took the fan out and it worked again just thought id let you know maybee make a tutorial without taking the motherboard out

i just wanna know how to fix it myself…so the red lights will never ever come up again…so i wont have to waste 140$ bucks

Hey all,

Well I was playing COD4 when it happened; I, like 30% of XBOX owners got the dreaded ring of death (3 red rings).

Thats when I found http://xbox360.yourreviewhub.com

No need to use the towel method which could permanently destroy my xbox, and was only a temp fix. Instead this site helps you fix your xbox with HD video walkthroughs for good. AND it only takes 45 minutes!! My Xbox has been red light free now for 2 Months!

Try it out, you wont be sorry:

http://xbox360.yourreviewhub.com

i wouldent do it if mine broke because i mean what if u scratched somthing up and then ur fucked over and u have to buy a brand new system for more than it would cost to fix it.. its a big risk but… if it works and ur willing to give it a shot i would say its a good fix.

I HAZ RROD!!!

well id like to give a big THANK YOU for posting this video. i did everything like was said and it actually worked. i was shocked and amazed because i didnt think id be able to do it. the only advice id give is take ur time. thanks again

Thanks Kasey!!, Just got the RRoD today, and tried your method and worked perfectly for me!

Got RROD about 8 months ago, tried the towel trick a few times and it worked for a while, but needed a permanent fix so did a similar one to this, and it worked for a few hours, but now it doesn’t work at all.

Gave in and bought a new 360, anyone know if the new ones are more reliable? (i.e. shall i risk modding it at all and voiding warranty?)

@ Bruce,

Well, i cant give you a guarantee but the new ones rolling out are tested and have the latest firmwares.
modding? well at your own risk i shud say.

Thank you so much for this video. I just resurrected two of my 360’s I thought would never get fixed. Now theres no need for me to mod my elite that I have now. Thank you again because I was real close to voiding that warranty.

I just did this fix and it worked for me!!! Cost me $16.50 for the hardware(Lowes) and arctic silver(Radio Shack). Watched a football game and did the work, Thanks for the Video!!!!

of the 10 you “fixed”; how many died again after a couple weeks or a couple months?

tried the method from this review. It worked for me and it comes video instructions…no problems for 7 months now…no need to solder.

http://xbox360redlightsolution.blogspot.com

good luck.

@Ryan – hey, the xbox is a very complex machine. it recognizes an error and systematically eliminates its source (what you said- a possible connection fracture between one section of the board to another), then recovers from the opposite relay what possible information it can… bounce back sensory picks up info to compensate for the loss, submits to embty bin (spare squars)… basically you need a significant amount of damage to destroy your xbox… hence- the red ring of death is a HARD WARE FAILURE! not hardware damage

@christina –
This is wrong.

Actually, the correct way is to do it the way that http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/ring_of_light_x-clamp_fix.htm

Not the way this blonde BIMBO says to do it…
I am living proof!!!!

I bought several broken xbox 360’s from ebay and each one was attempted to be fixed from this tutorial… None of them worked!!!!!

I simply applied the fixes that LLamma’s site recommended, and POOF! No issues..

Also, it helps emmensly if you apply a fan shroud fix!

Don’t follow this tutorial, these guys are a bunch of fucking jack asses!! Seriously, I know, I make tons of cash fixing these issues!

got to LLAMMA.com and they have the best guide!!!! But, you CAN get the right screws/washers at Lowes.. or Home depo…

Over and out!

I tried the erasure fix, you take real rubber erasure and cut it like 4mm high and leave enough room to overhang the chips, then tape them with double sided tape, after that you run your xbox for 20 minutes then shut off for 2. this worked for about 2 weeks or so and hasn’t worked since. what this does is compress the chip until it heats up and reconnect

Im cluless 2 what 2 do. I got dem damn rrod. This sucks. What do i do

Interesting blog, and worth the visit.

Been hooked to my xbox ever since I realized I could fix the xbox360 red ring of death without the need to call MS.

Great content once again..

I have had the RROD problem on 2 of my Xbox 360’s so far and I would love to say I permanently solved my issues but we all know that would be a lie to myself and everyone.

I have documented the fixes for an RROD (red ring of death) error and posted it on my blog which you can read about it here, http://azerothnow.com/microsoft-xbox-360-rrod/

Did this help you any? If so tell me how you went about it.

Thank you,
Visin

This fix works great. The only problem is that it’s temporary. We fixed our console last December/January. It broke again this past October, so now we’re SOL

@Axandra – I just tried it and it actually WORKS!!! i couldnt believe it !!! it isnt as easy as they make it look be careful

@Axandra – Just squeeze it. go you tube and search xbox rrod squeeze fix. worked 4 me

So, we got the RROD about 10 months ago attempted changing out the power supply thinking maybe the damned thing just overheated and it fried the power supply. Obviously this did not work. There’s a repair kit advertised for fixing the RROD issue. Anyone tried it? I’m looking for feedback. I’m really not wanting to spend the money to get a new one but living without one has been pretty rough on my husband. It was kind of like losing a child. lol. :) Help and feedback would be appreciated.

Well it`s happend to me now just as i got COD5 early for Christmas,went to put it on and bam 3 red lights.
And its to late to ask for a new xbox lol

I tried it and it worked for watching movies and then played Halo 3 for about 3 hours and then the screen and the game froze up, I reset the xbox a few times and had the three lights again. I am almost positive that the soldier joints on the xbox are bad and all we are doing is pressing down so hard on the cpu and gpu that the broken soldier joint is making contact again. I am going to try and change out the heatsinks however to liquid cooled system and see what happens.

could have got a better looking lady for the video

THIS WORKED! it took me a while getting the xbox apart, but then it was pretty easy from there. great post

There it is my xbox is working great the whole thing about doing the mod is to make sure that the heat sink is pushing hard in the chip which has the arctic silver 5 on it. The little lady did not tell you the absolute way to fix this problem but I know how it works. I am an IT graduate of ITT Tech Masters in advanced grade circuitry and I am telling you take the steel washers out of the equasion and tighten that bad boy down till it screams. What you are doing is pressig the GPU down till the chips fractured joints touch. Look people its not hard if tightening the first time doesn’t work talk it apart and tighten more. I am positive it will work, let it overheat when you are done and shut down and put the xbox back together and it will work. Any questions or think you can’t do it send me an email at canzcustoms@hotmail.com, hell send it to me If I cant fix it there is not charge for parts and I will send it to you for free. However the disclaimer on this is that you must not have taken it apart or modified it before ok. I will charge you about $40 parts and materials ok people. Thanks for reading this and good luck, it is skill level 6 from my experience.

just got the RROD
found this page on google
tried it
and it worked

20 bucks spent (including a can of compressed air for cleaning)

thanx

Ya i did all this with scared shaky hands and a nervous sweaty brow….but hell ya….so far i haven’t had any more probs…did a lil damage getting it apart but nothing serious…make sure you have the torx screw drivers..THANKS A TON!!!!

I don’t want to solder anything because I think the issue can be fixed another way. I have tried the penny trick and it worked once for me. Now I’m back where I started. Looking for another solution. See my results: http://www.everythingtech.net/?p=44

I successfully used the Lowe’s parts list from Llama.com, $10 later and about an hour, and presto, fixed RROD!!! No soldering. Just new thermal paste, and 8 screws with metal/nylon/nylon/metal washer. Thanks Llama dudes!!!

Yeah use is for high graphic games for a while and it will quit again and you will get the rrod again. Face it the XBOX 360 is a piece of shit and microsoft does not give a damn.

@kasey – that is similar to the towel trick it’s re-melts the solder around the chip it works for a while but once the solder melts again it wont work anymore. you might end up killing your xbox, and yes this video did work for me.

@Axandra – I tried a simmilar technique. Removing the old clamps & stuff. It worked for about 8 months then crashed while i was on fallout 3 :(

Look people fuck X-BOX you are dealing with a bunch of foreigners who could not help you if they wanted to. Who wants to sue X-Box? I will the start the class action if you all are game. I need funding and I have a great lawyer.

@kasey – @kasey – did u put everything bac together like the whole box or jus the fan? and wen u mean over heat do mean wen the fan stop workin

Thank you so much i thought i was finished when i saw those three ugly red lights.12 bucks and a hour later i was back in business

You all think this is going to work but give it time and you will see don’t waste your time buy a PS3 instead. Bill Gates is a liar and a cheat you guys have to figure that out on your own. Have fun trying to fix a bullshit item that cannot be fixed. Bill Gates you are a typical American (A cheat what ever you have to do to get money you fuck I would take you out if I could)

@Axandra –
note how she is doing this on carpet… be very careful with that infact stay away from carpet. static electricity can fry your mother board or other main components

@ntek – my xbox was working for about 5 months, and now the problem has returned. This isnt a permenant fix, its to give you a few more plays whilst you save for a new console.

@josh – wrong! that hardware can handle 240v of power, the static in your carpet probably isnt even 5v.

@Corey – i fix more ps3’s than I do xbox’s, very few people will post about their ps3’s vreaking because they dont want to show the consoles weakness

(all consoles break, they are too specialised. its the difference between a ford fiesta[pc] and a ferrari[console], the ferrari will break down often because its too highly tuned)

Interesting article. Were did you got all the information from… :)

Originally Posted By Mike Brown@josh – wrong! that hardware can handle 240v of power, the static in your carpet probably isnt even 5v.

Er… NOOOOOO!!

Just walking a couple paces on a carpet typically generates static around 10kV, witness the shock you get when you touch something earthed or the spark you hear jump from your finger when it’s still 1cm away from the earth.

The components on a modern, assembled circuit board are *fairly* well protected by their internal static protection circuitry, but that depends on the chip’s power supply and ground pins being connected to the circuit board. If one of those connections is broken, as could be the case here, then it is wise to be very careful not to touch the chip unless one is grounded to the motherboard with an anti-static wrist strap.

@FrankDaFixer
I finally fixed my Xbox using the screws method and it works great now!

@Axandra
well this video is good. and yes it does work. if you take your time.. and do this step by step. but i must say this… unlike this girl..DO NOT FIX YOUR XBOX 360 ON ANY FORM OF CARPET! THERE IS ALOT OF STATIC THERE AND CAN MAKE THINGS WORSE FOR GOOD! MY FRIEND WAS WORKING ON HIS DESKTOP COMPUTER ON THE CARPET AND FRIED HIS WHOLE MOTHER BOARD! AND SECOND OF ALL DONT POWER YOUR XBOX WITH A SCREW DRIVER! LOL METAL OBJECTS ARE NOT GOOD WITH ELECTRIC! USE SOMETHING ELSE.. JUST HAVE SOME COMMAN SENSE.. WHEN YOU DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!! HAVE FUN!