Xbox 360 ring of death
01-30-2008, 11:22 AM
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Re: Xbox 360 ring of death
It moher ------- depends. Why don't you tell us the error code<s> and we'll tell you what it means. What I would do is go buy another one from walmart, put his dead one in the box and return it to get your money back. Do not open or mod a 360 that's in warranty. That's ridiculously ------- stupid, your friend sucks at brain.
01-30-2008, 11:39 AM
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Re: Xbox 360 ring of death
How many red lights are on? I believe all 4 means your video cable on the back is loose and three (minus the top left one) is the 'your xbox is broken' error.
Wrapping it up in a bunch of towels and sweatshirts and leaving it running for 45 minutes to 1 hour does work. A friend did it at my house and we were playing Bioshock after we let it cool down. Also check the video connection on the back of the xbox.
Wrapping it up in a bunch of towels and sweatshirts and leaving it running for 45 minutes to 1 hour does work. A friend did it at my house and we were playing Bioshock after we let it cool down. Also check the video connection on the back of the xbox.
01-30-2008, 11:51 AM
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Re: Xbox 360 ring of death
Originally Posted by kain
letting something overheat isnt a smart thing to do.
why odnt people fucken mod xbox360's with better ---- en heat sinks?
why odnt people fucken mod xbox360's with better ---- en heat sinks?
01-30-2008, 02:10 PM
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Re: Xbox 360 ring of death
The reason that overheating works is because you are actually re-melting the solder joints that have cracked. It is only a temporary fix and the problem will come back.
The reason people open their xboxes that are still under warranty is to mod them to play burned games. Although you do run the risk of getting caught if you play on Live, most people haven't gotten caught as long as they are using the latest iXtreme firmware which has checks built in to prevent detection.
The reason people open their xboxes that are still under warranty is to mod them to play burned games. Although you do run the risk of getting caught if you play on Live, most people haven't gotten caught as long as they are using the latest iXtreme firmware which has checks built in to prevent detection.
01-31-2008, 11:04 AM
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Re: Xbox 360 ring of death
the overheating causes the board to warp. then, the 60 or so solder points under the processor and ram chipsets crack. this can be fixed usually. you can try to buy the washer and screw fix which holds the processor firmly to the board so it cant crack the solder. other than that, there are tons of 360 repair people on ebay that can do it for about 60 bucks. i sent mine to a guy that actually desolders the processor with a machineand redoes it with a heat sink....hes the only one i would trust
you can also buy a warranty sticker on ebay
you can also buy a warranty sticker on ebay
01-31-2008, 12:05 PM
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Re: Xbox 360 ring of death
Originally Posted by staticchmbr
i sent mine to a guy that actually desolders the processor with a machineand redoes it with a heat sink
any person with any grain of salt to their soldering skills can do this.
which brings me to my original question. instead of having to do a hack job on the sexbox, why not just slap a bigger ---- en heat sink on it? or better yet, just mount a fan on it.
01-31-2008, 12:25 PM
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Re: Xbox 360 ring of death
It already has 2 decent sized fans on it. You can't really add another heatsink that will work efficiently. The dvd drive sits right on top of the heatsink which doesn't help. Microsoft added another one including an additional integrated heat pipe to the newel models though.
01-31-2008, 12:41 PM
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Re: Xbox 360 ring of death
Originally Posted by jagojon3
It already has 2 decent sized fans on it. You can't really add another heatsink that will work efficiently. The dvd drive sits right on top of the heatsink which doesn't help. Microsoft added another one including an additional integrated heat pipe to the newel models though.
those ******* still get kinda hot though.
