360 RROD Repair Guide

[seasprite]

After searching a good bit in the threads, I didnt find this posted anywhere so if I missed it somewhere, sorry. This is the guide that I use to repair 360's It is easy to use and I am by no means a computer repair man, but I have fixed over 50 360's using this and I just wanted to share with OS. I have put the two quides in an attachment. The first one is how to take your box apart and the second is the actual repair guide. If you follow these directions you will not have any problems fixing the RROD. You dont have to buy the kit, the thermal paste(best is artic silver) can be bought at most radio shacks or computer stores. Also the screws and washers can be picked up at any Lowes or Home Depot. I hope this helps some of you out.

[therhino]

Or you can do what I did and that's buy a Jasper model 360 that doesn't RRoD

[23]

Is this a permanent fix?

[Altimus]

Quote: Originally Posted by therhino

Or you can do what I did and that's buy a Jasper model 360 that doesn't RRoD

All Xbox models can ROD.

[seasprite]

Quote: Originally Posted by 23

Is this a permanent fix?

I am not sure you can say that it is a permanent fix, because it is electronics, and it will wear out someday. I can only say that I have done it with mine back about a year ago and no problems yet. I also have fixed over 50 of them over the last year and not a single problem from anyone.

[therhino]

Quote: Originally Posted by Altimus

All Xbox models can ROD.

I don't think the Jasper can. It runs cooler than the others and it was just released recently in the Arcade models

[seasprite]

The main problem has been the xclamp and a horrible design that only points to failure. With this repair you remove the xclamp and replace with good hardware that will last. Also microsoft uses the absolute cheapest thermal paste for the GPU and CPU and the artic silver has been proven to be far superior. This not only fixes the RROD but also the one red light which is E73 and also the overheat problem. The two lights you get for overheat is either a bad fan or most likely bad thermal paste between the heatsyncs and the CPU and GPU.

[23]

Quote: Originally Posted by seasprite

I am not sure you can say that it is a permanent fix, because it is electronics, and it will wear out someday. I can only say that I have done it with mine back about a year ago and no problems yet. I also have fixed over 50 of them over the last year and not a single problem from anyone.

they usually last a little longer than that then they start acting up then die