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Posted by totalkaos92 (Member # 5750) on :

There was a post on here a while back but cant find it, where a member on here said he knew how to fix it

any help would be nice [patriot]

Posted by 94 N.C.F. GT (Member # 3946) on :

you could try rapping it up in a dry towel for 20 min. but it will always come back no matter what you do. just have to bite the bullet and pay that 100$ to get a new one sent exchange for yours [Big Grin]

Posted by Slowback67 (Member # 6348) on :

quote:
Originally posted by totalkaos92:
There was a post on here a while back but cant find it, where a member on here said he knew how to fix it

any help would be nice

You could buy a PS3 [Wink]

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

yea wrap it with a towel and let it run for like 20 min it's gunna get helluh hot and resets itself. Then U turn it off N let it site until it cools down. It should work for another couple weks but it always come's back. Ultimately ur jus gunna have to buy a PS3 like I did haha naw but mine was still under waranty so I got mine fixed

Posted by asskickn88 (Member # 4957) on :

Don't wrap it in a towel, that only "fixes" it for a very short period of time. There are a lot of how to's on line how to do it. Here's the basics with a few tips to go along with any guides you might find.
You need to take it apart, remove the motherboard, remove the heat sync's, heat both the processor and video processor with a heat gun. You need to be very careful not to move the board around while its hot, if you heat it to the correct temp the solder will be soft and components will move out of place. When you clean the heat paste off the chips and heat sync's put Arctic Silver 5 compound back on it, you can get it at fry's for like $6.
I have a 360 that would red ring all the time, I would fix it and get a day or two before it would tweak again. Don't be afraid to get the board HOT! That's what I was doing wrong all along, once I finally got pissed enough to not care how hot I got it and its worked for months now. Good luck and hit me up if you have any questions.

Posted by Yaterstang (Member # 7659) on :

Throw it in the gutter and go buy another.

Posted by SlowStockFox (Member # 1081) on :

u can send it to microsoft. they did something where if u get the red ring u can send it in and they fix it for free and pay shipping. they do this cause they know its a flaw and gave it like 4 years to fix it or something. just search xbox website and read about it. i sent mine in after owning it 2 years and they fixed it for free. i didnt have to show a reciept or anything. just gave them my sn and address and name and i got a box and shipping sticker in the mail with in 5 days and got my x box back in about a month and a week. good luck [Whoo Whooooo!]

Posted by N8 (Member # 6048) on :

quote:
Originally posted by SlowStockFox:
u can send it to microsoft. they did something where if u get the red ring u can send it in and they fix it for free and pay shipping. they do this cause they know its a flaw and gave it like 4 years to fix it or something. just search xbox website and read about it. i sent mine in after owning it 2 years and they fixed it for free. i didnt have to show a reciept or anything. just gave them my sn and address and name and i got a box and shipping sticker in the mail with in 5 days and got my x box back in about a month and a week. good luck

This....call 1800 4myxbox. They extended the warranties for the 3-4 light ring of death.

Posted by cagedblackgt (Member # 10090) on :

You use this to fix it :

Posted by 89bluenotch (Member # 7454) on :

Mine got red ring also phuckin laaaaaame [Mad]

Posted by Venomized93 (Member # 55) on :

There is a nice walk through on Youtube on how to fix it if you get bored one day. Don't toss it, you might as well and try fixing it and maybe learn something along the way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnXQD68LRy4&feature=related

[ July 20, 2010, 11:50 PM: Message edited by: Venomized93 ]

Posted by jello (Member # 9896) on :

Jump on u tube and search how to fix it. It is only temp fix but mine was all good for about 8 months before it did it again. Put aside like 2 hours and a 6 pack. all u need is a heat conducting compound from any electrical/computer store and a screwdriver.

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