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Yet Another Freezing Question
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Saicho
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26. February 2008 @ 14:07 |
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Hi all,
I recently bought an Elite with the Falcon mobo. Before testing it (stupid me) I flashed the BenQ with 1.41 iXtreme (12x).
I tested a Guitar Hero 3 backup for 5 minutes that worked perfectly. I was playing an ORIGINAL Rock Band DVD for about 3-4 hours when the console started freezing.
I've gotten the freezes during the dashboard as well, but I haven't had time to see if it will freeze WITHOUT a DVD in the drive.
I've been reading as many freezing posts as I can but I wanted to ask for some advice...
Should I try re-seating the heat sinks without the X Clamps? http://www.danhrules.co.uk/3rlod/
Should I try re-flashing the BenQ to iXtreme1.41 2x?
Unfortunately I do not have any other Xboxes to try out swapping drives and/or power supplies =(
Thanks for the help!
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nerax
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26. February 2008 @ 14:35 |
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use your benorig and try to flash back to original and play for a day or two and see what you come up with.
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Saicho
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26. February 2008 @ 16:10 |
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yeah I was gonna try that too, ty
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AfterDawn Addict
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26. February 2008 @ 16:25 |
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Well, after 3-4 hours the system may get a bit heated up. They tend to do that with marathon gamers.
Have you tried giving it extra air flow with a fan, and making sure it is elevated off of the floor so the vents are clear to get air? Also never put the console in a closed area like a media center or cabinet.
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Saicho
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26. February 2008 @ 16:57 |
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It seems like the console was in a very open area and did not feel hot to touch. The metal surrounding the intake for the fans was warm, but I think that's to be expected. I will try to prop it up on something though and make sure it has ample airflow.
I'm going to see if I can get it to freeze without a DVD in the drive. If it does, I will try the X Clamp mod. If it doesn't, I will try to reflash the orig.bin and see what happens.
Any other ideas?
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|CL|
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26. February 2008 @ 17:16 |
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I fixed my buddies last night with just replacing the thermal paste with AS5 and adding 1 penny per "marshmellow" pad. It hadn't been played in about a week but when he turned it on it froze in the middle of a game. Upon turning it back on, 3 red lights. After the fix, I have tested it for an hour and a half last night and about 2 hours so far today without any issues.
While I like to cover all the basis while I am in there (customers 360's), he didn't want me to do the xclamp replacement at this time since I fixed my stepsons 360 this way as well and it's been running trouble free for 2 months now. So far so good on his as well.
Just a suggestion on the method of xclamp repair method:
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=618278
This method takes out all the "trial and error" of the washers and such.It has worked great for me so far on the 360's I have fixed for other people. Also of note, I have personally never had to overheat the 360 or heat gun it.
Edit: I feel that it all depends on how early you catch the freezing/ring of death. I also feel that by overheating it, it will just get harder to fix. But that's just me.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 26. February 2008 @ 17:26
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Saicho
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26. February 2008 @ 17:43 |
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Tyvm! I'll take a look at this.
Also, what do you mean by, "adding 1 penny per "marshmellow" pad" ?
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|CL|
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26. February 2008 @ 19:17 |
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Saicho
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27. February 2008 @ 12:48 |
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I ended up just returning the xbox =P
the new one works fine right now with iXtreme1.41
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|CL|
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28. February 2008 @ 05:11 |
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Well, returning it works too I guess. :)
I was under the assumption that it may have been used. Never thought that it was returnable.
Then again, it's just my nature of thinking as I repair them on a regular basis. Most are not returnable.
Glad all is well for you. :)
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