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xbox 360 still giving me 3 red lights
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crysis222
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23. December 2008 @ 22:02 |
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i fixed my 360 about 5 times already and its still not working, i applied new thermal paste and i did the penny fix, but it still gives me 3 red lights, can anybody help me.
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kenio8185
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23. December 2008 @ 22:12 |
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i suggest you go on craigslist and find someone who can fix through soldering, i heard it was teh best way to fix it. I'm sorry but i don't know much about this so thats pretty much the best advice i can give.
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crysis222
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23. December 2008 @ 23:39 |
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that costs 30 bucks, any other advice
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QModz
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24. December 2008 @ 06:38 |
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Originally posted by crysis222:
i fixed my 360 about 5 times already and its still not working, i applied new thermal paste and i did the penny fix, but it still gives me 3 red lights, can anybody help me.
you can try performing the latetst fix i did on my 360 tht suffered from the 0102 error and will only cost you some work and some tools.
check out my new thread
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24. December 2008 @ 11:42 |
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did u clean all the thermal paste off? like get a mirror finish on the chips?
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QModz
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24. December 2008 @ 12:43 |
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Originally posted by stealthdf:
did u clean all the thermal paste off? like get a mirror finish on the chips?
yes you should clean off all the old thermal paste on the cpu & gpu the old thermmal paste around it doesnt matter how well you clean tht.
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crysis222
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24. December 2008 @ 14:10 |
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yes i completely cleaned the old thermal paste from the cpu and the gpu, and Qmodz, ill try to do that, but if anybody knows any other way, plz help me.
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24. December 2008 @ 14:23 |
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did u let the graphics chip overheat and if so how long. if done too long it can fry the chip for good, also have to aim the fan at the cpu only cause if it overheats ur done.
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QModz
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24. December 2008 @ 14:24 |
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what secondary error code do you have on your 360? have you checked that?
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crysis222
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24. December 2008 @ 22:55 |
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o really, then i think i fried my cpu. what u mean by secondary error
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BHatch73
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24. December 2008 @ 22:58 |
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Take it back apart and heat the motherboard up with a heat gun.Give alot of attention to the ram chips and cpu/gpu chips.Let cool then put back together starting with xclamp fix
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crysis222
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25. December 2008 @ 00:32 |
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ok, ill try that, but is there a way u can find out that ur cpu is fried.
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crysis222
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25. December 2008 @ 01:06 |
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i've the checked the secondary error, its 0022.
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QModz
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25. December 2008 @ 11:30 |
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Originally posted by BHatch73:
Take it back apart and heat the motherboard up with a heat gun.Give alot of attention to the ram chips and cpu/gpu chips.Let cool then put back together starting with xclamp fix
if you reheat youre main board try not to aim alot of heat directly to the chips, always in circular movements and yeah important is to focus on the 8 ram units and the gpu itself.
if this doesnt work simply applying some pressure on the ram units might fix this problem knowing you have some bad bga solders in youre 360. error code 0022
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crysis222
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25. December 2008 @ 15:14 |
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i did the penny fix, but didnt work, but as u are saying heat up the main board, should i take off everything heat it up and then let it cool down and then start from the x-clamp fix, is that right?
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QModz
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25. December 2008 @ 17:32 |
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yes you could do it in tht order but by heating up the mainboard i specificaly mean the 8 ram units and its gpu
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BHatch73
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25. December 2008 @ 22:54 |
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Heating the ram chips and board right around it along with the cpu/gpu will most of the time help a nonresponsive xbox 360 motherboard.Most of the time the solder breaks and needs to be heated up and fused back together.
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crysis222
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26. December 2008 @ 03:02 |
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i dont have a heat gun, but i did it with a blow dryer, lol. didnt help, i also did the x-clamp fix again didnt help either, can anybody help me with the x-clamp fix i mean tell me what to do in steps. plz.
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Dab117
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26. December 2008 @ 03:16 |
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A heat gun can go from 500 degrees to 1000 degrees fahrenheit (well, mine does). Seen a few that were 400-900 degrees... blow dryers usually go around 100 degrees (a little bit over). If there was a break in the solder on the board, using a heat gun is your best bet without hiring a professional.
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crysis222
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26. December 2008 @ 14:57 |
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then ill find a heat gun, but is there any other way that i should try that might help, i mean like the x-clamp fix or anything else that i should do again.
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QModz
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27. December 2008 @ 00:24 |
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the x-clamp fix is just for your cpu/gpu to make better contact with the heatsinks so it wont easily overheat and to apply more pressure on the solders. this fix by the way does not help with every error especially when its a memory failure or broken solder connection, youll need to reflow the solders with hot air that goes up to 200 degrees celsius.
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crysis222
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27. December 2008 @ 01:58 |
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O, ill find a heat gun and then if this fix doesnt work or i have any other problems, ill get back to u guys. thanks btw
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