Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Tuesday 19.5.2026 / 07:28
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > xbox 360 - modding & hacking > help with rrod
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
help with rrod
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
barons77
Newbie
_ 		21. February 2009 @ 13:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Okay so im fixing a friends rrod xbox 360. This is the fourth or fifth one ive done and had no problems with the others. I put all the screws in and everything tested it out and now i got the red ring for about a second when i turn it on and then i just the top and bottom left quadrant turn red saying its overheating. Is there anything in particualr i could do to fix this. Also i used actic silver thermal compund. Could it be that i just put to much on?
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
C4RN1
Senior Member

3 product reviews
_ 		21. February 2009 @ 13:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sounds like it's either uneven, too much thermal paste or too little thermal paste.

Did you do both the cpu and gpu? What method are you using? What version is the board?
[ + quote]
Asus Republic of Gamers G53SX-A1 - Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @2.00GHz - Ram: 16GB DDR3 (10600)
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX560m 2GB - Primary Hard Disk: Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD

(The Beast) (My Miner 2.8gh/s) (West Michigan Computers) (My Reflow Machine)
(Before you post) (Everything You Need For Xbox 360)


barons77
Newbie
_ 		21. February 2009 @ 17:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok so i tore it apart and redid everything put a little arctic silver on and now i dont get the overheating but im still getting the red ring. You guys think its fried
[ + quote]
mikeismad
Senior Member

1 product review
_ 		21. February 2009 @ 17:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
did you overheat it so that it would fix the red ring? you know when you do the xclamp fix you turn it on with the fans off and let it run until you get 2 lights instead of 3 and then you let it run for about 2-3 minutes after that and you turn it off and let it cool completely then tighten the screws up and it should work.
[ + quote]
Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz 1.4V//Maximus Formula (RF 0902)//2x2GB DDR2 800//8500GT (backup until 5870 comes out)//Corsair 650TX//Under water (30c Idle 50c Load)



http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/476770 -------> XDVD Mulleter Tut
C4RN1
Senior Member

3 product reviews
_ 		21. February 2009 @ 18:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Mike you should know it doesn't matter if you run it after it overheats or not. When the xbox gets the overheating error the power is cut to the cpu and the gpu. Obviously when the power is cut they start to cool down.

Barons77, Mike is giving you good advice.

You need to overheat your xbox to reflow the broken solder joints under your processors.

Depending on what error you have and what rrod fix you tried is the way you should fix it. I always use the llamma xclamp fix which requires drilling. Then i set the fan so it cools only the cpu and I set a piece of paper over the dvd drive so it seperates the gpu from the cpu. You want to cool the cpu while the gpu gets hot enough to melt the solder. Many people try to just turn it on without any airflow to either heatsink. This is one of the many reasons why the rrod comes back or people fail to fix the system.

While cooling the cpu and overheating the gpu the xbox will still keep heating up. If the cpu doesn't have any air flow the xbox will cut all power when it displays an overheating error.

here's a link to llamma's tutorials

http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/rin...x-clamp_fix.htm

Let me know if you need more help.

For future refrence, when i ask a question so i can give you more accurate answers, answer the question in the next post.
[ + quote]
Asus Republic of Gamers G53SX-A1 - Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @2.00GHz - Ram: 16GB DDR3 (10600)
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX560m 2GB - Primary Hard Disk: Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD

(The Beast) (My Miner 2.8gh/s) (West Michigan Computers) (My Reflow Machine)
(Before you post) (Everything You Need For Xbox 360)


Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
barons77
Newbie
_ 		21. February 2009 @ 23:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the problem is i cant get the fan to run. it starts to spin for about a half second when i first turn on the console and then it dies
[ + quote]
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > xbox 360 - modding & hacking > help with rrod
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2026 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork