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Red Circle of Death - XBox 360
Posted on 11/9/10 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 11/9/10 at 7:18 pm
Okay so I went to play Black Ops today and i get the 3 light "red circle of death" on my 360 so thats pretty unfortunate...ive heard different things about how to go about fixing it, but I was hoping a few of you may have gone through it and gotten it fixed correctly...any help would be appreciated 
*no longer under warranty so I guess sending it back would be last option*
*no longer under warranty so I guess sending it back would be last option*
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Posted on 11/9/10 at 7:20 pm to ChadJones4Heisman
Wrap it in a towel, turn it on, let it sit for 30min getting really hot. Take out, and turn iff, then back on. It works a few times.
Look on YouTube for xbox360 towel trick
Look on YouTube for xbox360 towel trick
Posted on 11/9/10 at 7:20 pm to ChadJones4Heisman
The warranty is extended on RROD fixes.
Go to xbox online and get a claim form, they will send you a postage paid box, and in a week or so you will have a fixed Xbox.
Go to xbox online and get a claim form, they will send you a postage paid box, and in a week or so you will have a fixed Xbox.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 7:49 pm to ChadJones4Heisman
< had a one ring in the lower right quadrant. I got it fixed in about a month and a half. Traded it in recently for the new xbox. I love my new xbox!!!
Posted on 11/9/10 at 7:52 pm to Napoleon
quote:
The warranty is extended on RROD fixes.
Go to xbox online and get a claim form, they will send you a postage paid box, and in a week or so you will have a fixed Xbox.
i wish playstation would acknowledge the ylod but i haven't heard of any problems on the slims
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:03 pm to BrightsideTiger412
how much did they give you on the trade in? and where did you go?
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:19 pm to ChadJones4Heisman
go to youtube and search for xbox 360 RROD x-clamp fix. It requires you taking apart your xbox and doin a bit of work on it. If you've ever worked on any kind of electronics before or computers at all it'll be a cake walk. There is 3 video's for the x-clamp fix and it works 100% of the time if you do it right and the fix is permanent.
The RROD is caused when the heat sinks seperated from the processors. They seperate and then the thermal paste between the heat sinks and processors get fissures/cracks in them and you dont have a good connection and you get the RROD. The x-clamps are what hold the heat sinks onto the processors and they are shitty pieces of flimsy metal that bend when the xbox gets real hot. The x-clamp fix basically replaces the x-clamps with screws and nylon washers and you put new paste down. I've fixed several 360's with this and its worked every time.
The RROD is caused when the heat sinks seperated from the processors. They seperate and then the thermal paste between the heat sinks and processors get fissures/cracks in them and you dont have a good connection and you get the RROD. The x-clamps are what hold the heat sinks onto the processors and they are shitty pieces of flimsy metal that bend when the xbox gets real hot. The x-clamp fix basically replaces the x-clamps with screws and nylon washers and you put new paste down. I've fixed several 360's with this and its worked every time.
Posted on 11/10/10 at 8:48 am to bubbaprohn
I tried to change my xclamp...bricked it
Posted on 11/10/10 at 9:13 am to bubbaprohn
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The RROD is caused when the heat sinks seperated from the processors. They seperate and then the thermal paste between the heat sinks and processors get fissures/cracks in them and you dont have a good connection and you get the RROD. The x-clamps are what hold the heat sinks onto the processors and they are shitty pieces of flimsy metal that bend when the xbox gets real hot. The x-clamp fix basically replaces the x-clamps with screws and nylon washers and you put new paste down. I've fixed several 360's with this and its worked every time.
Did one the other day.. Pretty easy.. it lasted about 2 weeks of playing every night, then red ring again... Any suggestions? Too much thermal? Too little thermal? Screws too tight? Screws too loose?
Posted on 11/11/10 at 5:34 pm to chadg
Eh as far as it happening again. It's probably one of two things. Either you didn't get the screws tightened down tight enough (probably not it) or you didn't get enough of the old thermal paste off. Make sure when you clean the paste of the processors you get every bit of it off you can. I used a Q-tip and alcohol to get most of it off then used a sharp piece of plastic to scratch off all the paste stuck on there I couldn't get off with alcohol.
You still have cracks in the paste between the processors and the heat sinks. Put down new thermal paste and get all the old off and you should be fine.
You still have cracks in the paste between the processors and the heat sinks. Put down new thermal paste and get all the old off and you should be fine.
Posted on 11/11/10 at 6:50 pm to bubbaprohn
maybe i'll try again
Posted on 11/11/10 at 7:21 pm to flip82lsu
I used the kit off of ebay. Has worked like a charm ever since (a few months). Well worth the $25.
Posted on 11/13/10 at 12:49 pm to ELLSSUU
Posted on 11/23/10 at 9:45 am to bubbaprohn
I think i did a fairly decent job on cleaning it off. Is it possible i put too much or too little paste back on? The paste i used was about 3 or 4 years old. Been sitting in my desk... Could that have been the problem? It was sealed in plastic but it did seem pretty thick when i squeezed it out...
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