jaymdee Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Am posting this as I know many people have had the RROD and how frustrating it is!! Well, the day after this thread http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=195535 my 360 started up with the RROD!!! Had already 'fixed' it once when it was freezing up by taking it apart and adding some new thermal compound - obviously only a short term fix. So I found this guide on net: http://www.instructables.com/id/Fix-the-Red-Ring-of-Deathwithout-towels/ and followed it to the letter - and to my utmost surprise, the bloody thing actually works :D:D Had it on for 4 hours last night and 2 this morning and the heatsinks are barely warm!! Some additional comments: 1. I used Arctic Silver 5 thermal grease (£5 from Ebay) - heatsinks are considerably cooler than before 2. I bought 64 washers in case I needed more than 4 per heatsink screw 3. 12mm long screws are fine for GPU and 20mm long for CPU 4. be patient with tightening & loosening combinations of screws on the heatsinks - it does not work straight away this may not work for everyone and I obviously don't know whether it's permanent, but it certainly works fine at the moment Hope this may help others with this problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 iv got one sitting in front of me just now with the RROD just cant be arsed fixing it yet. Bought myself an elite package, so this one is a spare as iv flashed the drive to play backup games. Might even sell it once its done??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 iv got one sitting in front of me just now with the RROD just cant be arsed fixing it yet. Bought myself an elite package, so this one is a spare as iv flashed the drive to play backup games. Might even sell it once its done??? I've got 2, I use one as a media player in the bedroom, if you have a telly in there, and stream stuff of course... It comes in great for those days when you just can't be bothered to get out of bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I'll try this if when mine fooks up...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 the towel thing worked for a while. and then after i did it 3-4 times it stopped working. I just had it repaired under warrenty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I've had one of these stuck on the back of my XBox for three years and it's never let me down http://images.play.com/covers/1138504x.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 I've had one of these stuck on the back of my XBox for three years and it's never let me down http://images.play.com/covers/1138504x.jpg Didn't realize you get a FMIC for the Xbox Lol Might have a look at than when I put it back together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Ive got this,I bought 4 incase mates wanted them so got a couple spare i think as could only get them from america. If anyone wants to buy one, just PM me. http://www.hardwarecooling.com/images/ec-xfan360-2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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