TTG_Hayden wrote Try all my 4 steps listed above

I did. But its still RROD.

TTG_GawLey wrote i towel tricked my jtag once... it has been fine since!

GawLey your avatar looks kinda like mine

;)

step 1Before we begin...
Before you even think to unplug your 360, let's work in a bit of intelligent forethought.For starters, why would you need to repair the console yourself? If you have a working warranty, I highly suggest you send the console to Microsoft for repairs,as a repair will void your warranty. While Microsoft dropped the ball on product quality in efforts to get the 360 out befo…

step 2The Suspected Cause
So, knowing what I've written, you ask yourself, "Self, if the 360 is baking it's processors to the point that they'd separate, why aren't the heatsinks holding them tightly to the main board?" That's a very bright observation!The problem is pictured below.(the second image, silly) Those two X-shaped pieces of metal are what try to hold the heatsinks onto the CPU and GP…

step 3Parts and tools needed
To secure your heatsinks tightly to the motherboard(and the metal case in the process), you will need:===================4 5x20MM Panhead Machine Screws (Keep length between 20 and 40 MM)4 5x15MM Panhead Machine Screw (Must be no longer than 15MM!)44 #10 Washers===================And for your English measurements (Thanks to ajmontag for providing these):****************…

step 4Gettin' to buisness: Remove the heatsinks
Right, first thing we gotta do is open this sucka up. I'll point you to the tutorial I read, because opening the 360 is an Instructable in itself.http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=2610&p=2You need to remove everything from the metal case(if you can't get the fans out, that's fine). Set the motherboard on a clean surface, like a newspaper. Put the DVD drive…

step 5Stripping the heatsinks
Once the 10 dollar heatsinks are freed from the 200-some dollar motherboard, you need to remove the 1/4 inch thingamabobs(X-clamp posts). Use a 1/4 inch nut driver, wrench, or adjustable wrench to get them off. Sit them and the X-clamps in a bag/parts drawer, you won't be needing them again. Take a metal scrubber and remove the thermal gunk from the heatsinks. And while…

step 6Drill bigger holes
To use those 5MM machine screws, you'll need to widen the 8 screw holes in the metal case, that previously secured the X-clamp posts. They are highlighted in the second photo. To widen them, use a 3/16 inch drill bit with a drill press or hand drill. If you're using a hand drill, set a wooden block under each hole as you drill it, to avoid warping the case. If you're u…

step 7The Fun Begins: Screws, Washers, and more screwyness!
So far, we've prepped the heatsinks and the motherboard case for these 5MM screws. Now we get to make sumtin of it! With the case sitting flat, fan hole in the back on the right, take note of where you need to stick these screws. the 4 holes on the left X are for your GPU, the 4 holes to the right will be for the CPU screws. Now put the 5x15MM screws in the GPU screwh…

step 8Re-installing the heatsinks
Now we get to mess with those screws one more time, before the tape gets taken off for good. Before you put the heatsinks back on, put thermal paste onto the CPU and GPU dies(the silver shiny things). A paper-thin coat will be good. If you're using a silver-based paste, make sure you don't put on a ton, because if it gets onto anything, the silver's conductivity will me…

step 9Testing, testing, three, six, tee...
Hook your 360's AV and power cable in, and plug the RF board(the circuit board that has the Ring of Light LEDs and) back into the 360, otherwise you won't be turning it on. Turn it on without the fans plugged in, checking to see how fast the heatsinks heat up. Getting hot in less than a minute is excellent. Now plug in the fans and put on that plastic fan shroud. Tu…

step 10Afterthoughts and Shoutouts
Now that you've resurrected your console, what can you do to prevent such a travesty from happening again? As you see in the main photo, I attached a small fan from a PCI graphics card onto the CPU heatsink, and wired it into the 360's fan power supply. With it pushing air through the heatsink (or pulling it in if that's your view), the air coming out of the exhaust is …


Also follow that if you really want to fix it. bad

What you gotta do is just plug it in in another outage.
or plug in your connections good.
Or just do a fast towel trick to reset it then it should work.

TTG_GH0ST wrote

TTG_Hayden wrote Try all my 4 steps listed above

I did. But its still RROD.

you can try what i did when i got the e73 but i dont think it will work
1. get 2 q-tips or 2objects small enough to fit through the wholes in the back
2. put them in the back so that they block the fans from moving
3. wait untill ur xbox overheats the unplug the power cable and plug back in and turn it back on and let the fan start to cool it down.
4.dont forget to take the q-tips out after it over heats.

the best way to fix it i did it and it works perfect! watch

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TTG_Hayden wrote step 1Before we begin...
Before you even think to unplug your 360, let's work in a bit of intelligent forethought.For starters, why would you need to repair the console yourself? If you have a working warranty, I highly suggest you send the console to Microsoft for repairs,as a repair will void your warranty. While Microsoft dropped the ball on product quality in efforts to get the 360 out befo…

its jtagged

Lol the towel trick fails

Sketch wrote

TTG_Hayden wrote step 1Before we begin...
Before you even think to unplug your 360, let's work in a bit of intelligent forethought.For starters, why would you need to repair the console yourself? If you have a working warranty, I highly suggest you send the console to Microsoft for repairs,as a repair will void your warranty. While Microsoft dropped the ball on product quality in efforts to get the 360 out befo…

its jtagged

He copied and pasted that....

MAGPIEMAGIC wrote

Sketch wrote

TTG_Hayden wrote step 1Before we begin...
Before you even think to unplug your 360, let's work in a bit of intelligent forethought.For starters, why would you need to repair the console yourself? If you have a working warranty, I highly suggest you send the console to Microsoft for repairs,as a repair will void your warranty. While Microsoft dropped the ball on product quality in efforts to get the 360 out befo…

its jtagged

He copied and pasted that....

Yea I know. Kind of annoying because it gave me steps that made me buy washers and screws . Anyone else?