V8 Beast Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 My sons xbox 360 is overheating constantly. They said it would cost $99 to fix it which is b.s. Before I go buy the new one and let him have my 360 is there any way to fix this thing without using towels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 My sons xbox 360 is overheating constantly. They said it would cost $99 to fix it which is b.s. Before I go buy the new one and let him have my 360 is there any way to fix this thing without using towels? anthonys always talking about some place liek micro center that works on them might wanna pm the head hebrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted July 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Kewl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObliqueFD Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 My sons xbox 360 is overheating constantly. They said it would cost $99 to fix it which is b.s. Before I go buy the new one and let him have my 360 is there any way to fix this thing without using towels? New thermal paste and rewire the fans to operate constantly on high at 12v. You can even get creative and wire a switch to the fans to run them on high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Build a small fan system for it.. couple big fans pulling air out the back.. I tested once and left mine on while watching some movies and it was warm to touch even the outside, when I turned the fans on it was cool to touch like It was never on. You could probably build one out of cardboard even. Ill snap a pic of mine and post it up later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted July 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Build a small fan system for it.. couple big fans pulling air out the back.. I tested once and left mine on while watching some movies and it was warm to touch even the outside, when I turned the fans on it was cool to touch like It was never on. You could probably build one out of cardboard even. Ill snap a pic of mine and post it up later I built one 8 months ago and even went as far as putting it on the vent with the ac on 60 degrees recently. Its been dying slowly for a year.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 I built one 8 months ago and even went as far as putting it on the vent with the ac on 60 degrees recently. Its been dying slowly for a year.. need to re do the thermal paste as it isn't contacting with the heatsink properly. while you have it open you might as well leave part of the case off if it continues to have the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang302 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 towel trick. worked on the broken 360 i sold to my buddy after he tried taking it apart and everything. but i think all you do is wrap it in a bunch of towels and let it overheat for a while. maybe joe(6speeds4) will chime in and share what he did exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 I built one 8 months ago and even went as far as putting it on the vent with the ac on 60 degrees recently. Its been dying slowly for a year.. There is just no hope for that box then hah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted July 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 There is just no hope for that box then hah Yeah lol! So any of you that actually know what you are doing want to help a brutha out??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin Miata Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Yeah lol! So any of you that actually know what you are doing want to help a brutha out??? Are you out of just the regular warranty, or the 3 year extended for RRoD also? If you're still in the three year, you can try sending it to Microsoft and telling them that you got the 3 red rings, even if you really didn't. A few of my friends did this and Microsoft didn't check that they actually had gotten the red rings, just sent them out a refurb unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted July 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 I got the xbox the day the very first one came out.. its out of every warranty and they already tried to fix it once... fml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 When we sent ours in for repair, we put in a work order online and we had a refurb unit sent back the very next day. the only thing I can figure is as soon as the guy at fedex printed off shipping order xbox must have somehow been notified and sent the refurb straight out. There was no way they could have received it and then checked the numbers and then sent one out. just send it back in and see if they even check it. I would claim RROD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted July 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Already did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Busted. What did they do send it back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 step 1. go to craigslist step 2 search xbox repair step 3 find someone on there whos cheap talk to them like you want to know how they plan on fixing the issue and maybe they will give you a tip to help fix it yourself. No fix no charge http://columbus.craigslist.org/ele/1834682740.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted July 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Called and said if they fix it I would be charged and I said send my shit back... pwned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 I can fix it. Just repaired mine. Followed this how-to: http://www.instructables.com/id/Fix-the-Red-Ring-of-Deathwithout-towels/ Mine was hard down with the RROD, and now it's been 100%. Even tweaked my laser while I was in there for disk read errors. She's got a new lease on life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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