How To PERMENATELY Fix The RROD

[Mclovin]

i tried this and it didnt work for me. when i turn on my 360 i get 2 red lights (the screws are loose). but when i tighten the screws and turn on my 360, i get the 3 RROD again. what am i doing wrong? how do i fix it so it goes back to green lights? plz and thanks in advance

[Why]

Quote: Originally Posted by JaxJags

You apply the thermal paste to the top of them.

I am just going to buy a broken 360 on ebay, fix it, and sell it for retail price.

currently trying to do the same but they all seem to be going for 100...when i remeber seeing them go for 50-70

@Mclovin um...try try again. atleast i think thats what i tut said anyways if i remeber right.

[Mclovin]

Quote: Originally Posted by Why

currently trying to do the same but they all seem to be going for 100...when i remeber seeing them go for 50-70

@Mclovin um...try try again. atleast i think thats what i tut said anyways if i remeber right.

exactly what u mean when u say try again, i tried 500 times, but the last time i tried, i used no tpaste. and the screws are loose.

[Scar]

If it doesnt work at first make sure you overheat it to resolder the chips, if that doesnt work then play with the tightness of the screws, if it still doesnt work then try 1 washer instead of 2, if it doesnt work after all that then its probably unfixable.

[combatburt]

This doesn't fix all the symptoms of the rrod. It merely fixes the overheating issues.

[mexkan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hughesy93

or........You could use the best invention ever......

that guy has to be all doped up on crystal meth. his eyes cannot stay still, and i dont think they closed the entire video.

[Mclovin]

ok ill try that, thanks scar

damnit, didnt work

[mexkan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mclovin

ok ill try that, thanks scar

damnit, didnt work

then its probly broken, but like everyone says..... try try try

[rumproast789]

sorry dont flame me for this, but i was using a similar tut over at llama.com, and i suggest a couple things
clean off the old thermal paste before you put on the new paste
put everything together until your at the part of the case, take out the fan and place it on top of the cpu heatsink, then turn it on for 10-15 minutes and let it go until it gets teh rrod, if you dont get it you really fixed it, at least mine didnt, but you should do this so when u turn it off then it will work and for sure never get the rrod... sorry this is what llama just said so im gonna trust them

[Scar]

I just re-read this and he puts on WAY too much thermal paste, you only have to put on less than half that much...

Also, check the secondary error codes on your 360. do this by holding in the sync button and pushing eject 4 times, each time you push eject a different set of lights should flash.
All 4 lights means error code 0
3 = 3
2 = 2
1 = 1

In my experience error 0102 and 0020 are easy to fix and this should do it. but error 0022 or 0110 are usually not fixable. there are tons more codes and they all mean different things.

[Madman340]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mclovin

i tried this and it didnt work for me. when i turn on my 360 i get 2 red lights (the screws are loose). but when i tighten the screws and turn on my 360, i get the 3 RROD again. what am i doing wrong? how do i fix it so it goes back to green lights? plz and thanks in advance

Let it run with the RROD for a bit without the big tube thing on. When it overheats, and turns off, let it sit for 10+ minutes so the solder that has reconnected has a chance to cool down. Now turn it back on.

If it worked, and you have green lights again, just reattach everything (eg. the big tube thing, secure the screws) and there you go!

If not, just keep trying. As you see from him, he had to do it about a dozen times before he got it right.

[Mclovin]

Quote: Originally Posted by madman340

Let it run with the RROD for a bit without the big tube thing on. When it overheats, and turns off, let it sit for 10+ minutes so the solder that has reconnected has a chance to cool down. Now turn it back on.

If it worked, and you have green lights again, just reattach everything (eg. the big tube thing, secure the screws) and there you go!

If not, just keep trying. As you see from him, he had to do it about a dozen times before he got it right.

thanks, ya but thing is, i leave it on with the RROD but it never overheats and turn off it just gets hot for a couple minutes then cools down and stays on, ive let it sit and it stayed on overnight and in afternoon. i eventualy turned it of myself.

[Madman340]

Sounds like your giving it full contact with the heatsink. If you do that it will never overhead =X

You're only supposed to make it as loose as it can be till the error for a loose heatsink is gone.

[Mclovin]

i do make it as loose as can be. i make the heat sink and the heat pipe as loose as can be.

[Scar]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mclovin

i do make it as loose as can be. i make the heat sink and the heat pipe as loose as can be.

does the fan run at all when its in 3 red lights? if not it sounds like you have a totaly different problem

[Mclovin]

yes it does, then after a lil while it stops

[ZeRo X20]

this doesnt work permanetly, it works for a while but then the lights come back

[Mclovin]

o gay