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I bet you wish you'd prepared for this moment, when you're Xbox gives you the red lights of death RROD.
You knew it was coming I know I did, my mates had told me I play way too much to avoid it. And now I too had been struck down by RROD, the infamous Xbox 360 red rings of death!
I'd also been told it would cost me $140 dollars to ship my beloved Xbox to somewhere in Texas, near the Mexico border, where Microsoft will repair it and return it in 3 -8 weeks!
I wish I had taken the advice to let the game cool down for 15 minutes every couple of hours, but when your waist deep in bodies playing " Call of Duty" that's never going to happen.
Xbox.com
So what's the problem; and can I discover a RROD Xbox fix?
Right from its launch the Xbox 360 has had heat related problems causing the numerous errors, e74 and other 'e' codes, and all the 1 red ring, 2 red rings, 3 red rings and 4 red rings of death (RROD). 90% of all RROD and e74 errors can be traced to the design flaw of the Xbox x-clamps that hold the CPU & GPU to the heatsinks. Being made of soft metal the x-clamps bend through heat, and bend the motherboard with them. So breaking the soldered contacts with CPU & GPU processors, and so causing the infamous Xbox red rings of death / RROD.
So should you take on a RROD Xbox fix?
I was scared of trying to open my Xbox and possibly doing irreparable damage. I know absolutely nothing of motherboards, heatsinks, CPU's, GPU's, x-clamps, and all the other stuff that makes up an Xbox 360. I also don't have any special tools or knowledge of how to use anything more complicated than a screwdriver or hammer (I'm really good with a hammer!). I'm no technician, and I'd heard of people trashing their Xbox by trying to solder broken connections or other hair brain Xbox fix's.
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My RROD Xbox Fix
You knew it was coming I know I did, my mates had told me I play way too much to avoid it. And now I too had been struck down by RROD, the infamous Xbox 360 red rings of death!
I'd also been told it would cost me $140 dollars to ship my beloved Xbox to somewhere in Texas, near the Mexico border, where Microsoft will repair it and return it in 3 -8 weeks!
I wish I had taken the advice to let the game cool down for 15 minutes every couple of hours, but when your waist deep in bodies playing " Call of Duty" that's never going to happen.
Xbox.com
So what's the problem; and can I discover a RROD Xbox fix?
Right from its launch the Xbox 360 has had heat related problems causing the numerous errors, e74 and other 'e' codes, and all the 1 red ring, 2 red rings, 3 red rings and 4 red rings of death (RROD). 90% of all RROD and e74 errors can be traced to the design flaw of the Xbox x-clamps that hold the CPU & GPU to the heatsinks. Being made of soft metal the x-clamps bend through heat, and bend the motherboard with them. So breaking the soldered contacts with CPU & GPU processors, and so causing the infamous Xbox red rings of death / RROD.
So should you take on a RROD Xbox fix?
I was scared of trying to open my Xbox and possibly doing irreparable damage. I know absolutely nothing of motherboards, heatsinks, CPU's, GPU's, x-clamps, and all the other stuff that makes up an Xbox 360. I also don't have any special tools or knowledge of how to use anything more complicated than a screwdriver or hammer (I'm really good with a hammer!). I'm no technician, and I'd heard of people trashing their Xbox by trying to solder broken connections or other hair brain Xbox fix's.
Continue read here
My RROD Xbox Fix
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