Comments on: X-Box 360 Red Ring of Death http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/ Wired World Wonderings Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:29:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: mike g http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-56944 mike g Wed, 28 May 2008 02:08:14 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-56944 ok so i just randomely wanted to turn my almost new 360 on that i got about 3-4 months ago and i got the red ring of death and the night befor when i got home i unplugged it so when i turned my controller on it wouldnt connect so i looked at the consul and there was that stupid red ring now either im gunna send it in or buy a PS3 so i need some advice and whats that method with the glue gun can someone please help me? ok so i just randomely wanted to turn my almost new 360 on that i got about 3-4 months ago and i got the red ring of death and the night befor when i got home i unplugged it so when i turned my controller on it wouldnt connect so i looked at the consul and there was that stupid red ring now either im gunna send it in or buy a PS3 so i need some advice and whats that method with the glue gun can someone please help me?

]]> By: Steve http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-39734 Steve Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:39:21 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-39734 the heat gun and towel trick is only a temporary fix. If you want to fix that thing for good do this http://rbjtech.bulldoghome.com/pages/rbjtech_bulldoghome_com/XClampIII.htm I have done this on over a dozen 360's and all are still working. One has been working for over 6 months. Use the shim for sure. the heat gun and towel trick is only a temporary fix. If you want to fix that thing for good do this http://rbjtech.bulldoghome.com/pages/rbjtech_bulldoghome_com/XClampIII.htm

I have done this on over a dozen 360’s and all are still working. One has been working for over 6 months. Use the shim for sure.

]]> By: kyle http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-36761 kyle Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:28:28 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-36761 hey, ok i got my 360 4 days before cristmase. the next day, i found a little fan. do u think if a fan was blowing IN THE 360 would it harm it or help it? hey, ok i got my 360 4 days before cristmase. the next day, i found a little fan. do u think if a fan was blowing IN THE 360 would it harm it or help it?

]]> By: Kai-chan http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-23163 Kai-chan Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:53:17 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-23163 put a towel on it and turn your xbox on. wait ten minutes. take the towel off, and turn your xbox off and back on. it shall work. contact me at sango1fan.deviantart.com if any questions put a towel on it and turn your xbox on. wait ten minutes. take the towel off, and turn your xbox off and back on. it shall work.
contact me at sango1fan.deviantart.com if any questions

]]> By: Roberto http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-18606 Roberto Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:07:47 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-18606 I bought my box at release date back in 05 everything worked great!! unitill i got the RED RING OF DEATH!!! i tried the towel trick and it worked but i could only play 2 songs in guitar hero 2. does anyone else have other tricks? my guaranty is expired will opening my box affect me in the future perhaps me deciding to send it over to repair? now for the heat gun thing can anyone please send me a detailed procedure on how to do it at roberto_1632@hotmail.com thnx. Xbox 360 was my favorite console now my wii hold that place I bought my box at release date back in 05 everything worked great!! unitill i got the RED RING OF DEATH!!! i tried the towel trick and it worked but i could only play 2 songs in guitar hero 2. does anyone else have other tricks? my guaranty is expired will opening my box affect me in the future perhaps me deciding to send it over to repair? now for the heat gun thing can anyone please send me a detailed procedure on how to do it at roberto_1632@hotmail.com thnx. Xbox 360 was my favorite console now my wii hold that place

]]> By: deezel http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-18594 deezel Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:44:28 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-18594 The towel trick does work, took 2 attempts but it is working now, don't know for how long but I'm amazed as I didn't think it would!! Ours had the 3 red lights on now it is working o.k. The towel trick does work, took 2 attempts but it is working now, don’t know for how long but I’m amazed as I didn’t think it would!! Ours had the 3 red lights on now it is working o.k.

]]> By: Linda http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-17096 Linda Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:07:13 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-17096 My poor little thing sometimes refuses to turn on, then after an anxious few minutes may become apparent that it will not register the fact that i want it on. Then sometimes the stupid box wont turn off, now thats scary! But it most certainly isn't as bad when it gets mad and flashes red!!!What the hell can i do??!!! this is my second xbox 360 and i can't be bothered with paying any more money, especially not for MS to repair it!!!Linda My poor little thing sometimes refuses to turn on, then after an anxious few minutes may become apparent that it will not register the fact that i want it on. Then sometimes the stupid box wont turn off, now thats scary! But it most certainly isn’t as bad when it gets mad and flashes red!!!What the hell can i do??!!! this is my second xbox 360 and i can’t be bothered with paying any more money, especially not for MS to repair it!!!Linda

]]> By: Critty http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-13275 Critty Sat, 19 May 2007 04:25:36 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-13275 I would be careful if using the torch. It will be very easy to over heat the board and chips. And a flame is much more reactive to items that will burn then hot air. And it my opinion that if you heat a larger area gradually its less stressfull on the board. Just my .02 Critty I would be careful if using the torch. It will be very easy to over heat the board and chips. And a flame is much more reactive to items that will burn then hot air. And it my opinion that if you heat a larger area gradually its less stressfull on the board.

Just my .02
Critty

]]> By: JonnyRo http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-10183 JonnyRo Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:05:29 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-10183 Yea, i think i'll wait another year on this console. Still happily playing halo on my original xbox, along with need for speed most wanted. The wii also kicks ass too, mostly because of the price. Yea, i think i’ll wait another year on this console.

Still happily playing halo on my original xbox, along with need for speed most wanted.

The wii also kicks ass too, mostly because of the price.

]]> By: Mat http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-9640 Mat Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:35:09 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-9640 Instead of using a heat gun, go to home depot and grab a Benz-o-matic PEN style butane torch. They're small and cheap.. and also have a solder/heat gun add-on. Open flame works just as well, heats it up quickly and only heats up the small area you need without hitting the rest of the board. Rather than paying more thatn $50 for a heat gun, this will cost you less than $15 WITH an extra can of butane, and you've got a torch, heat gun and soldering iron all in one. Instead of using a heat gun, go to home depot and grab a Benz-o-matic PEN style butane torch. They’re small and cheap.. and also have a solder/heat gun add-on. Open flame works just as well, heats it up quickly and only heats up the small area you need without hitting the rest of the board.

Rather than paying more thatn $50 for a heat gun, this will cost you less than $15 WITH an extra can of butane, and you’ve got a torch, heat gun and soldering iron all in one.

]]> By: DCWmazdaRX7 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-8778 DCWmazdaRX7 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:47:41 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-8778 Actually he isnt a dumbass for posting that because...(drum roll please) IT WORKS!!!! Granted I did it with a sweatshirt the affect is the same. Now the fix Im guess is more temporary then it is hours of Oblivion it still is just that A FIX! (Mines has worked long enough to play a dvd and an hour of gaming but I dont play for hours on end so this fix my last longer for me then a hardcore gamer) Actually he isnt a dumbass for posting that because…(drum roll please) IT WORKS!!!! Granted I did it with a sweatshirt the affect is the same. Now the fix Im guess is more temporary then it is hours of Oblivion it still is just that A FIX! (Mines has worked long enough to play a dvd and an hour of gaming but I dont play for hours on end so this fix my last longer for me then a hardcore gamer)

]]> By: curtis http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-8753 curtis Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:31:02 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-8753 U r a dumbass if u post the fix with a towl, u stupid cunt fuck off back to where u came from U r a dumbass if u post the fix with a towl, u stupid cunt fuck off back to where u came from

]]> By: rich http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-5391 rich Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:30:31 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-5391 after about ten months of service my xbox gave me the tree red lights error. when I realized that getting it fixed by MS was anywhere from 150$ to 200$ I just bought a new one. I did however open the old one to check it out. I saw no signs of a problem physically. after some trouble shooting I cam to the conclusion that the system was over heating. the dual fan cooling system in a 360 puts out a huge amount of air BUT!!! it sucks... seriously it sucks air out of the system instead of blowing it in. you might think big deal it still cools the system... not enough. in less than a min after start up the heatsyncs for the 360's processors heat up so bad the smell and generate about as much heat as a household iron. now if you look at the heatsync of a computer most have a fan that blows air on to it not sucking away. the cold air blows across the metal (for lack of a technical word" fins and takes the heat away from the processor. now to the fix. I noticed that there was very little thermal paste on the processors so I added some. (brand name artic silver 5) I than flipped the fan to blow inward onto the heatsyncs. (not easy since it's only designed to fit one way) with my fingers crossed i powered the box up. no red lights. i tried to play a movie it got about 20 mins in and locked up. (normally when this happened if you reset you get the red lights again) i reset and no red lights. i tried with a cd same effect reset same effect. figuring that like a new pc the thermal paste might need some "burn in time" i reset and let it sit after about an hour and a half it had not locked up yet so I tried playing a game. i played a few rounds of full auto and the box did not lock up. I am still testing this so don't get too excited yet but so far it is looking good. after about ten months of service my xbox gave me the tree red lights error. when I realized that getting it fixed by MS was anywhere from 150$ to 200$ I just bought a new one. I did however open the old one to check it out. I saw no signs of a problem physically. after some trouble shooting I cam to the conclusion that the system was over heating.

the dual fan cooling system in a 360 puts out a huge amount of air BUT!!! it sucks… seriously it sucks air out of the system instead of blowing it in. you might think big deal it still cools the system… not enough. in less than a min after start up the heatsyncs for the 360’s processors heat up so bad the smell and generate about as much heat as a household iron.

now if you look at the heatsync of a computer most have a fan that blows air on to it not sucking away. the cold air blows across the metal (for lack of a technical word” fins and takes the heat away from the processor.

now to the fix. I noticed that there was very little thermal paste on the processors so I added some. (brand name artic silver 5) I than flipped the fan to blow inward onto the heatsyncs. (not easy since it’s only designed to fit one way) with my fingers crossed i powered the box up. no red lights. i tried to play a movie it got about 20 mins in and locked up. (normally when this happened if you reset you get the red lights again)

i reset and no red lights. i tried with a cd same effect reset same effect. figuring that like a new pc the thermal paste might need some “burn in time” i reset and let it sit after about an hour and a half it had not locked up yet so I tried playing a game. i played a few rounds of full auto and the box did not lock up.

I am still testing this so don’t get too excited yet but so far it is looking good.

]]> By: Mjölner http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-3541 Mjölner Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:23:31 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-3541 It looks like Microsoft has heard your pain: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/1222-xbox360warrantyextended.htm This probably won't help those of you that just gave up (understandably) and bought a new one... All hail Mighty Gates, Ravisher of Wallets! It looks like Microsoft has heard your pain:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/1222-xbox360warrantyextended.htm

This probably won’t help those of you that just gave up (understandably) and bought a new one…

All hail Mighty Gates, Ravisher of Wallets!

]]> By: Jesper Copenhagen http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-3510 Jesper Copenhagen Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:41:05 +0000 http://nathan.studiodifferent.com/2006/10/03/x-box-360-red-ring-of-death/#comment-3510 This is really fucked up! I bought my 360 in 2005 and i got this issue 2 weeks ago! I triede another solution, I took the 360 apart with only the drive installed, removed the fans and let it run in 10 min. after that, it ran perfectly. In 4-5 days. :o( Now its the same shit with 3 red rings! I have: Error code 0020, Game freezes,no warranty sticker, and no patience! Now I proberly need to buy a new! This is really fucked up! I bought my 360 in 2005 and i got this issue 2 weeks ago! I triede another solution, I took the 360 apart with only the drive installed, removed the fans and let it run in 10 min. after that, it ran perfectly. In 4-5 days. :o( Now its the same shit with 3 red rings!

I have: Error code 0020, Game freezes,no warranty sticker, and no patience!
Now I proberly need to buy a new!

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