Fixing Faulty Ebay Junk - Part 3 - Xbox RROD - Rebuild + Retest

[evilgamers1]

did the "overheating the console" trick and it works! thank you for explaining this trick!

[thomas3120]

Great series Martin! Is there a way to tell if you the JTag firmware. Just wanted to see what I had on the 2 I picked up. Also, how do you tell which mainboard revision you have (Xenon, Falcon, etc..) is there a place to look on the MB?

thanks again for the videos :)

[MrC0ver]

retro i have a modded xbox 360 which can play copied games same model as yours in the video and it has ring of death so i took it apart put some paste then but it back together till it looks like yours on the video now i went to turn it on it just flashed green just under the power switch and then nothing happened and the power cord went from orange to red. *BTW i didnt have x clamps for under the mother board.*

[applesauceprod]

my motherboard is making alil noise wen i shake it.....is dat normal..?

[UNBOUNDxBOOM]

@applesauceprod dont shake it it can cause e74

[oxygenyourlife]

Hey RetroGamerTech!

I recently got RRoD, It only shows up one red light and has error code E74, do you think the repair process will be similar to this?

I've looked error codes and it seems it's the same problem as yours.

Thanks in advance.

[PlayBoyHacks]

@oxygenyourlife e74 is hardware fail

[TehMojoGuy]

I have one of the old Xbox 360s (probably a year after they sold them) and it's only had 2 problems in it's lifespan so far. One was because of too much dust and i remember the first problem had the 3rd ring flashing. Thankfully, i still had warranty when that happened and so far my xbox has been running perfectly.

[360kills]

@RetroGameTech hey did you read my message i sent to you in your inbox

[DannyCantShuffle]

You helped me fix my friends xbox 360. He has two and I fixed the two of them. Hoping to have one of my very first xbox 360! Thanks RetroGameTech!

; D

[markvergeer]

Overheating is like a temporary re-flow the professionals would do to the motherboards of laptops and other systems.

Personally I would go for a real reflow instead of putting more pressure on the clamps as this will surely break the motherboard over time.

[RetroGameTech]

@markvergeer This is very true, Mark. A professional repair would be to properly reflow the CPU and GPU with new solder. Then, after that do some cooling mods to optimise airflow over the heatsinks.

I overheated this 360 more as part of the diagnostic process than a fix. I now know that the GPU solder joints are the problem with this particular unit. A reflow would be the ideal solution but considering the costs involved it isn't economically viable in this case.

[RetroGameTech]

@RetroGameTech Continued... These are all points I'll be coving in the next update along with the alternative solution to achieving a reasonably reliable fix. :)

[TheBL00DAssassin]

@RetroGameTech hey man,does the trick you did (disconnecting fans) can damage the console more than it is?,i have heard that tricks like that can damage it,but i want to know,does it really damage giving it a try?,please answer,thanks

[TheBL00DAssassin]

@RetroGameTech i forgot to mention in the last comment the Xbox 360 that i want to fix has the secondary error 0102: Error in the "Digital Backbone" (CPU/GPU/RAM), this is usually caused by a cold solder joint between the GPU and the mainboard.

There are two theories to fixing this one deals with the "X" clamps that hold down the chips. The other involves re-Heating the chips. So i should i try letting it overheat?

[hotbot1145]

@RetroGameTech bigger heat sink on the gpu will help alot as well.. or water cooling and so on just some thing to thank about.. good luck m8

[hotbot1145]

@RetroGameTech when u get the two red light it shuts down.. well my xbox 360 does.. it will keep fiashing but it shuts down.

[DrBassdrop]

@RetroGameTech

Your videos are the absolute best, I love how you go into detail and explain what everything you do does.

[markvergeer]

@RetroGameTech You're right!. I guess doing the clamp thing is the economically most sound option here. It is indeed a very good way of diagnosing the problem. Great stuff.

[999iphonegeek]

great video!looking foward to video 4

[raylyd]

To fix this permently is a reball with lead solder and never use bolts as it does long term damage.

and once done use jaser heat sinks.

and will be a cool xbox will out last any xbox again yay.

Xboxsarerepairable‬‏ hes a great guy.

[kevinsaturday]

I don't know if you've heard of it, but when I'm called upon to resurrect one of these things I use the hybrid method, the tutorial is on xbox experts, I hope it's of some use to you mate :)

[Z1kS1]

great job man.. i was impressed.. i fix things like that (im only not recording) and i would have never guessed that this can work... keep up the good work

[Padoca85]

congrats man. Great just be the clamp problem

[WhatAreYouBuyen]

I learned today! :>

[DaveSimonH]

Looking forward to the next video/s, will be good if you can get the system running again.

[dommiesan]

Impressive that you resurrected it with the x-clamps reinstalled. I always replace them with regular bolts and washer spacers.

[LarryBundyJr]

Unplugging the fan is essentially the same tactic as the old "towel trick" everyone was so fond of a few years ago?

[Padoca85]

@LarryBundyJr basically yeah.

[oPhrenetiK]

Quiet interesting to see you attempt to fix an old 360; you should show some of the processes as well, like the x-clamp adjustment.

[InfernoV2]

I'd just reflow it with a hot air gun, leave the normal x-clamps on, put it back together and put a new warranty sticker on and let MS give me a slim in return. I know this is your plan as I seen your comments in the last video anyway...

[360kills]

hey i have a faulty ps3 with ylod 60gb would you be able to fix it for my i'll pay btw i love your videos so amazing and inspiring.

[Aaronage1]

Watching these videos make me want to grab a faulty 360 lol

I love trying to fix faulty hardware. Got a faulty Nvidia 9800GT from ebay for £15 a few months back, did the solder reflow trick and now have a perfectly working/stable 9800GT :D

Great videos :D

[zeromx2]

Can you do a video showing Sumvision Media player, can you show the actual device with all connections, the remote etc... and how how it handles 1080p, 720p, BDRIPS and MKV's..... Thanks...

[zeromx2]

Great stuff, keep it up :)

[blaze115600]

Your videos are awesome!!

[RBS2010AD]

Interesting stuff mate !!!

[Nonexistanthuman]

cool videoman i watched 1/3.

[Jamiepr]

just bid on one faulty with 3 red lights you have inspired me !!!!

[34343reer]

how much are you planning on selling



[HaxAras]

NOOOOO!!! i was hoping there would be one more jtaged 360 out there.

[eArtrash]

Turd!

[zioneig]

second ha!

[HaxAras]

First HA!