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

Part 3 in my 'fixing faulty Ebay junk' series where I document my attempt at fixing a RROD Xbox 360. In this update I rebuild the console with the heatsinks properly attached/fresh thermal paste and retest.

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[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. :)

[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.*

[DrBassdrop]

@RetroGameTech

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

[UNBOUNDxBOOM]

@applesauceprod dont shake it it can cause e74

[applesauceprod]

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

[PlayBoyHacks]

@oxygenyourlife e74 is hardware fail

[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.

[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.

[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.