madteg
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| posted on 27/12/09 at 11:33 PM |
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XBOX 360 red ring of death
Can i fix it myself as out of guarantee
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 27/12/09 at 11:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by madteg
Can i fix it myself as out of guarantee
I don't know if they are still doing it, but I read recently that Microsoft are replacing them free of charge, out of warranty, as it is a known
design fault affecting a huge number. It's certainly worth enquiring.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 27/12/09 at 11:54 PM |
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Seem to remember it means a new motherboard etc. So basically no. But it's worth finding out about Microsoft out of warranty replacements.
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need4speed
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 12:04 AM |
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You can get a replacment up to 3years my lads just done his 2 years 10months. Even though the man date was Oct.
Dave
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DavidM
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 12:08 AM |
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Hi Kevin,
If you log onto the Xbox website they will repair certain out of warranty faults. I believe they have a list and it is determined by the combination
of lights lit on the front panel.
One of my lads recently had his fixed out of warranty. They even collect it and deliver it back.
David
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 12:09 AM |
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I've repaired a couple of the Early White Xbox 360's.
Have a look on Ebay for the kits there only about £4, make sure you get one that has spring washers, metal washers (not Nylon) and Thermal transfer
paste.. and most importantly instructions or a good set from online somewhere.
If you do fix it yourself make sure on the first tightening of the new bolts on the heatsink you don't tighten them too tight.
If its out of warrenty and the repair kits less than a Fiver and 1/2 hr of your time, what is there to loose really compared to £150+ for a new
console.
While the case is open you can clean out all the fluff etc that was blocking the heatsink that caused the problem in the first place 
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 12:16 AM |
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I had it on mine whilst it was out of warranty and they fixed it fre. You have to look on the xbox site as stated and pee around for a bit but they
sent out a box and then offered to collect it and returned in a short time with a free live membership for a month.
Now that's good customer service that some could take a lead off.
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prawnabie
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 12:23 AM |
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3 years now for RROD or E64 or somet errors
You can fix them like explained above for a few £ if MS won't.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 02:06 AM |
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mines quite old now but has never had any probs, should I open it up and clean it inside now or is this just something that happens to xbox
360's? or does it need just a soft paintbrush and the dyson?
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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imp paul
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 09:10 AM |
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yes you can fix it but if you still have warranty send it back all it is its the gpu that's got to hot some times the mother board needs a re
heat with black infa red heat yep i know its a bit mad but my pal does this for a living hence how i know but if you want to give it a go here is a
very good link good luck paul  http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/ring_of_light_x-clamp_fix.htm
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 12:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
mines quite old now but has never had any probs, should I open it up and clean it inside now or is this just something that happens to xbox
360's? or does it need just a soft paintbrush and the dyson?
It'd be worth trying to give it a blast with a can of air duster or a compressor, aimed back through the cooling fans to try and disperse the
thick carpet of fluff that gathers on the front edge of the heatsink.
If you open it up it voids the warrenty (if its still covered)... if not it'd be better to prevent it happening by cleaning it.
From what i've read its the poor heatsing clamping method that lets the motherboard twist when hot.. and low melting point solder thats used. So
when the heatsink gets blocked it actually reaches about that temp, melts and becomes detatched.
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Mr G
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 03:25 PM |
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My original 360 that's already been replaced once (1 month outside its suppliers 12 months warranty) has just gone AGAIN with the RROD.
It's over 3 years now (microsofts extended guarantee period for RROD and error E74) from when it was originally purchased/manufactured but when
it was returned they gave me a whole new 360 (not just an internals swap) which meant a new manufacture date/serial no. on the back of it.
I thought I'd try my luck and see if it could be fixed free again and luckily enough they will do it again for nothing - however he did make a
point of mentioning it will only have a 3 months warranty.
It was a revised motherboard too with the better cooling. It would be a pleasure to actually see one of the 360's I own get to a decent age
without going wrong! I've got about 7 of the original xbox1's running as fine as the day they were purchased!
G
[Edited on 28/12/09 by Mr G]
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car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 11:16 PM |
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One of the computer mags ran an article in the last couple of weeks where they re-housed the xbox 360 internals in a third party enclosure for much
improved cooling.
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