what is this

[ray156]

hello,bought this xbox of fleabay,advertised with 3 green lights,but no picture on tv,so thought faulty av lead,came at 11.40 this morning,turned it on,yep you guessed as much,3 red lights,so i have opened it up,now 12.33,and found this,never seen this before,behind plate is two plastic washers,on other side of board at heatsink is one plastic washer and one steel washer.should this plate be there,normally just bolts,i think,thanks ray.ps i would not have bid if known had rrod.
edit:found another plate on other side next to dvd rom plug,this xbox def been to the wars.you can see the 4 screws in first picture at 1 o'clock that hold small plate on.

[cjjthedon]

never seen one like that before , but i would see if you can return it , even if it says no returns , dispute it as advertised as working and obviously isnt , looks like a diy rrod fix to me.

[DOUGALMCD]

This looks like repair to stop board flexing. If advertised wrong send back or if it was cheap try and fix it.

[ray156]

This looks like repair to stop board flexing. If advertised wrong send back or if it was cheap try and fix it.

?21 ok postage ?13 cheap enough,as 20gb hdd controller,psu and game not worth postage to send back,one question put plate back on or just use fix kit with bolts.?
emailed guy,said def had green lights but no pic,all i can think is thrown about in delivery van ~~~~ed it.ray.

[cunny]

Whats secondary code?

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

[ray156]

Whats secondary code?

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

,sussed after pmd code=0
ie 4 reds
edit,baffled i am.while doing the error code thing as said 4 reds=0 then got 1 red.but i let go of the sync button,turned box of to try again,all green lights circle of life,now been sitting on with green power light.about 10 mins.

[ray156]

ok,xbox still on green,ejected dvd,light flashed green ok,but nothing on tv screen at all,i am using my av cable from my own xbox,so that is ok.

edit again,in case it helps others,switched xbox of and back on,guess what 3 reds again,so did the secondary code,4114
i dont drink but i need one,and i actualy do need a drink.can actualy feel it in my throat,jeez.

[DOUGALMCD]

Memory error overheating have you ever done fix.

[ray156]

Memory error overheating have you ever done fix.

nope but watched plenty of rrod vids.but nothing like this box with plates both sides of board.must have drilled holes in board to fit that small plate at dvd rom ports.

[DOUGALMCD]

It depends on which way this has been repaired in past but i have had one like this before and used solder flux on board and heated around gpu and cpu let the flux get to work as it seems to be a cold solder joint. Although this looks overdone there could be life left in it. Make sure to take cables off when heating and remember arctic silver paste on cpu and gpu. When put back together leave fan disconnected for couple mins till 2 red lights come on. Switch off connect fan and leave till cooled down. Everything is for information only on how i fixed mine fiddle about at your own risk. electricity kills.

[ray156]

It depends on which way this has been repaired in past but i have had one like this before and used solder flux on board and heated around gpu and cpu let the flux get to work as it seems to be a cold solder joint. Although this looks overdone there could be life left in it.

reading between the lines it looks like you and cunny are prompting me to remove heatsinks and stick a heat gun in xbox.wow,anyone know how long it will take a fire engine to travel 4 miles.

[DOUGALMCD]

If your not confident don't try but it's broke anyway don't overdo with heat gun they get very hot. Everything in life is trial and error. Be safe.

[ray156]

If your not confident don't try but it's broke anyway don't overdo with heat gun they get very hot. Everything in life is trial and error. Be safe.

tell me about it,i got one for xmas 10 yrs ago,thought it was a hairdryer.now i look like a smilie..

[ray156]

found out about the 2 metal plates they are xtra heatsinks large one was attatched to bottom of board with 2 pads against gpu and cpu,the small plate was on top of chip with 360 on it.anyway thats board clean now,ready to hit with gun after paint some flux on chips.

[ray156]

well that will be that,gave it a makeover.got 2 reds then nothing.turned back on 3 reds and nothing else.did secondary again,4414,which means southbridge chip.that small plate in second picture,was a southbridge clamp.as i had taken it of,southbridge not working,put plate back on,still the same,so big green wheelie bin for this xbox.

cost me ?34 but keep 203w psu,20gb hdd,controller,will also keep power on board-heatsinks-dvd rom-fan & shroud,all will come in handy.prob cost more to buy separate.