xbox 360 2 red lights and not heating up, help

[djjwdubz]

does any one now how to fix it so all is green so it saves me buying a used one.

please help and thanks

[cgscott]

Does it cut off after few seconds?

Undo the xclamp repair and start again use 3 washers on top instead of 2.

Use artic silver thermal paste. And dont tighten the screws too much.

[djjwdubz]

i am gonna try send it back. if them don't fix it its out the window like cod

[djjwdubz]

Does it cut off after few seconds?

Undo the xclamp repair and start again use 3 washers on top instead of 2.

Use artic silver thermal paste. And dont tighten the screws too much.

erm i have taken the x clamp fix back off but i put the x clamps back on and it come up 1 red light.

does anyone no why when i do the x clamp fix it gos back on 2 red light.

i am not gonna send it back but i am gonna get a new 1 wednesday but i still want this fixed.

can you help please mate.

[cgscott]

You never answered my question?

Does it cut off after a few seconds?

Also have you used a heatgun on it?

[djjwdubz]

You never answered my question?

Does it cut off after a few seconds?

Also have you used a heatgun on it?

oh sorry mate

i have not left it on long to tell but i have not used a heat gun what part do i need to heat up.

when the xclamps am on its 1 red light.

[cgscott]

Heat the GPU chip.

There is s on youtube on how to use a heatgun to solve the rrod issue.

[djjwdubz]

Heat the GPU chip.

There is s on youtube on how to use a heatgun to solve the rrod issue.

ok i gotta wait till 2mro then cuz the kid is in bed. thanks for ya help so far i will say what i have done 2mro.

[djjwdubz]

update

i have found the prob why the 2 red lights are flashing.

its the cpu not the gpu since my last post i have been messing around with it.

when i put the x clamp on the gpu shows 2 red lights.

so i put the x clamp on the cpu and now its 1 red light.

so now i am gonna try do the x clamp fix on the gpu not the cpu as i have done the fix to both x clamps.

i will update this if it is fixed.


good luck dubz

[djjwdubz]

ok so i 4 real think its messed up unless its dust in the cpu heat sync like videos say it is but some how i dont think that is.


any my xbox comes on 1 red light now and flashes for like 5 sec then 2red lights flash 5 sec later its turns it self off.

do you think i can heat it up with a hair dryer instead of buying more crap what dont help at all like i have done to fix the piece of s.

cant wait till wed then i can get a new piece of s but next time its getting sent back.



off topic here do you think i can flash my next xbox without them knowing so when i get a prob then i can send it back.

[paul_12345]

the solder balls are probably badly cracked.

No a hair dryer wont get nearly hot enough, you would really need a infrared thermometer if you are going to try to fix it via a heatgun.

Without the IR you risk completly breaking it by getting it to hot or not getting it hot enough and having it break again in a few weeks.

Probably best bet would be to get a new xbox and sell the faulty one.

You could try and find somewhere with better equipment that can remove the chips and reball them with leaded solder balls, but I doubt most places would reball rather than reflow them.

[cgscott]

do you think i can heat it up with a hair dryer instead of buying more crap what dont help at all like i have done to fix the piece of shit.

You have to pay a price if you want things to be repaired.

A heatgun is less that a tenner in some places. And you could repair box after box with it. So a small price to pay for big rewards i think.

This is the chip to focus on set it up like this.

[paul_12345]

if you do try the heat gun you ideally need to heat the board to around 180-200 degrees then heat the gpu or/and cpu to just over 230 degrees then hold the temp for a few seconds at least. (at high temperature it's more important to keep the heatgun moving else you'll blister the chips/board)

Then you've got 2 option let it cool down quickly pro's are the solder will be stronger and less likely to crack whilst cooling. Cons the board is more likely to warp cracking the balls anyway.

or slowly and evenly bring the temp down of the board/cpu/gpu. Pros the board will not warp. Cons slowly cooling the solder will lead to slightly weaker balls than quickly cooling them. Also this allows the board to 'dry', as heating it up will cause condensation.

I'd apply a bit of heat mainly on the board only as the board will cool quicker than the cpu/gpu, this will keep the temp even but allow it to cool fairly fast.

Slowly bring the temp of the cpu/gpu and board to around 170. Then you can let it cool down a little quicker.

Once the board is around 60 degrees you can just let it cool down.

[djjwdubz]

You have to pay a price if you want things to be repaired.

A heatgun is less that a tenner in some places. And you could repair box after box with it. So a small price to pay for big rewards i think.

This is the chip to focus on set it up like this.

thanks i will get one this week or next so then i can give my lil girl a deer dvd player for her room.

[djjwdubz]

if you do try the heat gun you ideally need to heat the board to around 180-200 degrees then heat the gpu or/and cpu to just over 230 degrees then hold the temp for a few seconds at least. (at high temperature it's more important to keep the heatgun moving else you'll blister the chips/board)

Then you've got 2 option let it cool down quickly pro's are the solder will be stronger and less likely to crack whilst cooling. Cons the board is more likely to warp cracking the balls anyway.

or slowly and evenly bring the temp down of the board/cpu/gpu. Pros the board will not warp. Cons slowly cooling the solder will lead to slightly weaker balls than quickly cooling them. Also this allows the board to 'dry', as heating it up will cause condensation.

I'd apply a bit of heat mainly on the board only as the board will cool quicker than the cpu/gpu, this will keep the temp even but allow it to cool fairly fast.

Slowly bring the temp of the cpu/gpu and board to around 170. Then you can let it cool down a little quicker.

Once the board is around 60 degrees you can just let it cool down.

thanks for your help i will come back when i get the gun.