Darth Sexy 316 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 Ok, I was cranking Rock The Casbah when my 360 went all 13 year old girl on me. Pretty sure it's the standard red ring (3 lights), so I was wondering if anyone could point a spastic in the direction of how to fix it. I refuse to buy a new one, and I refuse to pay someone else, so it looks like it's up to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TreeFitty 2631 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 towel trick? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Massacre 7646 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 How old is it? I think they extended the warranty to three years for consoles that RRoD. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Sexy 316 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 Easter 2008? No proof of purchase. Thinking I'll just crack it open and see what's up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qdeathstar 1763 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 Meh, you should just buy a new one, the slims are sexy. But, if that fails then what you need to do is open it up, take the fan off, take the x-clamps off and the heat sink off, reattatch the heat sink w/o the xclamps (you can throw those away) and then turn on the xbox360 for 10 minutes or until it shuts itself off. Then, reattach the fan and you should be good to go. Works for about 2 weeks...then you gotta do it again. so its not really a long term solution. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DuPz0r 5361 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 Would adding some new (better quality) thermal paste to the heatsink help with that though QD? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieface 15 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 All you need to do the RROD warranty is put your serial number on the Xbox site, and that will tell you whether it's in warranty. No proof of purchase needed. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Sexy 316 Report post Posted June 3, 2011 Oh, really? I'll try that. Friend reckons he can fix it. Let's see if his 7 years of uni paid off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stoic Person Eater 159 Report post Posted June 3, 2011 Fucking hate that. I'd try the RRoD warranty before you crack those Microsoft seals. I had a friend fix mine, it worked for almost 6 months and started shitting out again. I did the towel trick and took it into Gamestop to trade in for a new system. It worked long enough for them to give me $125 store credit for it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Sexy 316 Report post Posted June 8, 2011 Hahahaha, nice work. It hasn't moved since it RRoD'd...eventually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
