Rings of death help

Andybtsn · 30 May 2009 at 18:27

I've read the official thread but can't seem to see a definite error code for this:

Anything I can try to fix it without voiding the warranty?

I'll send it off next week to MS, just meant short term fix this weekend.

Thanks

Memphis · 30 May 2009 at 18:28

Intentionally over-heat the machine by wrapping it in a towel. It can bring it back for a while. If it still won't come back, it's totally dead.

Andybtsn · 30 May 2009 at 18:31

So wrap it in a towel and turn on?

Memphis · 30 May 2009 at 18:31

Yep. It'll switch itself off once it does overheat. Let it cool right down for about 20 - 30 minutes then switch it back on. If it does come back, it won't last long, but it might last the weekend.

Andybtsn · 30 May 2009 at 18:33

WOW, worked straight away

(Fluke...must be an intermittent issue then! But I'll do it when it next occurs)

RichieM · 31 May 2009 at 17:01

I was gonna say mine did this last week and the towel trick didn't work!

So off to Microsoft it went, 9 days door-to-door!

and a month of Live free! Great service if you ask me (I was away for 3 of the days so felt even better

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jojothemonkey69 · 31 May 2009 at 17:17

Memphis said:
Intentionally over-heat the machine by wrapping it in a towel. It can bring it back for a while. If it still won't come back, it's totally dead.

What!!! That sounds mental!

wannabedamned · 31 May 2009 at 18:05

jojothemonkey69 said:
What!!! That sounds mental!

If you look into what causes the problem then it actually makes sense, The problem is caused in part by board warping due to heat. And so RROD occurs. By Overheating the 360 in a towel you can in some cases cause the board to warp again, and by fluke get it working again. Temporary fix obviously, as it will just carry on warping once the 360 is up and running. Xclamp, Oven heating the mainboard and applying AC paste is the BEST solution in the long term though. When out of warranty obviously.

Johnz0r · 31 May 2009 at 18:05

jojothemonkey69 said:
What!!! That sounds mental!

Helps to re-flow the solder points that break in the cooling down period when you switch off the console.

Strife212 · 31 May 2009 at 18:13

jojothemonkey69 said:
What!!! That sounds mental!

You can fix it permanantly by baking the motherboard in the oven - seriously.

Memphis · 31 May 2009 at 18:26

Strife212 said:
You can fix it permanantly by baking the motherboard in the oven - seriously.

Which myself and many people here have also done, multiple times

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Strife212 · 31 May 2009 at 18:28

i-bert · 31 May 2009 at 18:31

Memphis said:
Yep. It'll switch itself off once it does overheat. Let it cool right down for about 20 - 30 minutes then switch it back on. If it does come back, it won't last long, but it might last the weekend.

I did the towel trick on mine but left it for about 1 hour and its been fine for about a year now.

Memphis · 31 May 2009 at 18:45

i-bert said:
I did the towel trick on mine but left it for about 1 hour and its been fine for about a year now.

Different machines respond differently to each of the various 'fixes'. Some will last minutes, others will be quite happy forever more

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CHokKA · 31 May 2009 at 19:46

I baked my 360 in the oven this weekend and it sorted out the 3 red light issues

There's an xclamp thread here. Have a read through that for the information.