RROD Kit?

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I've got a Xbox 360 that has RROD, I replaced it but if I can repair it, then I can give it to my sister.

I've looked on the bay of E for a kit, but there are hundreds... and most look poo!!!

So, any recommendations for where to purchase a kit of everything I need to fix it?
 
The expected "fix" time for RROD is very minimal. Unless you just want to mess around with the xbox I would recommend just buying another one!
 
You can try the kit, I bought one when my launch console went. after a bit of a faff I got it working again. run great for 6 months then went again. ended up just buying a new xbox
 
It's not even worth it yeah the kits maybe only like £10 but it's only a temp solution.

Have you checked to see if MS will repair it under the 3 years or is it a very old unit?
 
I used a kit to try and fix my old xbox... It worked but no matter what I did the fans were always running at full pelt and too loud to play a game with... So I bought some thermal paste and applied it expertly, after that the fans were fine but the thing red ringed again.

You can see what I tried on my blog:
http://chaoticsignal.com/tag/rrod
 
I fixed a friends Xbox with the washers and bolts method, as well as baking the motherboard. It lasted 6 months before RROD'ing again.
 
I had a rrod last year on my 3 year old console which was out of warranty. Bought one of these rrod repair kits and followed the instructions and my xbox was working again. Lasted about 7 months for me although i think its different for everyone, the kit is cheap enough so its well worth trying.
 
you can't just RROD fix them, they will break again.

You will need to strip it down, oven bake it, RROD and then reconnect the fans to a 12v power supply instead of 5v. Sounds like hell, but the 360 i have just done doesn't get above 43'c, instead of 50-60'c it was before it RROD'd.

You need 8 x 5mm cheese head bolts, 40 washers, paperclip for removing the case, thermal paste. just for the basic fix.
 
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AHarvey said:
you can't just RROD fix them, they will break again.

You will need to strip it down, oven bake it, RROD and then reconnect the fans to a 12v power supply instead of 5v. Sounds like hell, but the 360 i have just done doesn't get above 43'c, instead of 50-60'c it was before it RROD'd.

You need 8 x 5mm cheese head bolts, 40 washers, paperclip for removing the case, thermal paste. just for the basic fix.
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What's the purpose of oven baking it?
 
Had to use a RROD kit on my GF's 360 and 5 months on with a lot of F12010 the past few weeks BUT i do feel its on its last legs now. Keeps freezing sometimes and disks dont read halfway through games. Meh all good reason to get Kinect when i can \o/
 
Ive never bought a kit but have used my own screws and washers and although it extends the life of xbox for a while the rrod comes back. Id reccomend just getting a new 1.
 
my old 360 done the rrod i done the x-clamp fix, but it didnt last, in the end i bought a new 360 and sold the old one as spare/faulty parts on ebay.

If you can't afford a new one at the min, its worth a try as it will keep it going for a while longer. Just make sure its done correctly and has plenty of ventelation (the one i had i cut the back fan guards away and added card etc to the heatsinks/fan cover/block thing to help shift more air over the heatsinks.
 
Doctor McNinja said:
What's the purpose of oven baking it?
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The majority of RROD's are due to them having to use lead free solder on the board. With the inadequate cooling in the 360 it overheats the solder and over time it just breaks.

you need to wrap it up well, I use charity shop towels and oven gloves, but leave top and bottom CPU/GFX chip exposed. Then cover all material in silver foil and then preheated oven, gas mark 9 for 10 mins.

This reheats the solder and reforms connections.

This is why you then need to increase the cooling afterwards so that it keep the system cooler to stop it happening again.
 
No it's not AHarvey, it's due to board flex from the torsion clamps when the 360 heat cycles, not the lead free solder.
 
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