Xbox 360 RROD Question for garyopa

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11-16-2009, 08:31 PM
smeagol25

Xbox 360 RROD Question for garyopa

Hey Gary,

You seem to be a knowledgeable guy about console repair.
I have this HDMI Xbox that has the dreaded RROD problem.
The system shows no error codes on screen. The weird thing is that the RROD disappears after a few minutes if I leave the xbox on. How do I fix the damn Xbox? :rant::lol:

Any help is very much appreciated
11-17-2009, 08:02 AM
garyopa

There is a number of causes of the RROD.

First off, has anyone opened or try to repair this problem before on this console?

When the lights do appear, have you done the two-finger trick of holding the sync button, and pressing the eject button to get the second-error code?

When the lights don't appear, how does the console behave, sound, video ok, any pixelated lines or sudden freezing?

But in general the RROD is caused mainly by small cracks forming under either the ram chips or northbridge or the main gpu chip, caused by the forced useage of lead-free solder in all electronics since 2005, before that you would rarely see broken electronics having these types of problems.
11-17-2009, 07:05 PM
smeagol25

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Originally Posted by garyopa

There is a number of causes of the RROD.

First off, has anyone opened or try to repair this problem before on this console? Bought the xbox used and it seems to have been opened.....

When the lights do appear, have you done the two-finger trick of holding the sync button, and pressing the eject button to get the second-error code? Yes, no error messages on screen just a single top left red bar

When the lights don't appear, how does the console behave, sound, video ok, any pixelated lines or sudden freezing? Sound and video are good not pixelated lines or freezing yet

But in general the RROD is caused mainly by small cracks forming under either the ram chips or northbridge or the main gpu chip, caused by the forced useage of lead-free solder in all electronics since 2005, before that you would rarely see broken electronics having these types of problems.

I suspect that the xbox rrod is due to the cheap ass thermal paste used because as soon as the xbox warms up a little bit, the system return to normal function and there are no problems. It seems that the system just rrods during a cold boot i.e booting the system for the first time after a days. Weird