What is the Red Ring of Death? When Microsoft developed the Xbox 360, they attempted a innovative process of mounting the heat sinks to the motherboard. In the course of standard operation, the temperature inside of the event is very hot. Which in move causes the motherboard to flex against the x clamps. It is this flexing, which effects in the soldered joints around the processors coming away from the motherboard. The fault is indicated by the now infamous three purple lights!
Latest Xbox 360 Elite’s have been upgraded with a more powerful epoxy resin to glue the processors down. No matter whether this will operate, only time will tell! The X Clamp repair
The modification comprehensive in this guide, alleviates the flexing of the system board and maintains uniform pressure on the processors, this in immediately turn guarantees the heat sinks are far far more successful in dissipating the hot temperatures build up. Kit list
Torx Screwdrivers T8 & T10
Pliers
Artic Silver Thermal Paste
Thermal Paste cleaner (nail varnish remover!)
Slim flat bladed screwdriver
8 m5 10mm bolts
8 m5 steel spring washers
24 m5 1mm width washers Phase one – disassemble the console Give up and acquire a look at your guarantee, is it nonetheless in date? If so make contact with Microsoft for a replacement! If not, then proceed. Remove the top face plate by placing your thumb into the USB door, applying stress on the aspect panel, you will be in a position to lever the cover away from. Do not force it! When removed this will expose the Microsoft guarantee sticker. Up coming, we have to have to eliminate the aspect panels. They are kept in place by three lugs on each facet, which can be seen by hunting via the ventilation holes. Utilizing the slender screwdriver (or wooden skewer), push the lugs as a result of the holes, while carefully levering the grey facet panel up. Once you have released a few the panel will lift up really effortlessly. You will have to remove one particular of the rubber feet, to access 1 of the lugs and the difficult gain if you have one. As soon as both panels have been removed, we can move onto the situation itself. On the rear of the event are six retention slots and 4 clips on the top of the scenario.
Unclip the entrance clips applying the slim screwdriver, and carefully lift the front up about an inch. Now find the rear 6 retention slots, and all over again making use of the slim screwdriver, push lightly into every slot, you must hear a click every single time. As soon as all six have been unveiled, you will be ready to elevate the top halve of the case away from. Flip the system in excess of, and you will observe 14 silver screws and 8 black screws, take away these using the Torx screwdrivers. After all eliminated, change the system more than and remove the event. This will expose the motherboard and DVD drive. To remove the DVD generate, simply elevate upwards and unclip the cables from the rear of the push. Now you will have accessibility to the white plastic fan shroud, which lifts out by unclipping the retention hook at the best of the shroud. Unclip the cable to the admirer. At the entrance of the gaming console, you will notice a daughter PCB, by the strength button. Unclip the white electric power button include and take out the three or more screws with the T8 screwdriver. Unplug the daughter board, this will allow you to lift the motherboard out meticulously. The moment you have the motherboard out, you will recognize on the underside a couple of x clamps. To take out the x clamps, you will have to have to pry the clamps away the metal studs. Insert the slim screwdriver into every corner of the clamp, slowly levering every single a single until finally they are introduced. If you do 2 corners at a time, it is much easier. Take your time, it is necessary we do not damage the system board. The moment the clamps are taken off, flip the motherboard above and lightly take out the 2 heatsinks by lifting them up. The lower profile a single is the GPU heatsink, the key trigger of the dilemma! Making use of the Pliers, or modest spanner, take away the four bolts on the underside of every hot temperatures sink. The bolts are no lengthier needed. Now we need to get rid of all traces of the outdated compound from the heat sinks and processors. Commence by making use of a plastic scraper, generally supplied with the thermal paste or an aged credit card! Bring additional care when cleaning the processors. To take out the remaining compound, use the nail varnish remover or if you have it compound cleaner, only a small is required. With the processors, we are attempting to obtain a mirror finish on them! Now apply a small dab of compound to every processor and spread with the plastic material card, we want a slim film across the best of the processor, no much more no much less. Now we begin the practice of re-fixing the high temps sinks. Area a spring washer on each and every bolt (m5 10mm) followed by a steel washer, put the bolt by way of the underside of the system board and then position 2 steel washers on the bolt. It is necessary we have the right width in between system board and heatsink. In order for the bolts to remain in position while attaching the heat sink, I stand the motherboard on its facet and screw the bolts in a couple of turns until they have bought. When all 4 have been attached, we require to systematically tighten every single bolt, so start best suitable, then bottom left, bottom proper and leading left. This ensures the high temperature sink is uniformily tightened and not a single side at a time. Repeat on following high temps sink. We can now plug almost everything back in, apart from the fans. Switch the gaming system on, we want it to overheat in buy for the changes we have made to reset. Seeking at the electrical power bottom, wait for the three or more purple lights to go to 2 crimson lights, this could acquire a couple of mins. When we have 2 red-colored lights, leave the unit on for about 5 mins. Now turn the console away and let it cool down for about 1 hour. Now we come to the check, plug almost everything back in such as the fans and change the system on. You need to now be searching at green lights. If you have eco-friendly lights, re-assemble the system. If you have purple lights, we have a few of procedures to stick to, do not worry, some consoles carry a quantity of tries prior to the repair is effective. Primary, loosen the screws holding the raise the temperature of sink in area and with the fan disconnected perform the unit with two red-colored lights for a different 5 minutes, then enable to neat. As soon as cooled attempt the examination again with every thing plugged in. still getting purple lights? Check the thermal compound is not too thin on the processors and ahead of tightening the screws up, operate the gaming system yet again for 5 minutes with 2 green lights. Tighten screws up and allow to neat. Work the experiment once more right after an hour. If you even now have crimson lights, perform the unit once more with the buff disconnected for a extended period of time on two purple lights, prior to permitting to cool. It is standard for the gaming console to carry about three or more attempts to get all eco-friendly. If none of the attempts work, gone again to the starting and start once more. Do not give up, this fix has been 100% effective for me. After you have eco-friendly lights and you have place every thing back again together, run another experiment to guarantee you even now have the green lights, remember you will not need the 8 black screws for the situation. It is advisable, to run the system on low settings for about 20 days and maintain it nicely ventilated. Admirer upgrades are readily available, which operate far more efficiently.