Alright, I bit the bullet and bought a RROD X-box. It sounds like a good candidate for being unopened,this guy says his roommate moved out and left it behind. He says he dosn't know anything about X-box, and doesn't want to spend any money on fixing it, so he's just geing rid of it. I'm picking it up on monday. If I manage to fix the RROD, I think I'll try painting it. Might as well when I have no waranty anyways. Actually, I might just paint it for practice, even if I wreck the electronics.
How Easy is it to Fix the RROD or E74?
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IrishStyle
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Best of luck to you PS3
Alright, I've got this X-box, but I have a problem. When I first got it, it gave three lights, but now it doesn't do anything. All I've done so far is clean the heatsinks and put new paste on them. The powersupply box is showing a yellow light, is that the problem? Also, should there be rough holes where the bolts for the heatsinks go through, or should thy be smooth? I'm thinking that it's been opened before, but it still had a waranty seal on it!!! It had residue from a removed seal, and an intact seal on it when I got it.
The holes are the ones in the metal casing that the board sits in, and you can see the bolts holding the heatsink down through them. And no, the xbox it's self is not turning on/displaying the ring of death or green lights. Th epowersuply is showing a yellow light, and the xbox is doing nothing. Do you have to put the case back together to turn it on or something?
I'm still having problems with the xbox turning on. It won't do anything, but ocasionaly turns son, and flashes all 4 red twice, and then 3 red repeatedly until it shuts off on it's own in less than a minute. It has 21/10/05 stamped into the metal, but the DVD drive says july 2006 on it. I included a picture of the holes, if they are supposed to be there or not.
I dont even have the case on my xbox so to turn it on i just use a screwdriver to poke the power button. And when youre turning it on make sure the power and A/V cables are fully plugged in. Also, make sure you have the DVD drive and the fan shroud (white plastic) on. Keep us updated with your progress i have a feeling you should be able to get this to work.
Alright, it turns on and off properly with the drive and fan/shroud in. And for the AV cable thing, if your wondering why I don't just try the cable, I don't know where it is. I have a three in one GC/PS/xbox cable replacing the lost/broken cable on my PS1. It's in the closet somewhere, and if it won't fit anyways I won't go digging for it.
Don't worry, I know what an A/V cable is. Will the original xbox's A/V cable work in the 360? I have one somewhere, but it's not worth finding if it won't work. I'm thinking it should work, because a PS1 cable works on a PS3, so... Also, when heat gunning, should I take the heatsinks off? Should I remove the heat paste? How far from the board should I hold the gun? If part of the board should be covered, would someone mind taking my motherboard picture into paint and scribbling where it should be covered?
Im pretty sure its different then the original xbox cable. and yes you need to remove the heatsinks when heatgunning.
Heres a great heatgunning tutorial i followed: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=651407
Heres a great heatgunning tutorial i followed: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=651407