Fixing RRoD on X360

**Iwantcable** · 08-30-2007, 02:30 PM

Lol consoles.

/usefulpost

**[DR]S|Pvt. Voop_Bacon** · 08-30-2007, 05:22 PM

Newb question = RRoD?

**EnFamous** · 08-30-2007, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by Voop_Bacon

Newb question = RRoD?

I believe it stands for Red Ring of Death...you must not own a Xbox 360 or you are lucky and have not had a chance to expirence the RRoD.....currently on my 3rd XBOX360 all victims of RRoD.

**coolbho3000** · 08-30-2007, 07:57 PM

You could try the towel trick... but it's not recommended.

Or just cash in on the warranty.

**Namakan** · 08-30-2007, 11:34 PM

This?

**D3lit3** · 08-31-2007, 02:01 AM

You turn it on, wrap a lukewarm wet towel around it, and leave it on for an hour or so. That's the "trick".

**Vreki** · 08-31-2007, 03:22 AM

Originally posted by BallaAce

You turn it on, wrap a lukewarm wet towel around it, and leave it on for an hour or so. That's the "trick".

A wet towel around electronic equipment with the power on?

**therealmat** · 08-31-2007, 04:21 AM

Have a look at this.

Commercial X-clamp fix for red-ringed 360s: mostly new screws - Engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/30/commercial-x-clamp-fix-for-red-ringed-360s-mostly-new-screws/

Warranty extension or not, the widespread nature of Xbox 360 failures pretty much guaranteed that it was only a matter of time before a third party stepped forward with a commercial fix. The X-Clamp Fix from Next Generation seems to the be first of these solutions available, although it's certainly not as simple as we would have expected. Consisting of some replacement screws and washers, the $15 kit helps you tighten down your GPU heatsink, possibly resetting your GPU in the process, a strategy modders have been using to escape the red ring of death for some time now. Probably worth a look if you're unable to get warranty service and the other wing-and-a-prayer fixes don't work for you, but the kit looks like it involves pretty significant disassembly -- we'd recommend picking up the phone and begging for an RMA first. Check the world's most boring installation video after the break.[Via MaxConsole]

**coolbho3000** · 09-01-2007, 09:30 PM

Eh. Iffy about opening up a $400 console and installing something inside, all while voiding the warranty.

Anyway the towel trick only requires about 20 minutes, and is a temporary fix for a few hours ~ a few days. One theroy as to how it works explains that the console heats up so much that the broken GPU components melt and resoder themselves back together.

Fixing RRoD on X360

Fixing RRoD on X360

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