HAHA F**K you Microsoft, I just fixed my own Xbox that was RRoD [Archive] - Saxperience

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-Alex-

27th October 2009, 13:45

Forget waiting two month for those pansies to partially fix it, I just fully fixed my Xbox RRoD in an hour.
http://www.mrmodchips.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=44&products_id=725&osCsid=c7e7d2ba45e391f984b49cc609f6d3ef
Use this and I cannot recommend it higher, I may start a servicer to fix xbox's it was so easy!

Rosscopecotrain

27th October 2009, 13:49

Mine is still under warranty, i've had the RROD twice and both times had the xbox baxk within 2 weeks and given a 1 month gold membership both times, well done for fixing yours though, there is a market for what you did.

G

-Alex-

27th October 2009, 13:49

Yeah mine and my mates took forever to come back lol

MathewVTR

27th October 2009, 13:52

Nice one! My 360 elite got one red light and the e74 graphics error, so I sent it off to Microsoft for repairs. I got it back and now it can take anywhere from 1-10 attempts to get it to actually boot up when I switch it on >.>

-Alex-

27th October 2009, 13:59

Thats what I mean, mine is also "chipped" so no chance in getting it through warranty :(

Proffitt

27th October 2009, 14:19

Cant view the link as im in work.
My mate fixes the xbox rrod and has been for ages...do you use the x clamp and raise it??

Dazed

27th October 2009, 14:20

How long has it worked for since you fixed it? Mine lasted about 5 hours, fixed it 2 days ago. Not sure why it's gone wrong again, maybe I applied too much paste or not enough? I dont know.....but I'm letting microsoft deal with it now. Once they send me another one back I'll just sell it on ebay and get one of the new jasper edition elites.

Proffitt

27th October 2009, 14:22

Dazed

27th October 2009, 14:23

Just did a quick search, seems like I may have tightened the bolts that secure the heat sink too much or not enough, feeling an urge to have another go at it now as I dont want to be xboxless for 2 weeks+

Dazed

27th October 2009, 14:25

Does MicroSoft know that you tried to fix it your self?? When you open up the xbox...the warranty is invalid straight away.

They wont open up my xbox when they recieve it, they'll just check the warranty seal is still intact which it is even if it is peeling a little on the edges. By the time they open it and realise I've tampered with it I will hopefully have recieved another one back from them. If not I havent lost anything and they'll just send my xbox back.

Proffitt

27th October 2009, 14:27

They wont open up my xbox when they recieve it, they'll just check the warranty seal is still intact which it is even if it is peeling a little on the edges. By the time they open it and realise I've tampered with it I will hopefully have recieved another one back from them. If not I havent lost anything and they'll just send my xbox back.

They dont have to go into the xbox to see if it has been tampered with. To get in the xbox there is a screw behind a shiney reflective sticker...if that has been tampered with then they wont fix it.

Dazed

27th October 2009, 14:29

They dont have to go into the xbox to see if it has been tampered with. To get in the xbox there is a screw behind a shiney reflective sticker...if that has been tampered with then they wont fix it.

Where's that then?

Proffitt

27th October 2009, 14:33

Where's that then?

I dont know lol. There is one on the xbox controller so i thought that there would be one on the xbox itself.

MicroSoft will not receive your xbox try it on their TV and send you a new one. They WILL check it to see whats wrong. There is too many people 'chipping' and fixing their own xbox's....MicroSoft aren't stupid ;)

-Alex-

27th October 2009, 14:43

There is indeed a silver strip that I've broken that goes accross each side of the case.

And with the Pro kit you basically fuck off the xclamps, and they give you precise made washers and screws then when tightened fully give you that perfect connection. Dazed did you overheat the console like they tell you to so that it melts the solder. If not do that and it will be a permenant join.

ALSO you should replace the pads on the ram chips with rubber ones as the ones microsoft are about as usefull as a chocolate teapot there meant to apply preasure but they just mold around the chip =\

Proffitt

27th October 2009, 14:49

Where's that then?

There is indeed a silver strip that I've broken that goes accross each side of the case.

Haha Dazed, stfu x

-Alex-

27th October 2009, 14:54

Just got some photo's of how bad microsoft parts really are, just need to upload them :)
Edit: Just realised, got pictures of before, but none of the new screws ect d'oh!

Dazed

27th October 2009, 15:23

Dazed

27th October 2009, 15:24

http://www.blogcdn.com/xbox.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/new360warrantysticker.jpg

That's all it is

-Alex-

27th October 2009, 15:36

Thats why turn around is massive sometimes, it's much shorter thesen days since the Jasper motherboard was released but a massive firm won't skip checking them, maybe not inside, but if they go to the area that they know is broken (heatsinks) and notice it's been tampered with, it will be sent back.

Proffitt

27th October 2009, 15:41

Microsoft will be recieving hundreds of xbox's a week, they don't have the time/employees to open up every single xbox and check what's wrong. They will just check the warranty seal so that they know no one has taken the xbox apart and so the warranty will still be valid. When I took mine apart I was careful not to break it just in case the x clamp fix didnt work.

Thats why turn around is massive sometimes, it's much shorter thesen days since the Jasper motherboard was released but a massive firm won't skip checking them, maybe not inside, but if they go to the area that they know is broken (heatsinks) and notice it's been tampered with, it will be sent back.

What Alex said.

MicroSoft will not just send out new xbox's everytime they get a 'broken' one in. It's a waste of money. Trust me...they will look for tampering and 9/10 they will find what they are looking for and just send you your broken one back.

-Alex-

27th October 2009, 16:19

http://s768.photobucket.com/albums/xx330/Alex1991-/
Some pics in here of how shit those pads are!

Dazed

27th October 2009, 16:35

Fair enough, well I'm gonna try fixing my one again then and see how it goes. If I still get no luck I'll send it off as I have nothing to lose, if that fails then I guess Ill just have to fork out for a new console :n:

Dazed

27th October 2009, 16:37

Hmmm I dont remember having pads on mine? Where do they go and what do they do?

smiith

27th October 2009, 16:40

lolz Dazed, you think they arnt going to notice if its been pealed off? they will know straight away its been tampered with, the only place that will take the console in without even testing or looking at it, is a store like game if its still under store warrenty, because they just sent it back to microsoft and get there money back on it for been faulty.

But yeh, miscrosoft will check if its been tampered with, and even if you didnt break the seal, you think they wont notice your bodge job trying to fix it?

It will be sent straight back to you broken still, and probably say TWAT in black marker on the inside for the next time you give it a pop :)

Dazed

27th October 2009, 16:46

lol CHILL. Well I read somewhere as long as the seal isnt ripped or removed then it's fine, you can buy new seals as well if you need to. You're probably right but like I said I've got nothing to lose and if I can get a repaired xbox out of it then it's fine.

-Alex-

27th October 2009, 16:46

Hmmm I dont remember having pads on mine? Where do they go and what do they do?
They go on the underside of the motherboard next to the x-clamps theres four of them. The pads maintain a constant pressure on the RAM chips so the solder doesn't melt and holds the chips on =]
EDIT: After seeing those pads tbh I blame them for the RRoD.