RROD returned 5 days after X-Clamp fix

my 360 had rrod with error 0102, got it repaired. then 5 days later it red ringed again. This time with error 0001. Ive read that it could be a problem with the power brick. So where can i buy 360 power bricks? is it possible to buy these seperately? sigh... i have a feeling that my 360 is going to be nothing but a $400 paperweight in the near future, even if this new rrod is cured.

 

update, now its giving me error code 0010. Any advice?

 

I dunno You could do what I done And just turn your xbox on with the av cord out and the red ring on (DONT COVER IT IN TOWELS ) Leave it on for about 40 mins then let it cool down for at least 20 mins While you wait for it Try and make some fans I used 2 old fans from Old desktop Power supply Connected them up With a Usb Cable so my xbox powers it I put this on the side of my xbox without the hd blowing Air in too The xbox keeping it cool. Dont Flame me and say rubbish that wont work cause Thats all I have done And I have been Playing My Xbox every day since I fixed it And I haven't even opened it so give it a go and see what happens NO harm in trying. Leme know how you go Peace (my error was 0102 also )

 

thanks for the reply. Ill give it a shot when i get my 360 back from repair. Although i think this fix is very similar to the towel fix just not as extreme in the overheating sense.

 

Yeah i guess it is a little bit but not nearly as extreme it didnt get very hot at all no harm in trying id rather do this than wrap it in towels my box still goin

 

did you attempt to fix it, or someone else?

 

nah someone else did it whos been modding consoles for over 9 years, so he knows what hes doing. He's trying to fix it again atm since the initial attempt failed. Btw he also did the fan shroud mod the first time.

 

the x-clamp has a 98% success rate, he isnt doing something right.

 

i disagree i said 98% success rate not 100%, i would forget the penny trick sometimes useful, but most often not, if you do the x-clamp correctly you should very, very, rarely get problems, (or you just have bad luck) after an x-clamp fix failure i would just have it reballed/reflowed. (and yes there are some small things you can do heat up the mb with foil, cook it, etc. but i am telling you i seriously think they are all a joke and a waste of time, and even if it does work, those fix's usually come back to haunt you. its x-clamp for the win, and reflow comes in second, after that its just a book case end.

 

from what the repair guy said was that approx 80% of his x-clamp consoles r stable from the get go, but around 20% require a few re-seats in which some are irrepairable

 

i have never had a x-clamp become rrod again, maybe i am just lucky, and if the foil is properlly discharged it is a proper method, which was actually posted on the scene awhile back, using a heat gun. i too have many years of exp under the belt, although i dont own my own comp business i stock groceries on the shelves, one thing is for sure, no matter who you are, or how good you are, the xbox 360 was designed poorly from the get go, many people have many different stances on the subject, personally, it is up to you how you want to persue it. sorry for the sp. @Oner thank you for contribuiting to this post, its nice to show members the mods arn't just about pc's. btw Oner i think you should om BurningAs and ask him for some pics, as i truly believe he is the RROD king, if you get the pics you will see what I mean.

 

nice to meet you, have you read any of ben hecks books? i also think this site could use a arcade machine forum, it would be a slow start, but i know there are alot of people desperate to get answers to problems. people that work on them are (what seems to be) hard to come buy. i am actually going to attempt to start building one this summer.

 

update, got my 360 back from repair the guy said he just tightened things down a bit. Has been freezing from the get go at one point showed the red ring but i rebooted and it was gone. Freezing seems random sometimes it happens 5 mins into game, sometimes 30 mins, one time was a solid 2 hrs without freezing. When it freezes the screen goes pixelated by the way. What should i do? Wait for it to permanently red ring? Send it in again? Is all this freezing up damaging my console?

 

Well, I don't know what version of the Xbox 360 you have, but the newer models that have the Jasper chip installed consumes less power (203 W for some of the older models and 175W for the new Jasper) which in turn produces less heat. Everyone I know who has the "Jasper model" has never gotten the RROD. For example my friend has his Xbox literally fan against the wall and hasn't had a problem yet. Something you could never do with the previous models. If you want my opinion (which i think you do otherwise why would you be writing in a forum) ditch your old Xbox and get the new models. By the way I have one too, I picked mine up on boxing day (holiday bundle) after doing tons of research because I knew what a pain in the ass the RROD is. Oh and if you're wondering how to know which Xboxes have the Jasper chip, on the back on the left hand side it'll say 12.1 A, 5V and the power supply will say 175W output. Good luck! =)

 

The x-clamp fix isn't even used by the true pros, they re-apply the old MS clamps after REFLOWING or REBALLING. Those are the only true fixes for 360 errors. Take it from someone w/ 50 unteched 360's sitting in their spare bedroom, that has researched the topic quite heavily, of late...

 

lol dead thread! btw thor is correct. But I still stand by my x-clamps as well. they are all still running perfect!

 

Just curious. What is a reflow and how do you do it? Haven't heard that one.