Is there any way to fix rrod on your own?

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#1 wii4panta
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Or am I just dreaming for a better world?

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#2 SHS_GRIZZ
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Oram Ijust dreaming for a better world?

wii4panta

yeah their is one way to fix it for good and that is to buy a ps3

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#3 wii4panta
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[QUOTE="wii4panta"]

Oram Ijust dreaming for a better world?

SHS_GRIZZ

yeah their is one way to fix it for good and that is to buy a ps3

Yeah....except from that..?

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#4 789shadow
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[QUOTE="wii4panta"]

Oram Ijust dreaming for a better world?

SHS_GRIZZ

yeah their is one way to fix it for good and that is to buy a ps3

...or a Wii,or any other gaming system you can find.

But I'm guessing no.It isn't called "Red Ring Of Death" for nothing.And there's no fixing death.

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#5 cakeorrdeath
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There are supposed ways, but none seem like a good idea. You can get it repaired for free though so why bother?
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[QUOTE="SHS_GRIZZ"][QUOTE="wii4panta"]

Oram Ijust dreaming for a better world?

wii4panta

yeah their is one way to fix it for good and that is to buy a ps3

Yeah....except from that..?

or chop off your hands so you won't be gaming forever.

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#7 wii4panta
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[QUOTE="SHS_GRIZZ"][QUOTE="wii4panta"]

Oram Ijust dreaming for a better world?

789shadow

yeah their is one way to fix it for good and that is to buy a ps3

...or a Wii,or any other gaming system you can find.

But I'm guessing no.It isn't called "Red Ring Of Death" for nothing.And there's no fixing death.

Only Jesus can fix it then....and Microsoft of course :o

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#8 tubbyc
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I don't know if you've tried it, but I gotthe RROD just once about a year ago, and all I had to do was plug the power cord into the back of the console more firmly. Never had any RROD after that.

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[QUOTE="wii4panta"][QUOTE="SHS_GRIZZ"][QUOTE="wii4panta"]

Oram Ijust dreaming for a better world?

Gam3smar7

yeah their is one way to fix it for good and that is to buy a ps3

Yeah....except from that..?

or chop off your hands so you won't be gaming forever.

What a great idea!!! Thanks!!

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#10 wii4panta
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I don't know if you've tried it, but I gotthe RROD just once about a year ago, and all I had to do was plug the power cord into the back of the console more firmly. Never had any RROD after that.

tubbyc

I've tried everything, from petting it, to headbutts. I quit though so I just sent it to Microdoft.. >_>

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#11 cakeorrdeath
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I don't know if you've tried it, but I gotthe RROD just once about a year ago, and all I had to do was plug the power cord into the back of the console more firmly. Never had any RROD after that.

tubbyc

You can tell if its power related by the colour of the light on your power brick. Yellow = plug properly, green = dead console

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#12 OGTiago
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Just get it repaired for free.
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Why bother? MS will do it for free.
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#14 tubbyc
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[QUOTE="tubbyc"]

I don't know if you've tried it, but I gotthe RROD just once about a year ago, and all I had to do was plug the power cord into the back of the console more firmly. Never had any RROD after that.

cakeorrdeath

You can tell if its power related by the colour of the light on your power brick. Yellow = plug properly, green = dead console

Oh ok. I'll keep that in mind. So far I've been really lucky.

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#15 PBSnipes
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Well there are some obvious "fixes" like power cycling, and some wacky ideas involving suspending your powerbrick in mid-air. But your better off just sending it off to MS and taking up a hobby to kill the time.
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#16 Yodas_Boy
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You can modify the 360 to ensure that it won't get the RROD - google it to see what I mean.
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#17 unreal48
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ok most of the people who posted here didnt help you out, its called the towel trick, you wrap your 360 in a towel so its completely covered, no vents or anything, and you let it run for a half hour, and then you turn it off and unwrap it, let it cool down for like 10 minutes, it should work again, this works, ive tried it myself, some people say its a forever type of fix others say its a temporary fix, but you sent it away so ya
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#18 aka_aj03
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There are supposed ways, but none seem like a good idea. You can get it repaired for free though so why bother?cakeorrdeath
Or you can buy a PS3 and never have to repair again.....
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#19 JDW_games
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I know how to fix the problem .... Don't buy a 360. Get a good system like the PS3.
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#20 kage_53
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Unplug the power cord then plug it back in.

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#21 mitch3
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towel trick...google for info
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#23 O_Lineman17
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Or am I just dreaming for a better world?

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There are two ways I know of, one I've tried. 1st way is like a towel method, it involves wrapping your 360 in a towel for about 45 minutes while it is on, letting it overheat more than usual, supposedly warping the mobo so it works again...

That's the method I've tried, and my 360 worked for 1 more day, then died again. It's the only way I know of that won't get rid of your warranty.

The second involves taking apart the 360. I do not recommend this if you do not know you way around computer hardware. It voids the warranty, so you would have to pay to get it repaired or buy a whole new system.

You remove the 360's case, wrapy, I think it was 4-5 pennies in paper towel, and put the end of the paper towel under the stack of pennies. Makes a couple of these and replace the 360's old heatsinks with those. I'm not exactly sure that's how it went, so you should probably google that method first. But, supposedly that has worked on many 360's, at least the guys willing to attempt it.