RROD prevention tips

Well my 360 has got the RROD twice now(yes TWICE) and im gonna get it fixed again pretty soon and oi wanted some tips about preventing the RROD. so if any1 has any particulary useful tips please share.

How to avoid the RROD? Don't buy a 360... simple. Seriously, you can't do much to avoid it... it will either happen or it won't.thetruespin

to late like i said already have one, and i just got mass effect 2 so i really wanna play it. so rather than tips that prevent RROD, how about tips that prevent it from happening for a really really long time

thanks for the tips, and i was gonna try keeping my xbox horizontal using two books as feet. but thanks for telling about the fans and stuff

there are few things you can do, they are pretty effective though. 1) invest in a cheap usb laptop cooler (~10$, get one from monoprice.com), put your 360 on it, plug it to usb port, your 360 sits horizontally obviously, go for laptop coolers with 2 or 3 fans. this will maximize air flow , pushing air inside from the bottom vents, if you've noticed that's the part that gets very hot. 2)Don't turn off your console right away after you're finished playing, exit to dashboard and leave it there for 15-20 minutes, let the fans cool down the console then turn it off, if you shut it down right away, the fans will stop while hot air is still in there, baking your console's gpu. I do both of these to my PS3 slim too, can't risk really, I heard horrible things about them too.miladesn2

I've heard that coolers aren't good for 360s since they take power away from the console.

But number 2 seems interesting. I'll have to start trying that.

If you've got a sturdy surface, bottle caps work as feet quite well. And, I really don't know much about the machines themselves, but don't some models have less RROD trouble then others? I've heard mixed reviews about Jasper models having less errors in that realm. Though, as you HAVE an Xbox, and aren't in the MARKET for one, that really might not help