TheGardenTool
2[H]4U
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- Mar 12, 2006
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What RRoD fix methods have you guys used around here? My trusty Falcon system finally died after more than 7 years. It hasn't been used for more than a year when my prepaid Live expired and didn't feel like renewing it just to use it for Netflix, etc. So PS3 has been doing that duty in the living room quite remarkably so I never went back to booting the 360 even after the update came to not have Live a requirement any longer.
The short story is my UPS battery died the other day and haven't gotten around to replacing or finding a surge protector so I've only had the TV and DVR plugged into the outlet. I figured out the 360 had enough slack in its cables to reach another outlet so I tried it out. After doing the updates, it played roughly 90 seconds of a video before RRoD.
I have a few games I haven't even played on it yet that I bought so I would like to get enough time to finish those, so I'm not sure I'll be willing to do the towel trick. It's definitely not worth $200+ on a new one, and not sure I trust any of the 360s enough to buy a used one for any price. I did see IFixIt sells a kit for $30 that replaces the X-Clamps with screws, and has a few heatsinks to put on some other components and new thermal tape etc. Seemed a little expensive for $30 but I guess for a complete kit with the tools to do it might not be too bad to try.
The short story is my UPS battery died the other day and haven't gotten around to replacing or finding a surge protector so I've only had the TV and DVR plugged into the outlet. I figured out the 360 had enough slack in its cables to reach another outlet so I tried it out. After doing the updates, it played roughly 90 seconds of a video before RRoD.
I have a few games I haven't even played on it yet that I bought so I would like to get enough time to finish those, so I'm not sure I'll be willing to do the towel trick. It's definitely not worth $200+ on a new one, and not sure I trust any of the 360s enough to buy a used one for any price. I did see IFixIt sells a kit for $30 that replaces the X-Clamps with screws, and has a few heatsinks to put on some other components and new thermal tape etc. Seemed a little expensive for $30 but I guess for a complete kit with the tools to do it might not be too bad to try.