getting a rrod 360

[Barnsey]

ok basically im getting a rrod 360 from a mate for £7   
can someone link me to a guide for fixing rrod, also what materials will i need?
how hard is it?
while i've got it open should i put a window in their and paint it?
how hard is flashing a 360? link?
soz for so many questions :P
i'll get picks up on sunday
thnx
~barnsey

[GhoSt]

I hear that once you have it, fixing it permently is only a myth.
X clamp is probably the best semi long term, temporary fix.

I got one for $10us or somthing, and so far my fix is working well. I replaced the x clamps completly, putting screws in there place and new artic silver under the heat sinks. Then I attached more heat sinks (rather thickish bits of copper) to the big black RAM chips(?) on the bottom of the mobo, this also seemed to reduce some of the warping I was getting. Reflowed the mobo solder joints with a heat gun and dads work. Cranked the stock fans to 12v, then I added an extra fan where the gpu v2 heatsink goes. Had this baby running for about 12 hours all up and no problems.

[40_ounce]

If the warrenty sticker is still intact you an send it to microsoft and they will fix i for free. Just call them or go online www.xbox.com. As far as tuts for thr rrod repair there are tons of them just search google. Here's one to get you started. http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/ring_of_light_x-clamp_fix.htm

[bustinthejustin]

That tut looks a little outdated. One of the best guides is probably this one: http://xbox-experts.com/e/tutorial.php?n=hybrid

[Barnsey]

ok so i got it today.
when i turn it on is it normal that it makes a weird noise?
no it doesnt have warrenty the guy a bought it off of thought he could fix it but didnt have the right tools.
pics up soon
EDIT:
pics up




soz for huge pics
how can i resize?

[bustinthejustin]

you can resize by doing [ img width = * ] image link [ / img]

Remove all the sapces except the one between "img" and "width". Also, the * should be replaced with the number of pixels you want. 500 is usually a good number.


As for  your 360 making weird noises... Does anything else happen like does it turn on properly and everything, or does it just make a weird noise, no error lights, no nothing?

[Barnsey]

ok kl thnx resized them

ok huge update, well ok not that huge

rrod is gone. followed a tut on instructables 

anyway next step is gonna be painting the shell or buying an xcm chameleon:
what do you suggest i do if i have no soldering experiance? and yes i know i should've painted it while i had it open any ideas?
i was thinkin red or blue

does anyone have a tut on how to flash it?
and yess i have googled but i couldnt realloy understand many of them.
thanks 

picks up 2moz

~barnsey

[Max_Kreeger]

Well if your going to paint it..FIRST get 800grit wet and dry sand paper and give it a nice sanding just to rough it up a bit. Next get plastic primer and give it two coats leave each coat to dry over night. After that get spray paint (colors you desire) I used the brand Rustoleum worked like a charm. I gave it 2 coats...leaving each coat to dry over night. If you want a glossy finish you can use enamel...which will also protect the paint. But if you want the texture to stay the same use a flat color...for example if you want to paint it black. Use flat black instead of gloss black also flat colors contain enamel in it...so dw it won't get scratched easily.

Also do the 12v mod for the fans and add a duct over the heat sinks. Heres the link for the 12v mod:
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=637955

and here's a pic of the duct mod...it concentrates the airflow onto the heat sinks:

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1710/sdc10336q.jpg

[Barnsey]

ok so its now painted blue.
came out nice apart from the faceplate
ok
now im looking to flash the drive
does anyone have a good tut for this
its a ben q drive.
all the tuts i have read are really confusing
what will i need to buy and what is the easiest way to do it?
thanks

[krazyone2006]

just got to www.360mods.com they got everything you need to flash it just make sure your PC's SATA ports on your motherboard are compatible or order a VIA 6421 I/O port SATA controller for your PC off ebay thats what i did cost me $7 with the shipping got it in less than a week too but that site has all the software and great tutorials its where i learned to flash 360 drives good luck and remeber to save your drive key in case you need it again

[Barnsey]

kl thanks very much
yeh my computer doesnt have a sata port :/
gonna get one of ebay
thanks
~barnsey

[Barnsey]

k
i just did the ductmod and its goin fine...
untill i put it back in the case :/
it turns on for like 5 seconds then overheats and comes up with the 2 red lights
im hopefully buying a new fan (whisper max) to try and overcome this problem
pics:

weetabix ftw

[Barnsey]

just got the whisper max and installed it
pics up in an hour or so