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sixghost
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States2096 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-03 17:43:59
October 03 2009 17:42 GMT
#1
So I've got an 360 that's been red ringed for about 7-8 months laying around that I don't really need. What's the best thing to do with these things. I remember a year or so ago they were fixing these for free even if the warrenty was expired, though I doubt that is still going on.

I really don't want to pay to get it fixed, because I've since got another xbox. Can you sell these for anything or what?

Any advice is appreciated

mG.sixghost @ iCCup || One ling, two ling, three ling, four... Camp four gas, then ultra-whore . -Saracen
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-03 17:45:39
October 03 2009 17:45 GMT
#2
put it in the oven @ 170 degrees farenheit

take it out, see if it works.
ModeratorGood content always wins.
Sprite
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States1015 Posts
October 03 2009 17:48 GMT
#3
hope your 2nd one doesn't rrod.
Firebathero is still the best!
Myrmidon
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-03 17:55:45
October 03 2009 17:55 GMT
#4
Check your serial number and sign in/register it into xbox.com to check if it's covered. It might still be under warranty (IIRC RRoD coverage is 3 years), so you could send it in for free; when it returns, it would definitely be worth something.

If you have a model with a hard drive, that's detachable and worth something small.
CrownRoyal
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Vatican City State1872 Posts
October 03 2009 18:20 GMT
#5
On October 04 2009 02:45 motbob wrote:
put it in the oven @ 170 degrees farenheit

take it out, see if it works.

first LOL

2nd srs?
You're pretty when I'm drunk.
sixghost
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States2096 Posts
October 03 2009 18:24 GMT
#6
On October 04 2009 02:55 Myrmidon wrote:
Check your serial number and sign in/register it into xbox.com to check if it's covered. It might still be under warranty (IIRC RRoD coverage is 3 years), so you could send it in for free; when it returns, it would definitely be worth something.

If you have a model with a hard drive, that's detachable and worth something small.

Well I just moved the HD to the new one I got after the first died, but I'll do that. Thanks.
mG.sixghost @ iCCup || One ling, two ling, three ling, four... Camp four gas, then ultra-whore . -Saracen
krazymunky
Profile Joined June 2008
United States727 Posts
October 03 2009 18:38 GMT
#7
On October 04 2009 03:20 CrownRoyal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2009 02:45 motbob wrote:
put it in the oven @ 170 degrees farenheit

take it out, see if it works.

first LOL

2nd srs?


this has been proven to work, not sure how it foes though.
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sixghost
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States2096 Posts
October 03 2009 18:42 GMT
#8
On October 04 2009 03:38 krazymunky wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2009 03:20 CrownRoyal wrote:
On October 04 2009 02:45 motbob wrote:
put it in the oven @ 170 degrees farenheit

take it out, see if it works.

first LOL

2nd srs?


this has been proven to work, not sure how it foes though.

It's the same as the towel trick. The cause of the red rings is usually some of the soders in the xbox wearing down. Doing this melts the soders, then resets them as it cools.

It can also ruin your xbox/house
mG.sixghost @ iCCup || One ling, two ling, three ling, four... Camp four gas, then ultra-whore . -Saracen
Cloud
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sexico5880 Posts
October 03 2009 18:43 GMT
#9
As far as i know they are relatively easy to repair, and yes, it has something to do with melting some parts.
BlueLaguna on West, msg for game.
SayaSP
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Laos5494 Posts
October 03 2009 18:45 GMT
#10
I just fucked with my heatsinks and it works. Then the drive started getting jammed, but that was because of me messing with the drive and i fixed that too. lol
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Foreplay
Profile Joined May 2008
United States1154 Posts
October 03 2009 19:33 GMT
#11
the red rings are such a bitch. i'm on my 4th xbox now
Better than Pokebunny
F[5]aLaMaT
Profile Joined May 2009
United States71 Posts
October 03 2009 19:56 GMT
#12
the oven and towel trick both work, ive seen videos of both and personally tried hthe towel one
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