First of all I would like to thank all the people involved on Xbox-scene, Llamma and other forums who have made this repair possible.
Disclaimer: Do not use this method if you have the warranty. Use this method as your last resort.
What is RRoD?Basically, RRoD (Red Ring of Death) is a name given to Microsoft?s 3 Red light error and is a caused by cheap manufacturing.
How do you find out the reason causing RRoD on your Xbox 360?Hold the Sync button and press the Eject button 4 times. You?ll find different number of quadrants of red lights illuminating. Using this you can make a code out of it. Here is the legend.
All four lights illuminate = 0
One Light = 1
Two Lights = 2
Three Lights = 3
Fixes as per the Codes:
1) Part 11RROD E73; E74;
2RROD 0011; 0012;
3RROD 0002; 0020; 0021; 0022; 0023; 0101; 0102; 0103; 0110; 0203
These errors can be fixed by X-Clamp replacement method.
Click here for the tutorial.2) Part 23RROD 0001, 0002
Click here for the tutorial.After your fix, you can try the
12 Volt cooling mod. This ensure longer life of your fix.
I still think reballing, or at least properly reflowing The BGA (Ball Grid Array) components is one of the best ways to go about it. I pick up lead .6mm solder balls to do my dirty work... Take a crapped out 360 to practice on... I will post a video Tut soon, but you can google videos on it if you wanna try it without all the fancy equipment. I have never done a 12V cooling mod, but I have a unit that overheats in about ten minutes, and the fan speed never increases, I'm guessing this would be a nice way to go with that one.