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[Allien]

Sorry,

Can somebody help me with my problem with XBOX 360? Is that problem may appearing from overheating?

When I connect my Xbox360 to TV with Composite AV Cable, I see the ARTIFACTS on the interfase screen and in the games too (Kameo for example). The fonts (types) are flashing on interface screen (screen whithout the games in XBOX 360) and in Kameo permanently flashes the colors artefacts (reds, whites, greens). Just like on computer, when the videocard is bad overclocking.....

The AV-cable switch is on TV position. I have a simple TV, not HDTV.

Please help.

p.s. Sorry for my poor English, I am from Russia

update: I also see the color artifacts when I see DVD movie. But in my DVD-player (Xoro) there are no artifacts in this movie.

This post has been edited by Allien: Mar 18 2006, 10:36 PM

[Potato_salad]

Ring the MS Support Service. The phone number is at the back of your manual.

[Allien]

Very Funny  

I am from Russia, and XBOX 360 not officialy sell in my country.  

[pickatrak]

For those with the overheating and 2 flashing red rings problems (not the 3 rings):
I am dropping a line here to hopefully help some (of not all) of you having problems with your 360 overheating. I had the same problem – and believe it or not, it is a simple, cheap, easy to fix problem (although it should NOT have been an issue considering I only had it 5-6 months, but yeah, out of warranty).  After passing all the dope test that Microsoft customer service people try and run you though (I will assume you already know the basic crap), try feeling in the back of your XBOX 360 and see if you feel air coming from BOTH sides of the exhaust area. There are TWO fans in there, and one of them stopped working on mine. It kept overheating like clockwork after only 2 hours every time I played my new Gears of War. Of course, MS told me to send it in for a $130 out of warranty repair. BUT, after I realized what was wrong, they still wanted to charge me $130 to snap in a new cheap fan part that cost them a couple bucks.  After arguing with them, they offered to maybe let a supervisor possibly authorize a lesser charge based on the actual problem – but I refused and just said I’d fix it myself.  You can find this fan online (ebay) for less than $10, (not the $40-$50 fancy one with lights like at a lot of mod sites, although they are nice looking!) and you can take your 360 apart for free (just search for some guides, you’ll find them.  And trust me – it aint that hard).  I got it done the first time in 10 minutes taking my time. And you DON’T need that 360 unlock tool kit you will see advertised all over online.  Watch this video: to see how to do it without a special tool or a fancy cut piece of plastic cd spindle cover plastic. But if you have probs doing the way shown, then try it cut plastic way (I did). If you cant do it then – buy the 360 unlock kit!  Oh yeah, all you need to really buy is a TORX 10 screwdriver (I got one in a $5 tool kit from WalMart) and a small knife or screwdriver for poking through the holes.  

So I ordered the new fan from a guy on EBAY, I got it, but GUESS WHAT: THE NEW FAN I GOT FROM THE GUY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, except on the other side (so I knew that it wasn’t board related since a different side worked on each fan). Then a light went off in my head: BINGO! *** I bet half these XBOX 360 overheating problems are because of FAULTY FANS. ***  If so, it’s good b/c it’s a cheap easy fix (to do yourself if out of warranty), but bad b/c MS is charging people out the butt hole for this easy FIX!!! A $130 flat fee/charge to fix a cheap little fan part? They are getting over.  Anyway, I just ordered my SECOND fan online (which the seller verified BOTH sides are spinning) so hopefully I’ll be str8 next week! I’ll keep you posted!

[mygameswirelesscom]

yes my did !!
i remove that pice and working !!

[geomeo]

QUOTE(vspazv @ Mar 10 2006, 05:31 AM)

This is not a manufacturing oversight. They just assumed the foil would be more thermally conductive. Intel did the same thing on every P4 socket 478 heatsink they shipped except they placed thermal compound on both sides of the foil.

Hi there, I have a pentium 470 socket that I think the CPU has gone in it.  This has the foil insert in between the heatsink and cpu.  Can anyone tell me if I should chuck it and just apply arctic 5?  The thing is the heatsink surface is copper and the cpu surface is aluminium I think.  Not too sure on that one.  Any information regarding this would be awesome! Thanks

[RDC]

QUOTE(geomeo @ Apr 16 2007, 02:44 PM)

Hi there, I have a pentium 470 socket that I think the CPU has gone in it.  This has the foil insert in between the heatsink and cpu.  Can anyone tell me if I should chuck it and just apply arctic 5?  The thing is the heatsink surface is copper and the cpu surface is aluminium I think.  Not too sure on that one.  Any information regarding this would be awesome! Thanks

This isn't a PC modding forum, and yes toss the foil, clean it and use straight thermal paste.

[geomeo]

QUOTE(RDC @ Apr 16 2007, 02:13 PM)

This isn't a PC modding forum, and yes toss the foil, clean it and use straight thermal paste.

Yes I do realize it was a bit cheeky in asking about a laptop on this forum but in all fairness Intel 478 was mentioned before I wrote anything.  Thanks a million though for the info!  Am I able to delete my posts so it goes back to conclusion of the x-box has a faulty fan?

[grim_d]

QUOTE(geomeo @ Apr 16 2007, 11:21 PM)

Yes I do realize it was a bit cheeky in asking about a laptop on this forum but in all fairness Intel 478 was mentioned before I wrote anything.  Thanks a million though for the info!  Am I able to delete my posts so it goes back to conclusion of the x-box has a faulty fan?

next time i suggest the pc subforums

http://forums.xbox-s...hp?showforum=64

[geomeo]

QUOTE(grim_d @ Apr 16 2007, 07:08 PM)

next time i suggest the pc subforums

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showforum=64

Cheers fae a Scottish loon in Texas!

[snuffy48]

QUOTE(zilli0n @ Mar 10 2006, 10:18 AM)

I put together a general 'how-to' for anyone who has never applied the compound before at the link below, hope this helps for the warrenty-voiders  

http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=467045

Has anyone tried the Tuniq TX-3 Thermal Compound, just curious as to its working qualitys on an Xbox 360.