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[reptilexcq2]

I have no doubt the X clamps is the problem.  You don't get good contact between the heatsinks and the dies with this method and add to the problem of overheating that cause the board to bend, that in itself create another problem of contact as well.

[dupfold]

Need a little help here please.

I'm following the Lawdawgs method and now at the point where I'm putting things back together and this is the problem. I have my bolt which goes through the two washers, motherboard, two more washers and then the heatsinks but with regards to the larger heatsink (the one with the bronze base) what do the screws actual screw to as there are no mention of nuts needed in the Lawdawgs method?

I’m probably way of track so please help.

[BamElementCH]

QUOTE(dupfold @ Sep 30 2007, 12:32 PM)

Need a little help here please.

I'm following the Lawdawgs method and now at the point where I'm putting things back together and this is the problem. I have my bolt which goes through the two washers, motherboard, two more washers and then the heatsinks but with regards to the larger heatsink (the one with the bronze base) what do the screws actual screw to as there are no mention of nuts needed in the Lawdawgs method?

I’m probably way of track so please help.

The holes that the screws go through on the heatsink should be threaded.

[somacast]

ur conclusion seems 2 be true anyway

but also a cold soldering is a big possiblity , mainly that ive seen in one of the websites which calims 2 repair this problem an x-ray picture of the cpu , gpu soldering points where some of them didnt get enough solder or enough time to cool ....

so it looks like the right conclusion is the all assembly line of M$ this era is a flaw ....

[pdowg881]

Is all this overheating stuff the same with the Premium W/HDMI and zephyr motherboard?

[snip77]

Hello there,

I did the fix succesfully, but now the vent keeps spinning higher and higher, i have to whear ear-plugs while gaming.

Is there anyone whith a solution? like resetting temp-sensor or something?

Greetz from holland

[sdeland]

I just preformed the screw through method tonight on a defective unit that I had gotten.  I tried cleaning it, heat gun, etc to try and stop the 3 ring of death.  Wouldn't work.  Found this method, went and got the parts and presto fully functioning 360.. It really is amazing that something that is so simple could fix this problem.  I also modified the fan shroud and ordered a tailsmoon whisper fan.  It can only help!  I then went and rented call of duty 4 and played it for about an hour with no problems whatsoever.  Also, both fans seemed to be about the same temp. which is a positive.

Thanks,
Stan

[broabertawe]

hi,had the usual 3 red lights so repaired it as described on this forum but didn't seem quite rite! would get the 3 red rings again at about half hour intervals so decided to have another look but put it back together now and the green lights appear for 5 seconds and i get 2 red lights and the console shuts down! i have also noticed that only one fan is working! I checked the fan and it's not that so guys any ideas??

MARK

[longboarder]

I would like to add to what N00Bvin said in post #131 of this thread, that I also did not have to overheat the xbox to get it to come back to life. I followed the tutorial, and just replacing the x-clamps did the trick. I have had zero problems since. So it may be a good idea to just do the fix, then plug in the xbox and see if you still have the RROD. Don't just assume you HAVE to overheat it. Thanks everyone who contributed, it certainly has helped me!

[Xavez]

I don't know if anyone noticed this, but if you remove the X-clamp (technically it should be called the back plate) and leave the heat sinks on with the stock screws after cleaning up the thermal compound, there is a 1 mm gap between the GPU and the heatsink! Tthe motherboard definitely will bend with the X-clamp on.

There has not been reports of the CPU suffering from cold solders are there? Thus I conclude that MS tried to save $$ by using the same screws for both the GPU and CPU heatsink. (Same parts means u can order in bigger bulk and get quantity discount)

Shame on them.