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[gatorayde]

Very ghetto fix (like the penny trick lol), that didn't help my E74 360

[shah87]

i wanna ask, what if the error code is 0020? is it possible to fix this? because i didnt check my previously fixed console

and do any of you experienced turbo-charged fan? this is when i applied this trick, i also put in the black screw driver but not so tight, just as long as it holds the board firmly

[two-rok]

thanks for the tip

i gotta try this on a 360 i have with this error


i'll post the results here

thanks again

[two-rok]

after heating up the ANA/HANA chip, i got a 3 rrod with 0110 code, but the x-clamp replacement was already made


i think i'm trying the 2 penny trick after it cools down

[shah87]

as of today, my console is started to have those pre-E74 error, such as graphical glitch

i restart the console, later after that the problem is starting again

then i decided to open the console and remove the pennies that were stacked above the ANA chip

after that, it works, no more graphical glitch after 3 hours of gaming, hope that it stays like that

[leegyn]

Work!!! My 360 is live now!!! tnks!!!

O metodo funcionou!!! Obrigado!

[vxenakis]

How much does it cost for the chip to be replaced? and, where can I buy it?

[brandogg]

It costs whatever you pay for another Xbox 360 motherboard. This isn't a part that you can just go out and buy (unless you stumble across someone who has desoldered all the parts from their dead system).

[Wilhelm_I]

QUOTE(rabbit057 @ Dec 21 2008, 08:24 AM)

Can I reflow the ana chip and it be cool?

In order to fix it permanently you will have to reflow the GPU and do the X-CLamp fix afterwards the cold joint that is causing this is in the upper part near the ERAM die...
The ANA-chip is not BGA it has got pins and the chance that the problem is the actual ANA chip is very very low...

[Village Idiot]

MidKnightSecs


The really issue is not the heat, please guys! these chips can run well in these temperatures. When the Xbox was designed the soldering used was of such that is solder melt point was well over 200deg C so unless your running at 200C or more your problem is the not really heat!

But then again, heat causes expansion and contraction at high and lower temp, and this is were the system fails. It causes micro fractures under the chip ( mostly if not always the GPU )  screwing it tight is a fix if the fracture is really small, but since its there is WILL grow bigger!!!!!!

if you reflow the chip correctly, you did fix the problem, but not the reason for the problem, its still there and no X clamp upgrade will remove the reason for failure.  NOTE!! overheating you xbox with a towl is not a reflow! heat-gunning it is also not a correct reflow but ,might work the solder melts at 217.C anything under that is a total waste of time and effort.

I have seen Xenon's running 24/7 at 90.C and are still working, since there is no expanding and contracting of components, there is no real reason for failure.  

so without removing the reason for failure, no fix you do on your X-Box will ever really be fix your X Box

[relaxxx]

Please guys... it is the temperature combined with the physical architecture of the GPU. Running your 360 24/7 is not a solution. Keeping the GPU as cool as possible is the solution. Heat expansion increases with temperature, this is how all mechanical thermometers and thermostats work! The GPU has over 33% more area than the CPU, more area = more expansion = more stress on BGA contacts.

I wish the moderators would delete all these stupid "overheat and crush" tricks! Reflow or Reball are the only real fixes. Cooling mods are the only real prevention. Aside from also making sure MS didn't flex the board on installation.