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InvidiousDemise

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Anyone Know How M$ Fixes The Rrod?
« on: February 02, 2020, 06:57:00 PM »
Has anyone that has gotten their box shipped off and repaired by M$ cracked open their box and seen what they do to fix rrod?

I will probably be repairing a rrod box but i was mainly just curious to know how they do it and if there is a better way to emulate what they do.

I know that my 360 that i had sent off has not had a hint of a problem since i got it repaired... I'm just too much of a sissy to crack this baby open.
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Glitch Lord

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Anyone Know How M$ Fixes The Rrod?
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2020, 07:12:00 PM »
I don't know because i've never sent my 360 out, but im guessing they just put a new part on to what is broken, but if its 3redlights, the check that it is and they just send you a refurbished one or new one without even looking at it.
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brandogg

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Anyone Know How M$ Fixes The Rrod?
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2020, 08:30:00 PM »
From what I understand, in most cases they reflow the GPU and CPU (if not the whole board), and replace the thermal paste (but with cheap crap again), and nowadays they sometimes replace one or both heat sinks.
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aussie_dylan

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Anyone Know How M$ Fixes The Rrod?
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2020, 05:30:00 AM »
not sure exactly what they did on mine but i reckon a reflow/ new paste and in my instance- a new GPU heatsink.

The new heatsink extends diagonally towards the main switch on the front. there would be pics somewhere here..... The add on bit is probably about 4x4cm? it has one of those heatpipes in it too...
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Martinchris23

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Anyone Know How M$ Fixes The Rrod?
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2020, 05:39:00 AM »
I've got a feeling they also apply a resin to the corners of the GPU and CPU to prevent it from warping in these places again....
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shmigadiga

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Anyone Know How M$ Fixes The Rrod?
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2020, 08:00:00 AM »
i sent in 3 of my 3rol xbox's in to repair, got all 3 back with the zyper mobo and new gpu heatsink.  one of them even had the fans from an elite in it. weird.  they also changed all the drives to hitachi 46's.  i had one of them with hitachi and two with sammys.
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