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[Wilhelm_I]

QUOTE(gotskunk @ May 2 2008, 06:06 AM)

Yeah nevermind.  I'm a dumbass.  I had the the one of the hd cables in the red slot instead of the normal component cable.  Everything's plugged in correctly now and it works great.  So X-clamp and heat gun did the trick for my E74.

Thanks for the great info everyone

LOL
Youve found another fix for this error!
Nice one...

[jimwross]

QUOTE(gotskunk @ May 1 2008, 11:06 PM)

Yeah nevermind.  I'm a dumbass.  I had the the one of the hd cables in the red slot instead of the normal component cable.  Everything's plugged in correctly now and it works great.  So X-clamp and heat gun did the trick for my E74.

Thanks for the great info everyone

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I hate it when I sit there trying to figure wtf is wrong with a box, and its something stupid like that...

Atleast its fixed now

[Venom05]

quick question.

just followed the tut en brought the 360 back to life. for 2 minutes, after that red dots came in the screen. turned it of and on and the e74 was back.

do only thing i did different was that i screwed the heatsinks tight a shown on the piture. then used the heatgun. the get the screws out and did the x-clamp fix by drilling holes in the bottom of the steel plate and put my screws through that, could that have anything to do with that or should i just re do the mobo with the heatgun? the console is coming back this saturday and want to fix this damn thing now

[Wilhelm_I]

QUOTE(Venom05 @ May 7 2008, 02:34 PM)

quick question.

just followed the tut en brought the 360 back to life. for 2 minutes, after that red dots came in the screen. turned it of and on and the e74 was back.

do only thing i did different was that i screwed the heatsinks tight a shown on the piture. then used the heatgun. the get the screws out and did the x-clamp fix by drilling holes in the bottom of the steel plate and put my screws through that, could that have anything to do with that or should i just re do the mobo with the heatgun? the console is coming back this saturday and want to fix this damn thing now

This indicates that the GPU looses the connection to the ana-chip when it gets hot.
Are you sure that you reflowed the solder?
If you did the solder should have a golden/yellowish glance otherwise you only reconnected the broken trace temporarily by heating it up.
The RBJTech method might have influenced the result as well maybe it flexed the board a tiny bit or so.

[wllazer17]

I've used the RBJTech method with this tutorial and fixed a e74 xbox and it's still working after a month.  I would re-do the heatgun, you probably didn't get it hot enough..

This post has been edited by wllazer17: May 7 2008, 03:02 PM

[jimwross]

Don't burn the board, but get the GPU and the connection to the ANA chip hot enough where you can't touch it for a little while...

As stated before the solder points turn a goldish yellowish color.

[sp1kez]

I just fixed my e74 with this method but I used a hair dryer instead of a heat gun (cheap)

[Wilhelm_I]

QUOTE(sp1kez @ May 12 2008, 09:38 PM)

I just fixed my e74 with this method but I used a hair dryer instead of a heat gun (cheap)

LOL
Get a heatgun it will be back soon...

[qweewqaz]

What will happen if I heat gun my box while already X-clamped? Will it work and will I have to replace my thermal goopy?

[Venom05]

i dont think that would be a problem. but it is a good idea the replace the thermal paste afterwards. i removed the heatsinks fter doing the heatgun. and the thermal paste was gelly. i is probably not a to big problem, but to ensure a optimal working of your thermal paste i would refresh it.

[Wilhelm_I]

Heatgunning it with the X-Clamps will damage it irreversible...(You will have to reball the whole GPU!!!)
I am not going to explain it a third time so just go back a few pages...

[jimwross]

I'd edit the original post but I can't...

[crosseye]

Can the no video errors also be related to no sound? I've got a system that has no video and no sound, but seems to start up just fine. Green lights and no errors. I was just wondering if I was wasting my time trying to fix that problem this way. I've successfully fixed my other console that just had video problems, but I've never seen no sound either.

Stupid luck.

[tenaciousd]

I had 2 days straight of hard gaming on COD4 and Top Spin 2 yesterday and Thursday. Used a Hairdryer on the Chip, but then the lines and dots came back this morning.

I had to turn it off as I had visitors, and now Ive gone back, and Im E74ing again.

Bummed out, because the Hairdryer isnt working, which is lame.

I dunno what to do now, until I can get a HeatGun from me Grandma's.

[Wilhelm_I]

QUOTE(tenaciousd @ May 17 2008, 09:59 PM)

I had 2 days straight of hard gaming on COD4 and Top Spin 2 yesterday and Thursday. Used a Hairdryer on the Chip, but then the lines and dots came back this morning.

I had to turn it off as I had visitors, and now Ive gone back, and Im E74ing again.

Bummed out, because the Hairdryer isnt working, which is lame.

I dunno what to do now, until I can get a HeatGun from me Grandma's.

There is pretty much nothing that you can do without a heatgun, the hairdryer will only reconnect it temporarily...

And yes the no video+ no sound error can be fixed with this method, however it can also be caused by a cold solder joint below the GPU so try the X-Clamp fix first before hitting your board with the heatgun...