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[the_kg]

Yeah, I can only confirm this, unlike other X-Clamp fixes this one requires a lot of finetuning of the screws, I guess thats because the shims provide better contact to the entire chip not just the center die.
As said in Xecuter's thread already I have been using their homemade fix successfully for many consoles and only few came back and then they mostly can be fixed by slight adjustments of the screws.
Actually I am waiting for the plates of the advanced fix that I have ordered to arrive.

[Djpj]

I've ordered the Uniclamp kit from xboxeperts.com now!

Shipping from europe now also possible

[humboldt111502]

QUOTE(Djpj @ May 12 2009, 01:49 PM)

I've ordered the Uniclamp kit from xboxeperts.com now!

Shipping from europe now also possible

Great, good luck with the fix.  If you have any questions, or need help let me know.

[katrinav]

great post!  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)

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[TingedAce]

This is indeed a truly great fix and I can't commend you guys enough on its design. Well done!

I've used it a handful of times and it seems to be working on the 2 units I retained.

I must say that I will now ALWAYS perform the heatgun/reflow first, followed by the method described here. Last night I had a stock RRoD 0001, which I reflowed first then tested out very quickly without the heatsinks attached. Just verified I got the green lights and switched it straight off again. Then went ahead with the rest of this clamping method word for word.

This means that the reflow is the actual fix, and the clamping becomes the preventative measure. Much better than the clamping being the fix in my opinion.

One unit was handed to me a while back as a "bag o bits" after the previous owner's failed attempt at fixing it. I was literally handed a carrier bag. Today, with this method it's being going strong for 1 month which has included several hours each day in my quality assurance department (OK, it's the kids playing lego stars wars - they don't want to stop.)

One other idea I'm toying with (but haven't needed to try out yet) is if the initial reflow itself doesn't fix it, then I'd guess that one potential reason for this is that a solder joint is broken badly enough (or the board is warped badly enough) that the 2 parts of the broken joint are too far apart to touch. In which case I'd considered reattaching the heatsinks very lightly with 10mm screws (no thermal paste) and re-doing the reflow. Maybe also include the washers on the DRAM too, to try and get the board as flat as possible during the reflow.

Anyway, that's my experience.
Thanks again chaps - great work.

[Ronnel]

This website is great as I found so many good tips for my xbox360. Thanks a lot.

Simulation pret

[nightgirl]

this is great!

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[g0dM@n]

I did the official ultimate x-clamp fix and my 360 worked fine one night where I played about an hour or so.

The next day, during the middle of a Gears of War 2 match (Annex), about 10 min in, the xbox froze and displayed random white artifacts, almost like the original NES style when it would mess up.

I tried adjusting the screws looser one quarter turn and still it only lasts 10min before the same artifacting.  Loosened another quarter turn and same thing, 10min later it artifacts.

Fully screwed all the way in, and now back to 3RLOD. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Error code: 0102

This post has been edited by g0dM@n: Jul 23 2009, 09:47 PM

[manu_xl]

just ordered the "Complete Hybrid Advanced Kit(ALL + Shims) [NEW]" to fix met zephyr elite with error 0102.

keep you posted regarding the results

[cmdbga]

QUOTE(symphony X @ Dec 13 2009, 01:56 AM)

 maybe my chasis has a different height than in the tutorial? it's a xenon 2006 mfg date I believe

Your right on there.. no chasis is the same. I doubt your off by much just do what you need to do to get it to the proper resting height.... also the board is most likely warped from the flexing which could also cause some issues. I preheat the whole board bolted down on a hot plate to reduce the warpage.

Good Luck

[Morning Call]

anyone else think $35 is WAYYYYYY too much shipping for a $15 xclamp repair kit?

i was about to go for a purchase at vgcrepairs and seen the shipping cost.

fuck that.

you guys might want to consider finding a better north american supplier

[tr4il]

nice tutorial...

[tr4il]

Check out the chips when I first took the heatsinks off..where is the paste?!

Before:

After:

[battlechaser]

ordered one, will give it a try on my first elite, i played this one hard and have yet to try and fix the 3rrod

[juggahax0r]

I am about too buy this but where can i get it with less shipping vgcrepairs is usually good but it was at least 10 bucks for this. Also i want to know if anyone has had luck with these on a xenon board , looks like this is a launch unit 10-21-2005 manufacture date. And a guy on craigslist claims to be reflowing xboxes by hand , not sure what he means. Obviously he isn't reballing the solder , and he charges 40 for the service and warranties it for 90 days , i may try that first before i do this hybrid thing , but i would like some input from someone who has used this particular fix on a xenon board with sucess.