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Xbox360 Forums => Xbox360 Hardware Forums => Xbox360 General / Hardware Chat => Topic started by: ahtze on May 15, 2007, 01:57:00 PM
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The original "Rubber Pads" on the memories by Microsoft on newer XBOX 360.
(IMG:http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/1456/img0428yc4.jpg)
I think the elasticity of the rubber pads failed when it been heat and cold repeatedly. Especially the 2 on the bottom
The Eraser I used is this
(IMG:http://www.vltava2000.cz/shops/6857/images-goods/pryz%20pentel.jpg)
I exchange it with Eraser. At first, I tried with 8mm thick. After tighten all the screws, I got the 2 lights 0011. I heard I got that is because the motherboard is too far apart from the metal plate at the bottom. I then made another 2 pairs with 5-6mm, still I am getting the same error.
Finally, I cut the eraser into 4mm thick(I think 3-3.5mm should be enough, 4mm is still a bit too thick for the eraser I use). Please note that different erasers have different hardeners. The 360 is finally running.
I exchanged the "Rubber Pads" on 5/12/2007 Night and it is working like a charm on 5/12/2007 for 2+ hours and it is still working on 5/13/2007.
On 5/14/2007, I took my 360 down stairs and wanna try it on my New HDTV and I got a 3 Red lights, code 0102.
What I did was loosen the 4 screws(the DVD drive side) at the back of the metal case which lock the motherboard and the metal plate by about less than quarter turns on each.
Then I took away the fan case(the white one) and unplug the fan's power cable and switch on my 360 for exactly 2min and 10sec(I also put away my DVD drive).
I plug in everything back and the 360 start working again for the whole day.
Today, I try the 360 again for 2 hours, no freeze or 3red lights yet. I know my 360 will get 3redlights again because I know the eraser's elasticity will fail someday. But, I don't mind changing the eraser every few months because this method is so easy comparing to other method which you have to drill, clean up the thermal paste fill the thermal paste, afraid of knocking off the components etc etc.
How about you? If you chose this method, mind to share your experience? How long have your last? If it failed, did you try to exchange a new eraser, does it work again?
This post has been edited by ahtze: May 15 2007, 09:01 PM
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They are not rubber pads, what M$ puts on them is a thermally conductive material, they're suppoosed to "feel" that way and they are only there to transfer heat from the RAM to the cage, nothing more.
What you're doing is basically the same thing the X-clamp replacement does, it's just bending the board so the solder joints on the GPU/CPU make contact and the thing works again, and yes it will fail again, but when is anyones guess.