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Red ring of death fixed, now i just the center green light turns on

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pakardbell486dx2   08-30-2009 at 11:23:28 PM

Hey guys,
I just recently had the red ring of death and i was able to fix it by removing the X clip and directly bolted the heat sink by using screws. The red lights are gone. Now when i turn on my xbox only the center green light turns on. It's not flashing its just a solid light. I dont have the audio video cable and i dont have any controllers connected and no HD. So what do you guys think? Did i fix it? Can anyone try turning on their xbox 360 with out the controller, HD, A/V cable and tell me what happens?
Thanks in advance.


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major7up   09-01-2009 at 07:05:41 PM
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Not at home so I cannot try but I can't help wonder where your controllers/cables went? I can try when I get home if no one else has but...where did yours go?

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pakardbell486dx2   09-01-2009 at 07:32:33 PM
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my friend gave me his broken xbox with just the power cord. If i could fix it i could keep it

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major7up   09-01-2009 at 07:51:51 PM
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Makes sense, I will try when I get home this evening and let you know if no one else has already done so.

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pakardbell486dx2   09-01-2009 at 08:12:13 PM
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ah nevermind, i just got the A/V cable, i plugged it in and then i got a E73 Error. I give up.

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ulysses35   09-01-2009 at 08:31:09 PM
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E73: I/O Hardware Error - Couldn't calibrate HSIO Bus from edram: this error is likely caused by a problem with the Ethernet port or supporting control devices

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godbrother   09-01-2009 at 09:19:13 PM
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pakardbell486dx2 wrote :

my friend gave me his broken xbox with just the power cord. If i could fix it i could keep it



*cough* Stolen... *cough* :sol:

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pakardbell486dx2   09-01-2009 at 09:24:57 PM
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That is such an easy thing to say. X)

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major7up   09-01-2009 at 09:25:48 PM
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If it was stolen it would not likely have an E73, I don't think that was a fair assumption tukissed1

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pakardbell486dx2   09-01-2009 at 09:29:30 PM
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well i am going to buy the pro holiday edition, i heard it has the jasper revision on it.
250 US dollars plus .0955% sales tax. look for 12.1 amps on the box and that will tell you its the jasper

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major7up   09-01-2009 at 11:16:56 PM
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That is some high sales tax! (I assume you meant 9.55%??)


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ulysses35   09-02-2009 at 05:59:42 PM
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lats I heard or read recently was that xbox 360 failure rate is over 50%.... followed by PS4 18/19% and Wii 6%

seems MS need a beter revision on the cooling issues - I think Lian Li or someone working with them did a custom enclosure / cooling solution, though this was pricey for a complete system (£399)

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neo11312   09-05-2009 at 10:54:11 AM
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After you take the 360 apart to fix the 3 red rings u need to reset the system by wrapping a 3 to 4 towels around the system to make it over heat. This in a way resets the system. If you tried to hook it straight up to the net without the towel trick good chance Microsoft will ban the xbox from live.

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ulysses35   09-05-2009 at 04:20:09 PM
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Not sure how hooking up a faulty Xbox to the net would get it banned ? anyway I heard about the towel trick - forces the system to reset the thermal sensor / trip.

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major7up   09-05-2009 at 09:08:05 PM
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ulysses35 wrote :

Not sure how hooking up a faulty Xbox to the net would get it banned ? anyway I heard about the towel trick - forces the system to reset the thermal sensor / trip.


I tried that with my brother in-laws xbox 360. Worked the first time but not subsequent times. He eventually sent it back to M$ and got it replaced.

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