Oh Noes! Rrod On Elite!

[Skippster86]

So I read up on google and searched youtube. If you look at the xbox vertically, the left two quadrants are blinking red. This means that the system is overheated? We tried to wait a whole day and the thing still blinks. You guys care to share your stories and fixes? Im tempted to bake the thing in towels...or shoot it with my glock.

 

[rowan]

If its overheated then i would recommend taking it apart and applying new thermal paste. If its still under warranty, just send it in for repair.

 

[Spartanspork]

just get a few cold, damp towels and wrap it up... that fixed my friends Rrod

 

[Walter Spase]

If your under warranty, send it in. No fix you do at home will be permanent, and if you work on it, and can't fix it, you've voided your warranty.

 

[Tater Mane]

If you decide to send it in, call their number, don't request a repair online.

Its faster, trust me.

 

[Gokussj5okazu]

just get a few cold, damp towels and wrap it up... that fixed my friends Rrod

NO! Never do this.

If your under warranty, send it in. No fix you do at home will be permanent, and if you work on it, and can't fix it, you've voided your warranty.

Ditto.

 

[circa604]

If your under warranty, send it in. No fix you do at home will be permanent, and if you work on it, and can't fix it, you've voided your warranty.

Well actually i fixed my broken rrod xbox back in October with the penny fix and ive never had the 3 rrod error yet.

 

[Gokussj5okazu]

Well actually i fixed my broken rrod xbox back in October with the penny fix and ive never had the 3 rrod error yet.

The penny fix is a crapshoot at best. If it's under warranty, just send er in.

 

[pacbury]

the penny trick is proven to work
and you can still send it off for repairs if you open it, just to many people don't know how to remove the sticker properly and then put it back on

 

[Tater Mane]

What is this "penny trick"?

Link please?

 

[Fragclone]

um... on the ELITE?

 

[circa604]

Heres what i used
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asTDsKLVexA
And heres a tut on opening your 360 http://forums.llamma.com/viewtopic.php?t=17313 this pretty much shows how to open the xbox 360 but there fixing it a different way then the penny fix.
If you need help getting the case off then go to here http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/Xbox-...Disassembly.htm