fixing 3 red lights!

[sniper3]

i was just curious as i am thinking of buying a red lighted 360! in your experience what is the success rate of fixing this problem!

does applying arctic silver 5 to the cpu and gpu fix this problem? what about the heatgun method does this work? success rate? thanks!

 

[hubbley2k]

there is no permanant fix

You can try the above methods and you can if done correctly get good results but expect it to die again at some point.

I have done 8 units all but 2 are still going

 

[gupp]

Different errors different method, I fix one, still working, if you're buying off Ebay I suggest you to be careful because not all the broken 360 selling on Ebay can be fix.

 

[cooliced]

I have an 360 and I was getting a error 0102 before I reworked the board and now I'm getting an error 0011.
It's been about 2 hours sence the rework and I still get 0011.

Is there a way to fix the error or will it go away over time?
The unit feels cold to the touch?
Any help would be great... :roll:

 

[gupp]

Check your PM.

 

[Paleface]

Hi,

I had the same problem but recently I was able to fix it with the help of a great tech support site. They have step by step information with photos.

Here is the page for the 3 red lights Solution

good luck

Gary

 

[agentash]

interesting mate, i dont av the problem but ya never know maybe one day

 

[russw]

How about error code 0020? Different from 0102, the three red lights appear right after the power button is pressed.

 

[Anushian]

Don't you guys ever visit the xbox scene forums, apparently over on their site they have found that the majority of the 3 red light errors are attributed to a design flaw in the clamps that hold down the heat sinks and the motherboard. This probably won't work for every 3 red light error but they do have like a 90% success rate on their forum and it all seems to make sense. I could explain further but I'd rather just post the link...

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showforum=133

There are lots of threads that discuss this so look through and you should be able to find everything you need.

 

[psibob84]

3 red lights of dead is FIXED!!!

OK WHAT I DID was pretty simple,i didnt take out the heat sink or others part like the said in the video.i only took out the dvd rom.first i cleaned the dust from the fans and the motherboard using a hoover.and heres comes the funny part,in the video they used the hot air gun to warm the different parts but what about the people who dont have a hot air gun?so what i did i borowed my sisters hair dryer :lol: obviously it cant produce the same heat as a hot air gun but it did the trick so i just followed the video and voila i cooled down the xbox for 5 minutes after that i opened and it worked! and ive been using it for 2 days and still no errors 8) notice behind the xbox is a steel plate and i didnt have to take it out

 

[hubbley2k]

it does not matter what option you use there is no permanant fix but I suppose there is no harm in trying aslong as you know what you are doing and are careful

 

[psibob84]

how you know its not permanent?i heard people who tried this actually said it works for a long time and have no errors at a very long time months .nobody is saying otherwise.

 

[deus]

Hey, my xbox gets really hot to the touch, and i'm not sure what it will happend, i'm kind of scared cuase of the three red light problem, i kind of also smell stanium(something weird) or something like that comming of the fans of the xbox,is that normal? i have two extra coolers in the right part of the xbox (looking at front) which give more air since it's not in a big space.
If you lift up the xbox after playing the surface where it was over it it's pretty hot, i don't know if this is normal, can anyone confirm based on their experience? Thank you.Ignacio