Xbox 360 repair

XBOX 360 – Three Red Lights of Death Repair Manual
This manual is copyright to 360repair.co.uk however the method used for the fix is an amalgamation of ours and other’s efforts to find a reliable way to repair faulty consoles without resorting to reflowing / reballing the motherboard / processors etc as the majority of the time this is simply not cost-effective. As such, we only reball / reflow when all else fails. Any similarities to other manuals on this topic are purely coincidental. The pictures in this guide are taken from various sources, some from Google and some from my digital camera. There are several measures taken in this manual to prevent unauthorised duplication. If you wish to resell this manual, please contact me first. I will pursue those that choose to ignore this warning and said resellers will be reported. By following this guide you accept that you will void any warranty that may remain on your console and that we can not be held responsible for any additional damage / problems that may occur from performing this modification. At the end of the manual there are additional tips and tricks you can try should you be so inclined.

Contents 1. Reasons why this works 2. Getting prepared 3. Opening the case 4. Removing the motherboard 5. Removing and preparing the heat sinks 6. Fixing the heat sinks 7. Check point 1! 8. Check point 2! 9. Other tips and tricks

Reasons why this works. When Microsoft designed the 360, they chose a slightly unusual way of mounting the heat sinks to the processors. When the console is running, there is a tremendous amount of heat build up inside the case. This causes the motherboard to flex against the X-Clamp support plastic (see picture 1) which in turn can cause the soldered joints on the processors to come away from the motherboard itself. This results in the Red Lights of Death. Due to the inefficient design of the heat sink clamping method, this is a very large problem. Although Microsoft haven’t (as of yet)