Xbox 360 RROD Oven Fix, when all else fails
This is an Xenon Xbox 360 fixed in my oven at 500F. There will be a shit load of smoke and angry parents so I recommend you don’t try it at home. This re-flows the solder balls on the main components with even heat. It’s a great fix if you know what you are doing. This particular board had the 0102 error which indicates a problem with the GPU’s connection. The falcon board in the corner that I flashed quickly has a weird ass string of 0’s,1’s and the occasional 3, it does not return to the …
Tags: 360, ball, broken, capacitors, caps, cpu, fire, flow, gpu, mobo, motherboard, re, rrod, smoke, solder, xbox
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November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
i am so frustrated with it now i wanna fucking make the thing melt just to get it to work
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
A heat gun is only around 30$ at a hardware store, just be careful, they go 800f+, mine goes to 1000f.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
i have the 0020 error code and tried this and still didnt fix it i have done literally everysingle fix there is on the planet for except heat gun i dont have one of those what can i do now D:??
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
Ye, It depends I think there are consoles with blue and black buttons, the 0022er I fixed was a 2005 launch model and I found em in lots of Xenons, getting blck ones is pure luck.
I pointed out in my tut as well to give the buttons an additional insulation under the primary insulation shield because the low temps that can manage to get through and wont fuck the caps up can still easily melt those buttons.
I guess the black buttons are of the same material like the plugs thats why they dont melt.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
I think you will find it is the newer blue buttons that melt easily, I had no problem with the old one I used but I read newer ones have a problem with the buttons melting. I have not tried any falcons, and I have never repaired a zephyr.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
Hey.
Great tutorial dude.
I have been working on a proper oven reflow tutorial myself for the last time have been playing around with timings and temps, different insulations n what not.
I made a video about the actual reflow with all the wrapping, temps, timings and stuff for those who feel lost at that.
I must say though that even more important than the caps is insulating the eject and sync buttons they melt at lower temps than the caps pop already, on my first I had to replace all of em…
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
Always the best option, I have a couple friends who thought it would be a good idea to clean out the dust *sighs* then it becomes my job.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
Didn’t take me hours to wrap mine, only about 10-15 min. Make SURE oven is hitting each temp mentioned before clocking and increasing temp. Course, best option EVER is to let Xbox do it for you (3 year warranty on RROD, free repair).
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
I’ve fixed one, no smoke. used all cotton towels to wrap all parts of board EXCEPT GPU (left exposed top and bottom), taped with MASKING TAPE, which browns and gets the towels sticky, but that’s it. Towels were about 3 inches thick top and bottom, looked like a huge doughnut after the aluminum foil. Preheat oven to 200degrees, once preheated, put xbox in for 1 min, turn to 300 leave for 1 min, turn to 350 for 1 min, 400 for 1 min, 450 for 3 min, kill oven. DO NOT MOVE xbox for 15 min.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
damn I was LMAO I didnt know there was another way to fix a 360, but Seems dangerous to attempt.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
your voice is sexyyy. haha.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
Well, you sort of just rap the shit as much as you can with anti static computer bags and tinfoil, use duct tape and electrical tape to hold it down, cover all capacitors, leave only the gpu cpu and any other problem areas exposed. Although I recommend the same wrapping method I have had better luck with a heatgun.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
ok this is something im going to try but can u make a video and tell me how to wrap it or anything..also my AIM is
ecboi4eva please if u get the chance can u help me out cause ive tried everything
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
What the fuck is your “Trey”? btw the 360 in the vid is not mine.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
LMAO!!! I don’t have to put my Trey in the oven to fix problems LMAO!!!! Trey 4 Life Xbox N00bs!
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
Try buying a heatgun for around 30-40 dollars maybe cheaper, it seems to work better. Then slap on a team hybrid mod to ensure it works for a long time.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
i just tried this didnt use tape but used clothes and foil left it in there for 10 min on 500f put everything back together and still got the rrod maybe my xbox is just a pos?
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
yeah i have been playing it for a few days now and it is working better than it ever has. like before id turn it on and it would take a second for the little xbox thing to come on. it comes on right away now. i have fixed it numerous times in the past. it has given me so many different errors im beginning to think that a single flaw in the system will give multiple error codes at different times
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
No offense but you swear maybe too much.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
It might die again, this one did, I recommend a heatgun, friends in vid lasted not even a couple hours total, another friends heatgunned one with the team hybrid mod has lasted about 4 months now. Keep in mind the one in the vid was fixed prior before the team hybrid came out and the initial error it threw was not the one it had before. Heatgun was 35$ and it works wonders along side the team hybrid, this was more of a last resort personal experiment.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
dude i totally did this and it worked! i put a home-grown x clamp mod on it afterward and a whisper fan on it and hope it works forever. lol. i got the aluminum tape and no clothes and there was minor smoke from the capacitators. lol. but it worked great.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
Without a doubt. My PS3 is unfortunately teaching me how to replace a blu-ray laser :(. My 360 has taught me how to solder a couple connections for 12v fans but original xbox taught me a bit more when flashing the stock bios, fixing comma consoles etc.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
Hmmmm… haha
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
This works MUCH better in the microwave.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
well, the 360 might be a piece of crap (in the reliability department), but it succeded in teaching a lot of people about electronics. hell, it turn this generation into a bunch of MacGyvers!! hehehe