Comments on: How to fix RROD (Three Red Rings of Death)

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 08 May 2010 06:37:45 +0000

I’ve tried multiple times and still getting the 3 red rings… help?

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 08 May 2010 03:43:47 +0000

Hey guys, I have a Xbox 360 that also had the RROD and I sent it into xbox like 1 year ago, and now I have it again. SO, I tried to do all the steps in this tutorial with no avail. I have tried over heating it and it started to give me 2 lights at about 8 minutes so i shut it down and let it cool for 15 mins and started it up… 3 rings still. So any help would be great, and i do have the Heatsink with the Extra thing sticking out of it probably what they replaced in it the first time. As of now im going to try again to loosen the bolts a little and try again, and just try a bunch of different things, juts if there is any help soon I will not be doing this for hours. I think this Tutorial is great just to let you know.

By: Michael Morris

Michael Morris — Mon, 03 May 2010 05:35:02 +0000

After searching the web for 2 hours and looking at 50 different ways to fix RROD your tutorial finally fix it. I never replaced the x-clamps (its 2am in the morning so im not able to buy the supplies) but i let it set without the wind tunnel on for about 5 min then let it set for about 5 min. turned it on and BAM! xbox 360 working again! i will probably fix the x-clamp and look into a few other ideas (ie water cooling) to make sure it doesnt over heat again, but THANK YOU SO MUCH for the tutorial!

By: Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:26:34 +0000

Okay I got rid of the two lights. The One washer method worked. However, I have the E74, and just like usual, one light will come on, then overheat to two lights, then I shut it off. But after turning it on after a half hour, I still have the red light. Anyone know why?

By: Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:26:09 +0000

I cannot get rid of 2 lights, I thighned the screws as much as I could and still nothing. HELP!!

By: David

David — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:56:59 +0000

Anyone know why my fan won’t turn on when I put it back in the case to overheat? It span for a few seconds and died. 3 blinking lights, no fan, not getting hot.

By: David

David — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:53:41 +0000

I did everything..but the only problem is that the screws for the heatsink do not fit the new one? It can only go like halfway. What size screw should I get for it?

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:24:09 +0000

@Craig Would you by any chance know if having this type of heatsink affects the success rate of the method provided above?

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:41:11 +0000

i tried this the 1st time i got red lights the after at the 2nd attempt i did not get lights or my wireless controllers were not able to turn it on just wondering what i did wrong

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:41:55 +0000

I got mine a couple months after the launch date of Xbox 360. After about a year, I got my first RRoD and had to send it in to Microsoft since I was still covered by the warranty. It’s been fine since they sent it back, but I recently god RRoD again. My guess is that Microsoft replaced the old heatsink (the one in your picture) with a different one (my picture). I’ll keep trying your method though, hopefully it works.