Xbox 360 red ring of death fix !!!

This is one of the common problems a person faces with their Xbox Consoles.If you are getting a red ring of death while you switch on your xbox you can try the fixes stated below


Why does the red ring appear on my xbox??

So to start off before we get into the  solution to any problem we have to find what caused it.The  red ring of death or RRoD  normal suggests a "general hardware failure", It is shown by 3 red lights or 3 red rings near the power button. It occurs, when GPU (graphics processing unit) becomes loose.As you might know that the  GPU is fitted on the  motherboard, when ever the motherboard heats up GPU becomes loose and green lights turn into 3 flashing red lights. The vibration of system usually loosens the soldering of the GPU  which results in your xbox freezing


Ok So now what??How do i fix this??

Wiath a good tip screwdriver turn the grayed out holes and in the back of the console turn the small rectangle holes. Get the faceplate off gently and move the latch up on the DVD cover as you remove it.Once done you have to  Unscrew the metal case which is under the plastic case.


Once this is done Unplug all cables connected to motherboard and associated small devices and take DVD drive out. After the DVD, get the fan and motherboard out of the Xbox 360 case. Make sure you do this very carefully to avoid further problems within your xbox

Once done with that turn the motherboard to another side, using the screwdriver gently snoop off the X-clamp which you will see located  under heat sink.I will advice you to do this step very gently again!

After you are done with snooping off X-clamp you will need to  unscrew the heat sink to get to the CPU and GPU.Please be very careful here as this step can further damage your xbox

Ok,So we are close now..Next step for you to do will be  to clean the GPU (graphic processing unit) and CPU (central processing unit). If you do this correctly this will fix any problems you have with your xbox freezing.Make sure you do this gently and carefully and you will get good results.

Now comes the last step,You will need to apply some thermal compound,The advisable product of thermal compound to use would always be  arctic silver thermal compound so apply this very  gently over the GPU. You will get this arctic silver thermal compound in any computer hardware shop for $1-$2.or on Ebay...

Ok,Now the hard part is over..After you are done with it give this about half and hour to settle down and place  2 nylon washers on each screw on the heat sink. Once that is done place the screws back in motherboard then add two more nylon washers to screws.Next thing to do will be to Place the heat sink on the peak of the screws and push them down slightly.One done  screw them up by trying to make it reasonably tight make sure its not very tight

Make sure  that everything is fitted right and turn on your xbox 360.If done right this will fix your issue


Please note:Incase if you are not sure about anything please get this fixed through an xbox authorised store or someone who can really help and always please be careful of electrocution and use something as a protection against electrocution

hope this helps!