Hardware 360 Fat RROD Possible?

[WII_GUY]

Hi,

So I recently bought an old Xbox 360, old fat one, and while it came with the power cable, when I turn it on, the whole ring is red (all four sides), and as I learned, it means insufficient video output(or no cable). This is true, since I dont have an AV cable, I thought is it possible to get an RROD after plugging the AV in, since I have never owned a 360 before, and so would like to know when the three rings come up, and can it happen to me?



Thanks in advance

 

[linuxares]

If it's fat and gives you the RRoD you're most likely out of luck. They are ticking bombs and they will go bad.

 

[WII_GUY]

When will I know? I dont have a video cable at the moment

 

[linuxares]

You will know once you boot it when everything is correct. Sorry but it's the only way to know.

 

[godreborn]

from what I remember, four blinking lights = av problem; two blinking lights = overheating; three blinking lights = hardware malfunction. I wouldn't worry about it just yet. try another cable first.

 

[DinohScene]

^ exactly that.

If possible, open up your 360, snip away the back metal fan mesh and reapply some proper thermal paste.
It helps keep the console cooler.

If it's a Xenon/Zephyr, you'll be lucky it'll survive.
Those things run hot.

 

[TeamScriptKiddies]

Also there's a 12 volt fan mod you can do. The case fan in the phat 360's is rated for 12v but if memory serves me. Correctly, it only receives 5/6v.

It's done by borrowing some power from the DVD drive and patching it into the fan. Google it, I'm on my phone right now, so finding a good tutorial would be a bit tedious lol. It's a fairly simple mod, but a tutorial is helpful if you'vyou've never done it before...

 

[DinohScene]

You could also just simply cut a hole in the side of the case and attach a fan onto the 2nd heatsink of the GPU.
It'll draw in cool air.

Better then having it sounding like a jet.

 

[tech3475]

Which model is it:
http://rosetta.null-zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/xbox360_model_guide.jpg

 

[WII_GUY]

Yeah, turns out it's a Xenon

 

[DinohScene]

Those are almost guaranteed to RROD.
It's a miracle it survived for so long.

 

[WII_GUY]

Can you suggest any vendors in UK who would sell stuff to RGH this box? I would like it to survive for as long as possible.

 

[DinohScene]

RGH isn't possible on a Xenon.

It true it does work on a certain dash but it's only used for DVD key retrieval.

 

[WII_GUY]

What else could I use to mod it to play backups? Don't want to spend a fortune on this...

 

[DinohScene]

Flashing the drive is possible.
Xkey is also possible.

I'd go for an Xkey.
Saves you trouble on burning the games.

 

[WII_GUY]

Can I use an ACE v3 chip? Or is it only for the newer models?

 

[DinohScene]

Unlikely.
RGH is barely possible on Xenons.

 

[TeamScriptKiddies]

Unlikely.
RGH is barely possible on Xenons.

I've tried it, don't bother unless you're a masochist lol. For a xenon I would just flash the drive (cheapest route tbh)

 

[DinohScene]

I've tried a Zephyr, also fucking useless.

 

[WII_GUY]

Could I get anything from this website to do something?

http://mrconsoles.com/catalog/repair-tools-c-44_58.html?sort=3a&page=1