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Red Ring Fix?
satoshi_matrix:
Yeah, the chips can withstand an extreme amount of external heat; but the 360 caps cannot. This is why you need to wrap the system up in stick tac, thick plastic and foil. The goal as mented is to reflow solderballs and then allow them to harden in place. Also, heatgunning your 360 doesnt prevent the RRoD from returning. Nothing will unless you have a 3k solder reflowing station and replace the solder altogther. As this is completely unreasonable to most of us, you just have to keep up with it. I've noted general success of 8-12 month periods between RRoDs.
wshbrngr:
My son-in-law has a 360 which has the E-74 error, think the heatgun can fix that?
Mick Dundee:
E-74 I thought was a laser Eye issue. Or a software problem.
(Microsoft should have a reboot disc for this crap)
MisterCreazil:
a quick google search found this
"The general concensus is that the E74 error is caused by a similar mechanism as the majority of RROD failures - overheating due to bad heatsinks or thermal cycling, leading to connections being broken. At the time of writing, there have been 5 different versions of the XBox 360 motherboard. Each one increasing the size of the GPU and CPU while also increasing cooling requirements. Due to the recent explosion in availability of high definition televisions, the original video scaling chip was replaced with a HDMI version called HANA. The HANA chip is a Ball Grid Array (BGA) package, which is prone to the same GPU failures which led to many RROD problems. So, in most cases, E74 errors should be examined as follows: check your video cable then check HANA chip and GPU. "
it also said that heatgun method should fix it as well.
satoshi_matrix:
a Heatgun is a really handy tool to have around the house: basically a hairdryer that produces more than twice the maximum heat of a normal hairdryer (some can produce heat well over 1000 degrees), they can be used to mend pipes works well on crafts and of course, repair electronics. Because electrical components have high tolerance to external heat, using a heatgun is often the best way to remove components from PCBs. Know anyone that has a junk non working VCR? Use a heatgun to simply extract the parts and keep them on hand for future projects. Not only will it save you money on future parts, removing chips via a heatgun is.....kinda fun. Anyone of you guys thinking what you should ask for as a small christmas gift might want to consider a heatgun. Most average $25.