2 red rings after the xclamp fix

Hi, you have got the red ring of death problem, if you google the following you will see exactly what im talking about:

how to fix rrod free guide

then hit search then that will list loads of sites that offer a guide on fixing this problem.

now the problem itself is to do with the fact that either the gpu chip or the cpu chip on the main circuit board has over heated, now if you have any warranty left i would take it back and get an exchange.

when microsoft made the xbox they used some cheap lead free solder and it is very brittle, and over time the solder cracks and you get the red ring of death, now their is an xclamp fix you can have done to solve the problem, but it wont be a long term fix, it may last a week it may last 3 or 4 months but in the end its going to fail again and be un-repairable,

i have done many xclamp fixes on 100s of xboxes and 8 out of 10 of the times it solves the problem and gets them working again, their is also a trick you can do using a towel but this is only a very short term fix, what you need to get done if you want it working again is get it taken apart and have the old heat sink paste removed and new paste put on the cpu and gpu chip then the heat sink needs replacing with the xclamp fix this will then get your xbox working.

i buy damaged xboxes all the time that have your problem and they are fixable but the fix may only work for a week or two so you need to bare this in mind if your going to have the work done, failing that you would need to get a new xbox.

let me know if you need further assistance ok

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your thermal paste on heatsinks needs replacing,if you've still got your years warranty then send it back to microsoft,if warranty has run out then they will charge you £81 for this repair,or you can buy an xclamp kit from ebay with thermal paste and fix it yourself.you can find tutorials on youtube to do this repair and will take a few hours.dont do towel trick as will do more damage than good.hope you sort problem and gaming again soon

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xclamp fix,the thermal paste on your heatsinks needs replacing,just done one the same last week,it had no picture but had sound and no light on red ring but sound went off shortly after.You can learn how to do this on youtube,just search xclamp fix and plenty will show,and buy a xclamp kit off ebay,will cost about £2,if console is still under warranty for the first year its covered but if its past the first year the extended 3 year warranty dosnt cover this repair.They will charge £81 for them to fix it.And dont do towel trick it will get it working again but only for a few days and will do more damage to console

The 2 red rings error is an overheat problem. Something you did when you attempted the previous repair has prevented the 360 from cooling properly. I suggest having a professional examine your machine.

If you have four lights don't worry. It just means some sort of problem with your A/V cord. 3 red lights is the famous "Red Ring of Death". Microsoft has an extended 3 year warranty for it and shipping's on them. If you don't have the warranty, try the Xclamp replacement trick if you're good at fixing things.

Do the x-clamp fix again making sure the chip is very clean. Then make sure when you set the heat sinks that they are perfectly flush on the chip but don't tighten them real tight about 3 inch lbs is plenty. Leave the "towel trick" for the drunken monkeys out there. If you havn't fried it google "Air Flow Box" or find it on ebay this will help air flow under your MB was well as air flow over the heatsinks. It will also make cleaning the heatsink easier with out cracking the box. The 360 has a very anemic cooling system you have to fight heat aggressively. The stock 360 gets so hot it can loosen the solder joints I guess so you have to do everything you can. I put the Air Flow Box in a new console with the Falcon board along with the extra heatsink on the video scalar chip. Why run something that is designed to overheat. A 40%failure rate is attributeable to poor design in cooling IMHO. Don't let me tell you haow to act but you have to fight overheating from the getgo.

So, you Red Ring fixed your 360 and now your trying to overheat it and there's no power to the Xbox? I want to make sure I understand your problem correctly.

The tower trick is only a temporary fix, you will need to replace the xclamp or modify it to fix it for good. See pictures and replacement kit on the following site.

xbox 360 repair kit

3 red lights or 4? a xclamp repair usually takes care of 3 red lights or u can send it msoft