It does sound crazy but it is true! Follow these steps to use towels to fix your xbox. This is only a temporary fix (4 - 5 days) but who really cares when it means more gaming!
1. Turn your xbox off.
2. Unplug every cable except the power cable.
3. Turn the xbox on, and wrap it up in the first towel, the tighter the better (It does sound silly and strange, but if it does fix your xbox, it can't be too bad, can it?)
4. Grab the other two towels and wrap them around the xbox like the first one.
5. Let the xbox sit, wrapped up and turned on for around...READ MORE HERE
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
How To Fix Your Xbox 360
Now, Time to learn how to fix your xbox 360!
Tools you'll need:
I'm not going to explain how to open your xbox 360. If don't already know, then you can find out here.
You'll need to get the motherboard out of the metal cage, and pop off the heatsinks from both the CPU and GPU.
Once you get the GPU heatsink removed, look at the thermal pad on the bottom of it. Does it have a rectangular metallic silver cover on it? This is how mine looked. I suspect this thermal pad is insufficient for the amount of heat generated by the GPU.
NOTE: If yours DOES NOT have...READ MORE HERE
Tools you'll need:
- A thin hex head L-shaped wrench OR a probe tool of some sort.
- 1 T-8 Torx screwdriver
- 1 T-10 Torx screwdriver
- Plastic scraper tool or pocket knife
- Arctic Silver or other brand high quality heat sink paste
- 1 Brillo steel wool pad
- Cleaning supplies
I'm not going to explain how to open your xbox 360. If don't already know, then you can find out here.
You'll need to get the motherboard out of the metal cage, and pop off the heatsinks from both the CPU and GPU.
Once you get the GPU heatsink removed, look at the thermal pad on the bottom of it. Does it have a rectangular metallic silver cover on it? This is how mine looked. I suspect this thermal pad is insufficient for the amount of heat generated by the GPU.
NOTE: If yours DOES NOT have...READ MORE HERE
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