How To Fix Your Xbox 360

Now, Time to learn how to fix your xbox 360!

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.

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