Red Dot of Death - Xbox 360 S Southbridge Reflow

[@5izzy557]

Seeing your wife enjoying what once was a broken console, was very heart-warming. Great repair as always.

[@VideoTube2016]

This!

[@74bobby]

The 360 will always be one of my most Favorite Systems. Great Job on fixing it.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks for the continued support my man. Cheers.

[@s826-v3i]

I love the xbox 360 best console

[@johannesdsouza1098]

@@BorderlineOCD do you think this procedure will spot on the XBox 360 S 250 GB Version? The same thing happened to me.

[@abenshnegalboff]

Always makes me happy to see these consoles gain a second life well done : )

[@toxicgta395]

My xbox 360e has red ring of death

[@loganaugustine67]

Humans: 1 life Cats: 9 lives Xbox 360s: unlimited if fixable red ring of death

[@user-pc9uj1pw3f]

My friend, where do I put the error code in Google or where?

[@abenshnegalboff]

@@user-pc9uj1pw3f 👳🏾‍♂️👳🏾‍♂️👳🏾‍♂️ bruh it amazes me you even managed to make a KZbin account let alone setup an email

[@soufyaneballi4631]

Yes

[@aceofaces2059]

Your video may have just helped me save my dad’s old 360s. The whole console sounds like it’s running MUCH more smoothly than before, and best of all, there’s no near-immediate RDOD. Thank you SO much for posting this!

[@that88lude71]

Is it fixed?

[@bernardorajao590]

YOUR VIDEO SAVED MY XBOX! It was sitting with the RED LIGHT for like 3 years now, and I decided to try this refresh after watching your video. But, instead of a heat gun, I used a powerful hair dryer and held it for a bit longer heating up the components. I did this for both XCGPU and SOUTHBRIDGE. Worked perfectly, and after reassembly I was shocked that the console was really back to life after ALL that time! xD BEST VIDEO!! S2

[@RicardoGutierrez-xh1kn]

Is still working?

[@bernardorajao590]

@@RicardoGutierrez-xh1kn it did work for a while and then had the same problem again, but then I decided to use the oven method on the board, since the hair drier didnt have enough power. After that, it worked flawlessly until nowadays. But I strongly reccomend to unplug the blue wire of the fan and keep it working on 100% speed to reduce thermals

[@Marketing-md2hr]

@@bernardorajao590 question does unplugging the blue wire of the fan keep the fan running at 100% constantly?

[@bernardorajao590]

@@Marketing-md2hr yesss

[@timminh468]

@@Marketing-md2hrthe blue wire is the fan-speed controller

[@PjandFriendsYT]

This one device has single handedly carried my child hood the nostalgia will always be the best memory’s

[@OrangeHedgehog2012]

It’s always great to see restoration videos like these. You do a fantastic job. Keep it up! 👍🏻

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thank you madam much appreciated!

[@pbeli7711]

@@BorderlineOCD could you please fix mine

[@TheVajgl]

Hey man, I wanted to thank you so much. Not many people have the time to post videos like these...but you did and surely you've helped a bunch of people! Including myself, I followed your instructions just yesterday and managed to revive my Xbox360 S! You should've seen the smile on my face after the light turned green haha. All the best to you and thanks!

[@Frootyloops629]

Be sure to let us know how long it's surviving yeah

[@TheVajgl]

@@Frootyloops629 I had to do it twice. The first time it turned on it died as soon as I turned it back off. So that was underwhelming. I did the process once more and more thoroughly it ran for about three weeks. Unfortunately, once again died showing the same error. Not having the heat gun again I gave up on it. Though I think if I had more knowledge on the topic I think I could've repaired it even better and it would've run longer.

[@ericbacon8864]

@@TheVajgl trying to figure out if it’s worth me trying this out or not. Sounds like unless you’ve got real experience this isn’t going to be anything more than a very temporary fix

[@Josh.Davidson]

@@ericbacon8864 Its going to die again. I get bullshit like this to repair all the time. Its not a proper way to fix the problem.

[@BMR86]

You've got super powers my man! I could hear your voice of excitement and nervousness when you first turned the console on after the repair! Ah I know that's always an adrenaline rush!!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Ha thanks. Indeed the moment you get ready to test can be high reward or high frustration and disappointment.

[@mrkevinkillercrafterminecr895]

Do i HAVE to use flux? I dont have any

[@wyattcollins303]

Finally, someone who goes the extra mile and refurbished the disc drive. Some many folks skip this part.

[@benetamas8495]

Hey Guys! This video tutorial works!!! I bought a second hand Xbox 360 Slim. I switched it on immediately when I arrived to home. It was like a cold shower, because it didn't work. The red light indicated me that I had no luck. Fortunately the seller person returned me the money. I had the money and the device. I searched the net and found this video. I decided to try it. I finished the work just half an hour ago. And the result: IT WORKS!!! The Xbox resurrected! Many, many thanks for this video!

[@firestrikebs]

Is it still working? I’m tempted to buy an Xbox 360 that has this problem from a friend for really cheap and I am planning on fixing it with this method because I’m super bored lol

[@benetamas8495]

@@firestrikebs unfortunately it is not working anymore because the DVD drive died. Be prepared you can be unsuccessful! I bought another used piece of Xbox 360. That one still works.

[@momfiethehunter504]

Well. I had not expected the error codes to be a feature on the 360s as well but I'm glad it did work and has helped you repair this 360. Awesome video as always an I'm happy to be able to witness your channel grow

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks bud. It was a great tip I'm sure it will help others as well.

[@JadeBambi781]

Not xbox 360

[@madcat4563]

Thanks for showing us how you serviced the disc drive. Always wondered how your suppose to do it. Finding a video on KZbin specifically about the topic was difficult. Now I just randomly found it by watching your older videos.

[@SupahKent]

This was from ten years ago. I had zero difficulty in finding it. Apparently, you have to type words in the search bar to locate what you're looking for. Who knew. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKPOonqqltd7ea8

[@5555boneman]

Thanks for uploading this tutorial - It was essential in repairing my own 360. I had to heat mine a little longer though after a failed first attempt - 3 minutes each on both the GPU and South Bridge. You've earned a sub!

[@5555boneman]

The red light / 0101 error code has once again returned:( Oh well, it has been used quite a bit and we got another 2 months + out of it. I'm actually glad I only partially reassembled this unit as I'll have to reflow it again. One more time! :)

[@5555boneman]

2nd reflow took and it works again (went fast! Getting good at this) I spent a bit more time on the South Bridge, approx 4 minutes - hope this one lasts longer.

[@cristiangomez4537]

@@5555boneman update?

[@warmaffinity7835]

My god, you make this look so easy! My Xbox 360 slim just gave me a RDoD today, using your video I ran it’s code and came back with the same issue this one did, it’s honestly gave me hope that its possible to restore it to full quality one day. 🙏🏼🤘🏻

[@kmilli0313]

Just did mine today after sitting in a box for about 6 years with the RRoD. My code 0100 came up gpu or ram so I just did it to the xcgpu and turned on when I tested it after!

[@superspaghettibrawler]

I never thought I’d ever be able to make any piece of technology work when I try and follow tutorials online but this one was amazing! I thought I’d never get a chance to play my beloved save files ever again on my favorite games on my 360 slim! My family bought it when I was just six years old and we’ve had the same controllers and games we started off with ever since. Obviously now that I’m older I can expand my library to more than just Lego games I had when I was a kid, but when I got the red dot I was petrified! My dad and I were able to follow this step by step even with stuff like 91% alcohol stuff and my dad’s friend was nice enough to lend us his heat gun! I know absolutely nothing about motherboards and chips and this and that, but I’m so glad my 360 slim is up and running again! Thank you so much man! Alright so an update so far as of 11/15/2020: I’ve been transferring data to a USB device incase I finally have to witness my Xbox 360 say it’s last goodbye and I’ve been experiencing trouble playing a specific game. The game in question being Fallout New Vegas. Every time I select a save file to load the game freezes but not entirely. The audio of the game still goes and I can even hear the little “BWOOMPH” noise the Xbox makes when I press the center button on my controller. Whenever I turn off my Xbox the fan seems to go nuts and gets loud even while it’s turned off so I turn it on again and then turn it off. I’ve been researching certain possibilities as to why this happens and it could be due to three things 1. The game won’t load because there’s something up with the save file 2. My Xbox is just super old 3. The disc is kinda scratched If anyone knows why the fan goes ballistic sometimes after I turn the Xbox off in the middle of the frozen game please let me know Final edit 11/19/20: I hate to say it but my Xbox has suffered another red dot... and I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to find the time to take it apart and go through the process of asking my father to ask his co worker to lend him their heat gun... I still have hope I can fix this thing one day and plan to keep it if I ever do have the time to repair it. As of me typing this, I have purchased a new Xbox 360 slim and will use the data from my usb in my old 360 and transfer it to the new one, followed by moving everything from the USB into the cloud incase the new 360 ever breaks down. Better safe than sorry!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Great to hear you and your dad got it working. Keep me posted on the longevity of your repair, I'm sure others would be interested to know as well.

[@superspaghettibrawler]

@@BorderlineOCD will do!

[@superspaghettibrawler]

I have added an update to this comment if anyone would like to help me out

[@17zcrxpt22]

@@superspaghettibrawler whatever u do don’t get rid of it

[@superspaghettibrawler]

@@17zcrxpt22 I won’t don’t worry lol

[@undisclosedidentity9893]

*Imagine being a kid at 2010 and you recently got the brand new Xbox 360 Slim after your previous Old Xbox 360 fell under the curse of The Red Ring Of Death. And one unfortunate day your Xbox 360 Slim falls to a similar curse, The Red Dot Of Death.*

[@PrivateAckbar]

I've been using my slim for what must be close to 15 years now and I've just got my first red ring. The slim was a great upgrade.

[@Islamisthecultofsin]

@@PrivateAckbar Probably needs cleaned and maybe new heat paste.

[@gameplaynia5021]

Followed this and it worked. Never imagined I'd repair a console in my life. Thank you this save my Xbox.

[@damianbergreen]

Thanks so much man. I have been subscribed to your channel for a while now because we do a lot of the same stuff. I recently got a Xbox 360 from my friend with the same error code. I did exactly what you did and it fixed it. Just the next day someone came into my work. Their son was devastated about his Xbox 360 having the same issue with the same error code. Ubreakifix tried putting it in a plastic bag and leaving it on for three days then said it was impossible to fix. Thanks to you a great kid can play on his Xbox again. Thanks soo much

[@Lightmode0]

Hands down the best repair channel I have EVER seen! Keep doing the great work you do brother!

[@heli-man-]

It is also a good idea to take a real close look at the solder joints on the usb connectors i have come across what is known as dry joints meaning the soldered pins look ok to the eye but when looked at under magnification you can see hair line cracks between the pins and solder just flux and re-solder this is a common fault on most electrical boards that have sockets of one kind or another.

[@joebagnall8036]

Excellent guide, my Xbox is now back alive!!

[@drewyoung3814]

Wow this worked for me! Thank you so much! You have saved a large part of my childhood 🤝

[@typeer1628]

Thank you for your very thorough and concise video. I just finished mine and it all seems to be working well! I appreciate all of your effort to explain your steps in detail. thx 🙏

[@poppacdp]

Great video, thank you! I just picked up an Xbox 360 slim at a garage sale for $25. It was super dusty and missing happy the power cord but I figured it was a steal anyways. Got it home and I had the RDOD- had no idea what to do. Turns out I had 0011 and 0013 error codes. So I replaced the resistors with solder and added new thermal paste to the heat sink and it powers on! We’ll see how long it lasts but as of I’m glad it works.

[@lordwoody8352]

Imagine owning the OG 360 and losing it to the Red Ring Of Death, and then you buy the 360 Slim when it was released and you lose it to the Red Dot Of Death

[@pkf4124]

Or imagine having a launch OG 360 that was repaired by MS, thats been kept dry and safe and only occasionally used. ROD one day. Then find Both your Halo 360 boxes did the same and have been kept in the same dry air tight location. Oh wait I dont have to it happened to me.

[@chevytitus628]

I have an OG 360 from 08 (5 days before New Years) and at times it was on the brink of getting the RROD. Froze a lot, crashed a lot, read little to no games or dvds and loaded painfully loud. Also took multiple restarts and shut downs just to play it for a couple of hours (not to mention the disc tray would freeze and/or not even open). Started taking it apart, cleaning the system out, removing the disc drive (taking it apart and cleaning it good while readjusting the laser reader), makes it work smoothly and almost healthy again. My only problem: it reads light colored discs and not dark colored (example: Left4Dead2 works due to its bright yellow background but WWE 09 doesnt because of its black background).

[@i360fantasy7]

I find it really satisfying seeing old tech just being restored to there former glory

[@alexgotwifi8253]

Damn.... my console is showing this exact same secondary error code... but I have never done a deep clean like this :l Mixed emotions with joy in seeing you actually save the xbox, but frustrated at not being able to pull it off myself

[@metzitli]

Oh my God! I’m so surprised! It worked ! I really repaired my Xbox with your video! Thank you so so so much!! My wife is so surprised!!

[@demzersers338]

thank you SO DAMN MUCH, I genuinely was looking for a way to repair the two of my old 360's, I will 100% try to do this

[@jahanbaxter]

Did it work ?

[@o918yt]

excellent video, I was able to fix my 360 by doing this! It took me two tries though, i didn't get it hot enough the first time. I'd recommend using an infrared thermometer to check the temp while heating it up (held it at ~210deg C for about 20 seconds). I really just wanted to get a decades worth of game saves off of it and put it on the cloud... i'd already lost a lot from a corrupted hard drive years ago. just for some background on what caused mine to get the rdod- what happened to my 360 is my wife put a plant in front of the fan (had the 360 vertical), and I suppose accidentally grazed the power button (i hate those capacitive touch buttons). i found it hours later still on, with the Rdod, and the 0101 secondary error code. another thing i noticed is the plastic wiring harness (that's attached with double sided tape) was warped on the top, so it definitely got toasty in there.

[@ericbacon8864]

How long did your 360 function after doing this? I’m hoping for a more of a permanent solution rather than just a temporary fix.

[@quin13g]

@@ericbacon8864 Did you ever do the fix? If so, does it still work? Planning on working on my Xbox and am hoping for a permanent fix as well

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I love that your wife was having fun! A family that games together, stays together!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Lol. She plays with me all the time. She had a genesis growing up so thats still her favorite but we do classic NES and some N64 too.

[@VideoTube2016]

@@BorderlineOCD That's so wholesome🙂

[@bigmackrel7740]

Super cool video mate! i love how straight to the point this video is, I also must say i love the iMac monitor!

[@luishernandez9618]

Thank you so much!!! I fixed my Xbox that was sitting in my closet for years!! Took some patience and a lot of rewatching this video to get all the details. I used 50% rubbing alcohol to clean, I bought a heat gun, I bought thermal paste, and screwdrivers for the T10 and T8 screws. I did not use the high quality flux tho, I hope this doesn’t cause any problems soon. Thanks again!!!

[@njones621]

Thank you for sharing this information! I have watched this several times previously. Recently, I had an Xbox 360 slim with error code 0020. I used this video as a guide to reflow the HANA chip. It works again!

[@jayrmonilla1897]

Does ur xbox still working till now??

[@JustcallmeGnarly22]

I've got a 250 GB 360 S with this exact issue. Finally got all the tools I need to complete what you did. Hopefully it works!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Best of luck to you.

[@akemap4]

Wonderful channel. My xbox 360, bought in 2009 recently got the 3 red lights. I played with it for my elementary school to my last days of high school, until I bought the ps4. Then I didn’t turn it on again for a while. But when I did, I got the surprised mentioned before. You got me inspired to try to fix it. I just need to buy the necessary tools ah ah ha. The problem if I recall me right, has something to do with the power in the console. It can be the ac/dc power brick or some power circuit inside it. Anyway, I will try find out.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Definitely give it a shot if you think you might enjoy the repair attempt. Give how cheap 360s are nowadays it might be cheaper to replace it than buy the tools to fix it if you don't already have some of them, but that never stopped me from trying to fix something. At some point I stop caring about the financials and it becomes a challenge to see if I can get it working. Good luck with it!

[@R323838]

Make sure To check to see if it's the power supply, Most 360's made from 2009 shouldn't red ring. I had brought a 360 for $15 that had the RROD that was a jasper console and it turned out to be the power supply that caused the RROD

[@NoAffinity]

Just wanted to say thank you for this video. My x360 S developed red dot of death a couple weeks ago. It is now working again. I have a hot air station. I went 400C for the "warm up" phase - 1 minute each, back and front of motherboard, a few inches away from the board. Applied flux on XCGPU and SB (mine doesn't have the HANA chip). Did 5 mins at 400C, very close across entire parts side of board, and focusing on XCGPU and SB chips. Then did another 5 mins at 400C, increasing distance from a couple inches to about a foot away from motherboard. Let it rest for 45 mins. Back in action again!

[@pietroblaze]

Cool! Is it still working??

[@NoAffinity]

@@pietroblaze lol, yes but only after 2 more reflows. I've torn this x360 apart and reflowed it 3 times now in the last 3 months. The first one lasted about 4 weeks, the second time about 3 weeks, the third time about 2 weeks. It doesnt make sense to me why reflowing wouldnt last longer.

[@benjleath9406]

Good quick pace video mate unlike some of the others I’ve seen on you tube !

[@ixon4330]

Amazing video ! Your console is all brand new now ! Thanks for the great level of explainations and details.

[@EdgarGonzalezMXNBear]

Just followed step by step and my old red dot Xbox is back to life Thanks Borderline!!!!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Glad you got your system working! Do you happen to know if it is a Corona or Trinity board? Just curious if theres a pattern of folks that are finding success.

[@austinporath6598]

Thanks so much , I followed these steps to the T, n was able to fix my Xbox 360 slim.

[@noside.foxhound]

Super Professional Clean Up Work! I loved it!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@HedgehogY2K]

6:58 NF-A8 time doncha think? Don't worry, you'll only need 2 of 4 pins to power the fan periodically. Hard to believe Microsoft managed a 92mm fan with the 71.5mm screw spacing that 80mm fans are normally accompanied with.

[@ZaccAttack06]

Thanks I have two Xbox 360 S models and I can't wait to play it again

[@Junkyard_Dawg]

Good repair and cleaning job. I know the system was plenty dusty, but it should of still been able to dissipate heat. I wonder what caused it to overheat and create permanent damage. Perhaps it was kept in a confined space when the owner wasn't grinding curbs with it like a skateboard. Haha If you still notice white film on the motherboard, like I noticed on the bottom of yours at 7:30, that means the solvent did not fully clean off. This may be caused if you only cleaned one side of board. I use isopropyl alcohol with a clean bristle brush to remove the debris on all surfaces of the board I work with. This can also be caused if you do not use a strong enough solvent. The 99.9% IPA you're using may be the purest solution you can use for isopropyl alcohol, but IPA is actually a very weak cleaner. It absorbs water from the air, which weakens its cleaning ability. I have used other solvents like electrical contact cleaner and even machine parts (brake) cleaner on boards. I know that brake cleaner sounds alarming to many people, but I have never destroyed a working board with it, and it removes almost any surface contaminants. Stronger solvents will remove that white film, but I highly suggest using a brush and IPA in combination, as well as cleaning both sides of the board. If you find this still leaves residue behind, I would upgrade to something stronger if you seek to have the best clean possible. You may never experience any issues with the white film. I know I've seen plenty of motherboards from a manufacturer with residue and flux left over, but that is mainly laziness. I have been considering getting an ultrasonic cleaner that I can use distilled water to remove the surface containments with. It works great on jewelry, and if I can find one large enough for motherboards, I will probably purchase it.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Haha yeah this one has been slapped around a little. I didn't focus on the DVD tray too much but there are very clear screwdriver marks like an attempt was made to force eject a jammed disc or something. I'm impressed it's been running as well as it has the last couple of days, but time will tell how well it holds up. I use a makeup brush for cleaning and its very soft. I also didn't really spend any time on the back of the board. I wondered what the white residue was (didn't look like flux) but I assumed it was from the manufacturing process as there was thankfully no sign of water damage. I'll try a toothbrush or something firmer next time. I might be a little over cautious with the soft bristle brush but I think a little elbow grease with a firmer brush will go a long way. Interesting that you use brake cleaner. All your previous suggestions have been on point so I trust you :) But I would certainly be fighting my instincts if I were to use it. Maybe if the board was covered in oil and such a solvent was necessary.

[@Junkyard_Dawg]

@@BorderlineOCD A firmer brush should be fine. As you said, some elbow grease and IPA can go a long way. I don't recommend going straight to stronger solvents unless the previous ones don't do there job. Even though electrical contact cleaner and machine parts cleaner is much stronger, it's not the most cost effective solution.

[@beanburritobike]

I've found that white residue in 3 of 3 360 slims I've opened so it must be the manufacturing process.

[@7tayyan7]

My 360 which I got 8 years ago just got this, the end is near...….

[@Troy-mj1ez]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO do what he does

[@JamesSmith-ux8fy]

My 360 was not working wouldn't power on. I took apart the power brick cleaned it all up with IPA and air compressor. It then would turn on but red dot of death. Code was 0101 and there was absolutely nothing wrong with my USB connections. I decided this was worth a try took everything apart cleaned it all up IPA and air compressor got out the flux did exactly as you did brought out the heat gun after 3-5 minutes of heating it up I let it cool in front of a fan. I finally cleaned it all up again new thermal paste full refurbish and put it all back together. I turned it on and no more issues powers right up works great. Also serviced the CD drive while I was at it. Now I have all of my xbox consoles in a row from original xbox to series x and everything in between. I also refurbished all of my controllers while I was at it with new thumb sticks no sticky buttons. Now if i only had time to play games.

[@АлексКлычков]

Спасибо дружище, сделал все по твоему видео, и консоль зароботала. Была найдена в неисправном состоянии с ошибкой 0101.

[@SureshBopitiya]

I really loved the video and am grateful that I found instructions to fix it. I have an Xbox360 1439 with the red led on after power up. I followed your instructions (twice) and no luck for me. Still a Red dot. Thanks anyway 🙂

[@W3TMON3Y]

I see why your name has OCD in it! I love how you handled everything

[@Norrecito]

It does work! :) I have just fixed the one I have bought but in my case the error code was 0021 and the resolution was to reflow the "XCGPU" instead of the Southbridge. Anyways I did everything by the guidelines you have shown in this video and it helped alot. (Although removing that X-Clamp was way more harder than I have expected) Still can't believe it is fixed. Let's see how long it lasts.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Do you know if yours is a Trinity or Corona? Anecdotal reports seem to suggest its the South Bridge with Trinity and its the XCGPU with Corona. I don't have anything to back this up though, these are just user-submitted comments on x-ex.com.

[@Norrecito]

@@BorderlineOCD It is Corona (no HANA chip present). I wish I've found the comment that you have mentioned because then I would have started with the "XCGPU" (I did reflow the Southbridge and the RAMs first without any success) but still I have managed to fix it...which I still can't believe. Been playing it everyday since and wondering how long it will last. Hmm..I still have two faulty phat xbox 360 in my basement. Maybe I will make an attempt on those as well... :) (I have the same E74 error code that you had)

[@Norrecito]

Well...it lasted one month. It froze while playing a game and when I turned it on again, it came back with the red dot and the same error code: 0021 At least now I know what the problem is and could potentially try to fix it again.

[@Norrecito]

Okay so here's my final thoughts about this: I have reflowed the "XCGPU" again which "fixed" the Xbox again. It kept working until I have played the same game (which was Halo Wars). It froze during the very same level of the game with many units on screen...and it came back with the same red dot and error code. I tend to believe that this is caused by a faulty "XCGPU" instead of a cracked solder joint and there is no point of reflowing it again. I could try to swap the "XCGPU" however the chip nearly cost as much as another Xbox 360 slim so it does not worth it economically. The story still has a happy ending though: I have managed to pick up 2 Xbox 360 elite-s for very cheap on a local flea market. Surprisingly both are working and one is in almost mint condition so I have simply switched over. I have even found official Microsoft Kinect adapters there so I am not even losing the way to play Kinect games :)

[@BorderlineOCD]

Ahh sorry to hear that bud. I think your experience is common. This is also why some people only have a short lived fix. I think the southbridge is a much simpler flip chip and blasting it with a heat gun seems to have done the trick on my system, but who knows if it will ultimately suffer the same fate as yours. Since you've narrowed down your issue to the XCGPU I think its going to be tough to fix it with a DIY approach. Congrats on your new systems. Thats the best way to go for a system you want to reliably play on a regular basis.

[@cosmaty]

In every one of yours video I learn something new. Like that code or PSX laser lens leveling with a piece of aluminum. Good work.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Glad you find the content useful. Cheers.

[@JadeBambi781]

Super mario bros!!!!!!

[@clarkjaguar]

I feel like there is a good chance none of these systems work a short time later. The reflow buys some time, but the overheating issue remains and will reoccur 95% of the time.

[@njones621]

I'd like to see the citation for that 95% statistic. And who cares if it is temporary. If it gives a system more life, you're getting more game time out of it instead of it being a paper weight.

[@clarkjaguar]

@@njones621 been an electronics tech for over 10 years, "fixed" about 100 of these overheating 360's. Maybe 95 of them had the same issue again shortly after. It's a problem with the design. There's your citation 😀 I agree it's better than nothing to get those couple hours/weeks/months out of your otherwise dead console, but it generally doesn't last. Better to be aware of that prior to going through all the trouble of taking that sucker apart and reflowing it, only to find out it will quickly stop working again.

[@saucyx4]

@@clarkjaguar is there a way to prevent it

[@clarkjaguar]

@@saucyx4 just keep the fan clean and apply fresh thermal paste when you can 🙂

[@saucyx4]

@@clarkjaguar ngl if I told you I wasn’t scared of opening it up

[@Asbestosgloves]

Thank you so much for this video. My 360 works again thanks to you.

[@ClevelandRocks216]

watched a few videos. tried the "reset" of the power brick and no success at first..but I tried again (in a specific sequence) and yeah IT WORKS! great tutorial tho

[@BorderlineOCD]

Glad you got your system up and running.

[@ClevelandRocks216]

@@BorderlineOCD as am I lol thank you..also, if it helps others, I believe the video that helped me with the reset sequence or whatnot, had a cartoon bob the builder thumbnail or whatever..we all in this together tho

[@ClevelandRocks216]

@mscoronado I dont..tried finding it in my watch history for you, but no luck..

[@JohnDoe-wl2wu]

Great job I bought X boxes from Goodwill all the time for the most part 95% of them usually work without any repairs but most only need repaste then they work again

[@JohnDoe-wl2wu]

@Joe Lindley the paste that is on the heat sinks

[@jrperformance7857]

Love the video man thanks for the advice. I believe I could speak for everyone ,when I say that I am very appreciative of this content. I’m going clean mines too 💜😮‍💨💯

[@adventure406]

Thanks for helping me save my old Xbox! Only cost me a $5.46 tube of thermal paste

[@techadmirer6475]

i've worked on a couple 360 slims so far and sence i found the proper way to get the shells end bits of it's been a plesureing experience, easy disasembly with good tools and although i hav't worked on a red ring or dot of death i love how microsoft added the function to get codes withought even takeing the console apart or buying anything. one of my favorate things too work on if it's a fixable isue.

[@Elfalcowago]

Bro you are a legend for making this video thank u

[@bean_bean23]

Thank you so much for showing me how to do this because my Xbox 360 wouldn’t be working in my childhood is all that

[@jeffashleyalona3047]

Wow That's So amazing You Fix a broken Xbox 360, Sir You're very Good I do have an Xbox 360s Now I hope it will last.longer And if ever my Xbox got that Red Dot of death I will be looking for you to Fix it Thanks for the info

[@ModestRat]

I know this was 4 years ago, but my 360 E is giving 4141. Could I do the same sort of process for it?

[@gigimorphe6194]

The idea is great but it will not work for long term as the best to use bga station. This board absorb lot of heat and the heat dissipation is not great with the conventional thermal paste from manufacture. I recommend Phobya nano grease extreme. You need less flux and when you apply on each edge the last edge do not fully like leave gap where air can enter. Because when you heat up the apu then the heat create expansion and that spread the flux evenly below the bga.

[@elijahwolter9235]

I love your videos man. No fake over the top personality, no prolonging the video to make a buck. You act like we all do when we successfully fix something happy and surprised we did it. Don’t change man. What kind of lithium grease do you use? And what kind of brush? I’m about to work on my first set of consoles soon. Any help is much appreciated.

[@killowatt2944]

360 got red ring 0101 a few days ago, thanks for giving it another chance

[@patrickellis3205]

Red dot of death, you’ll need a full repair shop! Borderline OCD “pass me your paint stripping heat gun and hold my beer” 😮

[@bradmonk69]

Want to say thank you for this video! Bought a non-working 360s on eBay to practise soldering for RGH3, and attempted this to see if I could revive it... got it working again!

[@beachsidebum]

mine starts off with red dot blinking it appears to flash the whole ring so mine wont tell me anything Ive tried to use the eject button but nothing changes.. I hear the fan start and then shut off the known working power supply shows orange.. not sure what to do

[@florixxminer]

thanks man. My xbox works fine again. You are a hero❤

[@biged7204]

Thank you so much. I had no idea you could determine the area code with the sync and eject button!!!!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Glad it helped. Good luck with your repair.

[@wotzefakiu]

I used your outstanding Tutorial an my Xbox and it is working again! I would like to add 2 things. I soaked and washed the board in de-ionized water to clean it and it worked quite good - I think this is a valid method and maybe even better than applying mechanical means. That said I had to use a lot of the later in order to remove flux which I applied very generous - big mistake. This stuff goes everywhere and sticks to the most meticulous areas. I spent most of the time cleaning the board from it. I wonder if is possible to soak the board in 99% ipa in order to remove flux, or if it would get into some delicate parts at some point. Anyway - thanks for the so far best tutorial!

[@anonony9081]

I didn't realize you could reflow with a heat gun like that. I have one of those, going to keep that in the back of my mind

[@floriansaulnier566]

Worked for me! Incredibly clear video. Thanks a lot!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Glad it helped!

[@benschoenfelder3321]

Really like your attention to detail, clear explanations, do you consider any additional cooling after to prevent repeat repairs? Or do you find the cleanup & replacement of thermal paste sufficient to keep cool?

[@phatheadkyle8088]

Clean fan and heat sink, plus quality thermal paste will make the console perform better than new... This companies use really poor quality paste

[@techadmirer6475]

from what i've heard the slims don't have chip isues near as much as the fats but you might want to delid it so you can do a compleat repasting if you expect the system will be used regularly.

[@A7QU5P2R84Scvih]

Wow! bro you're the best I've seen do this type of job on a game system. Wish I had your talent so that I can fix my original XBox

[@winstongang2115]

Great video brother. Thank you for the info and insight!

[@techadmirer6475]

the main thing i don't like about it's design is that the shell is the main thing stoping you from accidentaly pluging in the power connector backwards as you might guess i believe i've done that with my personal xbox 360 slim but luckaly i found what seems to be a small blown SMD fuse on the main board the trick is finding the specs for it cus it doesn't have a number on the board like most components do.

[@leso204]

I like the follow up 360 slim vid' seems the achilies heel in most cases are the GPU/CPU gba assembly when considering how thease boards are mass produced i wonder how many failed at pre-test before assembly ...........

[@LeftyPem]

Keeping this repair technique in my back pocket in case the $35 slim I’m porting from Japan as “junk” has similar issues.

[@recoverycenter6457]

I tried use website my codes didn't show up, it was flashing all 4 lights, flashing all 4 lights again, then it was 2 upper lights left and right , and again 2 upper lights. On website that you used, they only show a code using the two side left rather two upper.

[@MrChadgerald]

What’s the tool you used to get the clip behind the warranty sticker. I can’t find anything thin enough to get in it

[@jaimeespinal3855]

Nice job! I wish I had the skills and knowledge you have but most of the time I just end up leaving consoles worse than they were lol

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

That's cool that it worked. My only concern is that flux is going to cause corrosion on those microprocessor connections in the long term.

[@petergriffin7206]

Ayyyy Interpol pfp nice

[@haroldstaam]

thanks for posting this. i had the red dot of deth on my 360 and i was having a mild panic attack as i had a lot of my favorite games on the hd. but opening it up and a quick clen and it was back alive again. guess it was just really dusty lol

[@cwaters72]

Great tutorial. I gave this a shot and learned a lot but ultimately it didn’t work for me. I may not have been aggressive enough with the heat gun. I didn’t get flux so I was worried about damaging the chip and the board. I’ll dig a little deeper and see if I can get it working. I’m nothing if not persistent.

[@jonashartung6065]

Fixed the red dot like that. Fans are still overpacing, but I can access my account now (didn’t let the console shut itself down, so only tested for 1 minute) When I plugged the Xbox into an ultra wide monitor, console gave red dot, when I used an older monitor, green light

[@MrChadgerald]

I love your channel it’s helped me often

[@ananthakrishnan1455]

Hey, great detailed video about disassembly/reflow I just took apart my 360 slim for cleaning and replacing the thermal paste,however I haven't got any red ring/dot of death yet.....my question is should I do the reflow process?....is it necessary for a regular working Console as part of maintenance? I had my flex cable & switch module replaced after having the auto ON/Off issue after boot up.

[@BorderlineOCD]

No, do not reflow it. Not suitable for maintenance. Will do more harm than good.

[@Scoobyslap]

we need ppl like you man especially gamers 🙌

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks. I mostly play older games though. I don't have much interest in the newer stuff.

[@ryn1986]

@Borderline OCD You should revisit this console and do the RGH 3 mod. Also, because it's the 4GB model I would suggest picking up a Pi Pico to flash the NAND. Could be a fun project!

[@ryn1986]

My mistake, after watching the video back it looks like you have the 16GB NAND. Also, you have a Corona v3 - v4. The Pi Pico should still work but you will also need to pick up a CPU Postfix Adapter Corona V3 V4. I hope you find this information useful if you plan on doing the project.

[@mastolstatus4605]

Yesterday when i was playing on my xbox 360 3 red light comes my power brick is orange i think fan is not working cd rom not ejecting so what is the problem is this power brick problem sorry for my bad english

[@John-ls1gp]

How long does that fix have before it happening again? I’m not saying what you did is a waste of time. I’m just saying that taking the chip off and replacing it with new solder balls is a more permanent solution.

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

LMFAO, our 360S gave us the red light dot of death in 2014, and we just left it alone for three years, until we got a One S and one year later after getting the One S, the 360S booted up with no red light dot of death, and it had to be updated....in 2018. So four years after it gets the red dot of death, our 360 was back in action, however since then being replaced by our One S and now our new Halo Infinite Limited Edition Series X.

[@droksbeel]

Would you ever consider taking repair jobs? I am just nervous about breaking something. My 360 e has the same error code of 0101.

[@Tech101yt]

Holy crap how have I never thought of that tape trick to clean the optical drive lol

[@DanPottas]

Mint video again its only second one I've watched but equally as good as the first I watched throughly enjoyed. Don't know if u have one but would u do couple video on doing rgh on slim and fat models I believe ebay sells cheap knock off cool runners personally never used one but ppl say they are just as good. Many years bavk on the fat I installed matrix glitcher and years after I did a slim with genuine coolrunner and demond duel nand I think from memory. But I would really love to watch your take and full install on the slim model will u do one as u make these vide seem effortless fantastic to watch 😁😁

[@shawnreece7999]

What is the piece you remove at 4:10 ?