iFixit - Answers With Device "Xbox 360"

Xbox 360: Reflow question

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 09:17:12 -0700

When you do a reflow on the Ram chips (0013) do you use top heat and bottom heat? If so what do I set reflow station to (approx) the temp on the bottom and about how much on the top. and duration for each?

⟐ Answer accepted dezembro 06, 2016 at 9:17 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Red ring of death / E71

Sun, 21 Aug 2016 09:06:20 -0700

My xbox 360 is getting three red lights whenever I turn it on, but with different results. At first it would not boot and give a secondary error code 0101, then it started booting normally even though the red lights were on but would not play games and a few times it gave me error code E71 along with the lights. I've tried installing the rrod fix kit, booting without the hard drive. Nothing.

Any advice?

Also, my dvd drive vibrates for a few seconds on start up, is that normal? Don't remember it doing that before the fix kit.

⟐ Answer accepted agosto 21, 2016 at 9:06 GMT-7

Xbox 360: It's just dead. Very little heat.

Sat, 29 Apr 2017 10:11:44 -0700

So this was my xbox that I used almost every day before it broke. It said e74, so I reflowed HANA. didn't work, reflowed gpu. It worked. So I put thermal paste and put heatsink a back on, shows 0020, fixed that, then 0031. Reflowed southbridge and now it is dead. I only get a tiny bit of heat from the standby mosfets, they are giving normal voltages. What should I test?

Xbox 360: 3rd party wireless stick works with Xbox 360?

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:37:24 -0700

Can i use 3rd party wireless adapter with Xbox 360, or it's only works with original Microsoft adapter (which is cost a fortune) ?

⟐ Commented dezembro 05, 2019 at 22:37 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Clarification on RROD repair kit

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:07:12 -0700

So I'm pretty excited about that RROD kit you guys made- but just one thing to clarify- will this kit properly repair an Xbox that's already RROD'd?

⟐ Edited dezembro 20, 2024 at 13:07 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Can I restore the video feed on my 360?

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 01:58:44 -0700

At first I would be using my 360 and after about five minutes the screen would take a green hue and become slightly scrambled. Then this started happening when I turned it on and eventually the visual cut out all together. Now when I turn it on I can hear the audio but nothing comes onto the screen. I've tried new A.V cords and using HD cables on an HD tv but I've had no luck, so I figure the problem is in the xbox 360 itself. There are no rings, it still runs the games, I just can't see them. Any tips?

⟐ Answer accepted outubro 24, 2010 at 1:58 GMT-7

Xbox 360: How do I fix a xbox 360 slim with the red dot of death

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:52:25 -0700

i just wanna play games on it again

⟐ Commented março 11, 2025 at 19:52 GMT-7

Xbox 360: How do I quiet RMA'ed 360? Fans are really loud

Sun, 15 May 2022 19:50:42 -0700

I had a launch unit, served me great for many years. After it got the RROD, it was RMA'ed, replaced with a different main unit and the fans are now super loud. I can't play a game or watch a movie because the sound is very distracting.

How could my launch be quiet but this one is so loud? Can I replace the fans with quieter ones?

⟐ Commented maio 15, 2022 at 19:50 GMT-7

Xbox 360: My 360 wont turn on how do I fix it?

Mon, 04 May 2015 09:03:39 -0700

About a week ago I was unplugging my usb keyboard from my 360 and when I pulled it out the black piece inside the usb port broke off and came out now the usb port is useless.I thought it would be ok but after I turned it off I tried turning it back on and it would give me rings of light or anything. And my power supply is fine so any ideas?

⟐ Answered maio 04, 2015 at 9:03 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Im buying a fan controller but will it work?

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 21:12:06 -0700

Hello,

Im buying a 4 Chanel fan controller for my xbox 360 but it is made to work with a computer.

The way this touch display gets its power is from a molex connecter from the computers power supply but the Xbox 360 does not have this.

I looked around for some type of adapter with no success i wondered can you maybe cut into the power cable and splice a AC plug with a cut end and hook them together so the screen would be powered by a wall plug instead of having to plug into the mother board.Also if cutting into the power cables is the only way this would work,would it affect the ports that the fans and heat probes plug into?Please help I would love to get my Xbox back up and running again. Thanks!

⟐ Answer accepted outubro 25, 2013 at 21:12 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Power Cord won't plug into the console

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:53:49 -0700

There is a peg in the middle of the socket that dosen't match up with the desigh of the plug from the power supply. Do I have the wrong power unit?

⟐ Answered dezembro 14, 2020 at 8:53 GMT-7

Xbox 360: How do I rekey a new disc drive for Xbox 360?

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 16:07:41 -0700

how can I flash a new disc drive to my 360? I have heard of jungle flasher, and I think I might try that, but all my research is saying that you need to flash the drive if they are different (Samsung, benq, etc). I think they're actually the same. Do I still need to flash it? Also, I'm not sure which sata cable to use, so if someone could link me to a good one on Amazon, I would appreciate it.

⟐ Commented novembro 28, 2019 at 16:07 GMT-7

Xbox 360: What does it mean when my xbox 360 has 3 red rings?

Thu, 03 May 2018 20:36:29 -0700

xbox 360 was playing games then all the sudden froze. it did this twice so i didnt play for a few days. then when i went to turn it on again 3 of the red rings turned on. the top left, bottom left and bottom right. what is wrong with my xbox 360?

⟐ Answered maio 03, 2018 at 20:36 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Why is my disc player won't open?

Wed, 03 May 2017 08:31:02 -0700

During my Xbox is power ON, pressing button and joystick Disc Player button to open tray...it won't open..what can i do to fix it without costing me more money...??..thank you

⟐ Commented maio 03, 2017 at 8:31 GMT-7

Xbox 360: How to fix "unrecognized disk"

Tue, 26 Apr 2016 03:45:23 -0700

this just happened to me today. i opened it and cleaned it out and it still wont work. every time i put a disk in, it says unrecognized disk. i want to fix it but i already fixed it for red rings so I don't want to put anymore money into it. besides ps3 (even ps2) is better than xbox!

⟐ Commented abril 26, 2016 at 3:45 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Why does my Xbox says open tray when I put a game in?

Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:48:41 -0700

I put my game in and it says reading and then it says open tray. It makes noises like its going to play, but then it says open tray. It just started doing this. It might be because its not the right disk drive. If you could help then thanks.

⟐ Answered dezembro 08, 2015 at 14:48 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Why is my xbox telling me that my disc is unreadable?

Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:47:50 -0700

My xbox doesn't run any games at all and I've tried all of them and cleaned disks but none of them have worked.

⟐ Answered janeiro 23, 2015 at 21:47 GMT-7

Xbox 360: How to reflash? DVD

Sat, 18 Jan 2014 14:14:03 -0700

This is something I'm very new to-am fixing friends broken xbox RROD and now I have been asked to replace/repair a DVD drive.

Have done some reading which says I need to flash the drive (marry the drive to motherboard?)

could someone put this in simple english for me.

Been googling etc and found pages of do this, do that, buy my DVD. Most assume I have a clue about what they're on about and to be honest I'm an idiot that needs an answer that doesn't assume I know anything about anything and is without all the abbreviations...

It looks like it should be simple but the more i read the more confusing it gets!

⟐ Answered janeiro 18, 2014 at 14:14 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Every time I turn on my xbox 360 it turns red

Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:06:31 -0700

I need help finding out why my xbox keeps turning red or bugs but why.

⟐ Answer accepted novembro 08, 2013 at 11:06 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Upgrading the HD in a xBox360

Thu, 07 Nov 2013 08:24:09 -0700

Greetings! I was curious if you are able to replace the HDD with a standard drive for a laptop? I've taken the HD module apart and the swap looks easy enough, but I don't know how to image the drive so it can be recognized.

⟐ Answer accepted novembro 07, 2013 at 8:24 GMT-7