Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death is a very troublesome and serious problem and many people around the world are facing this problem. Ignoring the problem will not help you in any way, fixing it is the only solution.
Cause of Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death
Red Ring of Death or RRoD is identified when you have a general failure of your hardware. When your hardware overheats, the motherboard of your central processing unit also heats up. Due to this, the graphics processing unit, i.e. the GPU, which is installed on the motherboard, loses its solder on the motherboard. This error is shown by the blinking indication of 3 red lights. The green light near the power button turns red on the right and this freezes your Xbox 360.
sequential action plan
This red ring of death repair task is simple and easy if you consult a professional Xbox repair guide. Here in this article you will find the sequential procedure that you need to follow:
1) Carefully disassemble the casing of your Xbox 360. You will be able to see small rectangular holes and some faded holes, just touch them lightly with a fine tip poker. Remove the faceplate, move the latch up on the DVD drive while removing it. Remove the metal box that is inside the plastic box.
2) Next, you should follow the removal of the motherboard. To take out the DVD drive, you need to disconnect all the cables from the motherboard and other related small devices. Also, carefully remove the fan from the xbox 360 case.
3) The following is a small crucial step that you need to take. You really need to be patient. Very carefully try to remove the x-clamp under the sink that is on the opposite side of your base plate.
4) Once you have the X clamp, you need to unscrew the heat sink. This will help you get CPU and GPU. Do this process very slowly and gently.
5) The last step is to clean the GPU and CPU. Very gently clean the GPU and CPU parts by applying a silver thermal compound. This compound is found at any computer hardware store.
If you are lucky, you can get rid of this problem on your own, but if your problem is not fixed, don’t worry, you have two more options: one is to submit it to Microsoft. If your game console is within warranty period then it is ok or you will have to pay huge amount of money to fix your problem and also you have to wait for 3-4 months. Another option is to do more research on the steps, look for more demos, and be ready to figure it out.