Rrod on xbox 360 or the yellow light of death ylod on playstation 3. How to reflow a xbox 360 the right way the tech game. I tried a simple reflow, but without putting pressure on the processor to lower it as the solder melted. Here is what happens to your xbox 360 when we receive it for repair at. Where the xbox 360 went wrong technology the guardian. Apr 03, 2010 this is a reflow of the xbox 360 gpu with real time process monitoring and data capture. Reflowing the motherboard of your xbox 360 allows the solder balls located beneath the cpu, gpu, ram, and other chips to reconnect with their contacts on the. I measured the heatsinks side after 15 minutes of just cooling the cpu with my digital probe. Xbox 360 gpu, cpu, hana, reflowing, reflow console repair. Although i believe my 360 was still covered by the 3 year extended warranty, i decided to go ahead and try to fix the problem myself. From the factory the xbox gpu is soldered to the motherboard using leadfree solder.
I do this with llammas xclamp replacement installed so the gpu gets reflowed. Xbox 360 gpu the xenos is a custom graphics processing unit gpu designed by ati now taken over by amd, used in the xbox 360 video game console developed and produced for microsoft. The worlds most specialized reballing service provider for ps3, ps4, xbox, macbook, laptops and more xbox360 reballing repair service phat consoles reballing genius llc facebook. I saw a chap on youtube reflow an xbox 360 chip with nothing other than a high.
Consider the red ring of death rrod on xbox 360 or the yellow light of death ylod on playstation 3. My xbox 360 elite that i got in 2008 worked perfectly until one day in 20 it just didnt start up and gave me the red ring of death. The worlds most specialized reballing service provider for ps3, ps4,xbox, macbook, laptops and more xbox360 reballing repair service phat consoles reballing genius llc facebook. By putting pennies underneath the gpu heatsinkon top of the ram chips, the extreme. This is a reflow of the xbox 360 gpu with real time process monitoring and data capture. Any suggestions for doing a xcgpu reflow without removing. I explain very clearly the process that needs to be done for. If your graphics chip has been overheated it may be possible to reball or reflow the solder on the chip.
Just click the add to cart button below to have your xbox 360 red light, blank screen or freezing issue repaired by an experienced gaming console repair technician. My launch 360 failed for a second time after receiving an rrod repair mere days before the warranty expiration. My friend said he was watching a youtube video on how to fix his xbox. This is the heating profile that i follow all temperature increases are in 3. Repair alternatives for the xbox 360 cpugpu reflow xbox. Slider, software development, software hacks, solar hacks, space. Reballing is the best fix for rrodgpu failure because it actually. To safeguard against future failure, we strongly recommend installing our red ring of death fix kit after completing the reflow.
Reflowing the motherboard of your xbox 360 allows the solder balls located beneath the cpu, gpu, ram, and other chips to reconnect with their contacts on the motherboard. Xbox 360 hardware repair kit 1 complete screw washer set for. Jun 14, 2010 having some thermal compound on and around the cpu gpu would not stop your 360 from working. Fixing laptops display problem by reflowing its gpu. Ive installed the ifixit xbox 360 red ring of death fix kit, did the hairdryer reflow and it did not fix my 360. Dear customers, sincerely thank you for selecting our achi bga rework stations in order to provide our efficient service of our products, we open this project. Im hesitant to simply throw this thing away not very earth friendly and have heard rumblings of online.
Its actually kind of hard to describe exactly what is going on within the xbox 360 gpu. Gpu xbox 360 clean for reballing by aktor duration. Xbox 360 repair, reflow, rework, error code, hot air rework system. The heating elements of the preheater looks pretty good too and they are probably quite capable of distributing the heat evenly. Bgas have technical data sheets with strict temperature limitations to prevent.
Apr, 20 hi there, has anyone tried repairing the rrod faults by carrying out a bga reball at home. In fact, its confusing enough that even ati had a hard time with the nomenclature when answering our. Heres a link to a video from ihacked that shows you how to fix a rrod xbox 360 by. Reballing is a much more involved process in which we take our time to ensure the best possible results. May 20, 2005 its actually kind of hard to describe exactly what is going on within the xbox 360 gpu. Rrod gpu solder joints reflow fix video how to fix your 360s rrod yourself. I suspect the heat from the hair dryer was insufficient. This information is captured to create a more accurate reflow profile. Xbox 360 rrod ram 0110 code afterdawn discussion forums. This is called a bga lift, and just follow this profile up to 350c. I also use a cheap electric skillet underneath and a cheap ir. Rrod gpu solder joints reflow fix video how to fix your. Jul 21, 2010 what exactly does it mean to reflow an xbox 360.
I made this cause i am tired of seeing the topics that say my jtag got rrod what do i do. Mar 03, 2011 reflow and a reball how to tell the difference. Reflowing is the best type of repair before a reball for the xbox 360. Rrod gpu solder joints reflow fix video how to fix your 360 s rrod yourself. In this video i show you how to reflow an xbox 360 slim cpugpu song. Today im going to give you a laymans education on how these systems are repaired via reflow vs reball. Realtime reflow monitoring 2 of the xbox 360 gpu youtube. The reason i havent done the reflow is that i have modchips installed on the board that i think would need to be uninstalled first. Reflowing xbox 360 motherboard ifixit repair guide. I suspect the liquid flux lifted it slightly if anything, so im. Since the xbox 360 has lead free solder spheres choose your appropriate profile for this temp.
Expect to work out your own reflow procedure and only use this for a base. Even without any control electronics, a bonestock toaster oven. This is my profile for cpu and gpu, i use less heat for the hanaana and the southbridge. The int 883 is big enough to heat an entire full atx motherboard so i dont think size and power is an issue here. The xbox 360 gpu can be very difficult to properly remove with out damaging because of its large size and the use of lead free solder which has a high melting point. I own a 360 and as luck would have it got the rrod.
This repair option has been discontinued as we recommend the xbox 360 reballing service instead. Apr 17, 2012 repair sharks offers reflow, reball, and enhanced cooling mods for the xbox 360 console. Xbox 360 error e74 ana chip solution if reflow doesnt work. Run your profile until the lead free solder has melted under the chip chip will. I did a heatgun fix, applied arctic silver 5 thermal paste to the cpu and gpu, and replaced my xclamps with these washers and screws and the console is back from the dead. Developed under the codename c1, 1 it is in many ways related to the r520 architecture and therefore very similar to an ati radeon x1900 series of pc.
Gpu miner reballing machine zmr6823 high automatic mining gpu repairing, find complete details about gpu miner reballing machine zmr6823 high automatic mining gpu repairing, gpu reballing, gpu miner,mining gpu repair from other welding equipment supplier or manufacturershenzhen zhuomao technology co. For an ir machine you will need to monitor your temps with an infrared temp gun to make sure things are heating up properly. If you need a reflow oven, you can very easily head down to walmart or target and pick up a toaster oven for fifteen bucks or so. Rrod gpu solder joints reflow fix video how to fix your 360. Dec 03, 20 in this video i show you how to reflow an xbox 360 slim cpugpu song. If you can heat up the xbox enough to reflow the solder you can probably make the xbox dependable. He also said the xbox gpu would probably be equal to the x1950xt since ati released the x1950xt shortly after the xbox 360 was launched and if ati used a x2900xt type gpu in the 360, they wouldve. Weve been fixing playstation 3 and xbox 360 systems since 2007 and is the only repair shop dedicated to fixing game systems in nyc. Unfortunately, the extended warranty has expired and the current failure is not an rrod. Rework and repair xbox 360 pc board assemblies rework and repair xbox 360 pc board assemblies the zlk xbox pcb rework kit is with each zt7x box comprehensive hot air bench top reflow system. Rework and repair xbox board and gpu, cpu, and memory chips. If youre here youre probably aware of the rrod and high rate of hardware failure on the xbox 360 console. My xbox 360 slim is needing a reflow due to the xcgpu causing freezingdistortion problems.
The way i look at it you can do one of three things. Xbox 360 reflow service rrod e74 error blank screen. The original solder used on all the chips inside the console is lead free, lead free solder is brittle and eventually cracksfractures which is when you get the red light errors like 3 flashing red lights rrod and 1 flashing red light e74. Vapour phase reflow this is the latest technology that is used in soldering where the solder joint is made by boiling the pcb in liquid. To take these off, put a flat head screw driver into the part of the clip that curls back.
Posted in laptops hacks, repair hackstagged gpu, heat gun, hp, nvidia, reflow, tx2000. The graphics chip on the xbox is a bga type chip and can be reballed to fix certain issues like the red ring of death. These shims are used between the cpu gpu and heatsinks to provide better cooling for your ps3. Reflowing is generally a quicker process and can be completed within days of receipt. Gpu miner reballing machine zmr6823 high automatic mining. The easiest way to reflow a gpu chip is to use a heat gun. Most reball techniques used to repair the gpu issue use lead based solder. Cleaning is a very important and main thing to do, before performing any type of reflow process if you didnt clean the gpus printed circuit board, then its quite possible that the dust will stick with the soldering metal while between the heating process.
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