# who can fix red ring of death
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [December 13, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683 "2008-12-13T15:43:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683/21 "2008-12-21T16:43:13Z")
> [@scottromansky](#):
>
> sell the xbox’s like they are new and then with the money buy a new one.
your an idiot
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### Author:  [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683/22 "2008-12-21T16:44:08Z")
> [@TrueBlue](#):
>
> Okay - so mine, which I got last year as a Christmas gift, just decided today it would
> A.) Drop the picture in the middle of a game, then
> B.) Eat Call of Duty - World at War by scratching an 1/8" loop around the disc, after which it
> C.) showed the “dashboard” screen with a checkered pattern, and henceforth it
> D.) showed this fucking “red ring of death” horseshit.
>
> Questions:
> 1.) Is this game covered under a warranty? I read the Wiki article and it indicates it might.
> 2.) Am I fucked so far as warranty goes? I didn’t buy it, again it was a gift form my lady, fairly certain the receipt for this is gone to the ages.
> 3.) If I’m proverbially fucked, where can I get the goods to fix the bastard myself?
> 4.) Steve, you want a beer or three to give me a hand? 😛
>
> If it helps anyone, bang
> [Xbox 360 technical problems - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360_technical_problems)
if ur getting checkered video, then the video is most likely going. did you get 3 rings or 1 ring?, looks like everything went all at once for ya, lol i know the feeling man, i have a bricked original 360 here in my room that cant be fixed.
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### Author:  [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683/23 "2008-12-22T09:46:16Z")
I got three red leds, both left and one right light. I turned it on yesterday (before hooking back up my PS2 to watch Christmas vacation, lol) and it didn’t show the ring, only the power light was lit and it froze on the intro “xbox” screen.
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### Author:  [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683/24 "2008-12-22T10:46:42Z")
vid is going, try another cable or send it in.
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### Author:  [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683/25 "2008-12-22T10:48:46Z")
the video went on my 360 the other day…it had the xclamp fix done to it a few months ago. i just re-did the xclamp fix, put some fresh thermal compound on the heatsinks, and all is good. video working fine again
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### Author:  [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683/26 "2008-12-22T11:33:31Z")
[http://www.x-clamp-fix.com/catalog/product\_info.php?info=p5\_X-Clamp-Fix-DIY-Kit.html](http://www.x-clamp-fix.com/catalog/product_info.php?info=p5_X-Clamp-Fix-DIY-Kit.html)
So - an “x-clamp fix” is four screws, four lock washers, four stainless washers, and four rubber washers, plus thermal paste?
Anyone have the screw size you should use?
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### Author:  [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2008, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683/27 "2008-12-22T11:35:59Z")
[http://secure.llamma.com/catalog/product\_info.php?products\_id=864](http://secure.llamma.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=864)
4 12mm Cheese Head Screws
8 M5 Nylon Washers - 1 mm thick
16 M5 Steel Washers - 1 mm thick
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683/28 "2008-12-22T11:45:37Z")
wanna sell me one of em for 50 bucks?
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### Author:  [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683/29 "2008-12-22T11:58:43Z")
> [@Poose22](#):
>
> [http://secure.llamma.com/catalog/product\_info.php?products\_id=864](http://secure.llamma.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=864)
>
> 4 12mm Cheese Head Screws
> 8 M5 Nylon Washers - 1 mm thick
> 16 M5 Steel Washers - 1 mm thick
Very cool. Looks like this can be done with a trip to a computer shop and a run to Ace Hardware. I would need 8 12mm M5 screws, 16 M5 nylons, and 32 M5 steel washers to do both the GPU and CPU.
A T10 to open the case, I see, but what’s this “case opening tool”? Is there a plan for making one online anywhere? Looks like stamped steel, something I can fab up.
Sorry for the stupid q’s, I is no-so-good with the computery :hay:
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### Author:  [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2008, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683/30 "2008-12-22T12:15:18Z")
> [@TrueBlue](#):
>
> Very cool. Looks like this can be done with a trip to a computer shop and a run to Ace Hardware. I would need 8 12mm M5 screws, 16 M5 nylons, and 32 M5 steel washers to do both the GPU and CPU.
>
> A T10 to open the case, I see, but what’s this “case opening tool”? Is there a plan for making one online anywhere? Looks like stamped steel, something I can fab up.
>
> Sorry for the stupid q’s, I is no-so-good with the computery :hay:
the case opening tool is not necessary to remove the case. all you need is a small screwdriver to get the casing loose. you can find youtube videos on this
you will also need a T8 screwdriver as well to take some screws out. i had to get a T8 from Home Depot. so if you dont have one, they have a set of percision torx drivers for $5.97
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### Author:  [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-can-fix-red-ring-of-death/59683/31 "2008-12-22T15:20:18Z")
don’t spread out thermal paste out like he is doing though.
that’s pretty retarded since you’ll put debris like dust and shit in there.
nor touch the back of a heatsink since your greasy fingers will fudge up the heat transfer.
meh.
and use AS5 for thermal paste ;X
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