PART 1 OF 3 ITEMS NEEDED: 8 NUTS THERMAL COMPOUND OR PASTE T8 AND T10 SCREWDRIVER, (T10 NOT NECESSARY) AND MAN POWER THIS IS A WAY BETTER WAY OF FIXING YOUR XBOX 360 CONSOLE WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY LOADS OF MONEY OR USING THINGS SUCH AS THE :TOWLE TRICK :OVEN TRICK :XCLAMP FIX :HOT AIRGUN FIX ENNY TRICK THIS IS UNIQUE hope i helped, and please COMMENT RATE AND SUBSCRIBE

This is part one of a multi part Saga for one PS3 repair. what seemed easy became a pain in the ass.

Ok for the last few days my xbox keeps freezing if its on for longer than an hour at a time or 30 mins if im playing a game on disk. It is an arcade console with a later brought 60gb hard drive. The disk drive wont open if a disk is not in it and even then it wont open without a few tries.
I have had it for about 3 years now so its probably on its way out. I have already had to send it for a RROD fix to microsoft last year.
My warranty has run out as of last month (I think) so it would cost me to send it back to them for repair.

What I thought though was that with the new xbox model coming out I might as well upgrade my old console so I wont run into this problem when I get the older console back. Although the new console would obviously cost more than a repair I could sell the old console, hard drive and wireless adaptor for at least £80 plus I have £75 coming from the Nintendo Wii I sold to my neighbour last week so its nearly all there with those two items and Im sure I could dig up some games to sell for the rest if I cant spare any of my wages by the time the console is out (saving for my hols).

So with all that should I get a repair for my faithful console or just upgrade with the new model?

I know the obvious choice but I just want somebody else’s opinion on it.
Im in the UK so that would only be about £40 for both items. Im sure I could get at least £60 for the console, hard drive and adaptor on ebay or mabye even gamestation because I still have the original box.
Oh and if anyone else reads this question.

Do microsoft still give out free data transfer kits or do we have to pay for them now?
andrew… already got one…. gathering dust

*please use proper English when commenting I can barely understand some of them* little video i made after fixing my xbox 360 links: part 1 www.youtube.com part 2 www.youtube.com part 3 www.youtube.com

How to repair an Xbox 360 using only 2 screwdrivers and a hairdryer. Dont buy tools to take your Xbox to bits – and definitely don’t bin it! This quick and easy guide will show you step by step how to dismantle your Xbox and repair it ready to continue gaming in less than 15 minutes!! If you like the video please comment – This will work for certain other error codes as well.

My xbox 360 got the open tray at christmas and has happened a few times since, It got the RROD twice both times it was down for a day but worked again soon after. Now it is showing the beginning signs of the E74 Error (fuzzy screen). My warranty is up in a month and right now my xbox is working ok. If I sent it in to be repaired would it get fixed at all or just sent back because it is running fine?

just a short vid on the piece of aluminum i use in my permanent repair vid.

In this video iFixit’s MJ demonstrates how to use their PlayStation 3 Yellow Light of Death repair kit. This kit will repair the Yellow Light of Death when caused by overheating. The kit provides all the necessary components to fix the “Yellow Light of Death” error on PlayStation 3 Consoles. This kit will work on any model of PlayStation 3, excluding PlayStation 3 Slim. The kit includes a heat gun, one tube of Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Paste, a complete set of replacement thermal pads, a spudger, a 26 piece bit driver kit, a T10 Torx security screwdriver, and a thermal paste spreader card. You can find the RROD Repair Kit here: bit.ly

Will i be able to repair my console with no warranty which has a three beep yellow light problem and wont boot? Chz.

Hi, I have just got the dreaded red ring of death on my Xbox for the first time and have rang up customer support about the repair process. Problem is though they are telling me that I have to provide the box in which I send it in. Now I may be wrong but I thought that they provided the box in the case of the RROD. When on the customer support they asked for address, then if I wanted the labels emailed or posted, I said email as its quicker.

Now it will probably go in some knackered old box with food labelling all down the side, its alright for everybody on Youtube, they get some nice box all ready for repair, is this normal from now on, if not, wheres the box?

Also if this is the case of me having to find the box, is there anything else I will have to put in with it? I know you have to remove all cables etc, but is there any paperwork such as a copy of the receipt. And does anybody have any suggestions to what box would be best.

Thank you for your help.