360 info needed asap please

ginge51 · 26-03-2009, 21:26

I'm repairing my friends 3 red lights of death.
Upon taking it apart, on the back there was 4 square white pads that went on the 4 chips on the back of the motherboard.
They've lost there stickiness.
Is it ok to put everything back to normal without these in place or does the 360 need them?
Please help?
Thanks Smile

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Or is there a way to replenish the stickiness?

cimt · 26-03-2009, 21:32

No offense but, if you don't know the answer to this then are you sure you should be trying to fix it?

What was on top of the pads? Or atleast above them?

johnnyposs · 26-03-2009, 22:42

I presume they were thermal pads if they came off heatsinks. Buy some thermal paste instead.

Stephen · 27-03-2009, 08:40

Why are you trying to repair it? Has the 3 year warranty ran out?

Noggo · 27-03-2009, 13:47

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Originally Posted by ginge51

Or is there a way to replenish the stickiness?

yes but not in public..........

Try buying new a thermal pad sheet and cutting it to size: like this or silimar. You may need to buy the pad cleaner as well to totally remove old glue.

Good luck

pabscars · 27-03-2009, 13:57

As far as i know the pads are not there to dissipate heat, just to reduce movement of the mobo due to heat expantion, it wouldnt be the end of the world if you didnt put them back, but what you can do is flip them over, and peel off the adhesive cover on the other side, then stick them back on, as the pads should have double sided tape on both sides.

How are you planning to repair it,

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Just for the record its "Red Ring Of Death" rrod

smee init · 27-03-2009, 14:37

Hi look here for video guides:

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...60+repair&aq=f

frogstamper · 02-04-2009, 00:19

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Why are you trying to repair it? Has the 3 year warranty ran out?

That thought crossed my mind also, as far as I'm aware Microsoft extended the warranty on the 360 to three years in the case of RRD, even if its run out I'd rather send it off to MS and pay Â£30-Â£40 instead of trying it myself.

DRZ400 · 02-04-2009, 00:41

My PS3 doesn't need fixing if that helps.

haydnwalker · 03-04-2009, 08:21

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Originally Posted by DRZ400

My PS3 doesn't need fixing if that helps.

No but you paid over the odds for it (probably) so I would hope it didn't need fixing

I could build a Decent-ish PC for the price of a PS3

03-04-2009, 20:08

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Originally Posted by haydnwalker

No but you paid over the odds for it (probably) so I would hope it didn't need fixing

I could build a Decent-ish PC for the price of a PS3

No... you could build a decent-ish pc for the price of a PS3...

To the OP.. I would guess there thermal pads as well and if it's still within warranty... then get MS to repair it.