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So I’m pretty excited about that RROD kit you guys made- but just one thing to clarify- will this kit properly repair an Xbox that’s already RROD’d?

I dont have any experience with iFixit’s particular repair kit, but I can tell you that the RROD can definitely be repaired. I have successfully repaired 3 X-Boxes with these kits. Give it a shot.

having just repaired an xbox using an ebay kit and following the repair guide on here have had no problems. ebay kit lacked the pads for back of heat sink(which is used in ifixit guide), used an unknown paste and the “instructions” were difficult to say the least. I bought arctic silver 5-after much searching for what people recommended. the guide on here is pretty &%!! thorough. I’d recommend the xbox opening tool… it’s a real pain opening one of the panels without it

There are plenty of issues with the XBOX that cause the RROD, in all it’s forms. After working with my lab’s wiring shop to try and fix a 1stgen XBOX with 3 light RROD, we tried the following…

  1. New PS unit.
  2. Removed Xclamps and refastened with machine screws and new heatsink compound.
  3. Reflowed board twice using our own method (as it was not recommended by our guys to heat both sides of the board, as there are several resistor packs on the underside that may become dislodged ). And
  4. Replaced several of the 2200uf capacitors on the logic board… that more than anything else, got the Xbox to respond better… check those caps !