How To Make An Xbox 360 Console Repair

Saving money wherever you can is always a good idea. Everything costs so much these days and so if there is a task that you can take on yourself rather than paying someone to do it, why not? The Xbox 360 video game system is one of the most popular out there today, but at some point you are probably going to need a Xbox 360 console repair but there is a way that you can do it yourself. If you make the repair yourself you can save a lot of money and time, even if you do not have much experience with video game repair it is very easy to learn.

Of course the first step is figuring out what is wrong with your system. One issue that almost one out of every two gamers has had with their Xbox is the red ring of death. If you see this red ring you do not worry because it does not mean that your Xbox 360 is permanently damaged. These three red flashing lights are dreaded by Xbox players but you can fix it on your own.

Of course if you just bought the game recently it will be under warranty and you can your xbox 360 console repaired for free, otherwise get yourself a fine tip screwdriver and disassemble your Xbox. Be extremely careful with the motherboard as you are taking it out because this is basically the brain of your system. You drop the motherboard and break anything and you are going to see a lot more than just a red ring when you turn it back on. You need to snoop the X-clamp and then unscrew heat sink to get the CPU and GPU.

Be patient when you are unscrewing parts off the motherboard because you do not want to bend or dent anything. You need to clean both the GPU and CPU, and this is a very critical step to getting rid of the red ring so make sure you do it right. You need to be delicate and yet make sure you clean them well at the same time. Then you use some Arctic Silver thermal compound over top of the GPU, ensuring that it does not drip anywhere else on the motherboard.

You can find Arctic Silver thermal compound at any basic computer hardware shop. Once the thermal compound has set you place two nylon washers on each screw. Now you can start piecing the system back together. The red ring of death should be gone and you can begin playing again.

If you haven't had any success with your xbox 360 console repair you might consider purchasing the 3 red light fix guide.