So I've got two Xbox 360s, both of which are dead. The first one I bought was made in April 2006, when they were still using the old drives, so it's now got the issue where the disk drive vibrates. It makes a horrendous grinding sound when you turn it on, and it's got the possibility of scratching the discs all to hell, so I don't use it anymore.
The second one was manufactured in September 2006 and belonged to a buddy of mine. He gave it to me when it bricked, and I'm just now getting around to calling them. I don't know how long Microsoft has been outsourcing their tech support, but that guy was definitely not an American. I asked him at one point if he was reading off a sheet since he was saying everything so fast, and I don't think he understood. Try to be nice to a tech person and all you get is a quick "Uh...no. Back to the problem..." response.
What all problems have you other 360 owners had? And does anybody know a place to get guides and parts to modify these suckers, cause I've tried prying open the one with the drive issue, and it's a bitch.
Finally called Microsoft tech support...
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AwesomeMonstar
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I would be careful with that....the whole idea behind the towel trick is that it will cause the 360 to heat up so much that it resolders points that have broken. Now solder (depending on the type it is) usually begins to melt at 183 degrees C or 361 degrees F. Now I'm sure I don't really have to explain why the towel trick really isn't safe, guaranteed, and could wreck other parts of your xbox.AwesomeMonstar wrote:tried the towel trick yet?
HUH?!HoboJoe wrote:I would be careful with that....the whole idea behind the towel trick is that it will cause the 360 to heat up so much that it resolders points that have broken. Now solder (depending on the type it is) usually begins to melt at 183 degrees C or 361 degrees F. Now I'm sure I don't really have to explain why the towel trick really isn't safe, guaranteed, and could wreck other parts of your xbox.AwesomeMonstar wrote:tried the towel trick yet?
No. I think you'll find that there's no way that the 360 will heat up enough to melt solder....
The towel trick simply triggers the auto temperature reset of the console. It has a safety cut-off (much like CPUs in PCs have) that when it hits a certain temperature it resets the console and allows it to play until it overheats again. The added heat just allows the components to expand and make a better contact. The only way you're gonna make it permanent is if you actually open it up and take a soldering iron to the 360 and re-solder all those BGAs. In fact, you probably couldn't re-solder that BGA with a soldering iron, you would need some industrial tools to do that kind of work without making it FUBAR.
Just to clarify, the 360 uses crappy lead-free solder. I mean, really really poor solder that is very prone to oxidation. It's the contacts becoming corroded thats the problem, not the heat. The heat just makes them more likely to contact when the components expand.
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