3 red lights: Xbox 360

[darthjaiz]

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Heat error seems not an issue for me. because overheating xbox 360's is easy to detect. xbox 360's fan has heat feedback control. if the board is hot, the fans turn faster and noisy. overheating can easily be solved by replacing the thermal paste between the heatsinks.
you can check the main error code of the heat error. Fans are not the direct fix if you dont check these key parts.
CPU and GPU are the most loaded chips when xbox360 runs, they produce heat due to extreme fast current.

these are some reasons and fixes i applied on heat errors

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Most 3RL errors happens on the asian version. due to poor soldering on the CPU and GPU chips. "cold solder joints". for a period of time when the pins are not soldered properly. it will eventualy loose contact. and your xbox 360 will detect these and report hardware errors.

IF an error is 0102. its probably the GPU at 80%, 20% on the CPU chip. these are caused by "cold solder joints".
0020 is reported unkown. but its more likely close to 0102 error.

E74 error is also another issue, where your xbox 360 displays text in black backround. this is usually cause from the GPU to the HANA chips and to the Video out connetion.
It is also related to 0102 but 100% on the GPU chip.

Heating up your 360 will not melt these joints. probably a very slight melt on the solder joints. but no guarantee, you probably melt some other parts. because you need heat as hot as a solder machine (xbox360 manufacturing plants) to melt those solder joints.

tightening the screws can also help press the chip towards the main board, thus pushing the contacts between the solder joints for connections.
But it is risky and must take caution in doing so. use your ears to hear some cracking sound for safety.
but on my case, this screw fix is effective for me up to now.

[dharsam]

nice update ni dah hehe

[darthjaiz]

By the way, I fixed mine this week again by tightening the screws a bit and renew thermal paste again, exclusively for GTA 4.

Played 9 hours stright na... :mrgreen: ( LABADA ULO OI!!! )

[ceejay_love_4]

kasuway mi ani 3RL, amo ra gpahuwanan... then after 1-2hrs... ok na cya... kapila na nahitabo....hehehehe

[kazuya]

yeah... akoa pud... just today i was playing halo then gibilin nako na ga on ang 360 for like an hour pagreset nako kay gachange ko ug game nag 3rl xa... i was so freakin scared good thing after a few minutes when i turned it back on nawala ra siya....

[darthjaiz]

lol, first sign na nako sa una bro. amping lang sa xbox 360.

Para sa mga xbox360 users with 3RL.

ako na observe if inyo i stock inyo xbox 360 for 1-2 weeks without playing. naay dako chance ma 3RL mo sa ako na experience.

Ok ra siya if play nako at least once every 2 days at least an hour or two.

[kazuya]

mau pag ps3 nalang lage hehehe, nindot unta ug games sa 360 but the hardware is so unreliable in terms of durability

[keboks_x]

naa man pud problema ang ps3.. bsag asa naa jud..

[kazuya]

naa man pud problema ang ps3.. bsag asa naa jud..

really? unsay blema sa ps3? but la jud makalupig sa 3rl ui hehe

[ceejay_love_4]

ang problem sa ps3 kay it hangs a lot... kita ko sa youtube...tsk3 mao na i think mas nindot ang xbox360 i compare lang sa mga duwa karon but 3RL is way down the choice...naa rajud nimo, og sa pag-gamit, ambot oi....tsk3...heheh... hop naa na maka-ayo dri sa cebu if mas-grabe na jud ang problem...