xbox 360 graphical error

i have been restoring an original xbox 360 red ring of death then after an hour of playing a game, the 360 started to have weird green pixels and when i restart the system it gives me the system error screen

 

Reflow the GPU again as that might be causing the issue.

 

the screws to the heatsinks are stripped..... so i dont think that can happen

 

theres different methods to removing screws with stripped heads have a look at some of these


https://www.google.com.au/search?q=...hannel=sb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=p6CBU_-uCc3C8ge0qoCYDw

 

ok, so i am going to use a dremel tool on the screws to try to fix it.... then use heat sink compound

 

well... i reflowed the gpu and cpu... now it does this graphival glitch on startup... help...

 

E74 is an Xbox 360 death sentence. You might be able to reflow it and get it to work for a little while, but the root problem is on the GPU side. Even with a proper reball, that GPU is going to die.

Enough with the gloom and doom, though. That graphical glitch is a GPU problem for sure. How are you actually reflowing? If you are using underpowered tools, you'll never actually heat the solder up enough to actually reflow it. Regular solder melts at 217C (~420F). For the Xbox, they used no-lead solder which can have a melt temperature 20C higher or more which could be in excess of 450F.

I don't want to assume in your case since I don't know you, but I have seen enough videos of people turning on Xboxes without fans to purposely overheat them and people trying to reflow with hair dryers and sticking them in the oven all day at 300 degrees and I'm here to tell you that none of those things will do what needs to be done. If you have flux, a reflow station and a preheating station to prep the underside of the board, there is still a good chance for failure, but I can at least try to help in that case.

 

i read that heat gun or baking the motherboard in a oven etc........... is a band aid fix / mickey mouse fix , they will function ok for a bit and then break again.


if im correct the best solution is a entirely new GPU and BGA Rework



http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Xbox-360...059?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23155f2803

 

ugh this is costing me too much.... fuck it.... i got this for free off the side of the road in box with calbles and controllers..... just said FREE.. so i took it... at least i have new tools...... :\ if i can ever fix it to perfect shape.... than thats all good...

 

IF i can scavage $30 i might do the repair service.....

 

never mind... the 360 is just screwed up entirely..... fried capacitors.... the ram is burnt... ugh damn microsoft...