Typically shortened to The RROD, the hardware failure was sudden, fatal, and happened to a massive number of Xbox 360 systems prior to the "slim" model's introduction. Yesterday when we turn it on, it would turn off until a bit warm but today when we turned the Xbox on it is a solid red light. We removed the hard drive and inserted a memory card but that doesn't work, we took the Xbox apart and did a full clean and it still doing the same, removed the cables and put everything back but that is also not working. If you benefited from this video and use bitcoins, please consider donating any amount to 1GfMWhREmpYaYZELJ1ruyi3ymnSQqoomatThis is the method I use to reflo Like and subscribe for more "serious" content like this!!Inspired by: HowToBasic youtube channelLike and Subscribe!!#xbox, #xbox360, #rrod TIM = Thermal Interface Material, the gunk between the chip and the heat sync. APU = Accelerated Processing Unit, the chip which is basically a CPU and GPU combined (Central Processing Unit + Graphics Processing Unit) AC5 = must be a typo, I think he means AS5 which is Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste. RROD = Red Ring of Death. And while most episodes span years of Xbox's history, there's one chapter that's entirely devoted to a single crisis: the dreaded Red Ring of Death. For those who weren't around for the Xbox 360 days, the Red Ring of Death was what every Xbox 360 owner feared. A series of three red lights and a blinking green light meant that there was an It already had RROD. The constant cooling and heating cycles cause the solder joints to break. If you take a look more and more jaspers and slim revisions are failing nowadays. Repasting is highly suggested once in a while even if the console runs fine. Octal450 Technician • 2 yr. ago. 295. Sin$. 0. 0100 - There is a problem with the Southbridge Chip usually dealing with how it connects to the mainboard (cold solder joint/bridged solder joints) You need a reflow on the southbridge chip. If you're not familiar with a heatgun or haven't had much practice I would send it in to someone here on Se7ensins. The Red Ring of Death became so widespread that it spawned memes and became the punchline of many jokes. It was a disaster for Microsoft, one that extended beyond the PR realm. Ill-functioning Xbox 360 Slim Fix replace ADP Chip and U1F1 near nand Xbox Repair Guide. Please select the number of (red) lights that your ring of light shows: 0 2hLr.