RRoD: How they fix it?

From A Gamerz Blog

RRoD, do they change some components? What is the repair exactly?
I put up an article on how do they fix RRoD in Jakarta. I was curious if other people fix the same way, and so I did some research. Turns out the technique is not so different after all.
Firstly, they disassembled the Xbox 360, all parts including CPU and GPU until you have just the motherboard.
Secondly, they heated up the both sides of the board for 3 - 4 minutes, but you shouldn't stay in one spot for too long, otherwise it may melt some connections.
Third, they replaced the thermal compound which you can find it at computer shop.
After that, assemble your Xbox 360 back and hopefully it should fix the RRoD.
No wonder some people fix their RRoD by wrapping their Xbox 360 with towel to heat it up. Please be careful, if you do that, it may fix your RRoD or if the system is too overheat, some of the plastic parts can melt. 
While it sounds easy, it take a bit of skill and know how to disassemble your Xbox 360 and replacing the thermal compound. If not careful, you may break some small pieces of the hardware. I still recommend you go to your repair shop.
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How to fix RROD here?

 

Ever wonder how they fixed RROD in Jakarta?

First thing, some background. There is no customer service for Xbox in Indonesia, because as a country, we are very weak in IP protection. All the Xboxes that are sold here are modded so they can play pirated copy. And until now, principals never even look at Indonesian market.

So, what do you do when you have RROD on Xbox?

You can always go back to your retailers and have them fixed. Your warranty won't mean a thing. They will charge you a straight around USD 40, and give no guarantee whether the system will be fixed thereafter. In other word, you'll biting your fingernails if somehow they can't fixed it.

So what did they do with it actually? My friend once asked the store keeper about it when his Xbox RRODed. Interestingly he said, "To tell you the truth, we did nothing. We are just going to disassemble and reassemble all the parts, and see if it works." He added,"the thing about RROD is, there is a disjointed or loose parts somewhere that we can't detect. So by reassembling it, we hope to fix the problem. Once in a while if we still can't fix it, then you have to get yourselves a new one."

Nice..
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