Xbox 360 3 Red Lights Fix : Before you start you will need.
1 paper towel
Artic Silver 5 thermal compound
Torx 8 screw driver
Torx 10 screw driver
Flathead screw driver
Any small poker
Thermal compound remover/ or the Artic Silver 5 Kit it has the thermal
compound and the cleaning kit
Pliers
Alcohol
Step One:
Unplug Your Xbox 360 Powers Source
Place your fingers into the USB ports, and then place your thumb on the bottom
of the Xbox 360 console and pull the face plate completely off.
Step Two:
Now, flip the Xbox on its side and take a close look at the holes located on the
top and bottom of each side. If you look closely, you can see the gray tabs
towards the ends and in the center of the
Xbox 360. These gray tabs are what
hold the top and bottom pieces on the Xbox 360. To remove the top and bottom
gray pieces, you will need a small pointed object as pictured below.
Step Three:
Find the gray plastic tabs by poking down into the holes, and then use your
pry tool to very carefully push down and pry out the gray top/bottom cover,
as shown below. Both pieces have three clips per side, and six per piece. In
order to remove the top gray piece, you will need to remove the rubber pad.
This is the only rubber pad you will have to remove. If you are careful you
can remove by prying on the front of the gray cover. Please do not force it or
you may break the tabs.
Step Four:
Please take a close look at the back of
the Xbox 360. On the right and left side
there are small notches that will require a closer inspection. You will need a small
screw driver or a remaining catches. This is probably the trickiest part of the
whole process, so please take your time and be careful! thin probe tool. Using
the probe, start on the left side (near power supply socket) push the notch into
the Xbox until you hear a click. Then use a screw driver to keep the two sides
apart. Once the left side is done, start on the right side doing the same thing to
the
Step Five:
Please switch around to the front of the Xbox and undo the four catches as
shown below:
Once you have them all separated, pull off the bottom of the Xbox 360, be very
gentle. Now, from the bottom of the Xbox 360 carefully flip the Xbox back
over. Remove the DVD button arm assembly to keep it out of your way. You
just need to gently pry it off the black plastic guide. Next, remove the top
cover, watch the DVD button latch! (it is seated in the front metal casing)
Disconnect the SATA connecter from the motherboard and lift the DVD drive
out of the case.
Step Six:
Grab your Torx driver set. Using a T10 and T8 for this part of the disassembly.
Gently unscrew the six T10 screws (as shown below), and then use the T10 to
unscrew all other screws. Now, unscrew the black screws with the T8 driver. Not
all Xbox 360’s have the same color screws. You will have to remove all screws!
Step Seven:
You will now remove the white airflow guide. To remove the white plastic air
guide, locate the notch on the top outward side. Insert your probe or small
screw driver, and carefully pry the air guide out. It should come out very
smoothly.
Step Eight:
Next up you will need to disconnect the power for the cooling fans. Use your
small screw driver or small probe tool to pry the fan catches out from the metal
guard. This will allow you to remove the fan device from the Xbox 360 Casing.
Step 9
You will need to now look at the front of your Xbox 360 and locate the RF
module. Remove the white plastic power cover. It pops right off by gently pulling
on the plastic piece. Remove the three screws from the front circuit board (aka
RF module). Once the screws are removed, you will be able to slide the RF
module off the Xbox 360 with a gentle pull. Be careful not to touch any exposed
circuits! Next, carefully lift the motherboard out of the Xbox 360 casing, as
shown below, a detailed look at the motherboard with heat sinks installed.
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