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Instructable »Fix the Red Ring of Death! (Without Towels) by Jake Turner in xbox Download 10 Steps Share Favorite I Made it! Collection Intro Intro: Fix the Red Ring of Death! (Without Towels)Fix your Xbox 360's Red Ring of Death (RRoD) by yourself, no wrapping in towels or soldering irons required! If you no longer have a warranty on your ... 1 Step 1: Before we begin...Before you even think of unplugging your 360 let's work in a bit of intelligent forethought.For starters, why would you need to repair the console yourself? If you ... 2 Step 2: The Suspected CauseSo, knowing what I've written, you ask yourself, "Self, if the 360 is baking its processors to the point that they'd separate, why aren't the heatsinks holding them ... 3 Step 3: Parts and tools neededTo secure your heatsinks tightly to the motherboard (and the metal case in the process) you will need:===================4 5x20MM Panhead Machine Screws (keep length between 20 and 40 ... 4 Step 4: Gettin' to buisness: Remove the heatsinksRight, first thing we gotta do is open this sucka up. I'll point you to the tutorial I read, because opening the 360 is an Instructable in itself.http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=2610&p=2You ... 5 Step 5: Stripping the heatsinksOnce the $10 heatsinks are freed from the $200-some motherboard, you need to remove the 1/4 inch thingamabobs (X-clamp posts). Use a 1/4 inch nut driver, wrench, or ... 6 Step 6: Drill bigger holesTo use those 5MM machine screws, you'll need to widen the 8 screw holes in the metal case that previously secured the X-clamp posts. They are highlighted in ... 7 Step 7: The Fun Begins: Screws, washers, and more screwyness!So far, we've prepped the heatsinks and the motherboard case for these 5MM screws. Now we get to make sumthin' of it!With the case sitting flat, fan hole ... 8 Step 8: Re-installing the heatsinksNow we get to mess with those screws one more time before the tape gets taken off for good. Before you put the heatsinks back on, put thermal ... 9 Step 9: Testing, testin