oic nice it seem xbox360 can be fix after all anyway this make my purchase of xbox360 have more confident than before

Yup, don't worry just go out there and get one and just enjoy it to the max.

yep thanks if kena 3rod then need ur help tot31

don't forget to belanja bro tot McD

wow go join ps3 dark side oleidi... haha.. but now ps3 not yet got any game interest me unless suddenly pop out ff13 lolz. Anyway, yesterday i asked if mine not yet kena 3rod but i wan to do x-clamp replacement method, is it good? Better prevention than cure ma..

hehehe i dont play ff series before lah... rpg not my type

well my advise to you... since your console still in good working condition then better dont do anything to it lah. just leave it like that... if 3rod strike then only starts looking for solution.

btw, where can i get artic silver compound for a cheap price? Can anybody give me juz a drop of it?

i am goin to undertake the challenge to complete the x-clamp replacement operation on my xbox..

and 1 more thing, how do u guys clean off the old thermal compound on the chips?

Edited: Got my hands on the screws already..

This post has been edited by -= Virgil =-: Apr 16 2007, 09:47 AM

Judge,
what's the update on ur xbox now?

been busy downloading from marketplace since this morning

screws? what screws?

I think tot31 did mention using alcohol or some nail polisher to remove the thermal compound.

actually artic silver is around RM 30 only. (not sure its a AS3 or AS5)

Thank you! Alcohol eh.. can use brandy ah Btw, i might be posting some pictures once i gather all info on the technique.. seems like the success rate is almost perfect (100%).

But the operation-to-screw-up rate is high as the success rate .. involve removing all internal organs of the 360.

er.. don't think brandy is worth to use as a "thermal compound removeer"

the hardest part I think is more of "removing" the x clamp. others seems pretty decent.

Can i substitute alcohol with the Zippo lighter fuel (Petroleum distillate - Naptha) to clean off the old thermal compund? I mean its basically what i use to wipe off oily stains and such so...

And do you spread the arctic 5 silver all over the GPU/CPU core or u juz put a drop of it on the chip? By putting a drop will let the heatsink to have a higher chance of contact with the thermal compound but i am afraid the thermal compound might not spread evenly throughout the chip and if worst, some may juz spilled out onto the motherboard...

Getting the bolts are the hardest because hardware shops doesnt sell bolts and nuts as small as 5mm. So basically will have to get it from Bolts & Nuts in KL (Jalan Ipoh).

This post has been edited by -= Virgil =-: Apr 17 2007, 11:16 AM

I found some 5mm bolts that comes together with washer and the lock nut.

drilling the box and the "heatsink" to support 5mm is a hard challenge.

any tips ? anyone ?

Hey guys, seriously i need help with the nuts on the GPU heatsink ... i got everything ready but i juz cant remove those damn nuts from the heatsink. Do you guys use a 1/4" Socket to remove it? If yes, may i know the size of the socket used?

try use a small spannar

please do remmeber that the thermal compound is use to close airgaps in between the processor and the heatsink to transfer heat efficiently but not help you transfer all the heat
so the more you put the worst it gets
put what is enough

I tried using a spannar but then its really hard to turn it, if only i can get a supersmall spanner... Will go out to find 1 now b4 hardware shops closes..

Yes, exactly. FYI, the amount of thermal paste to put on the chip is only a rice grain size. Even with that, its already more than enough. So when putting the thermal compound on the GPU 2 chip, the smaller one will have extra coming out of it, so be sure to wipe some off it b4 putting on the heatsink.

ps: If you guys have any enquiry about the process can post it here, will be glad to help the Xbox Community. If i am successful will try to fix some consoles for you guys and since i have extra parts, i will be glad to fix it for free

This post has been edited by -= Virgil =-: Apr 17 2007, 08:44 PM

bro.. a small plyer will do the trick.,. (I use to open the screw with the plyer what it call in BM.. Somethint tikus...

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Added on April 17, 2007, 8:56 pmoh yeah virgil .. you got any tips to drill ? what tool is best?

This post has been edited by DjiNn: Apr 17 2007, 08:56 PM

Wah.. u giving me a riddle ah! Sh!t, my BM suk
I still cant get the nuts off, maybe i can come over to GH & lets c wat mysterious tool u used

Edited: Drill ah? Use drill lor But i c the tutorial they using 4mm drill, from my opinion i think use 5mm drill better because the motherboard fits a 5mm screw... i just tried fitting the CPU heatsink with the 5mm screw, fits perfectly

This post has been edited by -= Virgil =-: Apr 17 2007, 09:00 PM