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Guy fixes 360's red ring of dealth!!!!

1pstart.com — Guy fixes 360's red ring of dealth without having to open up the 360...

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  • kyrre, on 10/11/2007, -3/+217Aaah. The good beating up your electronics trick. I tried this on my original PS2 once with GTA:San Andreas DVD in it. I went out and bought a slim PS2 the next day, and a new copy of San Andreas. I guess I should have turned off the console first :(
    • DAVIDPOWERZ, on 10/11/2007, -24/+5BWAAAAHAHA! sorry that was funny!
    • jwdarkstar, on 10/11/2007, -3/+132That's called percussive maintenance.
    • GonadHunter, on 10/11/2007, -4/+9Worked great on my ipod for a few times, then i had to open it up
    • AshTR, on 10/11/2007, -8/+6Holy hell! That was so awesome and kinda funny.
    • Dested, on 10/11/2007, -15/+6Sorry to hijack, but anyone notice the date on this? November 2006? =/
      • thatsmyaibo, on 10/11/2007, -2/+26Does it really matter with this story? Was there a 360 patch that makes it so that punching the console won't help?
      • specialK16, on 10/11/2007, -4/+4He, the design flaw affects ALL the Xbox360 consoles ever made... lol.
        • estvir, on 10/11/2007, -8/+3No, no it doesn't.
          • chedabob, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9Yes, yes it does. The problem lies in the X-Clamps on the underside of the motherboard for the heat sinks. When they heat up, they flex, in turn flexing the motherboard, breaking the solder connections on the underside of the GPU and RAM.
    • Dylson, on 10/11/2007, -7/+3I had the same damn problem with my phone. I had an LG enV and it wouldnt turn on so I just slammed it down and BOOM! It turned on. The next day it died completely. I wonder if slamming it down like that made it.....*****. Im an idiot.
      • kevnaca, on 10/11/2007, -5/+4sorry, meant to reply to the parent. damn comment system!
      • steelmaverick, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Yeah, I had to do that with my iPhone. Gonna call Apple for a new one. Hmm.....I wonder....if I smash it would I get a new one faster?
        • xxNIRVANAxx, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Only one way to find out...

          PS: Make sure you video tape, and post on the web so you can make Google ad dollars.
    • Acidictadpole, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12That darn ring of dealth.. Tricky bastard.

      Good ol' percussive maintenance. Never fails.
      • specialK16, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5So there's a term for it!! I'll never feel guilty about percussive maintenance again!
    • kevnaca, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Had the same problem with my PS2, the damn can't read cd error. All I needed was to open it up and dust off the lense for the cd reader. There are instructions floating about to instruct you. Saved me from having to get a new PS2.
      • gmoney1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Same thing here, took maybe 10-20 mins, and didn't hurt my wallet.
    • driftwood07, on 10/11/2007, -2/+39i feel like i am in bizarro world, am i the only one that notices that is clearly a case modded x-box, meaning the case was obviously opened and furthermore the "red ring of death" could have even been staged with LED's. and another thing, he doesnt just push the button to turn it on, he uses a little screw driver device... bury me if this makes no sense, otherwise bury this story.
      • Protoss, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Makes sense, but why would you go thru the trouble?
        • Mikecol, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Digg front page.
        • driftwood07, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3because thousands of people are now watching this video.
      • lemonstardust, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Actually if you look at the screen it did have a BSOD. So i don't think it was staged.
      • xxNIRVANAxx, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2He uses a screwdriver because he probably broke the faceplate or could not get a matching red one.
      • sbrown, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2or it is because you cant press the power button with your finger without a faceplate...
    • Kranklin, on 10/11/2007, -4/+3That was the only way to get my Dell Axim PDA to work, but then i realized throwing it really hard in the trash was the best idea
  • CoolSilver, on 10/11/2007, -2/+176I tried this trick on my broken gateway laptop. It worked for the first 3 times. Now I need a new motherboard.
    • mianus230, on 10/11/2007, -16/+4i'm about to try it, ***** if it didn't just ***** work, mother *****
      • mianus230, on 10/11/2007, -5/+1it really did fix it, was your laptop a 450rog or vtx?
    • tyywebb, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2*****!
    • essjay, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10I don't think the problem was you hitting the laptop, I think the problem was more down to the fact you bought it from Gateway!
  • SqueakyWheel, on 10/11/2007, -12/+7Why not with the warranty beat that GPU back into place
    • spudnic, on 10/11/2007, -2/+36Why not Yoda grammar use
    • 3vno, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12why see mods look closer you will
    • grumbel, on 10/11/2007, -2/+20Looks like he has a modded xbox360, so no warranty for him.
  • DSEZ, on 10/11/2007, -89/+6common sense says this guy has the av cable lightly unplugged getting the red light showing and when he picks it up his left had pushed it in on the back and then he hits it a couple times, this is bs
    • revenge7, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2When I got three red lights, every once in a while, my console would get to the dashboard then freeze.
      • RiverBelow, on 10/11/2007, -0/+14When the A/V cable is unplugged its FOUR red lights. Four != three.
    • CraigCarlyle, on 10/11/2007, -1/+22The AV cable unplugged results in all four quadrants lighting up, not 3.
    • Metatron197, on 10/11/2007, -6/+3Yeah four lights dumbass :p jk
    • BESTenemy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2There are 4 lights.
    • mattcoady, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Additional light comment!
    • wexer, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Yea retard. Don't you look stupid.
  • DSEZ, on 10/11/2007, -99/+4common sense says this guy has the av cable lightly unplugged getting the red light showing and when he picks it up his left had pushed it in on the back and then he hits it a couple times, this is bs
    • charlieyocum, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10unplugged AV cable is four flashing red lights, ring of death is three which signifies a hardware failure.
  • DSEZ, on 10/11/2007, -92/+4common sense says this guy has the av cable lightly unplugged getting the red light showing and when he picks it up his left had pushed it in on the back and then he hits it a couple times, this is bs
    • griz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+43Common sense says, don't post the same thing 3 times.
    • tyywebb, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Gagh! I expanded all your buried comments for that?!
  • Yeabudy, on 10/11/2007, -2/+38The good 'ol Donatello touch, eh?
    • Cowprince, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0I was waiting on someone to say that.
      Donatello was the best.
  • merdiesel, on 10/11/2007, -11/+3"Ok, well lets see what he does here... JESUS!"
  • Elrin, on 10/11/2007, -4/+58Now all Microsoft need to do is make a machine that does the exact same procedure over and over.

    Thats the russian way of fixing things.
    • po43292, on 10/11/2007, -14/+6In Soviet Russia machines do the exact same fixing procedure over and over to YOU!!
      I apologize.
      • tehpwnerofn00bs, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4You know, if Microsoft just replaced its tech support with trained monkeys, they could fix things faster....

        Hell, you don't even need trained monkeys. Untrained ones would work, and probably just a rubber band and a hammer.
      • celkin, on 10/11/2007, -6/+3I, for one, welcome our electronics-banging overloards.
      • keepinithamsta, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1I would've used the comment: "In soviet russia, electronics bang you!"...
    • eyefork, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11This is how we fix things on the Russian space station!
      • giid, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4American components, Russian components, ALL MADE IN TAIWAN!
  • cw1925, on 10/11/2007, -21/+2-> "Guy fixes 360's red ring of death!"
    • tehpwnerofn00bs, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6nice comment. its good to know you can read.
  • cavie2002, on 10/11/2007, -3/+255he forgot to open the cd slot and blow air into it
    • mrsneakypat, on 10/11/2007, -10/+5Worked on my Nintendo carts :)
      • pdbailey, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1I had a friend who liked getting the old Nintendo carts working more than he liked playing the games..
    • Noffie, on 10/11/2007, -5/+23Why is it that I can still play games on my 1980's Nintendo console, but I have yet to see any of my friend own an Xbox 360 for over a year without it bursting into brickage?
    • KrayzieKyd, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Tray, not slot.
    • mantastic, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0I actually had to do that with my Xbox 360. If I did that before each time i tried to play a game it would usually work. If I didn't, it wouldn't work. Eventually just sent it in though.
      • NotoriousHIV, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Maybe if he folds up a piece of paper and sticks it on top of the game to hold it down, it'll work.
        (Did anybody else have to do this with their NES?)
  • liutang, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1Ahahaha.... We shall rename the Russian way to the Brazlian way.
  • ydt89, on 10/11/2007, -6/+135omfg. I thought he was gonna do some crazy technical thing was all these complex steps. I'm laughing so hard right now.
  • ray42, on 10/11/2007, -3/+21Ok good. Finally. Now someone needs to fix those "Red Rings of Death".
  • selfdisplaced, on 10/11/2007, -8/+45"Guy posts video to videos section!!!!"
    • newstart, on 10/11/2007, -3/+9Nobody looks at the video section
      • orangekid13, on 10/11/2007, -8/+1that's a bit hard on yourself, you should have more self esteem not to call yourself a nobody
        dumbass
    • ablacksunrise, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3"Guy becomes uptight about improper categorisation."
  • luckyink, on 10/11/2007, -5/+74So spanking your Xbox is the new 'blow in the Nintendo cartridge' trick?
    • wondertwins, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0lol.
    • bstock, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3I'm afraid of what will have to be done in another 15 years to keep their consoles running.
    • jake8689, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1wait till the 720 the good old slap and tickle
    • FreedomReign, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I wonder where Nintendo would be now, if the blogosphere had existed 20 years ago? Every single one of those damn cartridges, had to be blown, and inserted an even dozen times before they would play.

      After 15 years, you were lucky if the power light even came on.
    • billymumphrey, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Ahhhh, blowing Nintendo cartridges... that brings back memories.
  • maklershed, on 10/11/2007, -6/+271Isnt that the same technique you use to get your wife to make dinner and get a beer?

    /jk of course
    • Kranklin, on 10/11/2007, -1/+24I was getting ready to give you thumbs up until i read the last part....
    • godd4242, on 10/11/2007, -0/+19Who the hell is joking around here?
    • billymumphrey, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1I give you a thumbs down for the "/jk of course" at the end. If you're going to hammer a joke, nail it.
    • vagabondgr, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1*It is* the same technique you use to get your wife to make dinner and get a beer.

      No /jk
    • JesusDeluxe, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Loading the dishwasher doesn't mean getting your wife drunk.
    • oDGuardian, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1That is the best comment on here so far.
  • roberto_deneero, on 10/11/2007, -20/+8Microsoft sucks.
  • knodi, on 10/11/2007, -5/+16Just send it in for repair, you'll get it back with a new DVD drive and a new head sink.
    • Ocelot13, on 10/11/2007, -0/+16i believe its heat sink...but i could be wrong
      • Metatron197, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6idk but i could use some new head
    • xxNIRVANAxx, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11A sink... that gives head... I'll take two!
    • lispy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Head sink, Ring of dealth. Are you guys all drunk?
  • effowe, on 10/11/2007, -5/+11Non spam link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIARuzFOExc

    The guy opened his 360. You can see the heatsink on top, and when he turns it back on after beating it, he uses a tool.
    • Dragon76aus, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4The reason he uses a tool is because he doesn't have a faceplace on his 360 (probably due to the custom case), and if you have ever tried to turn the console on or off without a faceplate, the button is very difficult to press.

      This is old. Gotta love the "technical adjustment", but this video has been around for over 6 months.
    • Ibox, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Yeah, you'll see Dragons point if you go to full screen.
  • mrmacky, on 10/11/2007, -3/+37Dugg because I was so not expecting him to hit it.
  • templest, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7LOL! Who'd of thought beating the ***** out of your hardware would actually *work* for once?
  • ODSTKuk, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13f*ck why didnt i think of that
  • 1Adam, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4i did this to my pc all the time when the hard drive would make weird noises
    • BrianOl, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Let me guess, your hard drive no longer makes weird noises... or any at all for that matter.
    • mike81890, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2it gets the ***** out of my fan's way so it stops making noise
  • Pburgdwller, on 10/11/2007, -10/+4blog spam

    youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIARuzFOExc
  • soccerkidjp, on 10/11/2007, -4/+67dealth? the L isn't near d, e, a, t, or h.
    • griz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+23Twice no less. In the title and description. How exactly do you accomplish this?
      • MarrowMan, on 10/11/2007, -6/+0by being a complete artard who posts old ***** from 2006 as if it were ***** new or something
        • daveseibert, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3But it seems to be quite a bit more relevant now than in 2006, don't you think?
    • toytoyota, on 10/11/2007, -1/+13His fingers and brain probably thought he was typing out "health" after the "D" in D(eath). Sometimes when I want to type "cousin" I end up typing "cousing" because "ing" is more popular than ending with "in". Just my 2 cents.
    • celkin, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1Xpwnd 360
  • glimp7, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4It feels like this video was submitted already, like it's been on the internet for a while. Still, it works. I've done this on 3 systems, mine and my friends, and it instantly fixed the problem.
  • h0merg0mez, on 10/11/2007, -4/+48I work for Microsoft and they do the same thing to repair them. Except we use a hammer instead of our hands.
    • wonderworm, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Really?? SO what is the impact supposed to do, exactly? Is it a permanent fix then? I'm just trying to see what this is fixing and how it is fixing the 360..
    • brodie7838, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Sweet. I'm going to start my own "Xbox 360 Repair" shop now.
      • darkyplasma, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3haha! great idea, you will make thousands!
  • evil-doer, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10i won the xbox 360 a month or two before it was in any stores (pepsi/doritos contest) and it broke in the first couple of weeks. while waiting for the packaging box from ms to send it back i decided to do exactly what this guy did and give it a wack. not only did it start working again, it continued working fine for over a year after that before recently having some heat issues, which i fixed with a heatsink mod.
  • DesignEx, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9haha... old but appropriate.
  • Pureeviljester, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5more like guy delays the inevitable. either it will happen again and it won't work anymore or he'll break something inside and damage it completely voiding warranty.
  • openthewell, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4That trick never fails, never! ha ha. Wasn't expecting that when I watched the video.
  • merrickx, on 10/11/2007, -9/+66I use this same method to get my girlfriend to work sometimes.
  • UtopiaInTheSky, on 10/11/2007, -8/+1Umm, fake?
  • floatingpoints, on 10/11/2007, -2/+72What's funny is that's seriously a good way to fix most electronics. I know at first you will probably think I'm kidding, or say, "Yeah, and it's a good way to break it, too," but it really does work.

    I've had everything from TVs, DVD players, coffee machines, blenders, and LAPTOPS throughout the years that all started ***** out. After a good jarring, it was all set and I never had issues again.

    Thing is, machines have souls. And when you smack them, it's like disciplining your child. Till they take over and kill all of mankind.
  • Civuck, on 10/11/2007, -3/+27OK - So all Microsoft has to do is bundle an Xbox-branded rubber mallet with all 360s.
    • floatingpoints, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5$200 for the mallet.

      Best part is, I'm sure people would seriously buy it. Hey, if they can get people to waste $10 on only four Gears of War maps, I'm sure they could pull anything off.
    • h3ndrix, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Do you remember the golf glove that Nintendo started giving out for people playing Mario Party?
    • minuteZERO, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7if the mallet is wireless i'm in
    • meternx01, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0The wiiMallet?
  • richiestang78, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Considering the extensive Case Mod its not like he had any other choice. Now if I can only get my PS2 to play in game cut scenes right.
    • xxNIRVANAxx, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1I have an axe if you need some percussive maintenance
    • crazymunch, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I had a similar problem with my PS2, then one day it blew up in a storm...

      Now I have a nice, slim PS2 paid for by the insurance company...YAY!
  • chrisinsocalif, on 10/11/2007, -7/+0I have to punch my monitor to get it to work when it goes out and it comes back on. I hope when i take it in to be fixed cause its still under warranty, that they wont noticed i punched it. Luckily I only punch the plastic and not the actual screen so I hope they don't find out!
    • mike81890, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5im praying for your sake that you have a CRT moniter
  • Alucardbsm, on 10/11/2007, -8/+2What is this "Ring of dealth"?
  • cjh24, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1great trick i s'poz... but about the website, I got a animated flash ad, that kept saying "Say Something" (it was for AV 'smilies'. A word of advice - don't put s#17 like that on video sites.
  • JEWestbrookJR, on 10/11/2007, -1/+13so who is the lucky fella that gets 1.7 billion from Microsoft to do this all day? Sign my ass up!
    • KniteWulf, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Aside from getting paid alot, it'll keep your pimp hand strong!
  • panic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2A buddy of mine had the ol red ring of death problem and he read something on the internet that talked about wrapping it in a towel to cause it to heat up above normal for a few minutes. I didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes. He will do it and it'll work for a few days or even weeks sometimes, but he always has to do it again eventually...
    • Tourney3p0, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6The towel trick works because it heats up to the point where the solder melts and rebridges the broken connection inside.

      Coincidentally, solder melts at "360" degrees Fahrenheit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solder
  • mastagama91, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6lol wtf I was expecting something more technical, but I guess the xbox needs a good spankin every once in a while so that it will behave
  • cambob76, on 10/11/2007, -1/+28Maybe he's just the Brazilian Fonze! Ehhhhhhh....
    • KrayzieKyd, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, popularly known as The Fonz or simply Fonzie. Not the Fonze. Don't comment on a misspelled article with more misspelling.
      • cambob76, on 10/11/2007, -7/+2Oh no, I spelled it wrong. like that doesn't happen a million times each day on the Internet. Don't tell me what I can and cannot do. Go ***** yourself douchebag! Lousy *****!
    • MaHaGoN, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Well... sorry to burst your bubble, but the sound "eh" in Portuguese (as well as Spanish) is similar to our "umm"

      Please don't dig me down to much :-/
  • funnymunny2388, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Well I have the red ring of death too and I do the same thing....... Turn it off and turn it back on, not beat it up, and that works fine pretty much every time.
  • DreamVsPs2, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6I'm sending him my broken 360, not Microsoft.
    • cyberoidx, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6because you cant bang on it yourself?
  • Nick22, on 10/11/2007, -1/+17really? you mispelled death in the title AND the description?
  • jpdcarmaniac, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1hah...i'd like to see him do it again though.
  • samdu, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Reminds me of dropping an Amiga 500 from a few feet off the ground to re-seat the chips inside. :)
  • ElectricFuneral, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2i expected him to hit, i didn't expect him to bash the ***** out of it.
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