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360 hasn been played an shuts off after 5 min of play with two




By moneyonmymin on Oct 25, 2009

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when we havent even played the system we turn it on to play it we play for about 5 minutes then it shut off and two red rings come up. i understand the over heating issue. but how could dis be when the system hasn even been played

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posted on Nov 08, 2009
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cooke2518

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The cpu and gpu quickly gets hot if you have faulty fans and or the heatsink pads have disintrigated,
Try using a vaccum cleaner to remove any dust from the vents.
Listen and check for fans running and lastly you may need to do the x clamp repair mod.

If fans are running and all vents are clean and your warranty has expired on the console (check with microsoft), then go to ebay and look for x clamp repair kit and purchase the kit it should come with steel washers, heat treated nylon washers, screws and thermal paste. Make sure the seller also includes a guide on how to do the repair. These mods are pretty cheap BUT INVOLVES OPENING YOUR CONSOLE SO BE CAREFUL AND WILL VOID ANY WARRANTY.

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