Dots On Screen, Did X Clamp Fix Options

[drdroopy]

well it all strted when i noticed the color was a little off in the game i was playing, a a green tint to it, so i shut off the console and rebooted, only to find im getting audio but the video is white dots all over the screen, so i let it cool down a bit in hopes that would fix it, and it did, then next reboot same dots, so i looked into the x clamp fix and did that myself makeing sure to follow the instructions carefully got it all back together and it worked the first time, still with greenish tint on screen, next reboot dots =( so is this still an overheating issue or is my video card crapped out?


Update: if i wait five minutes and turn the console back on then its works with the color the way it should be but after 20 seconds or so i can see the color switch to a greenish tint, dont know if that has any thing to do with my problem

This post has been edited by drdroopy: Sep 6 2008, 08:18 PM

[Wilhelm_I]

Is just the regular scaler chip related problem...
Check out E74 for more information.

Heatgunning will fix the problem, there is a link to my tutorial in my signature

[drdroopy]

well i did the heat gun trick, diddnt work but it did change whats happening, now instead of dots im getthing the screen flickering alot, various colors, so perhaps i did something wrong, mabey diddnt heat it up enough, any guess's?

[Wilhelm_I]

well i did the heat gun trick, diddnt work but it did change whats happening, now instead of dots im getthing the screen flickering alot, various colors, so perhaps i did something wrong, mabey diddnt heat it up enough, any guess's?

Hmmm
This will still be scaler chip related just like E74.
For how long did you heatgun it, did you take breaks etc?
Give as much information on the heatgunning process as possible

[drdroopy]

after taping an insulating, i used the heatgun at 200f to warm the board up for 1-2 min, then i set to 600f and held about 1-2 inches away from board going in a circular motion all around the exposed areas of the board for about 3 min, the one thing i dont understand is what is supposed to have the yellowish tint? i really dont know what to look for when i have done it for long enough

[drdroopy]

well i think shes done for now, i attempted to do the heatgun trick again, did the same thing as last time, even waited till i saw the saulder turn a yellowish tint this time, yet no to no avail, still dots on screen, yall are 100% sure this is the issue eh?

This post has been edited by drdroopy: Sep 10 2008, 02:13 AM

[Wilhelm_I]

well i think shes done for now, i attempted to do the heatgun trick again, did the same thing as last time, even waited till i saw the saulder turn a yellowish tint this time, yet no to no avail, still dots on screen, yall are 100% sure this is the issue eh?

yepp, works for 99% of the 360s usually.

Your timing isnt perfect though and the temps arent either.
The preheating should happen at 300°C~500°F for 1 minute and the second step should be like 500°C~900°F for 4 minutes...

Otherwise it can happen that it doesnt reflow properly and the yellowish color thingy is kind of outdated, just keep the timings exactly...

This post has been edited by Wilhelm_I: Sep 10 2008, 04:05 PM

[drdroopy]

well i found out what my problem was, my x clamp fix, the washers i was using were to thick, .060, and that was causing my heatsinks to not fully contact my ships, so i replaced them with .030 washers and now my heatsinks are doing there job, all has been well since, no red lights, no dots, i will keep you updated should anything happen. thank you all for the help!!!!

[Chronusdark]

same issue
can someone post a link to a detailed heatgun tutorial?
if i bake my mobo for 2 minutes or so it will work again for a couple hours Mercs 2 esp. brings this out

Thanks

EDIT: wow same post time
droopy do you have a lowes part number for the washers? hunting parts is a pain in the ass

EDIT2: droopy did you replace the metal or nylon washers?

This post has been edited by Chronusdark: Sep 11 2008, 02:05 AM

[Lurkin]

just purchased all the parts from lowes tonight.

The wave lock washers are 138220

The flat washers are 138205

I found them in the slide out drawers for metric washers and nuts M4

This post has been edited by Lurkin: Sep 11 2008, 02:50 AM

[Chronusdark]

just purchased all the parts from lowes tonight.

The wave lock washers are 138220

The flat washers are 138205

I found them in the slide out drawers for metric washers and nuts M4

are those nylon or fiber
and what X-Clamp mod are you doing im doing Lawdawgs and i dont remember needing wavelock washers
links?

Thanks for the info

[drdroopy]

couldnt find the fiber washers at lowes, got them at true value, the way i did it but i know its not recommended was a fiber and steel washer on the bottom of board and just a single steel washer between the heatsink and the mobo, like i said not cecommended due to the steel contacting the mobo, but it worked for me, just diddnt over tighten it, for the official thread try, http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=595746