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Xbox 360 3 rrod errors with 12 penny fix technique
By ChrisGamingExpert, (DT)
November 15, 2009 6:49 PM PT

Introduction to Xbox 360 3 rrod penny fix

The Xbox 360 3 rrod (red ring of death) penny fix or 12 penny fix is one of the most popular Xbox360 fix at home' techniques that have been proven to be effective to fix different kind of Xbox 360 3 rrod errors. When you have an out of warranty' Xbox 360 with 3 rrod, this is one technique that will appear to be a life saver.

It will cost you some pennies and some very simple accessories only to fix your Xbox 360 3 rrod problem through this method and will save $140 plus which you had to pay to Microsoft to solve this problem. The pennies are used to lift up the board to reduce overheating and bad Ram connectivity problem.

Applying 12 penny fix methods to fix 3 rrod at home

To fix your Xbox 360 3 rrod through pennies fix technique first of all you need 12 pennies (that's why they call it the 12 penny fix method), hot glue gun and electrical tape. You can find the last two things in a local hardware store which will cost you only a few bucks.

First you need to open up the Xbox360 and pull out the motherboard. Turn it up side down. You will find 4 black Ram chips around the GPU.

Now make a stack of pennies by rapping up 3 pennies in each set with electrical tape. Make sure that no part of it is uncovered. So you have 4 set of penny stacks. Use some hot glue over each of the Ram chips and attach one penny stack over each of them. Now you are done.

Get every part of the Xbox360 reorganized to give it a shot. There is a real good chance that you will find the 3 rrod problem simply blew away with the help of the 12 penny fix technique. Literally every penny you used for it is worth it!