A customer called me about an Xbox S that is having overheating issues. The customer said it is an old device but right now the repair is all he can afford. The device was a gift from his brother long time ago and right now this issue needs some tender loving care treatment.
I never opened an Xbox before so I went online and find a way to take it
apart right away I could see dirt and dust floating on the service.
It is dirty inside out and I wonder how bad it is on the inside because the more I take parts out I find more dirt and dust.
Finally I got the surface and I could see a big mess and this explains the overheating and shutting down issues.
If you look closely you would see the modification done on this device. The yellow board is for allowing the user to down load copy games directly to the hard drive.
Usually Xbox and Play stations allows you to play only original games but with this modification it allows to play copied games directly from the hard drive once it was installed there.
I took the heat sink off and I could see dry thermal paste there so it is time now to do the cleaning and hope for the best.
Clean board and main chip ready to receive fresh thermal paste on.
That is the heat sink clean and ready to be installed over the main chip after the fresh thermal paste will be added.
Fan dusted and cleaned and it was ready to be connected to the main board for cooling while the device is on.
That is the final cleaning and all the parts are back to where they belong. I put the cover back on and tested it in my shop with the customer and he was pleased with the outcome.
The customer’s son was happy with the device that he called me on the phone to tell me how happy he was with the outcome and he appreciated all the hard work I have done to achieve this. I wish all the customers like that…
Mission Accomplished.
This article was prepared for you by Waleed Rishmawi, one of our ‘Master Authors’ and currently working in the Bethlehem area of Palestine repairing electrical and electronic equipment.
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