This is going to permenantly fix your red ring of death, all you need is a T9 screwdriver, electrical tape, silicone base thermal paste, and 4 sets of 2 pennies (8 all together if your not good at math).
This has worked on my friend’s xbox for a year and a half now, and mine worked for about a year.
If you want more info, send me a message or video response this video.
**Update**
Yes, you can still use live when you are done, no it will not ban your account. Just make sure you have everything plugged in and try using the xbox without live first to make sure everything is perfect. Then you can plug in live and your xbox is set.
Update**** Im so glad a lot of people have found my video helpful. I have gotten about 50 comments/messages saying that you guys have fixed your xbox. Glad to hear you guys are doing great 
**UPDATE**
A lot of people are having similar problems. let me tell you how to fix them.
Q: Do I have to use thermal paste?
A: YES, if you don’t the bonding will melt and destroy your system.
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Q:I have 2 red lights, what do I do now?
A:2 read lights means overheating. Have you tried the towel trick yet? if so, check the pennies, make sure they are on properly.
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Q: Why Pennies???
A: Pennies contain copper, a mineral that is very conductive of heat. Being conductive of heat, it will absorb the heat your xbox is putting out and keep it there instead of the chips.
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Q: Can you fix my xbox for me?
A: NO I will not give out my information to you just to fix your XBOX. it’s really simple if you follow directions.
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Q. The fans stop working and it displays 2 red lights
A. check the penny wrappings for holes
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Q: What are all the error codes?
A: Go to this website, it will give you all error codes and how you can possibly fix them.
http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/Xbox-360-error-codes.htm
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Q: it works for about 1 minute then just turns to 2 rings. also the fans make a really loud noise.
A: Check the pennies. Make sure they are sticking and make sure you don’t have any holes in the electrical tape.
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Other than that, seems that everyone is doing great. More than 200 comments and messages!
***UPDATE***
Disclaimer: This trick may not fix ALL rrod. If this does not work for you, try the x-clamp swap out. You can find it on youtube. I am not responsible if you break your own xbox like a n00b. One person who tried to fix their xbox with my trick broke something while doing the trick. They said they were going to sue me. What idiots. Anywho more than 250 comments and messages. And yes, the xboxs I have fixed are still working.
**Update** 2/9/09
YES! the xbox is still working. NO! I will not fix it for you.
anywho over 1000 people have fixed their xbox’s from my video Thanks for all the confirmation comments and thanks for trying it. I am glad I could help.
**Update 9/11/09
Yes, our xbox is still working. Thank you for all the comments and messages however I may not get to your specific comment or message. I am sorry in advance. I am very glad so many people have fixed their xbox’s with my trick.
Update 10/4/09
The xbox got the red rings from GPU failure. I made a new video on the xclamp fix. It is posted as a video response to this video.
Update: 12/21/09
Wow, 1 MILLION views. Thanks guys, that made my day.
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@Jaxsesic GOOD LUCK …
@Jaxsesic GOOD LUCK!!, i have had mine for 2 years and it has got the rrod 3 times and im sick of sending it to ms so i am just fixing it myself
will this work for …
will this work for CodeE74?
my sis and i had …
my sis and i had our 360 for 2 years now and we are experiencing the RROD….so we’ll try this trick out.
WISH US LUCK!!!
Rams did you fix …
Rams did you fix your xbox360 with the penny trick?
im not convinced …
im not convinced that worked…my xbox (and it’s the elite btw) comes on and plays perfectly for like 5mins then the screen goes all stationary snowy. once i turn it off and back on, then the RRoD comes up. So, this fix may still not work, but i’d rather spend $5 instead of $200..
I like to make a …
I like to make a comment, accually they fx it and u donnot have to send it end anymore after the red ring
why not just ring …
why not just ring microsoft and get it sent away? I recently got the red ring and i sent mine off and within a week they sent me a bran new xbox 360. Doing this will void your warranty.
Hey this worked for …
Hey this worked for me, however It has began to lock up after a while of gameplaying. Any one have any ideas what I could do now? or what may be causing the freezing now?
why dont you just …
why dont you just use rubber O-rings you retard? Pennies huh…….about as corny as that band you have on that xbox.
Yes that also was …
Yes that also was the case for a friend so i dont think, that the Xbox detects the black screws but its strange according to other videos, you dont need to use this method just replace the bolts or screws and dont use the Xclamp thing so maybe thats why yours works>>
Well I’ll know …
Well I’ll know where to look if mine ever dies
Fixed mine and i …
Fixed mine and i have one quick thing to say about the screws being sensed on the x clamp well i dont even have an xclamp in mine ( it was my friends old one and he sent it in to mod it to a bad company and they stole it ) how is my xbox still running?
worked a treat, …
worked a treat, nice 1
worked a treat, …
worked a treat, thanks very much… any1 in u.k can order the thermal heat sync paste online it took 1 day from ccl computers.. thanks again!!
Separate the power …
Separate the power source and the disc drive unit from the xbox and just dump the thing in a tank with mineral oil.
if it over heats …
if it over heats like that with you why wont you just the xbox 360 fans to cool the console down?
@D34THM you can use …
@D34THM you can use olive oil as well. needs to be cooked up in a spoon first, then apply a generous amount to each chip.
lol befor 1980 lol
lol befor 1980 lol
I fixed it and it …
I fixed it and it happened again what do i do
Guess it cant hurt …
Guess it cant hurt to try this, ive got a 2005 (launch day) 360 that was revived via X-Clamp fix which lasted about a year, now its been revived doing towel tricks every few days.. would be nice if this trick helps. Ill report back when I get a chance to do this (soon).
oh no..im not …
oh no..im not even gonna risk this haha
I have my xbox …
I have my xbox taken apart, im about to do the heat pad thingy and ill be done! I hope it works!!!!
cool
cool
This is a decent …
This is a decent idea. But, instead of using a penny, put a usb fan there. Much easier to do and better to do. The chips overheat. So cool them using a small fan. i will explain in a video soon.
i still am …
i still am wondering do you have to use thermal paste if anyone can answer question???????
A thoughtful opinion and ideas I will use on my website. You’ve obviously spent a lot of time on this. Congratulations!
I don’t trust myself doing this… I’ve read atcls. on how it doesn’t work, but then again if it does, what if you break something? Or lose a screw?