Xbox 360 Slim Power Supply Fix / Repair
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Published 2011-08-26
You can just search "Xbox 360 torx" on eBay for the screwdriver bit. They're really cheap.
This video will show you how to fix an Xbox 360 Power Supply. I bought my Xbox 360 Slim a little over a year ago and it's already malfunctioning. The fan stops working and shuts down my xbox. The green light on the power supply turns red and it shuts down. I contacted customer support and since I'm out of my 1 year warranty, they would have to charge me $35 + shipping to send me a replacement power supply. I figure, might as well try to fix the one I have so that's what I did. It did fix the problem of my xbox shutting off after a short period, but unfortunately, it's still making a bit of noise. Better than nothing though.
All Comments (21)
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The lamp was yellow and flickering. Then not lit at all. So, began to clean the fan with an air gun... it works again. There was not a lot of dust at all. I also removed the exhaust port baffle, which you can see once your in there. I also drilled a hole so its a direct exhaust instead of the two small slits. Thanks
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Thank jesus I thought I was the only one who had this prob thanks for the vid dude it helped me out so friggin much
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Thank you so much. I opened up the power brick to find that it was severely covered in dust and a lot of dust had been trapped in the fan causing it not to work. I cleaned it out and it now works quietly and efficiently. Great video. Keep it up.
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thanks for the security screws info. and the whole upload. i'm in the 'let's see if it works' stage but hopefully that's fixed it. thanks again.
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Thanks man, this video saved me $30.
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I used a compressed air thing and it sprayed liquid foam stuff and royally fucked me
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I used this video as an instructional and would pause step by step and pull apart my power brick as mine was having the same issue. It was amazing the amount of dust that collected in the fan, and after cleaning it works fine. thank you for posting this.
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DUDE I LOVE YOU MINE DID THE VERY SAME THING, ive been ripping my hair out trying to find out what the Problem was thank you sooooooooooooooooo much.
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If the power brick is very loud slap it and it will quiet a little
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Make sure that your AC adapter isn't plugged into a surge protecter (extension outlet, power strip etc.), but in a wall outlet instead.
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Man you're my hero! Had this problem for a few months, even bought a new brick and the same thing ended up happening. Used this method and it's been smooth sailing so far!
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Thank you this really helped me a lot, hasn't happened since I cleaned it! Saved me 40 bucks!
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No security bit for the screws? Take a small flathead and break the tiny metal security tab inside the head of the screw. Worked for me, I'm playing right now.
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You're welcome! Glad it helped.
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Thanks so much for the video tutorial! It worked perfectly for me. At first, I would put my ear up to the brick and would hear nothing. Now I can hear the fan spinning. Also, I put some oil on the fan so it would spin fast and more quietly.
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cleaned the xbox and then the power supply, all thanks to YOU. Thanks again!!
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i just hit my power brick and its got a green light now
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well it keeps shutting off for me but it isn't making noise but i do think t is my fan i might try this
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Great video thanks, mine made a very loud noise. It runs silent now since removed the fan itself to reveal the copper coils and put a bit of silicone grease (applied with a small brush) to the moving parts, in addition to spraying with air. hope that helps others
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Holy crap. I fixed the console fan thinking it was that. 6 months that thing set up and I was using my old model xbox only. shitty 16 gig hard drive. Have not even opened the power supply nor did I realize it had a fan in it. Just blew out the power supply and its green light already. Gotta get the security torque screw but it looks like thats the deal. thanks a lot dude for putting the video up.
