Originally posted by Aky84
Hi
I have had the flashing red light. Was told to re apply the thermal paste which I have done. It still didn't work can anyone help?? I heated the board for 30 secs before applying the paste do I need to heat it longer??
Heating the board for 30 seconds is like prep..
You need to take a heatgun, turn it above 600* (i use 1000*F) , and blast the CPU and GPU from about 4-6 inches away (or, if you noticed, whichever had a higher temp is most likely the culprit, and you should focus on heating that chip and not so much the other..). Move the heatgun around in small circular motions, the entire time, to prevent burning anything. Do this for about 5-10 minutes.
Then let it sit for 15 minutes to cool, then evenly spread a single layer of paste across both chips. Be VERY gentle flipping and handling the board. Crackling is ok to hear, but not if it's being caused by you.
This is considered a temporary fix. It can last an hour, days, weeks, months, years, you never really know, because it all depends on the history of the console and the procedure of the fix. If you do it right the first time, you will usually see the best results in my experience.
Good luck