Mainboard for a 360?

budwieser · 12-12-2008, 19:31

A friend of mines son has decided to mod his 360 by cutting a hole in the side and installing a blue led fan.
He did however unplug the fan with the box still running, now, the box boots up but the fan doesn`t run. Any ideas anyone.?

12-12-2008, 19:33

he broke it

MadGamer · 12-12-2008, 20:06

To add insult to injury, he has also voided the warranty, which means Microsoft wont fix it.

bopdude · 12-12-2008, 20:12

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Originally Posted by MadGamer

To add insult to injury, he has also voided the warranty, which means Microsoft wont fix it.

Surely they would only see it as a mod, they should fix it IMHO.

Charlie_Bubble · 12-12-2008, 20:19

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Originally Posted by bopdude

Surely they would only see it as a mod, they should fix it IMHO.

Yeah right!

bopdude · 12-12-2008, 20:24

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Originally Posted by bopdude

Surely they would only see it as a mod, they should fix it IMHO.

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Yeah right!

You mean I was right

12-12-2008, 20:26

cutting a hole in the side and fitting a fan ? I think thats beyond warranty lol specially shorting the board pulling the fan out lol

Maybe just the power supply has gone? was there a blue flash lol

**Rob** · 12-12-2008, 20:31

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Originally Posted by budwieser

A friend of mines son

Ah the old "friend of" thing. Might this be a bit closer to home

**Kymmy** · 12-12-2008, 20:48

Altering the case or even opening it up will invalidate the warranty ....

If the fan doesn't work then it's either a case of the fan is bust, or the driver transistor has gone (he probably shorted it out)... In the first instance get a new fan, in the 2nd instance find a new power point (perhaps the HDD power) the source from...

budwieser · 12-12-2008, 22:09

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Originally Posted by Rob

Ah the old "friend of" thing. Might this be a bit closer to home

No Rob, Actually it is a friend of mines son. I don`t own a 360. I prefer a PC platform for gaming.

I think he blew the mobo in the box personally. Any ideas where i can get him a new one? I havn`t googled it yet.
Cheers all.

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

Altering the case or even opening it up will invalidate the warranty ....

If the fan doesn't work then it's either a case of the fan is bust, or the driver transistor has gone (he probably shorted it out)... In the first instance get a new fan, in the 2nd instance find a new power point (perhaps the HDD power) the source from...

Cheers Kymmy, the fans work ok out of the case but not powered up inside it. I think that you`re right in saying that he shorted something out. If it was a pc i could fix it but not this time i think..

Uncle Peter · 12-12-2008, 22:47

It may be less hassle just to pay the 60 quid for an out-of-warranty repair. It's not bad considering the carriage is included in the cost.

MadGamer · 12-12-2008, 23:17

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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter

It may be less hassle just to pay the 60 quid for an out-of-warranty repair. It's not bad considering the carriage is included in the cost.

I thought the carriage cost was seperate

Uncle Peter · 12-12-2008, 23:20

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I thought the carriage cost was seperate

That's not what I was told when they tried to charge me to get my console fixed last time around. Maybe someone who's had a paid repair could clarify?

icestar2 · 12-12-2008, 23:21

Hmmm am I reading this wrong ? I thought the problem was that a extra Blue LED fan was bought but now it wont work.

If thats the case then sending it back to MS for repair for Â£60 would be a bit crazy as the fan probably didnt even cost half that. Or am I wrong and something is broke in the console ?

12-12-2008, 23:23

he said the guy wired the fan then plulled the plug of the fan away whilet the machien was powered on