Originally Posted by TAKTAK
well... hang on... is it not the fact that the 360 is so rubbish at dissipating heat that causes the RROD in the first place...
as the heat causes the Solder (with tin in it) to heat slightly and degrade and separate causing a dodgey connection
and all heating it up (with a towel) does is re-solder the joints that the 360 has b0rked in the first place... (because it heats the solder further than the 360 does normally)
(of course i could easily be wrong and be miss-informed on this point)
You are neither wrong nor misinformed.
As I said to the other poster, it was broken, I did this, and then it worked.
This is a bad thing?
Anyway, just passing on information. If you get an RROD, take everything out, HD, HDMI lead, internet cable, then wrap it up for 15, then leave to cool for an hour, CAFREFULLY removing the towel, don't move the console. After an hour, turn it on and it should work... for how long is anyones guess, I've heard of them lasting for months.