What causes the XBox 360 red ring of death (RROD)? In short, the answer to this question is lead-free solder. Why is lead-free solder the problem? In 2006 the European Union Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) came into effect. What this meant was that the older solder [...]
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