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Originally Posted by Devryn17
I have a theory about the original 360's rrod. It wasn't really an overheat thing, and if you religiously kept your console horizontal, you may never see an RROD. Vertically, there's no airflow on the old design. Also, the southbridge chip isn't held in with any pins, just solder dots. If you kept it vertical and it got too hot, that solder got soft and separated on the southbridge a little...Which is why when you wrapped it in a blanket and set it horizontal and intentionally made it hot, that solder would soften and sort of reset itself.
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This.
I've always had my 360 in a well-ventilated, horizontal position and never had any overheat problems.