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Ok so the issue i am having is when i turn on the system it will run for at most a couple minutes then it gives an overheating message and a single red dot in the middle of the power button. If i turn the system on again it will only run for a couple seconds before doing the same thing again. The error code i get when i press sync + eject is 0013 (RAM over heating) I have already disassembled the system, cleaned out the dust and even replaced the thermal paste. But none of that has helped. The reason i am thinking it could be a sensor issue is the fact that it will run for a minute after its had a chance to cool down but the temperature shouldn’t be able to get hot enough to trigger a shutdown because the fan is working perfectly and there isnt a spec of dust in the system. I also tried cooling it to below room temperature by throwing it in the freezer for a few minutes and after that it ran perfectly for several minutes. I was even able to load a game. But as the system wormed up to room temperature the fan slowly sped up to full speed and then the system “overheated” again. Im considering attempting to re flow the ram chips with a heat gun but before i do i just wanted to get a second opinion first because i haven’t found anyone else with this exact issue. The system is several years old so warranty long since expired.
For starters plz don’t put electronics in the freezer, humidity in a freezer can be like 80% which isn’t great for electronics. You could always just cut a hole in the side of the case and put in a cheap fan above the ram. Cheap fan To power it you could solder it to one of the usb ports power contacts, or simply plug it in externally. EDIT: Actually the fan I linked isn’t the cheapest there is on aliexpress, there are far cheaper ones. ali express
Try to put a tiny heatsink and a tiny bit of thermal paste on each one of the ram chips to see if it is actually overheating.
