FAQ: Xbox 360 Error Codes Explained, If you have an error code, read this! Options

[Taher]

We have a box with 0110 error and ROD. we did "rubber trick" and it worked for couple of hours then error changed to 0102. we removed X clamps then error changed to 0101 and 0103 !
now, when I push GPU heatsink or 2 Ram chips on top of the board, system is boot-up properly and when I release pressure on chips , it's freeze !
I think this 0101 and 0103 has something to do with GPU or RAM.
Thanks

[Dionm]

I Hav recently got the 0102 error It all started when I Played an original xbox game called FIFA Football 2003
and it froze during a two player vs each other now all I get is the red rings of death I haven't contacted MS
Yet but this error seems to be A biggie so I will do so in a couple of days thanks for the forum guys

[thefunkygibbon]

had 0102 .. hairdriered it and it worked fine. didnt play for a week now come to play and i get 0101!

[CunningLinguist]

I fixed the 0102 error with the heatgun a couple of days ago and now my 360 is working great.

Initially the screen would freeze up and become pixelated, like a 'chessboard' or 'rain'. Soon afterwards I developed the 3 red lights. My box has a manufacture date of November 2005 and had worked fine up until now.

I didn't fancy forking out £80 to M$ so I read through this forum. Initially I used a hairdryer as I didn't have a heatgun at hand. My box went from not booting to working for a few hours until it crashed again.

Now I have used the heatgun trick, applied Arctic Silver 5 on the GPU and CPU and added an internal fan. I have played pretty much non stop for the past two days and fingers crossed the problem is solved.

I have to say, the information and guides provided here have been excellent and are greatly appreciated. On a side note, I have noticed many Novemeber 2005 boxes going the way of the dodo recently, anyone else?

[Juise]

Heres my 3 RLoD story.

I bought the 360 Jan 29th 06 as a B-day present for my girl (shes a gamer so it went over well). She never really had a problem with it, it would easily do 6-12 hours of gaming without a problem. On Feb 13th the unit locked up playing GoW, I reset it and it would lock up with graphic artifacts during the boot logo. Called MS, they knew it was out of warranty by only 15 days and refused to waive the repair fee. So I told them to STFU. I took it apart and replaced the thermal crap with some Arctic Silver 5. Put it back together and we were good for about a month (I'm guessing I got lucky and removing the board might have made it flex enough to get whatever poor solder joints I had to connect. Then the AS5 helped keep it cooler then it had been.) When moving the unit from the basement to the upstairs I got the 3 RLoD! Error 0102. So I went out and picked up a heat gun and followed the video instructions. We have been working for a day now and I'm pretty sure the AS5 and the heat gun fix will keep me good for at least another year.

I cut the GPU heat sink to add some Zalman heat sinks to the ram on the top half of the board. I put a set of the elastomer pads (from a newer completely dead 360) that MS added in the newer 360s on the bottom ram chips. Also when removing the thermal crap M$ had on there I used Goo-Gone with a toothbrush to make sure everything surrounding the chip die was completely clean.

The unit has been vertical for about the first 60% of its life, and horizontal for the later 40%. When the unit was vertical it was in a poorly ventilated entertainment center. It's in a completely open shelf (No back or sides, its a glass shelf supported by 3 metal rods.) when horizontal.

Does anyone know the CFM of the stock fans in the 360? I would like to replace the stock fans with the whisper fans if it can actually be proven that they really do have a higher CFM. I feel that would be a wise decision on my part since I have reduced the surface area of the GPU heat sink.

I hope some of this helps someone to fix their bricked 360.

On a side note, a friend who has error 0022 tried the heat gun trick and it did not work for him.

This post has been edited by Juise: Mar 30 2007, 08:46 AM

[armijn]

ive had a xbox with a 0103 code. i have got him to work. i did the hot air trick and than i did the toothpick trick, and now it finally works. . i bought this thing on ebay for about €80 and he allready gave this error. i thought it was a 32 version but its a 52

[JagStone]

Hi all,

Fixed a 360 last night. When it reached me it didn't boot at all, just giving 0022 (GPU error). Took it out of the case, it started giving 1033 (unknown). Got it to boot by holding Connect
down and powering it off, then left it for 5 mins and it was back to 0110 (memory error/overheating). Took it all apart, removed heatsinks and thermal goo and attacked it with my mate's hot-air rework station (affectionately known as the Death Ray): reflowed the GPU and memory, put the heatsinks back on with some Arctic Silver and it booted first, second, third and fourth times. Needs soak-testing but I'm pretty sure it's fixed now.

So, 0020 and 0110 can be fixed by reflowing the GPU and memory, respectively. My guess is that 1033 is something else that lost contact when I flexed the board removing it...southbridge maybe?

This thread is very helpful Cheers for sharing, all!

Stone

[twistedsymphony]

Top post updated.. Some new info, some new info on a few errors, some more defined info on existing errors, Also I changed the formatting slightly to make it easier to find certain things and I added a new hidden code that supposedly resets failed system/game updates... it was an anonymous tip so I have no idea if it will work or not.

More updates coming soon I have a backlog of tips in my PM box.

[FarCue]

Today, I tried to boot up my system, and encountered the following problem:

1) the central symbol on the power button lights up (normal yellowish green color)
2) the 4 surrounding rings that used to always swirl around no long do so
3) No image nor sound is present. I've tripled checked and confirmed that the av cables are properly plugged in
4) The disc drive is still ejectable (putting a disc in has no effect)
5) Pressing the tiny white button used to interface with the wirless controller is a fruitless affair

Can anyone hear diagnose my problem or perhaps offer some potential solutions?
Thanks in advance

[mingwingming]

not sure if this is the right place to post this info but here you go..

I had a E79 Error which also had 3 Red lights on boot !?.. This error is down as Harddrive problem well i tried various things, swapping drives, memory cards, general fiddling and nothing would help.

The last resort was to try the Heatgun method , this has fixed the problem.. Hope this helps someone

[JagStone]

Can anyone hear diagnose my problem or perhaps offer some potential solutions?
Thanks in advance

Try powering off and rebooting several times, if it's crashing on boot then hopefully you'll get a 3-red code doing this. One I have crashes booting sometimes, if you power it off and straight back on then it fails the startup checks and gives you the red lights.

Trying to fix an 0102 at the moment, got it all reflowed and but only gives 0110...tried redoing the thermal paste twice (started off with generic no-brand, tried reapplying in a thicker layer as it looked a bit patchy, then replaced with Arctic Silver 5) and nothing's made any difference. All the heatsink screws are tight (one of them was stripped so I Dremeled across the head and used a slot-head driver to get it nice and tight) and the clips are holding OK. Haven't got any shim material handy at the moment, is that worth a shot though?

Stone

[FarCue]

Try powering off and rebooting several times, if it's crashing on boot then hopefully you'll get a 3-red code doing this. One I have crashes booting sometimes, if you power it off and straight back on then it fails the startup checks and gives you the red lights.

Trying to fix an 0102 at the moment, got it all reflowed and but only gives 0110...tried redoing the thermal paste twice (started off with generic no-brand, tried reapplying in a thicker layer as it looked a bit patchy, then replaced with Arctic Silver 5) and nothing's made any difference. All the heatsink screws are tight (one of them was stripped so I Dremeled across the head and used a slot-head driver to get it nice and tight) and the clips are holding OK. Haven't got any shim material handy at the moment, is that worth a shot though?

Stone

I've tried powering off and rebooting it several times, but the same thing happens - no 3 red code, just the central symbol being lit up

[numlockhome]

E76 have been confirmed now.

E76 is network error related.
if the trace that you connect point Y on MNE chips is distrupted to the microprocessor
the machine will report error E76 this was discovered by misstake during a routine machine repair.

thanks too www.playforce.se technical dep for the info.

[Console_God]

Hi when i turn on my xbox 360 the led 1 and 3 turns on and it turns loud. I have the error code 0011.
i think i made a wire touch these two places when it was on.

Your Xbox 360 is overheating. Leave it off and take out the plug. Then leave it for a few hours. Then reconnect the plug and turn the console back on and it should be fine.

I'm new to this website, so don't give me too much hassle.

[buuZERO]

Hey everyone. Just wanted to post here so I can become a statistic. Bought my 360 on Dec. 2 2006 and it crapped out on me March 6 2007. 4 months. Wow. Thing is, I haven't even played it THAT much. I game some on the weekends, but with work I don't have time to put in long hours on the machine during the week. Followed the guide on the first page of this thread and found that I have error code 0102. That really sucks, but at least it's still under warranty.

Love the system, but this is ridiculous. I had one of the first original Xbox models, which I have modded and had to open many times, and it's still running fine today 4+ years later.

Anyway, I guess I'm lucky to still be under the 1 year warranty, sorry for you all whose broke a bit after the first year .

Hope I have better luck with the new one they send...