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

[Wilhelm_I]

Well I just replaced both x-clamps with some panhead screws and a few washers and now I'm getting an error 0011, I've tightened the screws down pretty good but not very tight cause I didnt want to screw anything up so I'm thinking about going back and tightening them a little more. Is this safe?

Also I havent bought any thermal compound yet so maybe thats causing it? I wasnt gonna run it without the new thermal compound I just wanted to test it out. And incase it helps this is how I screwed the heatsinks in:

0011 is CPU overheating if you dont replace the thermal compound this always happens...
The setup looks alright to me..

This post has been edited by Wilhelm_I: Sep 8 2008, 03:50 PM

[Mreguy]

K guys I got a question.
Had a working Xbox 360, BUT the Hitachi 0047DJ drive didn't work.
FYI drive was modded.
Anyway, so I also had a 0078FK drive model, did some researching, saw that it was fine to swap the boards on them and the 0078FK should work.
But now I get 3 red rings, even though I've replaced the original 0047DJ board/drive into the Xbox, and the secondary code is 0021.
I have the original firmware for the drive, do I need to restore that before proceeding?
Can anyone help?
Thanks

[Wilhelm_I]

K guys I got a question.
Had a working Xbox 360, BUT the Hitachi 0047DJ drive didn't work.
FYI drive was modded.
Anyway, so I also had a 0078FK drive model, did some researching, saw that it was fine to swap the boards on them and the 0078FK should work.
But now I get 3 red rings, even though I've replaced the original 0047DJ board/drive into the Xbox, and the secondary code is 0021.
I have the original firmware for the drive, do I need to restore that before proceeding?
Can anyone help?
Thanks

Disconnect the dvd-drive, if the error remains, do that -> 0021

[nichemasterpro]

Hey everyone,

I hope I'm doing this right, this is my first post.

Anyways, I making a new post on my blog about the different tools and stuff you need for the Xclamp trick,
and my questions is,

Can someone tell me everything you need to get it done, from the types of different screwdrivers
and the size of the bolts people use after you take the X clamp off.

I can't find that anywhere, especially the size of the bolts, types of washers and kind of washers.

Thanks,

A

[fisha]

i have 0110 any ideas how to fix?

[XboxMySocks]

0101 Is an error with the USB ports, either a broken pin or bridged point on the mobo.

[chapsy]

Hi

When i turn my xbox on i get 3 red lights and the power supply blinks red then back to orange.

The code i get is 0001. i rang gameworlddirect they said my power supply is faulty.

Getting a new one will it fix this problem or just be the same? as there is no point buying one if there is a chance it not working still.

Thanks

[Wilhelm_I]

i have 0110 any ideas how to fix?

-> 0110

0101 Is an error with the USB ports, either a broken pin or bridged point on the mobo.

-> 0101

[mindweaver]

I have the Elite. It just RROD'd on me. Weird since I played it a few days ago and haven't done anything with it since.

I opened the case, turned it on and put a hairdryer to it for a few seconds until the three red lights changed into two lights (over heating). Then I just waited a few minutes and turned it on, now it's fine.

Now we have to see how long it holds before it rrod's again.

(And yeah I couldn't send it back to MS because I have broken the seal when opening it out of curiousity. Wanted to check which drive that was in it. stupid me

EDIT: oh forgot to mention which error code I had. I had the 0020.

This post has been edited by mindweaver: Sep 28 2008, 09:26 PM

[Retman]

err I had a problem with my 360 not reading my backups.

It fixed it's self but i noticed during it not booting my backups it flashed the 3rd section I quickly turned it off by the main power. Only the 3rd section. What does this mean? It isn't in the guide.

EDIT: 3rd section as in the 360 is standing vertical. So it would be:


/ \
\ /




This post has been edited by Retman: Sep 29 2008, 07:37 PM

[Allegro1]

Well, after spending two weeks and nearly wasting a complete Saturday trying to fidget with the CPU heatsink (2 light death), I gave up and bought a new Arcade. I guess I was lucky and because it had a Benq drive and I did not know Lite On's were not flashable. A couple of hours of trying to read it and I finally found the right combination of software and poof, everything came together in 10 minutes.

Then I came across this thread today. I did not know that there are TWO temperature sensors and that the GPU temp sensor can cause a shutdown as well as the CPU sensor. The red herring was that every tweak of the CPU screws made a difference on when the box would shut down. I didn't know that the temperature sensor on the GPU could also cause a shutdown. Well after removing the GPU heatsink, I saw that only about 80% of the die was covered with the new grease I put on and it did not look like the heatsink was making full/tight contact with the GPU die. I was cranking down so hard on the CPU heatsink that I had made a complete impression of the Microsoft lettering in the heatsink.

Current setup: GPU with Xclamp replaced and CPU with original Xclamp, 2 pennies taped to each RAM chip on the bottom of the PCB.

Once I tightened down the GPU heatsink snugly, the 360 booted right up and worked like a charm. I don't expect the old box to last too much longer since few people have made permanent (more than a year) fixes to 3RROD's on release boxes and I'll keep my modded Arcade as a back up.

Thanks XS. These message boards are priceless.

[Thrash667]

Here is my entertaining Xbox 360 repair adventure..

I recently fixed a friends Xbox 360. It was a Xenon machine. Symptoms were not the 3rrod as usual.. It was 2 red lights.. Overheating immediately when turned on. Upon investigating, it turns out that the heatsinks were barely touching both the CPU and GPU. After taking off the heatsinks, you could see how the thermal paste had been bubbling on top of the chips. Cooking it up.. Not knowing if it was broken for good, I did a high quality Xclamp fix on both CPU and GPU, using new AS5 paste. After that it booted up fine, and I stressed it for an hour playing GTA4 (is there a better way to stress an XB360?). All was well during that hour, so I figured it was fine and dandy, and I put the machine together..

How wrong was I..

Right after I put it together, I started up GTA4 again. Already at the menus, the fans started to speed up and go crazy. Then it bombed out with overheating. Hmm.. I let it cool for 10-15 minutes, and started it up again, and let it sit in the dashboard for a while. Fans sounded fine, no sign of overheating. I tried to play a bit of Portal (from The Orange Box). Played for 15-20 mins, and no problems at all. I then tried Crackdown, and here the fans were mostly okay, but they eventually speeded up. When they did, I paused the game, and the fans quieted down again. Hmm.. I then tried GTA4 again. Same as before - fans went nuts at the very beginning. I shut it down, and let it cool again. I booted up again, and now it started to overheat in the friggin' DASHBOARD..!! wth..?!

I then got the bright idea to check the error code. It was 0013. I then found this very thread, and saw it could be RAM overheat. I then spent a few hours going through this whole thread. I didn't see anybody had the 0013 error (but maybe I overlooked it?). I then figured maybe some soldering was screwed up in one of the RAM chips or something. I decided to try the heat gun on it. Took it apart, and took off the GPU heatsink (since two of the RAM's are under this thing..). I preheated the board, and then gave it 600° celcius on all the RAM chips, southbridge, scaler chip and GPU. I let it cool down for an hour, and then I did it one more time, and let it cool again. I gave the GPU some fresh AS5 and put the heatsink back on.

Then it ran beautifully! This was on the 30th September. Since then I have been playing GTA4 a few hours at a time, regularly, every day. I hope it stays well, but time will tell (wow, that rhymed..)..

Thanks a lot to this whole thread. Helped me a lot!

-Brian

This post has been edited by Thrash667: Oct 6 2008, 04:36 PM

[captmonkeh]

hey, my xbox is really annoying me, i've got error E69 and all that i've read saying turn it off take out HDD then turn it on doesn't work, it works with the HDD out, but that means i've got none of my saved games and then that means i've got to buy a new HDD.

please help

[twistedsymphony]

There is a new official mirror

http://www.dekazeta.net/index.php?showtopic=74057&st=0

Now you can get the Error code guide IN SPANISH

[Wilhelm_I]

There is a new official mirror

http://www.dekazeta.net/index.php?showtopic=74057&st=0

Now you can get the Error code guide IN SPANISH

Ye thats pretty cool.
I finished the German version of the Errorcode guide/Deutsche Version der Fehlercode Liste just a couple of days ago.
The link to it is http://xbox-experts.com/g/errorcodes.php

Might add Dutch as well if I am bored, would need some help then though cause my dutch is not the best.