I picked a 360 from a guy that had the 3 lights of death. I gave him 50 bucks for it. I took it home and seen that it has a error code not discovered yet.

Its error code is #0203

This is the first one I got with a error code this strange. I guess this 360 is FUBAR


Anyone got one with a funky error code like this before??

I can't say that i have, and EVERYBODY LEAVE OFF THE INTERCOOLER, THEY DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS.

My system will not show the secondary code when the 2 buttons are pressed. It only blinks all 4 lights really fast. I have pulled the codes before so I know I am doing it correctly. What does this mean? Thanks in advance for any help or info.

He is right, if ever you put an intercooler on your console and have it get the 3rlod 2 months later the intercooler is most likely what cuased, it happened to me and many others.

Same thing happened to me too, i think it has something to do with the latest update. I turned on console, asked me to update, i did so, it rebooted fine, i bought Track and field, played that for a while, turned off for a few hours, turned back on and E74 error code. I calleds support and they told me to do the same things(unplug everything). After all this failed she said it needs to be repaired. Mine is out of warranty so will cost £63. I told her its happened because of the update as its been fine since i had it, but she begged to differ.

At this moment, i'm not willing to pay £63 a repair which i feel is their fault.

Regards

Mark.

I bet it is because I've heard a lot of people having problems with theres due to the spring dash board update. Or interrupted downloads.

error 1002 = drive don't belongs to the mainboard / detection string wrong (check spoof information)

error 1013 = update error, File system roots are lost, wrong or corrupted

error 1031 = E71 Update error

error 1033 = no system files on TSOP or bad/wrong TSOP Flash

ok i havent played my 360 in a couple months and when i went to play some ncaa 08 the screen would snow and audio would screech then it would freeze but no red lights shown. after a reset i get RROD code 0102 but if i turn it off and try again it boots up then maybe after a lil while will freeze up again. should i try the x-clamp or other similar methods to fix this?

I have got console for repair with E020 i think it's GPU becouse when take-off heatsink and turn on Xbox and leave it to overheat ( i don't like Heat-guns ) and press it for a moment with my "card" and then reapply thermal compound and consol is working 0 freazes a sorry for my English

if any one has 1023 .. i replaced the ata cable and fixed it for me..there was no indication the old one was bad

i think there should be an updated version of this error list , there is some new discoveries that havent been added yet.
0012 gpu overheating
that was tested and verified by me

0011 is a cpu only overheat
please mods add this to the list

i found the solution for the problem about xbox 360 fan...u can :

1. Dont turn on your xbox 360
2. Buy 4 airconditions each one for each side of your incredible and OF COURSE PREVIOUS GENERATION CONSOLE.
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5. AND BEST SOLUTION

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Does anyone know about error e89?

1033 = E79

1013 = E71

Just to slim the list down:

E64=1000
E65=1001
E66=1002
E67=1003
The codes skip after 3 to 10 so:
E68=1010
E69=1011
E70=1012
E71=1013
The codes skip after 13 to 20 so:
E72=1020
E73=1021
E74=1022
E75=1023
The codes skip after 23 to 30 so:
E76=1030
E77=1031
E78=1032
E79=1033
This is the end of the matched codes since fours are not possible.

My friend's 360 (mfg date: 2006-02-07) with Ms25 TS-H493 drive has been working great until this weekend when it apparently shut down while he was playing. He has the blinking 3 lights, and the secondary code seems to read 0001, Power Supply problem. I've swapped it with 2 working power supplies but I still get the same ring of death with the same 0001 code. I took off the HD and swapped AV cables, but still nothing. The CD drive doesn't open and the fans don't ever spin up so I'm stumped. I'm leaning toward a bad mobo or CPU but really have no idea.

Just wanted some advice before telling the poor guy he's out $350.

Thanks in advance!

I got one red light and is E64 can i do anything to fix this?

THANKS

Alrightie, then.. Here's my story, should you be interested..

I'd gotten 2 CoD4 BETA keys a few days ago, one for me and one for a friend. Joy. It is a extremely fun Beta, and I miss it already. Back on subject..

I played it on and off for the past few days with no problems at all, until today.
Just like any other day: Played a couple rounds with a friend, shut it off, played some Ragnarok Online (I know, "It's so old!").
Came back after a friend called me on my cell, "Hey, you hit level 11 yet? We're waiting for you!" Alright, I'm coming.. Oh, my 360 didn't agree. It gave me the finger. I don't know how exactly, but it did. I tried out the error code button combinations, subsequentially giving me "0020". "Great" I thought, "I love unknown things." Microsoft seems to like it when we are in the dark, too. 3-5 days for a box to arrive, and 3 weeks for repair. If it progresses just as Achmed (The dude I talked to, seriously. Speak english much?) ligned out, it will take 3 weeks for repair. That schedule, gives me +/- 2 days within the launch of Halo 3.

I'm not holding my breath.
Why? Microsoft just keeps screwing me(everyone) over.

I was on the 360 last night and all of a sudden the screen turn reddish on my LCD tv. I shut down and now the unit doesn't show up on my tv. The 360 turns on and the lights are green, but nothing on my LCD. I am using the component connections.

I got 0020 code and I think (by the sound of it) it might be a problem with the fans I get a very ugly "I'm dieing" sound from the fans where I should be getting that nice continuous whir.

ive just got my 360 back after after getting the x-clamp fix but now am getting error code E74

My Xbox has just started to fail to load any games / dvds. It gets to the xbox logo and then just freezes.
I get no error codes or red lights. I don't have a hard drive.

Any ideas of the cause of this?

Same with me but i fixed mine by putting the Rubber on GPU memory chips. Been perfect ever since.

sorry where do u find the gpu memory chips

Working on 0020:
Didn't see error at first, boots fine, DVD playback. Started freezing on Live updates, regressed to freeze on boot and no boot. Applied A5, no help. 3 penny spacer thing, no help though fans spin faster which is alright with me, board does flex though, was still booting and/or freezing at this point no 3rol. Tighten stock xclamps and 0020, loosen and boot/freeze. one by one found to be left rear, difference between boot and 0020 is an 1/8 of a turn. When held as tight as possible I still can't boot a game. X-Replacement next step, will advise if I get it going.

Fixed my 0020 box. MKIII method w/ 3 washer from bottom of the board to chassis and one between board and heatsink. Over tightening gave 0020, under tightening would boot and freeze the box. It took some playing with the right amount of tension but finally got it going. Now it needs an extra fan to keep the GPU from getting too hot and moving the BGA joints. That said I would say that 0020 is due to bad BGA joints and is difficult to fix, but it can be done with patience and lots of trial an error. All and all I spent 1 hour on different configuration of MKIII before I fixed my box.

I am new to this forum and I don't see a place to post a reply so I am using the qoute button to post. If someone could direct me on how to post without the use of the qoute button I woul be much appreciated. Thanks!

I got the three rings of death a couple of weeks ago and I sent my box off to the HQ for repair, luckily mine lasted until MS decided to upgrade the warranty to 3 years. My xbox lasted about 2 years without a problem. I understand MS used shitty solder so the gpu is not functioning properly. The thing is I have heard some people say that if you use an intercooler that it will void the warranty(not sure if thats true), but I put one on mine about a month after I bought it and it probally had alot to do with why mine worked so long. I wish I ahd as much knowledge as some of you have, because I would have never put it on top of my directtv hd reciever which pumps out alot of heat even when it's not running, but just now as I am writing this I am realizing that is probally exactly why mine lasted so long. In fact it' sound as if the consoles will last longer the hotter you keep them just becuase it softens the solder and hepls the connection. I saw pictures of the repaired units with new heat sinks. I hope MS uses the silver solder everyone is talikng about, because it sound like that will permanately fix the problems and with the new updates getting more out of these machines and them running faster and hotter in the future. It will be needed if MS wants to continue to improve the performance and get the most out of these consoles. If they just decide to cheap fix the it would behoove them to not try and maximise the potential of this machine. What a cluster fuc by ms. My question is, where did they make these machines. I'm getting tired of american companys giving away american jobs to crappy ass underpaid exploited employees of China. Destroying what could have been a fantastic console, and killing all of our pets and poisoning our children with lead.

ya i got the 0102 code and i called xbox told em i think i have a gpu error and hes like .. i dont know what your talking about and that was the repair line !!! thats what you get for outsourcing to poeple who dont know nothing bout

But yea man they said oh its kinda a serious error when u get 3 lights so go ahead and send to us.... so my system is off to the hells of MS i wont see my 360 for a month :/ 3 weeks ONCE THEY RECIEVE IT thats bull crap... so that means they recieve it set it on a shelf and forget it. and not to mention all those poeple slamming it around and treating my baby like shit and i swear if it comes back with my face plate gone and a stock one on it ima be pissed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just wanted so share my exp and info. !st off i did xclamp and was working good for bout 3 onths. Then bout 4 days ago i got E74 which translates to A/V error. Tried new cable as some have suggested and nothing. Well i went ahead and cleaned off GPU long with bottom of heatsink then used heat gun method to resolder possable loose connections. Next appied fresh dose of AS5. Next made sure all nuts and bolts were tightened properly. Put back together and what you know.....IT BOOTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The joy that i was feeling . So far been runing for bout 1.5 hrs now and no problems as of yet. I dont think that this is a permenant fix however. So far though it looks promising. So in conclusion, the HEAT GUN METHOD IN FACT DOES WORK ALONG WITH ADDING FRESH AS5! JOY! Im back on XBL playing GOW again !

p.s. I would personally like to thank every1 in the community for thier hard work and dedication. I've learned so much from all you guys, and keep up the GR8 work. Beers on me

what does this mean then
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zFvVmPc-5JY

MS sent this saying its fixed but it only did that so i rang them and they sent me PGR3 and a 360 controller as well as a brand new system

Well just to give an update on my current fix. Well, last night i was playing GOW on XBL and then the screen started getting green and scarmbled with lines. I shut it off. So 2 days ago i used heat gun fix and worked flawlessly for 2 days. Im thinking that the GPU or ram chips may have come loose once again. Well i booted it round 2 hrs later and everything seemed fine. Just to be safe i set display to 480 from 1080. All in all i seem to having no problems since. Though i am taking a close look at the console to make sure heat does not become a big issue. BTW i am currently playing with the case off. Im not sold on putting case back on and having to open again due to another failure.

I am getting a 0030 code, one that has not been mentioned before. The console boots up, shows 3ROL, then the fans run really quickly and it goes to 2ROL. Has anyone experienced this before?

Ok, once again i got a scrambled green screen while playing GOW. Yesterday i retightned all bolts and screws and what not. Well it worked perfect for 7 hrs straight. Was playing today and GPU problem aried again. Now im thinking that the heat is so bad that maybe its cuasing bolts and what not to become loose. I once again made sure that all was tightened right and booted. Boot up perfect and 3 hrs in shes running like a champ. The GPU heatsink is getting ridicoulsly hot and too hot to touch. Not good. Just seems weird that tighting will give me whole day of no prob gaming then just start acting up again. Perhaps replacing the bolts and screws would be a solution? Not sure but is there a heatsink that is available for the 360 GPU that could maybe prevent it from getting hotter than the flames of hell? Any feedback would be great.

I guess i found a *possible* explanation for 0020. Please read http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=622793

anyone know what error code 0203 is? plz i need help

Got that same 0030 code. The system powers up the fans shut off the power brick goes amber and no video, can't even eject. I have used 4 different power bricks and still the same error. I have searched for broken traces between the ram chips and the gpu and I have added quick silver to the cpu and gpu and heat dispensing pads to the ram chips. No go even after heat gun trick. 0030 = totally f'ed up

What causes the E74 error exactly? Excess heat? My 360 was in an open area. Or is it a design flaw by Microsoft?

Thanks in advance (i'm writing an angry letter )

haha ummm can someone explain this error code to me.....0223 ive searched for awhile and have yet to find anybody with the same error? I get it about 8 out of 10 times i turn my 360 on..... it takes awhile for the 3 RROL to show up though, sometimes it takes 5 minutes to show up. Until then it just sits there with no picture no sound and the controller doesnt sync. Once the 360 is on it plays fine with no problems or errors

I got the 0020 code. NO it's not overheating btw. I had it in a well-ventilated area and even a fan behind the vent (not an intercooler) this sucks, 1 month without live or halo 3 or anything... this sucks a LOT

ERROR CODE 0020 VICTIMS:

I think that it is GPU related i fixed a 360 the other day by replacing the xclamps and i got this code. Turns out i had the heat sink too tight against the GPU, once i loosended it worked perfect (i use 1 lock washer under each leg). Tested for over an hour.

secondary error code 1000 is listed as still not known.

I got this error right after my drive stopped reading disks.

Next thing you know my drive wont open and i get an E64 error with 1000 code. So it's something DVD drive related, but not sure exact cause. I did find however that when i smacked the front of the drive hard after getting pissed at it, everything worked fine for the a day before it went bad again...

And all this on my Halo Edition 360...

I really wanted to try the heatgun trick so badly but I didn't have a heat gun and I don't have a credit card so I couldn't buy one off ebay...So I used one of those little torches that are meant for burning the top of creme brulee...and it worked magnificently.

Error E72 with 0022

I believe this error is caused by the HYNIX Flash. While testing my connections for a dual kernal system, I booted with the CE pin conected by DPDT switch. After a normal boot, I tested with it disconected. This gave me 3RL and error 0022. I turned off the system, fliped the switch, booted up to error E72 (which I thought was odd.) I turned the system off and waited 10 sec to make sure it was completley down. Turned back on to a normal boot up.

Sorry, missed something. When started with CE disconected, I get 3RL with 0022. 1st boot after switch is flipped gives E72 with error 1020. Next boot is perfectly normal.

Definately GPU related - I had 0020 - and when I opened my box up, I turns out that one of the T8 screws holding the xclamp on was loose. A quick tighten and all is well. Tested for 10 hours game time then, turn off and cool down, then another 10 hours game time etc.

Phew, an expensive brick avoided and the kids happy

damn it error 0020 No video. has anyone had success fixing this code with the x-clamp method or should I bother? Only thing I did to console was some talismoon fans and we had some pretty bad electrical storms the other night the only thing I can really think would be the problem.

X Clamp method fixes it, as it is a GPU related problem. I had it recently, played a bit with the screws of the X Clamps, went to 102, and I just tightened a bit the screws, overheated... and it works =P

AFAIK 0030 code is problem with temperature controling. I'm pretty sure with it but i haven't fix for it

hi all

I have a question, I have replaced the x-clamps and I am now getting the 0020 error, as opposed to the 3 lights that I originally had.

After reading on here it seems that I may have tightned them a bit tight, so I will try losing them when i get home tonight, the problem I have is that I have used M6 fibre washers and they seem to be covering the wholes that the smallest of the torgue screws go into, is this going to cause me further problems?

Thanks
Col