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Mart
23-11-2009, 21:23
3 red-rings, error code: 0020 :crap:

Anyone know any fixes for this, or is it a bin job?
mike r5 gtt
23-11-2009, 21:27
depends how old ur box is and if u kept the paper work!!but coz this was/is such a massive problem for microsoft u MAY b able 2 get some comp/exchange unit !! if u google the prob ul find loads of info!
TrixNFlix
23-11-2009, 21:32
Get your thermal paste out for the lads!
Mart
23-11-2009, 21:32
Already Google'd it mate. It's well out of warranty, and I've long since misplaced the receipt/paperwork.
Mart
23-11-2009, 21:34
Get your thermal paste out for the lads!

In laymans terms, what's the score? I'm a dab hand at electronics, but I know zilcho about xbox internals.
TrixNFlix
23-11-2009, 21:35
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=611353
Brigsy
23-11-2009, 21:41
Can you not get it sorted on the 3yr rrod warranty?

Same thing happened to mine last week & its going back to microsoft tomorrow, had it 2 yrs. I was gutted when mine packed up whilst playing mw2 online :laugh:
TrixNFlix
23-11-2009, 21:41
This is supposed to be a good kit. Quite expensive but id buy it caus im lazy and havnt got the time to source everything. Ive got one i need to fix as well at some stage, just lucky i have two. :laugh:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10-x-Xbox-360-XCLAMP-Repair-Kit-FIXES-3-LIGHT-RED-RING_W0QQitemZ190349161929QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Vi deoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories _JN?hash=item2c51b1b5c9
dangerous dave
23-11-2009, 21:46
Before buying mine I read up on some of this, there's a few fixes on the web, vids on how to do it etc. The reclamp and thermal paste seems to be the main one but I'm yet to try it.
Mart
23-11-2009, 21:47
Can you not get it sorted on the 3yr rrod warranty?

Same thing happened to mine last week & its going back to microsoft tomorrow, had it 2 yrs. I was gutted when mine packed up whilst playing mw2 online :laugh:

It's well over 3 years old mate.

Strangely enough, I've been playing mw2 & it's now failed.

Thanks for the link Andy. Not too keen on forking out a score for a load of nuts n' bolts! :D I'll take it into work tomorrow, re-paste it all for starters, then go from there.
TrixNFlix
23-11-2009, 21:53
Mine was one of the first ones that came out probably like yours mart if its over 3 years old and has suffered from the rings before. It might just start working again after its been left to cool down. Ive left mine for a couple of days before, rung microsoft to log it for being shipped of to be mended only for it to start working again. :laugh: I should get it back out of the loft and try again:)
Matt Cole
23-11-2009, 21:56
Fixed mine a few months back. You need to get rid of the ****e xclamps. You'll see why the chip fails when you remove the clamps.:eek: The only real fix is to reclamp the chips down and sweat them back in place.
Sam M
23-11-2009, 22:22
Mine died in june, (got it on release day) but as I already upgraded the firmware thought id just give it a go myself with the xclamp fix kit from ebay. Worked a treat, been spot on since. Cost about 4quid for the kit.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xbox-360-XCLAMP-Repair-Kit-FIXES-3-LIGHT-RED-RING_W0QQitemZ190350647545QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Vi deoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories _JN?hash=item2c51c860f9

or £2.99 delivered. Right in Marts budget.... just.
Mart
23-11-2009, 22:25
:D

Sam, did you use new paste?
wrightygtt
23-11-2009, 22:27
Hi mart
I had this problem with mine and used the link of a thread I made a while back, hope this helps, you can buy all the bits from Maplins or similiar.
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=3460
mine lasted for 7 months, so from a personal point of view it served its purpose if not a lasting repair, although I could of done it again, I was given an xbox so didn't have the need.
Mart
23-11-2009, 22:33
Cheers Wrighty. I'll have a sniff of that video now & see what's what :agree: :)

The repair only lasted 7 months though?

Fecking Microsoft janky caaaants.
Sam M
23-11-2009, 22:36
:D

Sam, did you use new paste?

Yes I did, The kit usually comes with the paste needed and I Just covered the ******* chips in it. You can see why they fail, the xclamps that hold the heatsinks on over time just start too weaken loosing the grip.
wrightygtt
23-11-2009, 22:43
Cheers Wrighty. I'll have a sniff of that video now & see what's what :agree: :)

The repair only lasted 7 months though?

Fecking Microsoft janky caaaants.

I know, nearly evey person I know has had this problem, I could of used the method again, but didn't want to go opening the xbox up for a second time ! it saved me buying another one for a few months, but this is going back a year when they were still very expensive. Not sure how much new xbox's go for now a days?
Mart
23-11-2009, 22:55
W8nky design :sad2:

Cheers for the info chaps. I'll pull mine apart tomorrow & go from there.
Mart
24-11-2009, 22:37
Sorted :agree:

I see what yous mean about those x-clamps :sad2: :crap:

Removed/binned them, removed the heatsinks, re-pasted the ic's, PMT'd the heatsink with the lower metal cover to give a greater surface area for cooling, ran the overheat shpiel to re-align/set the ic's, left the unit to cool down, and all is now good - No more rrod, even after running a dvd for a couple of hours.

Win!

Cheers for the advice chaps :agree: