rrod - Saxperience

mufcdouble · 23rd August 2009, 18:16

can anyone tell me how you get the codes up to see what the problem is?

3 red lights are flashing,i cant send it back as i bought it privately yesterday but i got a good mind to go to the guys house!!

or if anyone offers a cheap fix

Liam_LFC_VTR · 23rd August 2009, 19:31

Youtube is your friend.

There is step by step instructions showing you how to fix RROD

Pieface · 23rd August 2009, 19:42

Sounds like you got ripped off. He probably did the towel trick to make it work for a short amount of time. I'd go back to him.

mufcdouble · 23rd August 2009, 21:38

right now i dont got the rrod but i got sound and no pic! ive tried 2 different leads and same problem?

Ste-88 · 24th August 2009, 04:09

Hold the sync button in while pressing the eject button 4 times (one after another) ... Take note of the number of lights that flash...

Remember 4 flashing = 0

Usual code is 0102.

Dan-Subtle^m · 24th August 2009, 11:15

send back to microsoft, dont matter if you bought it second hand aslong as the console hasnt been opened just ring microsoft tell them the console id number and they will tell you whether you can get it repaired for free.

9/10 times they will repair it for free aslong as the console hasnt been opened.

SaxoMuffin · 24th August 2009, 17:01

Sorry to hijack thread a little but in my old elite I have no video anyone got any ideas on what to do with it, I've opened it up and can do pretty much anything with it, its all open and the moment just dont want to do completely irrelevant things and make it worse

Ste-88 · 24th August 2009, 17:53

^ open the console, check what the state of the GPU is in, perhaps may need fresh paste, if problem is still there is the ANA chip, just apply weight to it and see if it's any better, plenty of fixes available on the net. I've used the 8 penny one before

SaxoMuffin · 24th August 2009, 18:55

Checked and seems fine might replace it with the one I have in the old premium I have

Ste-88 · 24th August 2009, 19:45

Unless you have a high gain magnifier, pin point soldering iron and hands that don't move then I wouldn't even attempt to swap chips around...

Is the board straight? Tried heatgunning/ hairdryer-ing around the chip and joints?

You may find that bending the corner of the top left board up while loading the xbox will make it work, don't do it too much, I've fried 2 of my 9 so far that had this issue.

Rather delicate to say the least!

mufcdouble · 24th August 2009, 20:47

right paid £30 to have it fixed,he just put some more paste on it then checked the dvd drive thing in his cpu and it had already been flashed!!but was the very 1st firmare that came out,1st words out of his mouth was"banned from live" and it was so had the new firmware put on

CaldzieVTR · 24th August 2009, 22:14

having similer problems fella mines one red flashing with error code 068

Ste-88 · 24th August 2009, 22:33

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Originally Posted by mufcdouble

right paid £30 to have it fixed,he just put some more paste on it then checked the dvd drive thing in his cpu and it had already been flashed!!but was the very 1st firmare that came out,1st words out of his mouth was"banned from live" and it was so had the new firmware put on

Just because it has the old firmware on doesn't meant its banned from live.
Once it's banned ... ITS BANNED, Unless you re-program the eeprom chip, which you will require specialist tools / hardware to do.

Running the old firmware is fine tbh, My mate still runs iXtreme 1.2, however this limits him to not being able to play the most recent games as they are Wave 3.

Bar that it's the same as any.

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Originally Posted by CaldzieVTR

having similer problems fella mines one red flashing with error code 068

X-Clamp fix will sort that out.

SaxoMuffin · 25th August 2009, 13:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ste-88

Unless you have a high gain magnifier, pin point soldering iron and hands that don't move then I wouldn't even attempt to swap chips around...

Is the board straight? Tried heatgunning/ hairdryer-ing around the chip and joints?

You may find that bending the corner of the top left board up while loading the xbox will make it work, don't do it too much, I've fried 2 of my 9 so far that had this issue.

Rather delicate to say the least!

Dude I've literally tried everything I can find on the net only option will be to swap it over, hopefully get it done tonight...

Anything else you can think of trying?

Ste-88 · 25th August 2009, 13:52

You tried flexing it on the top left corner while you power it up?

Usualy that is the case, perhaps needs weights on it and properly heat gunning.

Suppose you have tried other cables, and also the display reset incase the settings ain't workin with your tv... It's funny how many peoples issues are fixed by that...

Look for the display reset on a search, it's something like turn xbox on, hold Y and left trigger till it restarts it's self... Double check though

SaxoMuffin · 25th August 2009, 15:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ste-88

You tried flexing it on the top left corner while you power it up?

Usualy that is the case, perhaps needs weights on it and properly heat gunning.

Suppose you have tried other cables, and also the display reset incase the settings ain't workin with your tv... It's funny how many peoples issues are fixed by that...

Look for the display reset on a search, it's something like turn xbox on, hold Y and left trigger till it restarts it's self... Double check though

Yeah I've tried the display reset will go home and try the corner thingy ma giggy is it just a case of lifting that side up?

Ste-88 · 25th August 2009, 15:08

Yep. Go easy with it though and remember to hold it there when you turn it on, don't flex it too much or sparks will fly and end up dead like 2 of my load are haha..

SaxoMuffin · 25th August 2009, 22:58

No luck mannnn failed again...only thing left is to try and swap it over.

Its not a problem if I can't swap it or fail doing so as I do have one flashed working one anyway working fine and dandy was just to experiment...