Topic: Xbox 360 Error 0021 Fix Explainded (Read 337 times)

brandogg · « **Reply #15 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:15:00 PM »

I have to agree, to a point. It's more of poor execution than poor design. It's like building a beautiful mansion, but cutting corners left and right to save a few bucks.

sgt_deathwrench · « **Reply #16 on:** January 15, 2008, 04:08:00 PM »

yeah, um how is it the firmware on the dvd drive and when i unplug the dvd player and still get the same error wouldnt it change to no dvd player found. im also thinking its a mobo problem

RRoD420 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 04, 2008, 01:24:00 PM »

Has anyone gotten any further with error 0021?

I bought an xbox on ebay with error 0102. This console has never been opened. So the DVD drive was never modified. I did the heat gun trick and changed the x-clamps (which has worked for me on several consoles) The error code changed to 0021. I unplugged the dvd drive and tried to boot but still error 0021. So my issue has nothing to do with the dvd drive.

I also did concentrate on the southbridge because I read this issue may have something to do with the I/O chipset. Does ANYONE have any solutions to this??? Thanks everyone.

stevenzusman · « **Reply #18 on:** February 16, 2008, 12:17:00 PM »

so anyone found a fix for error 0021

Bravoexo · « **Reply #19 on:** February 17, 2008, 02:07:00 AM »

for my brief 8mos work of repairing.... persistent 0021, and 0022's are pretty much fatal... non persistent ones (like 0110, 0103 then bounces back and forth betwee 0021/0022), will die pretty much soon anyway.

thili55 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 12, 2008, 01:01:00 AM »

I am about to tackle my first 0021 tomorrow. I will post to let you know how it goes.

BoldHead · « **Reply #21 on:** March 16, 2008, 12:39:00 PM »

I got error 0021 today.
I can workaround it by holding the dvd tray open when I turn off the box,
and when I start it up again it works fine.

Edit: At first when I tried again with the tray closed I got the RROD again, but after playing a game and trying again no more RROD...

This post has been edited by BoldHead: Mar 16 2008, 07:42 PM

thili55 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 16, 2008, 11:05:00 PM »

Well I fixed the 0021. It had a broken capacitor on the back of the gpu, completely removed it, and soldered one I pulled off an old video card, booted right up.

veekay · « **Reply #23 on:** March 19, 2008, 12:50:00 AM »

thili - do you happen to know which one was bad and how obvious was it?

fuckdead · « **Reply #24 on:** March 20, 2008, 09:05:00 AM »

hummm, i dont like when soldering is envolved....
I already disconnected my drive and the 3 rrod persists.. Bravoexo, So in you opinion this error has a hard solution or doesnt have a solution at all , am i sure ?
I have that error too, and i was thinking if the x-clamps metod would fix my console ... Has anyone already tried ?

BILKO1 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:16:00 PM »

QUOTE(fuckdead @ Mar 20 2008, 03:05 PM)

hummm, i dont like when soldering is envolved....
I already disconnected my drive and the 3 rrod persists.. Bravoexo, So in you opinion this error has a hard solution or doesnt have a solution at all , am i sure ?
I have that error too, and i was thinking if the x-clamps metod would fix my console ... Has anyone already tried ?

X-clamp removal will not fix 0021 its southbridge related.

fuckdead · « **Reply #26 on:** March 20, 2008, 05:04:00 PM »

QUOTE(BILKO1 @ Mar 20 2008, 07:52 PM)

X-clamp removal will not fix 0021 its southbridge related.

So, what is your sugestion to fix that

Hot air gun fix

?? I already read about the air gun and very people says that is a temporary solution, so problably is not the solution that i am looking for...

BILKO1 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 21, 2008, 01:14:00 AM »

QUOTE(fuckdead @ Mar 20 2008, 11:40 PM)

So, what is your sugestion to fix that

Hot air gun fix

?? I already read about the air gun and very people says that is a temporary solution, so problably is not the solution that i am looking for...

I wish i had a fix mate as far as i know it's terminal, the heatgun method would probably work but not for long:(

fuckdead · « **Reply #28 on:** March 21, 2008, 08:06:00 PM »

ok... Thanks anyway.. I will try the heatgun, but i am sure that will on work for a few days...

I buy a new console in summer

eyepartie · « **Reply #29 on:** March 22, 2008, 10:23:00 PM »

Well to clarify, the "heatgun fix" is getting confused here. In the past, people would use a heatgun to re-melt the gpu for a "temporary fix". The guy on page 1 of this thread stated he fixed error 0021 by applying heat with a heatgun to the southbridge chip. I know this for a fact is a permanent fix (assuming the x-clamp mod is applied). I actually inflicted error 0021 to two 360 consoles. I am emberassed, but I will explain to everybody how this happend to both of them.

First of all, BOTH consoles had originally been working fine with the x-clamp fix. However, on the first one, I put only two washers (instead of 3 like I should have) on each screw between the heatsink and gpu; I theorized that this caused the heatsink to apply too much pressure to the motherboard and disrupted the southbridge or gpu. On the 2nd 360, I forgot to put the 4 washers on each screw between the motherboard and the metal shell casing (I didn't eat breakfast or lunch that day, go figure). Again, the motherboard warped considerably by applying too much pressure as I screwed down the heatsinks to the cpu and gpu. Heatgunning BOTH gpu and southbridge on console #1 and just the southbridge on console #2 fixed both of them. Still running.

ps. The southbridge is the chip that says xbox 360 and has the silver background.

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