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[HackerSupreme]

QUOTE(Lovemuffin15 @ Jun 15 2008, 04:20 PM)

Okay, I had no idea about the secondary error codes.

Mine's 0001 Power Supply Problem.  
My question is, is there any good way to check for shorts in the motherboard/etc?

I don't think it's the PCU, but I know how to check that.

(If anyone wants to move this to the proper thread, I'd actually be grateful)

If you can, try the system with a different power supply.

[robinfinck1610]

Hi I'm new here. Just wondering if anyone can help regarding the links to rbjtech's tutorials since they are not accessible. Thx a bunch!  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[HackerSupreme]

www.llama.com has a tutorial almost perfectly the same. Go to www.llama.com everybody.

[tengai]

I did the rbjtech mk.3 mod a few months back and it's working fine. I may need to do another for a friend, but I can't remember the bolt lengths (tutorial/site is down). Please, somebody jog my memory... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[mackemsrule]

Hi have these tutorials been removed, when i click on the links all i get is error 404

[Zait]

QUOTE(mackemsrule @ Jun 24 2008, 10:19 PM)

Hi have these tutorials been removed, when i click on the links all i get is error 404

Ya.  Anyone have this tutorial mirrored somewhere?

[vdorza]

QUOTE(Zait @ Jun 29 2008, 07:13 PM)

Ya.  Anyone have this tutorial mirrored somewhere?

I found the tutorial on http://www.robinhood.../...=511&p=2599

I did the fix, and it worked very fine. I only played one hour, but without problems.
I will continue testing.

Than you all for the help.

[clubfederation415]

can a mod please update this thread?
Thanks! im going to try this tut as soon as i get my broken xbox

[zzleezz]

QUOTE(tengai @ Jun 23 2008, 12:45 AM)

I did the rbjtech mk.3 mod a few months back and it's working fine. I may need to do another for a friend, but I can't remember the bolt lengths (tutorial/site is down). Please, somebody jog my memory...

Just completed this fix using the llama tutorial, only M5 bolts I could find at local DIY store were 25mm so I dremmeled the GPU bolts down to 12mm. Looking at the bolts in place I could have made the 3 or 4 mm longer. Also did th CPU heatsink but didnt bother to cut down the bolts as they rise up next to the sink without getting in the way, in fact its a bit more surface area for the sink!

Has error code 0102. Followed the tute pretty closely, when I turned on the xbox the first time before heating it I still had the error. Heated it for 10 mins with the fans blowing only on the CPU and the GPU covered by the DVD drive. Left it to cool for 15 mins and when I tried it again it worked perfectly. Been playing Rockband all afternoon without any problems at all.  

Removing all the fluff from the case and improving the heatsink thermal compound has made the xbox far quieter, pretty sure the fluff started the problem in the first place.

Forum has been amazingly usefull to me over the last few years, from modding original xbox to this, thanks Scenyx and all involved.

[michael196]

hey there, I have tried fixing the 3rlod using the tutorial from the old thread so not sure if its MK III or not, anyway, at first I had 2 red lights, then I removed one washer from each side, and loosend the screws, now I turns on, makes some crazy burning like smell (like burning plastic or solder) and then 3rlod again...
Im out of ideas...
any help?
Thanks a lot
-Mike

[Lynas]

Has anybody got an alternative link to the MKIII tutorial please? It's down and I've bought the parts for that tutorial!!

Many thanks guys.

[michael196]

I dunno which MK ver I got, but I have the .doc version of the tutorial...

[M2X]

I've recently fix 2 consoles with MKI method. Thank God both of them are working fine!
First I've got to thank Richard for this wonderful fixing method.
Then I've got to say these methods are really time consuming and they require a lot of patience.
I have tried Lawdawg0931's method too but it sucks.
It is just fast but the fix won't last long enough.  

Here are some notes about my fix:
1) Both of the consoles were dead with error number 0102.  
2) None of the 2 consoles booted up the first or the second time. I had to play with the tension of the bolts and/or number of washers and it was really a pain in the butt.  
3) For the first one I repaired I used 3 washers (for GPU and CPU). 2 washers would give me 0020. But for the second one, 3 washers and the heatsinks didn't touch the core.
4) What was really bother me was error code 0020 after the fix. I know it's not overheating or anything but if the bolts are too tight then this error pops immediately after the power on. Someone has to discover the root of this error.  
5) I didn't use ANY heat method. I just played with the screws until I saw some green lights.  
6) I measured the thickness of all the washers, nuts, etc with a vernier caliper and they matched the sizes given in this tutorial.  
7) The worst part of the fix was modding the GPU heatsink with took about an hour to complete.  
I'm sure that the fixes are lasting fixes because the second one ran really hot (before the cooling mods) and produced artifacts but never froze and never gave me any RRoD. So I'm sure the solder points are pressed together tightly.
9) For the second console, I couldn't find 2cm long screws so I used 2.5cm ones and it later created several problems. IE when I wanted to tight the nuts with a socket wrench, it couldn't catch the nut. So I used another spring + flat washer underneath the lock nut. But I don't have any problem mounting the DVD-Drive.

I suggest anyone do the fix for RRoDed consoles and on new consoles to prevent further problems.
Good luck.  

[jackmegood]

QUOTE(M2X @ Jul 30 2008, 12:56 PM)

3) For the first one I repaired I used 3 washers (for GPU and CPU). 2 washers would give me 0020. But for the second one, 3 washers and the heatsinks didn't touch the core.
4) What was really bother me was error code 0020 after the fix. I know it's not overheating or anything but if the bolts are too tight then this error pops immediately after the power on. Someone has to discover the root of this error.  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

I am having this exact same problem!

[M2X]

QUOTE(jackmegood @ Aug 1 2008, 07:28 PM)

I am having this exact same problem!

What do you mean?
If you mean you are always getting 0020 then try this:
First you've got to discover which screw is causing 0020. You can loosen the screws a little bit then each time before powering up the box press hardly on one of the four corners of the heatsink and see what happens. For me for example, the the upper left side of the heatsink pressed would give me 0020. Then I screwed the other bolts tight but not too much and the problem was gone for two of the 3 boxes but I was still left with some 0102.
So that was the point that after 2hours I felt really screwed up. I untightened all of the four bolts on the gpu side and out of nothing I just pressed the power button and TADA!!! The damn thing booted right up.
This method also worked for another box.
I played with it a little and then little by little tightened the screws (except for the screw that caused the 0020) I did this until I saw the console would freeze if I go any further.
Hope this would solve your problem two.

PS:
WOW! Richard and MKI rule!
I fixed another 0102 xbox that also had the shytty 0002!
It's been working fine for 2 days now and I'm gonna return it to the owner within a few days.
Pitty the DVD-Drive is well screwed up and only some old games run fine! The funny thing is that it's not able to read any Verbatim but rather some fake HPs!  

So total of 3 boxes are (hopefully if God will) revived with this method!