Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:45 am Post subject: How I Fixed Error 0102
Yeah Well I've been on the way to modding an Xbox360, flashed the firmware, made full rips with wxripper, SSmerger isn't much help though, it can never make contact with the server to verify that I have the correct SS file and that it's going to the correct place, anyone have any advice i would apreciate it...anyhoo, about a month after flashing the firmware and 2 weeks after applying the latest backwards compatibility update from microsoft the console spat the dummy mid way through a game after several hours of play, error 0102, the best advise I could find on any forum was the remove tha mainboard and blast it with a heat gun......yeah right ...I decided to make that plan Z and try anything else I could think of first, I figured if this poorly cooled console can get hot enough to weaken a solder join to a critical component, perhaps it would get hot enough to correct it, turned it on, left it sit for at least 1 hour, maybe two....I had a nap don't remember exactly how long, I was tired from fixing various pieces of crap at work all day, woke up, turned it off and on again...error gone, has now worked without a hitch for 2-3 weeks....MWAHAHAHAHA
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:55 am Post subject: Re: How I Fixed Error 0102
TECH_MONKEY wrote:
don't rush into crazy solutions, a simple solution is sometimes the best
Nice post.. Appreciate your comments..
Im sure it will inspire other users with similar issues to try it.
the SS Merger site has been shutdown from what i am aware.
Most people use XBC to make backups these days.
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject:
Good job Tech Monkey! It feels so good to fix things. I miss working on hardware and pcb repair. I hope to do it again someday. Thank you for your experience, I found it inspiring! _________________________________________________________ 10% VIP Discount (Coupon Code: HQ-VIP-001 ) - Signup for web hosting at www.TweakedHosting.com/clients/aff.php?aff=004 and earn the HQ network of sites recurring income!
My xbox stopped working like a month ago. EVIL error 0102. I work all day so.. i had no time or money to fix the problem. Yesterday i found your comment google searching. I got to THANK YOU!. I signed up to this place just to say that. I did the warm up thing over the night... and now.. I'm back in the game!!
It works! I can't believe it! Welcome back my precious!!
Thanks!
Werz
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:22 pm Post subject:
Now, i know this sounds REALLY odd, but believe it or not, error 0102 is easily fixed by wrapping a towel around your 360 and leaving it overnight. That's right i said a TOWEL, regular bath towel will do. What happens is the towel traps the heat in the xbox and does the resoldering of the broken joints.
I know it sounds REALLY weird, but apparently it works. _________________________________________________________ Predtech
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:49 am Post subject:
yes the towel thing does work but after u do that you want to upgrade the fans in it and get the xcm add on fan with both those you probly wont ever see that error again. _________________________________________________________ The one the only Scarface!!
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 2:34 pm Post subject:
Hi I also had the 3 lights of death but recently I found a great tech support site that help me solve it. They have simple solutions and step by step information.
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 2:44 pm Post subject:
Never seen the eraser trick, did you try it out and have it work for you?
Welcome to the forums, should stick around, lots of knowledge passes around here all the time.
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject:
Sorry for the late reply I was away. I have first seen the eraser trick on that tech support site. But after a quick search on google I have seen it in other forums, it really helps its been almost a month now and my Xbox 360 still works. I just can't believe Ms will have so many problems with the xbox 360 on my regular Xbox I had no problem and it works until now.
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