So I've had my Xenon Jtag'd for over a year with no problems, I took it with me to a buddy's house about 2 months ago and I hand't played it since - it's just been sitting for about 2 months. I hook it up and turn it on, instant 3 RRoD with a secondary error code of 0020. After some research it seems like this could be related to a short on the mobo but most people thing it's a overheating issue - I'm ruling that one out because of my previous explanation. Here is a picture of my Jtag: Yes, I do play the machine open like this and I know it is looks like something bad waiting to happen, but the wires never cross and I'm normally very careful. I've heard of people removing wires after their Jtag, obviously I skipped that step and went straight to playing. I have had a common Jtag error in the past - I fixed this by removing all of the connections, re-soldering them and re-flashing. So my questions are: 1) Should I remove the wires? 2) If so, which wires should I remove? OR 3) Should I start from scratch - remove the Jtag, re-solder and re-flash OR just reflash? Any help would be greatly appreciated - I'm only about 1/2 way through Fallout New Vegas and have my first real weekend in about 3 months! Thanks in advanced.
Since you're already JTAG'd, you really don't need the LPT wires connected. I would leave the JTAG wires installed (Red & White), as if you don't, then your JTAG will probably give you an E79 error. The 0020 error is very common, if not the most common problem that I run into. It's usually a quick reflow of the CPU, GPU, and RAM chips just to be safe. I would suggest that you 12v mod your fans. It sounds like you're running a vacuum cleaner (especially if you leave your console open), but keeps the console cool. It's quite easy to do and seems to keep the console from red ringing again. Good Luck!
I believe the 0020 error is a short like you stated, related to metal dendrites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisker_(metallurgy) What I usually do to fix these is first flush with 91% alcohol, you'll see a bunch of crap flow out. Let dry then apply liquid flux and reflow.
Thanks for the replies, I really don't want to reflow the board because I doubt that heat was the cause because it was working fine prior to sitting for almost 2 months and I just don't want to deal with it. I understand the whiskers and all, but I feel like something must have been physically damaged in the process of moving it. I'll check the components on the board, but I think overall, I'm done messing around with consoles - after repairing them part time and having a PS3 YLoD and now my first RRoD, I'm just don't think that a console breaking should be a matter of time. Time to get back to my roots - I've started to order parts for a pc build - Sony, Nintendo and especially M$ can go f*ck themselves! I will hang on to my PS3 controllers to use on my new gaming rig for Madden and sports games.
