How to fix E74 error without opening your Xbox 360! (works for most other errors too!)

[droxland]

WORKED! thank you sir!

[Snyder300]

The guy that posted help leave the things in there till the Xbox shuts itself off

[Snyder300]

Don't take the AV cable out or the e74 error code will happen again and you'll have to start all over but it works great but does anyone know how to fix the disc tray to where it will open

[MrTanz64]

Thanks, totally worked!

[iTzAdamzx]

Thanx a lot mate saved me money a lot of money :)

[cowboys354]

this isnt working, could it be something else??

[MnTlQuIkScOp3R]

Its stuk pertminintly brokn

[MnTlQuIkScOp3R]

It last abou a week but f's up xbox even more trust me

[chishty786]

Your a genius mate !

[16essiju]

If u read it every time I wait 5 mins nd take the things out the fans don't start up nd if they do it still says e74 hellppppp

[Fedexpressification]

Thanks a lot saved me heaps of money. One question, how long will this fix last

[Xbox360modderzZ]

@Fedexpressification 30 seconds

[XzMadSkillzX]

Thank you man this actually worked love you =) i was about to break my xbox

[acds413]

Does saving a game to my hardrive help for less overheating ?

[tigerfierce13]

It didn't work for me :/ did I do something wrong????

[Ganonwelt]

Wow it worked really....its awesome! Big thanks to you...

[XLRTheGamer]

thank u so much my good sir!

[wblake22]

temporary fix that will cause permanent damage just open it up

[coolblackrain11]

ITS ALIIIVE, ITS ALIIIIIVE!!! It worked, THANK YOU!!!

[DublinGamer]

It worked! Thank you!

[16essiju]

Just doesnt work the fans don't start back up

[TheCookiesk8er]

It only worked for bout a week

[Paschendale117]

Thanks this worked!

[Paschendale117]

It worked!

[16essiju]

Some one help me

[youwish44lulz]

@16essiju someone would help you if you told us what was wrong?

[whodatsaints17]

Thx bro lifesaver!!!

[16essiju]

It's not qorking

[jleecuk]

Ta man your a F'n ledge - thought I was going to have to get a new Xbox

[zactheblue]

wow. all I had to do was stop the fans on mine, did that turned it on to make it overheat and bam it started working

[Maurice8955]

thx man !!! ur great

[butlerboi84]

omg thank you wouldnt know what to do without this video i was scared i was goin to have to send it off to get it fixed an i would have to pay for it cause im out of the warrenty or i was goin to have to break down an buy a new xbox thanks alot man

[AppeXDJ]

im sorry i took my anger out on you sir plz forgive me

[youwish44lulz]

@AppeXDJ forgiven.

[AppeXDJ]

whenever i do this i let it sit for 5-10mins and when i take the things out my xbox is of and the lights stay on. plz tell me what i need to do.

[CrazyHammer101]

This did not work for my Xbox360, i did it twice an i keep getting the e74 error.. could it just be the AV cable? Or do i need to let it over heat for 10mins long?? COULD SOMEONE PLZ HELP ME? really wanna play an stuck out in the woods with a broken Xbox360 an a nice TV..

[oskarelo100]

x box 360 MASTER!!!!

[PSYCHeVAL401]

good looks man. my boy gave me his xbox sayin it had the red ring but it was just the e74 and this shits legit. hope it lasts

[XxstrayhawkxX]

OMG, TY, IF NOT 4 UR HELP THN I WOULD OF LOST 20$! TY!

[aiden9003]

Thank you!!! It worked you're the best

[5T4C33Y]

THANK YOUUUUUU! IT WORKEDDDDDDDDDDDD!

[MnTlQuIkScOp3R]

I already know dat1

[GamersVanity]

Dude i did everything what you said in the video and now its not showing anything no video no sound even no green or red lights onlythe green power logo thing...

what shall i do now? please help

[CPxREAPERx]

thanks this really helped worked on the first time too!

[BecGodess]

Thankyou very much, worked first time! :)

[ramdom22222222222]

wait do you live the game in there

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[PIM00]

I had lost all hope in fixing this. The only videos I found that showed how to fix it was someone puting it in the trash and throwing it into a pool. Then I found this one and you, sir, saved me from having a life. Thank you.

[metuic]

Does this work for open tray error?

[DiScoMboBuLaTioNN]

This worked for about a month and now It doesn't work, any suggestions?

[GamersVanity]

@DiScoMboBuLaTioNN he said that this is not a permanent soluton sorry dude,but maybe you can try it again?:P

[superQman600]

ok i did everything you said and still come up with the e 74 idk whats wrong

[superjethighlife]

Yeah it worked

[krash0011]

worked perfectly the first time doing this. Very easy to follow instructions, good job bro!

[superjethighlife]

When I pull the pins out it doesn't start spinning by itself? Idk why. So I restart it and it worked for like 10 mins then came back to that screen.?? I need help please. I tryed it again and it didn't work the fans didn't start by itself it'd be great if u could help thanks

[nachoman4ever]

thank you. I was concerned Id have to let some stranger molest my precious xbox till I saw this video.

[CyclopsTelivision]

Thanks so much man

[bowsersworld]

dude thanks so much after like 8 months of being pissed u showed me how to fix it first shot

thanks man

[dzovanni69]

Did it work with the HD VGA Cable?

[Jamalnumberr25]

last year my xbox got the e74 error, it's flashed and I wasn't the first owner of it so I didn't turn it in for reparation, instead I got the new 360, but now I tried this and I have 2 xboxes! Thanks man!!

[poopcorn10]

i got the new xbox so it cant happen to me:)

[clowntears457]

mine didnt work so i did it again but let it run for 15 minutes aint had any problems since.....thanx bro

[SmokeySinatra]

also should i let it cool down after this befor i do this

[SmokeySinatra]

@SmokeySinatra i mean before i play

[SmokeySinatra]

hey so i did this and it worked but it only lasted me 45 min or like an hour please help me.

[GamerEternally]

Won't this mess up the fan?

[seraphim434]

It was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring not even my bastard XBOX as I got the E74 error!

Followed your instructions and it worked like a charm.

You are my Santa Claus!

Cannot thank you enough for this.

Have yourself a fantastic Christmas!

[2muchfast4u]

just like magic, my old xbox came back to life. Thanks.

[BeauZo1992]

Mine didn't work mate any ideas :(

[TheRevulsion]

Great tutorial, very clear! Thanks so much!

[NEEDFORSPEEDBV]

It didn't work the fans just stopped so when I turned it back on it said e74

[ricosauve120]

You are the MAN!!! That worked like a charm!!! How long will that last...Before I get it fixed permanently

[SmokeySinatra]

@ricosauve120 how long did it last you

[golfer10100]

idk but mine went right back to E74 any suggestions?

[MrAldobaldo]

Dude thanx alot save my ass

[SamEditing]

after I pull the cotton buds out the fans aren't going anymore? any help :/ ?

[BradZehh]

@SamEditing HAAAAAAAAAAAA your screwed u little mug

[SamEditing]

@BradZehh die brad

[BradZehh]

@SamEditing die sam-u-el

[JammyCJackson]

Your an actual legend! Thanks for this <3

[rickrossthebosz]

for how long does this work?

[WelcomeToBostonLOOZA]

he was irish

[MrCam2k]

thank you :)

[SherlocksFlag]

I'll try it

[riteoffit]

lol this actually works, nice 1

[ThePsychoticGod]

Thank you so so much it worked. I appreciate this a bunch

[sjones502]

Dash board update is out!!!

[trentsmate]

Harry you beauty.

Our flat loves you.

Back to Fifa 10.

[bcmiguez]

do you have to do this everytime you want to play?

[godzillaman1234321]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyy



[plgrffn978]

when it worked my screen turned fuzzy is that normal for the method u shared

[sjones502]

After like 5 tries it finally work nice video

[TheDonovan137]

THANK YOU BRO! IT WORKED! But what if I get any other errors? Will this method work?

[plgrffn978]

@ youwish44lulz i need help i used all the things u said to use but when i do it i mess up idk what i did wrongg....

[plgrffn978]

help i coudnt do it i follow everything...

[sthui1981]

Oh My God! you are amazing. Your trick worked on my xbox. It's fixed in less than an hour. Thanks.....

[8polp8]

didn't work :(

[flamezmack]

nice onnnnnne!!!!...worked 1st time..cheers mate!!

[xIExemplify]

it worked thx so much bro.

[crestwoodcameron]

it dose not work on mine when i tryed it

[xXscopzzXx]

your amazing! it worked straight! thanks!

[tazguthrie]

done everything you said but when i took out the alen keys the fans didnt do anything and still had 1 red light

[xIExemplify]

@tazguthrie you should wait till you get the overheat lights which are to before you take out the alen keys and it might not make a loud noise when you take them out mine didnt but just turn off your xbox plug everything in and turn it on it should work it did for mine anyway

[J3cko98]

its not working for me. i did every step, first time i waited for 5 minutes, second time for 10. the first time i hear the whirring noise but very small, the second time there was no whirring at all. Feedback? Help? please? i need to kill Alduin and save Skyrim!

[RuckingFetard87]

Worked for me! Thanks bro.

[AliasAbhayRao]

didn't work for me...any1 know y????

@youwish44lulz pls help dude

[KatieLister1]

Thank you so much xx It worked, yipeeeeee !!!!!

[blumkinonside]

works for a good day

[neilbee]

HOLY FUCK SOMEBODY CALL THE FIRE BRIGADE!!!

[SketchySkater420]

@youwish44lulz Hey bro got a problem.........This pretty much sucks bro it worked twice before so idk what but every time i fucking put my cotton swabs back there the fucking fan goes crazy and pushes them out and bout cut the cotton swabs in fucking half bro

[SketchySkater420]

e74, damn..........

[qxPROxp]

WOW!!!!!! This worked thanks, lets see how long this will last.

[bigytye]

thank you for showing me theses tricks

[steeledtomtom5]

thank you!!! im xbox is back and im killing every body on mw3

[joergerman3]

Works fine but I'm going to get me a ps3 but thanks anyway:)

[LeoPalooza2008]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[avenger1312]

lasts 20 min max WTF

[avenger1312]

two red rings came up in two mins ? is that bad?



[TheDonovan137]

@avenger1312 Na I don't think so

[nubbtard]

I'd just like to post, THIS WORKED FOR ME !!!

360 elite, did exactly what he did and for now it is working (I am not sure how long for though).

Great stuff.

[nubbtard]

@nubbtard Ah that didnt last long :(

Failed again.

[Zeroes123]

You said it will be fixed for a couple of months ? How can u fix it permanently or do you keep doing this every couple of months

[Zeroes123]

is this a temporary fix ?

[jroman692]

it worked for me only the lightvdidn't turn red but it stil looks kind of blurry

[crunchysauce]

ahahahah thankyou very much it worked

but i hope it lasts lol

[DRfromtheDR]

holy hell this was so sketch

[SuperLoveYou123]

yay! it worked! awesome! :D

[RigmanZ11]

it only works for like a day D: how do i get it to last a longer fix?

[sane332]

i tried it and YES it does work but it only stayed normal for a day then on day two while i was playing red dead redemption i started seeing green graphic dots all over the place....shut it off n turned it back on and BAM!....E-74 again

[ortan123]

nvr mind it worked, pretty well might i add

[ortan123]

ok i got e 74 error code and it only seemed to get an error when i plugged in the A/V should this work???????????

[9HaythamD2]

worked but keeps comming back everyday nearly and now it stoped working any suggestions m8?

[Genosiidez]

it worked a couple of times then it stopped after about 5 times haha but thanks anyway :) btw your so funny the way you talk haha :P

[AllStarNaryan]

Y DOES IT NOT WORK FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SketchySkater420]

@AllStarNaryan ur gay duh

[AllStarNaryan]

@SketchySkater420 shut the fuck up u little piece of shit,did i ask you NO,is anyone even talking to you NO,but yet u try to act tuff on youtube,because you know if u see you in real life ill beat the shit out of u.fucking bitch

[SketchySkater420]

@AllStarNaryan learn to laugh u fucking bitch ill fuck ur life up in real life

[AllStarNaryan]

@SketchySkater420 yea ok u dick sucking mother fucker ^-^

[486Noel]

There is another way to fix it is to put is upside down squeeze the xbox and turn it on and u have to do that every time u want to play

[ITZZOFLUFFY]

man thnx now i can play battlefield this worked thnx alot:]

[9HaythamD2]

thanx soo much man



[Kleckas16]

how many time is it works with this fix ?

Sorry for my bad English :}

[MrGraememanson]

I just done everything step by step still E74 :(

[116everlast]

i need to get a ps3 man my xbox got the e74 lastnight

[MaBn3]

IT worked. thanks

[Csavenables]

Good man, thank you!

[gjmcustoms]

@Csavenables liar it doesnt work

[Csavenables]

@gjmcustoms it worked for me

[Csavenables]

@gjmcustoms it worked for me, keep the cotton buds in the xbox for longer and make sure the xbox is lying horizontally

[aleach189]

THANK YOU!!!! Worked like a charm!

[ogshyboy951]

I tryd it on my brothers xbox and it have been working 4 a long time now in I did had my xbox360 for a very long time now in now it just give up on me thats why im just going to buy that new xbox360 o btw my brother said thank you so much man :)

[ogshyboy951]

Were do I put the cotton balls at

[youwish44lulz]

@ogshyboy951 cotton BUDS mate, balls wont work and in the back of your xbox. i suggest you maybe buy a new xbox or get someone who knows a little about xboxs to help

[soysalchicha]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! I was definitely skeptical cause this looked really sketchy. Haha but i ended up using a toothpick and a philips, now it works. Beats +100$! thanks man, cheers

[youwish44lulz]

@soysalchicha ha thanks man, i know it looks a little weird at first and all the talk of cotton buds in your xbox is enough to make anyone feel a little weird but it works :) glad you found this helpful :)

[JimmyKasica]

some bullshitt!!! didnt work

[Oddman21X]

OMG THIS REALLY HELPED THANKS SOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zF4STz]

didnt work. After doing all that when I plugged everything back it I had the E71 error.

[MrIsez]

"Not hopefully, definitely..."

Nope, It did not work :(.

[madmandy89]

Mine didn't work but thanks anyway

[hallkyle19]

yay it worked mines been like this for a year and just like that its fixed thank you buddy

[manny29931]

it didnt work for my idk what i did wrong

[n33dl3n0s3]

you are a god damn genious :D

[bluemaverick1771]

Nope, didn't work for me. DAMN! the fans never came back on, even waited a while. tried again same thing. step by step Scottish accent and all!

[Meetero]

anyone else check their iphone for a text at 2:26 ?

[warash1213]

i use an hdmi cable will this still work?

[ogremlino]

I love you man, thanks a ton. Fixed my xbox ready for Gears of War 3 :D <3

[xxric1993xx]

doesnt work for me. still have the e 74 -.-

[AAZNBOI808]

dude this shit didnt work !! :(

[Djlargecake]

Does fix how ever depends on ur fault.. My red light came back on after 5 mins . Might be a video card graphics etc

[dmundude]

to all non believers,it worked!! yeey so happy ty ty ty ty ty for posting this atleast i know its not a scam ,thnx again

[youwish44lulz]

@dmundude thanks for your great comment man :) i know most people dont try it because they think its a scam or wont work for them but its easy to do and works :) glad you found this useful

[lawrensonj004047]

OMG can't believe this actually worked!!! Even better, it only takes about 10 minutes! HAHA thanks so much youwish44lulz, GENIUS!

[alain240sx]

worked the first time but not anymore ;/

[Silverstar19999]

THANK YOU SO MUCH IM ON MY LITTLE SISTERS ACCOUNT CAUSE IM TO LAZY TO MAKE MY OWN BUT YOUR THE BEST MY XBOX IS WORKING THANK YOU SO MUCH