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Q&A: How Do I Fix My Xbox 360 E74 Error?

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Uploaded by on Mar 20, 2009

In this video, I answer a question from darkplayer38 regarding his Xbox 360. He gets an "red ring" error, E74 and is wondering how to fix it. Unfortunatley, based on my quick research, the fix requires opening the unit and voiding your warranty. darkplayer38 requested to find a solution that doesn't require opening the unit, but I couldn't find one. We found some articles from Microsoft which give some basic instructions, but nothing definite http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941377 : "# Turn off the console, disconnect all the cables, and then reconnect all the cables. Turn the console back on. # Turn off the console, and then disconnect any accessories that are connected. For example, disconnect any Xbox 360 controllers, Xbox 360 Memory Units, and the Xbox 360 Hard Drive. With the accessories disconnected, restart the console to see whether the problem still occurs. This can help you determine whether the console or an accessory is experiencing the problem. If you determine that an accessory is consistently causing the error, try borrowing another accessory of the same type and testing again using that accessory. # If you continue to experience this problem, contact Xbox Customer Service." We discussed possibly trading A/V cables with a friend to rule it out. Also, taking it to Gamestop seemed to be what darkplayer38 wanted. Thanks for your question, darkplayer38.

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  • bleach :)

  • Xbox is shit, Its Power Cord explain it all

  • in my last comment at the end i meant to say either cause your hard drive got corrupted or the hard drive got burnt out or over heated

  • if anyone here gets the 3 red rings to fix it just take off your hard drive and then you can play the xbox you will have to buy a new hard drive though but the 3 red rings happend to me and to fix it i had to take off my hard drive the reason why you got the 3 red rings is because your hard drive got corrupted or the hard drive got corrupted

  • fuck it i bought a ps3, bought 3 xboxs, laser burnt game replacements, over 600 dollars spent on something that breaks and breaks EVERYTHING including games fuck it, even my hard drive broke a year ago for no reason, it had an error!

  • i am wondering, i don't use AV cables, i use hdmi and i also heard that it could also be the encoder chip

  • how do you fix it?

    by throwing that shit in the trash

  • your creapy XD

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