The Xbox 360 e74 error is one of the many errors that can occur on Xbox 360 after numerous hours of continuous playing. You may have herd about this error but never paid much attention to it, until now when you need it fixed? Keep on reading and you will definitely know how to take care of this annoyance.
Some statistics about Xbox 360 e74:
• It is reported that about 30% of all the Xbox 360 consoles that were sold have been affected by "red ring of death" or "Xbox 360 e74". While according to some retailers this ratio is up to 40%.
• Those pieces which were introduced in the market during initial production had very week heat sinks and their case layouts were also extremely cramped. This is the reason behind huge heat built up in the console which was the main cause of Xbox 360 e74 error.
• Some updates also contributed to the fact the Xbox 360 becomes affected by this error especially the Fall 2006 update.
Apart from all this there is good news for you and the good news is that you can fix the Xbox 360 e74 error yourself. You can do it within 90 minutes. Before trying to solve this problem you need to know the reason behind this problem. This cause is due to heat buildup inside the console. This heat loosens the thermal glue on Video scaler chip and as a result it causes the e74 error on Xbox 360.
To get rid of the e74 error then you will have to overcome this overheating issue. The fastest and the cheapest way to do this is to repair your Xbox yourself. You can carry out the repair yourself and all the only tools you need to complete this task are:
• Screwdrivers
• Thin object like a toothpick
• Repair instructions to follow
Don't try to follow the dreaded bath towel method because it will not work with many of the Xbox 360, although few people strongly believe this can repair the Xbox. When it does not work you will end up having purchase a brand new Xbox 360. You can by yourself some time and not catch your house on fire. Take 2 Q tips pull the ends off of each one of them. What you want to do with these is put them in the back of your 360 in a way which will stop the fans. After about 5 minutes the lights will turn from 3 to 2. Let your Xbox 360 cool off for around 20 minutes or so, then turn it back on and you should be able to play games.
This method is great for a short term fix, however this will only last for around 5 days of heavy gaming . Only do this method once because continuous usage of this method will destroy the GPU of your Xbox 360, leaving you no choice but to buy a new game system.
You can find a Xbox 360 repairing guide on the internet very easily. Try to purchase one of the guides which include video training so you can get a complete idea how to carry out the whole task. With videos this process will become so much easier for you and you will definitely be able to repair your Xbox and start gaming again in less than 2 hours.
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