Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

[tester2]

hi guys i need your help, i got xbox360 shows E74 error on TV screen. so i did the following things, still not success.

1)-i did x-clamp on to heat sinks with thermal past etc, still i am getting same error E74.

2)-i did this back on the board, i remove 4 elastic white past (by manufacturar comes this elastic white paste there) & i put thermal past treatment then reattach that 4 elastic paste back on it, still E74 error shows on TV.

based on your experience, what is the best solution to fix this error. and its look like software error may be, because my mothermoard looks very new inside. so "how to fix Software error E74",.

or if you know any j-tag technique to fix this xbox360, please let me know, i will give a try.

hopefully waiting for your replies.

thanks for your help.

[ben7]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

hi guys i need your help, i got xbox360 shows E74 error on TV screen. so i did the following things, still not success.

1)-i did x-clamp on to heat sinks with thermal past etc, still i am getting same error E74.

2)-i did this back on the board, i remove 4 elastic white past (by manufacturar comes this elastic white paste there) & i put thermal past treatment then reattach that 4 elastic paste back on it, still E74 error shows on TV.

based on your experience, what is the best solution to fix this error. and its look like software error may be, because my mothermoard looks very new inside. so "how to fix Software error E74",.

or if you know any j-tag technique to fix this xbox360, please let me know, i will give a try.

hopefully waiting for your replies.

thanks for your help.

According to wikipedia, is sounds like a problem with the video scaler chip.

Hope that helps,
-Ben

[trebo]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

hi guys i need your help, i got xbox360 shows E74 error on TV screen. so i did the following things, still not success.

1)-i did x-clamp on to heat sinks with thermal past etc, still i am getting same error E74.

2)-i did this back on the board, i remove 4 elastic white past (by manufacturar comes this elastic white paste there) & i put thermal past treatment then reattach that 4 elastic paste back on it, still E74 error shows on TV.

based on your experience, what is the best solution to fix this error. and its look like software error may be, because my mothermoard looks very new inside. so "how to fix Software error E74",.

or if you know any j-tag technique to fix this xbox360, please let me know, i will give a try.

hopefully waiting for your replies.

thanks for your help.

could try this, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0katvvV3ric

[Phaihn]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

how manny red rings does the console display?

[tester2]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

hi there only one red light shows.


thanks

[kc8adu]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

last one i had that did this i fluxed and reflowed the scaler.its still going a year later.it was a trashfind by my neighbors son.

[tester2]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

hi guys, i did Oven Cook today for 2 hours 15 minutes, after done that, then i connect to TV. Now when i power ON then for a second i saw "xbox360 screen only one time" then i am getting Right side bottom 1 red light on for a second, there after this light goes off then on Left side i am getting 2 red lights ON continously, & on TV nothing shows.

so there is no more E74 error on tv, just black screen shows, so what i can do in this situation, hope i get some success, if you guys give me some advice. as i read "2 red light means - over heating problem", so how to solve over heating problem.

thanks for your replies.

[ben7]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

hi guys, i did Oven Cook today for 2 hours 15 minutes, after done that, then i connect to TV. Now when i power ON then for a second i saw "xbox360 screen only one time" then i am getting Right side bottom 1 red light on for a second, there after this light goes off then on Left side i am getting 2 red lights ON continously, & on TV nothing shows.

so there is no more E74 error on tv, just black screen shows, so what i can do in this situation, hope i get some success, if you guys give me some advice. as i read "2 red light means - over heating problem", so how to solve over heating problem.

thanks for your replies.

Did you remove all the capacitors? If not, they probably boiled/exploded...

[tester2]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

i wrap it up almunium foil on all 4 sides, then i did oven cook.

thanks

[Lobo]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

Follow this guide word for word

http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair...-clamp_fix.htm

Especially the reflowing part.

The oven trick should have been your last resort. And the way I've gotten the oven trick to work was to preheat the oven to 500 F. Double wrap the board in foil, leaving the top and bottom of GPU and Scaling chip exposed. Bake for about 2-5 minutes.

But for the love of your XBOX, get the right tools like a hot air rework station and some no clean liquid flux.

[tom66]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

Two hours?????

Commercial reflow is done for TWO MINUTES!

I think it is toast!

[ben7]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

Two hours?????

Commercial reflow is done for TWO MINUTES!

I think it is toast!

I know, right?!

I'm betting the capacitors exploded...

So many people think the oven/towel trick will do the job, but there is a 10% chance that it will fix the device ...

[momaka]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

Should have done more searching/Googling.
http://xbox-experts.com/errorcodes.php

E74 is (or rather would have been in your case) an easy fix most of the time. 2 hours in the oven likely cooked all of your caps. You need to replace them before doing anything else now (IMO not worth it - Xboxes are cheap these days). Oven method works for PS3s but not for Xboxes.

Towel tricks and x-clamp "fixes" are even more retarded - DON'T DO THEM, EVER! IT WILL RENDER YOUR XBOX UNREPAIRABLE OVER TIME, EVEN FOR PEOPLE WHO DO PROFESSIONAL REBALLING FOR A LIVING. Whoever came up with those methods needs to be . Even a cheap heat gun reflow is better than those "fixes".

[tester2]

Re: Xbox360 shows E74 error on TV Screen, how to fix

thanks any ways guys, you all are right, mostly capacitors blow out on my board, when i did the oven cook, so i am not doing this testing any more.


thanks