What Are The Causes of e74 Error? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Leo Thomas   
Monday, 18 April 2011 07:34
If you own an Xbox 360 and have friends with them, you're probably familiar with the red ring of death or the e74 error. Some people resort to sending Microsoft their machine and some others try and go it alone and fix it themselves. You may find it hard to believe, but there are owners that actually ignore it and pray that it will go away. It's important to know what the cause is in order to fix it.

If you own an Xbox 360 and have friends with them, you're probably familiar with the red ring of death or the e74 error. Some people resort to sending Microsoft their machine and some others try and go it alone and fix it themselves. You may find it hard to believe, but there are owners that actually ignore it and pray that it will go away. It's important to know what the cause is in order to fix it.

It's common knowledge amongst experts and gamers alike that the e74 error is caused by your system overheating. You know what it's like to be deep into a game for a couple hours and have your machine heat up. Once your machine can't take the heat anymore it just shuts itself down. How terrible is it when your system freezes right in the middle of my game.

There is another school of thought amongst the gaming community. There are those who believe that the design of the box itself doesn't allow for proper ventilation and thus, makes the system overheat. What the heat literally does is cause the wires to disconnect from the motherboard. That's like cutting the fuel line in your car, so you know you have problems.

So, what is the failure rate of the Xbox 360 gaming system? While not all failures are caused by the e74 error, the majority of them are. Some of the biggest resellers in the world, including Best Buy and Gamestop, claim that the failure rate is as high as 33 percent. Believe it or not, some repair shops stopped taking the Xbox 360 because they could not find a full repair for a defective system. Along with this, Microsoft is not even able to fix this error. In fact, most people claim a fix for a few weeks before the same problem comes back.

Fortunately, there are ways to address the red ring of death. In addition to software programs that can help you repair your system there are external cooling devices that help prevent overheating.

Now that you've got a little background as to the cause of the e74 error, you can start to look for a solution. Do a little research online and find the method that you are comfortable with.


 

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