Xbox 360 disc read error | E74 Error | No Video
admin on Sep 11th 2008
E74 Error:-
If you have your favorite gaming console Xbox 360 and if it is showing red lights and especially 2 red lights, it means you have e74 error and you need to rectify the problem so that you can enjoy uninterrupted gaming experience on your gaming console.
The cause of the red lights might be overheating of your console and for avoiding such error messages in future you need to put your machine at an open space. Ensure that it is placed near the window or you can also make some external arrangement for cooling the console such as cooling the machine through a pedestal fan etc.
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Xbox 360 No Video Problem:-
If you are facing Xbox 360 no video problem, you might be getting the few errors as mentioned below.
Solid green with no video/audio/eject: If you press start button and doesn’t see anything than the black screen and you don’t get any video or audio and if you press eject button a green flash occurs without ejecting a DVD drive.
Solid green with no video/audio: If you start your console, you don’t see anything except a black screen, however pressing eject button the console eject your DVD drive, however a solid green flash light occurs.
Xbox 360 Disc Read Error:-
Xbox 360 disc read error is a common problem caused by damaging of some of the connectors attached to the DVD drive. If you insert a disc in your DVD drive, you get a message “Please insert an Xbox 360 game disc” and if you are also getting the same problem, you have Xbox 360 disc read error.
Repairing the problems
If you have any one of the above problems with your console, you might need to send your console to Microsoft for repair, which will take approximately one-month time as well as you will have to send $140 to Microsoft. One disadvantage of shipping your console to Microsoft is that it might get damaged in transit.
The best way to get away with the huge repair cost is to learn repairing technique yourself. There is a DIY (do it yourself) video guides available. It is easy to understand and once you go through it, you can rectify problem yourself within one and half hour. So you can enjoy uninterrupted gaming by using the method to fix your xbox from this guide.
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Note: Microsoft’s extension of the warranty to three years only covers the “red ring of death” general hardware failure, not error E74 or other such errors featuring only one flashing red light on the ring piece indicator, or video errors not accompanied with the “red ring of death”, Source: Wikipedia
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