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Anonymous Posted on Apr 03, 2009

One Red Ring of Evil happing to my Xbox360

Ok,I was waking up one morning getting ready to play my Xbox360 and I noticed it had one red ring.So like before I turned it of and turned it on again and it failed to work.I'm not sure whats wrong and all I know it has 1 red ring,and I would like any anwsers to help with my problem.Thank you.

  • ewilliams61 Apr 03, 2009

    I was waking up one morning getting ready to play my Xbox360 and I noticed it had three red ring.I unplugged the connections and waited a couple of minutes before I re-connected.and turned the power back on. Still only 3 red rings appears .Can anyone help me with this problem?

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The cause of E-74 with one red light Error might be overheating of your console and for avoiding such error 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 of console such as cooling the machine through a pedestal fan.
But as your Xbox already have E74 with one red light Problem which can be solved by only repairing it, no other alternative.
Either you can send your Xbox to Microsoft (Please note that microsoft is no longer providing extended warranty for E74 with one red lightError) and wait for 3-4 weeks. If you don't want to wait for a month, you can also fix E74 with one red light problem with the help of this DIY Video, the guide will explain step by step approach to fix the problem. Choice is yours.

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Yes its called the ring of death, its an xbox 360 known issue, the good news, Microsoft extended all warranty to 2 years over this problem, so go the MS site and open an RMA to have them fix it for free.

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