One red light - Error: E 68 - Problem code 0110

i think i can solve this try this out

I just had this exact problem, E 68, and was about to call MS, I removed HD and let system reboot without it and it booted fine i rebooted one more time without HD for a total of two. I then tried to reinstall the harddrive and noticed that it did not want to snap in. I played with it a few min more and finally got it to snap in properly. I think it was not seated properly to begin with as it was down further on the back side than it was before i removed it. I also heard two distinct clicks as it clicked in at the rear and then at the front. Once i did that it fired back up with both my profiles and is now working again. my 360 is laying horizontally

not sure if this work but its worth a try

A Working Solution.

Remove any disk from the DVD drive.
Remove the hard drive and turn on. When you get to the dashboard turn it off again by holding the X button on the controller and select 'Turn off console'.
Wait 10 seconds and then turn on again by pushing the X button on the controller. When you get to the dashboard turn off again via the X button.
Remove the AV / Video plug from the back of your Xbox.
Replace the hard drive correctly.
Switch on the Xbox via the power button on the console. 4 red lights should flash.
Wait 10 seconds and re-insert the AV / Video cable.
You should now load into the dashboard with your hard drive profiles - wait theres more!
Turn off and on via the X button as before another 2 times with all leads and the hard drive in place.
After you power it off the second time, remove the power lead for 20 minutes and then turn on again any way you feel like it and it should be cured.

i called microsoft, and they said that E 68 with one red flashing light means your hard drive is screwed up. Your 360 will work fine, but when u plug your hard drive in it wont work and youll get the E 68 error message. Call XBOX customer support, and they'll tell you to send it to them and they'll repair it for free. In the meanwhile, buy a memory card and keep playing. Your game saves and other stuff will be lost though. The hard drive takes 3-4 weeks to be repaired.

XBOX Customer support: 1-800-4my-xbox

COMMANDO 13295= Be strong, be heroic, be a COMMANDO

By the way, my xbxlive gamertag is COMMANDO 13295

No, you do not have to send the Hard drive with a reciept. When you call, they will give a reference number and you must include with the hard drive. They will explain everything when you call them.

COMMANDO 13295~Be strong, be heroic, be a COMMANDO

The E 68 message combined with one red flashing light means the hard drive has been corrupted. take it off and try it again. You can call xbox and ask them to re-download what you have on there from xbox live. unfortunately your saved games will be lost.

I had this problem on Oct 09, 2008. Turn X-Box off, disconnect the hard drive, restart it w/out hard-drive, play a game for a couple minutes, turn machine off. Then re-attach hard drive and power up. It fixes the problem in about 8 minutes.

I found that disconnecting and reconnecting the cables worked very well, but I also went and put my 360 on a completely smooth, static free surface (it's on a Wii box at the moment), but it was previously on the carpet. I don't know why, but I found that lying it flat (as in, horizontal), prevented the red lights from coming up as well.

hard drive error need to open your hard drive.like a computer hard drive, u need to put a slave pin now it is in master single and it will work without taking out your hard drive (all save files will be lose)

If there are 4 red lights, it means a cable is unplugged, if 3 red lights, you have to send it to microsoft

if all the red lighs are on then the whole xbox is nakered and u need 2 send it bak to be fixed or replaced if it is just 3 red lights it just means one or the cables is loose like the power and so on plug it in and it should be fine

3 red lights not a big problum go on to ebay and get the x kit for just £3 and fix your xbox its good and you dont have to send it away ha ha ha mikrosoft you will not be charging me agan

Best Way, Worked for me...

Turn your xbox on without a hardrive. When it gets on to the dashboard turn it off. Clip in your hardrive, then tip your xbox on the hardrive side(so the hardrive is facing the floor) turn it out, it shud work now. Then tip it back on to the normal way an xbox should sit. Then turn your xbox off and back on and it should work.


PLEASE NOTE, MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT A GAME IN THE DISC DRIVE AS THIS WILL DAMAGE THE DISC.

look, i know it seems weird, but just unplug everything and take out your hard drive and tap the hard drive on something and plug everything back in, i swear this worked for me.

I had this problem recently as well. I contacted costumer support annd they walked me thru the steps. first turn your 360 off. Then Disconnect all cables going into the xbox, Wait 10 seconds then reconnect them. turn it on and check to see if ur system recognizes a hard drive. If not turn off your xobx take off the hard drive and turn it on. The turn off yet again and reconnect hardrive. Turn on your xbox and it shud work fine.
Will

same problem here - turned my xbox on one day and it suddenly had one red light..
I put the hard drive in my mates 360 and same thing.. then i tried a fix from youtube by turning the console off then back on with HDD attached but AV plug detached, waited 10 secs, turned off, reattached video cable and voila drive is fine.... :D

I see no logical reason why this would fix the problem but hey these are M$ products so who knows..

I had the error 68 myself. less then week old jasper with 20gb hdd. went to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917874/ and found a suggestion fix that works. REMOVE THE HDD while powered down of course, wait a few seconds and reattach it, then power up. It worked and i loaded up like normal. It may not fix all of the errors, but it seems to have fixed this problem for me. I didnt have any trouble till i updated the xbox with that blasted update from hell. >.> I dont even like microsoft, i just wanted a new generation system that was affordable atm.... seriously wish i hadnt sold my ps3 back when there were fewer great games out for it lol. But meh it happens. anyway there are some pretty good games out for all the new generation systems, i just hope Microblunder gets the issues with the xbox fixed before the next generation >.O

anyway remove the hdd, wait, reattach, power up. Hopefully that will fix it, so dont freak out, it might not be the rrod from hell just a hiccup from the update..... good luck guys.


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all i did was remove the hard drive then turn on the xbox 360 and put the hard drive back on while the xbox was still on and it restarted itself and was fine,i hope this works for you

All I had to do was turn off my console, take my hard drive drive off, put it back on and then turn my console back on.

Yeah if you have the E68 then just take your hard drive out start up your console to make sure its working then turn it off and make sure your hard drive is secure and snaps in the back and the front and restart your 360. If that doesnt work your hard drive is wrecked and you can send it to xbox to get it fixed.

Try this link . . . www.microsoft.com/Xbox360Console

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There doesn't seem to be any other solution to the E68 problem than to buy a brand new xbox hard drive.

I had the error at one point and it was because my hard drive was slightly disconnected from the system.

i had this happen to me a month ago in the mournig and i unpluged everything ,put my console on a chair then turned a fan on and when i came back from school the problem was done and has been going strong since

ive had this problem (error e68) and found that the problem is with the fans. if you have an external fans remove it or ensure that you have installed it right ie put the leads on in the order. hope this helps as it worked for me.

When i got one red light, taking the hard drive off and replacing it always worked. i'm not sure if you have tried that, but you probably have, as microsoft thinks that the best way do diagnose a problem is to treat it randomly.

wow thanks about the one red light my hard drive didnt work which ment no knights of the old rebubilic 4 me and i was pist off but at least my hard drive is getting fixxed