Red flashing light in bottom right hand corner of xbox 360 arcade console. Says System Error contact customer support error code E 73.

Some of us suddenly when we turn on our Xbox 360 console one day we got one red light flashes on the ROL (Ring of Light) around the Xbox 360 power button, and we got an Error message appearing on the TV screen "System error" also might occur with any error code like E66, E67, E68, E71, E74 or E77, all the same.

When you get any of these messages appearing on your screen with one red light flashing on the ROL of your Xbox 360 console that's an indicator of a hardware problem with the console connection to one of the parts connected to it as the hard drive or cables.

So, first disconnect all power and AV cables from the back of your Xbox 360 console and also unplug the power cord from the wall socket, wait for a minute then reconnect them all back and try to turn on your Xbox 360 console once more.

If that doesn't work, it seems then to be a fault with your Xbox 360 hard drive so turn off the console again and remove the hard drive then turn on your Xbox 360 console without the hard drive, supposed then to work fine, it might be an intermittent issue and when you reconnect the hard drive your Xbox 360 will work fine all after, or it will just work fine without the hard drive so it will be then definitely a fault with your Xbox 360 hard drive so call Xbox 360 customer support to exchange the hard drive for you.

The Xbox 360 console might even keep giving you the same error code even after you remove the hard drive so it will then appear to be a fault with your Xbox 360 console not the hard drive & also in a case like this we need to contact Xbox 360 customer support to exchange the console.


Read more: http://xbox360help.blogspot.com/2007/03/one-red-flashing-light-xbox.html#ixzz14pQlSds6

Hi,Turn on unit until the red light flashes and the error code(E 73) shows up on the screen. Next insert toothpicks in the back of the console(while unit is running) into the cooling fans, this is to suppose to overheat the console and start two red lights flashing. Turn off console when this happens(unplug all cords from console) and turn the system back on.
This solution will fix your problem for sure. Thank you!

Turn on unit until the red light flashes and the error code(E 73) shows up on the screen. Next insert toothpicks in the back of the console(while unit is running) into the cooling fans, this is to suppose to overheat the console and start two red lights flashing. Turn off console when this happens(unplug all cords from console) and turn the system back on.

The lower-right quadrant of the Ring of Light flashes red on the front of your Xbox 360 console. You also receive the following error message in multiple languages on your television screen or monitor:
System Error. Contact Xbox Customer Support. This message begins with an error code in the format "Exx," where xx is a two-digit number.

The following indicator will flash on and off repeated on the front panel of your Xbox 360 console:
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If one red light is flashing and you receive a different error message or error code than those that were described previously or you don’t receive an error message or code, your console may be experiencing a different issue. In this case, see "References/links."

This problem occurs when your Xbox 360 console experiences a hardware failure.

1. Turn off your console, disconnect and reconnect all cables, and then turn on your console.
2. If an Xbox Hard Drive is attached to your console, turn off your console, and then remove the Xbox Hard Drive. Turn on your console, and test for the error. If the error does not reoccur, turn off your console and reattach the Xbox Hard Drive. Run alternate additional tests by having the Xbox Hard Drive connected and disconnected to see whether the error occurs only when the Xbox Hard Drive is connected. For more information if the on-screen alphanumeric error is E67, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 917874 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917874/ ) One of the lights on the Ring of Light on the front of your Xbox 360 console flashes red and you receive one of the following error codes and message: "E67, or E68, or E69. System Error. Contact Xbox Customer Support"
3. If an Xbox Memory Unit (MU) is plugged in to your console, turn off your console, and then remove the Memory Unit. Turn on your console again, and test for the error. If the error does not reoccur, turn off your console and reinsert the MU. Run alternate tests by having the MU connected and disconnected to see whether the error occurs only when the MU is connected.
4. If this problem continues to occur, contact Xbox Customer Service. Note If the agent cannot help you resolve this problem, you must return your console to Microsoft for repair.

Additional support loadTOCNode(2, 'moreinformation'); If the steps in the previous section did not resolve your issue, your console may have to be repaired. For more information about how to start the online repair process, please visit one of the following Web sites:
U.S. customers - Online console repair
http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/nxe/LiveIDSignIn.aspx?redirectUrl=http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/nxe/registerdevice.aspx?step=repair

From the Xbox website sounds like you have a HDD failure / issue.

Try the following steps to resolve the problem: 1. Turn off your Xbox 360 console. 2. Removethe Hard Drive. For more information about how to attach or remove theXbox 360 Hard Drive, click the following article number to view thearticle in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 906204 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906204/ ) How to attach or remove your Xbox 360 Hard Drive 3. Reattach the Hard Drive. 4. Turn on your Xbox 360 console.Ifyou continue to experience this problem, obtain the latest automaticupdate for your Xbox 360 console. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Turn off your Xbox 360 console. 2. Detach the Hard Drive. 3. Connect the console to the Internet through an Ethernet cable.Notes • Toobtain an automatic update without your Xbox 360 Hard Drive attached,you must have an Xbox 360 Memory Unit or an Xbox 360 that has built-inmemory. • If you cannot connect to Xbox LIVE, running a recent game (2007 or newer) causes an automatic update to be installed. • You can also obtain the latest Xbox 360 system software from the following Xbox Support Web site: http://www.xbox.com/support/ (http://www.xbox.com/support/) If applying the latest automatic update does not resolve the problem,please contact Xbox Customer Service. If the Customer Service agentcannot help you resolve the issue, you may have to replace the HardDrive. Discuss your replacement options with the agent.

For moreinformation about how to contact Xbox Customer Support, or to submit arepair request, please visit the following Xbox Support Web site: http://www.xbox.com/support/

The problem has aroused due to the overheating of the console. The HANA scaler chip on the motherboard got overheated and this deals with the display on your console and that is why your Xbox is showing the e74 error.

If your Xbox 360 console is under warranty period, then without coming to the decision of self repairing you should send your console to the Microsoft service center and let them work for you. What is important on your part, you have to be patient for 5 weeks without gaming until you get back your favorite console repaired.

Fixing 1 red light (E74) error is not a problem at all, so long as you have quality resources. Read the repair guide by clicking the link below, and you will know how to fix the Xbox 360's 1 red light error. This quality step by step instructions guide found here will help you crack the 1 red light error with ease, which will ensure you can start enjoying gaming rather easily.

http://fix-my-xbox360.info/

error 74 just send it to microsoft

we had the same problem. called into the toll free number they said they were aware of this problem.....they sent us a box and mailing label we sent it in and 3 weeks later received it back and has worked fine since....KNOCK ON WOOD. Goodluck

General Hardware Error: Ethernet port... this error is caused by a problem with the Ethernet port.

Good Luck

i order to fix the 3 red lights on your 360 u must take it apart all of it and then clean it from top to bottem and then put back together when the light s flash it does not mean your 360 is broken ight it just means you need to clean it