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Xbox 360 red rings help

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wesley.
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First of all, this is not a go get a ps3 thread. i like xbox and i just wan't some help on how to possibly fix mine.
I have the e74 error. My xbox turns on normally without the AV cable but when I plug it in I get the error and rings. I have tried using other cables and it still does the same thing. I also did the q-tip trick and that made it work for about 15 minutes until getting the rings again. Any ways to fix it?
May 29 2011 6:55PM
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BIGben*
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Send it to xbox to ger it repared.
May 29 2011 9:22PM
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Anathema
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disconnect the hard drive and reconnect it.
May 29 2011 9:23PM
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Jonny7
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just send it ot microsoft
May 29 2011 9:24PM
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wesley.
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I've tried this
May 29 2011 9:33PM
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Steezyiott
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i dont know why you dont send it in. call them to see if they cover it but im pretty sure e74 is covered. i got red ring, sent it in, two days later got a new xbox and a free 12 month...dont be lazy
May 29 2011 9:38PM
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wesley.
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I've been doing my research about that... It costs a little over $100 to send it in and my xbox is over 3 years old
May 29 2011 9:41PM
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_Ryan_
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this is correct. if it is over 2 years old you are not covered under warranty. and it costs around 125 to send in. it happened to me and i just bought a new xbox. pm me if you want ot know how to fix for a couple of months. it worked for me and i did it at the age of 12, got my xbox working for like 3 months. anyways pm me if you want further help
May 29 2011 9:55PM
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swd
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i just put up the money and got a new one
May 29 2011 10:25PM
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Proletariat.
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blow on the disc and/or disc drive
May 29 2011 10:26PM
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wesley.
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I wish everything was as easy as fixing a n64
May 29 2011 10:28PM
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[evan]
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Well in order to do this you're going to need a torx 8 screwdriver bit.

You need to completely dismantle your Xbox down to the motherboard (make sure you stay grounded) and take off the big heatsink, under that should be a black chip, freeze a taped stack of 6 pennies and tape it on to the chip. It might work for a couple months if done right, but this is complicated, i had to be walked through it by a friend i have thats certified to repair microsoft products. he owns some modding company if you want to send it in for repair. D&TModz
May 29 2011 10:30PM
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zerospinskier
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Do this. It's really pretty simple.

May 29 2011 11:14PM
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Benji.
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wrap that shit in a bunch of blankets, turn it on, let it overheat, unwrap it, let it cool down, plug er in, and it should be all fixed.
May 29 2011 11:28PM
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BmoChop
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The blanket trick worked for me for 3 days, but a lot of the other ways work as well, my friends dad fixed mine and his like 3 years back.

May 30 2011 1:24AM
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