The Broken 360 Thread v. 3 -- RROD, E74 Queries In Here.

Well I just got my second RROD and this time its more than three years old. How much does Microsoft charge to fix this?

D-C-

Three years from the Manufacture date on the back of your xbox 360?

From my first one its been over 4 years, but I had a refurbished one sent me, so that added a little more then a year (so I had 3 years from that date) Mine just went out. I hope to get another one, probably from the Winter 2008, which well then give me another 3 years from that time.

Hey just a quick Q, isit less likely a arcade system would get RROD than a Core Console System?????????????

Eski_Boi

How did you reach this idea?

I don't think so. The hard drive isn't the problem, its the chipset inside. The older ones all had this (Acrade, pro) so it didn't matter.

Now days I think all have the newer chipset so it wouldn't matter either.

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Well I just got my second RROD and this time its more than three years old. How much does Microsoft charge to fix this?

tubaloth

Three years from the Manufacture date on the back of your xbox 360?

From my first one its been over 4 years, but I had a refurbished one sent me, so that added a little more then a year (so I had 3 years from that date) Mine just went out. I hope to get another one, probably from the Winter 2008, which well then give me another 3 years from that time.

Yeah the manufature date is the same, 12/05 as it was when I originally bought it. You're lucky to get a newer console back. Even though they "fixed" it and its more than 3 years from the manufacture date, it will cost money? I should just call Microsoft but I don't want to deal with the process.

I got the RRoD about last July. II got it back but I'm scared it'll happen again. The AC in our house is on the fritz. Will it over heat?

They charge 100$. Hey just think if you break it 4 times you could have bought a ps3:D

MyFingerPoints

MY first xbox was a core and it died when it was 3 years and 1 month old. So I bought a Elite because I heard they had a lower failure rate. My Elite just got RROD a few days ago. I'm so annoyed with it. I called M$ and they said send it in but I need to buy a box...

Does any one have any information on the E74 Error? It seems like Microsoft is trying to keep it quiet by offering a free fix and very little information on it one thier site. They just sent me the box. When they send it back will it be new or refurbished?

I got the RRoD about last July. II got it back but I'm scared it'll happen again. The AC in our house is on the fritz. Will it over heat?

zeorshadow19

Please help I'm kinda parnoid about this.

Ok so i started my 360 this afternoon when i got home. It froze wich is nothing unusual so i restarted it. then it froze again three times, which worried me a little. So i thought i'd leave for a couple hours. i started it again about an hour ago and got the error 79. which i could not find on the net or 360 home site. then i restart my 360 again to double check the error. It worked! but it froze a minute into the game. What is wrong with my 360?

I got the RRoD about last July. II got it back but I'm scared it'll happen again. The AC in our house is on the fritz. Will it over heat?

zeorshadow19

Yes, its bound to happen again. I think it made it past two years before this last time, not sure (maybe a year and half).

After my first one, I changed the placement of my xbox 360. Before it was in cabnet, not I do have it out of the cabnet but its on top of some VHS tapes (4 total, 2 tapes heigh).

I don't know how much this helped it because I still had the problem, but I didn't have it as much. I now have a new cabnit with more space. So it well now be off the ground and on VHS tapes.

The problem is, I don't really know what they are "fixing" in these older models? The only real fix is the newer chipset. And I know they aren't putting that in the older ones (it wouldn't work).

Any advice on this would be of great help, Had an Xbox 360 20GB Premium...bout a year ago, got RROD, sent off, fixed, and sent back Lasted until about a week ago when it began to just freeze and I got 1 red light, tried everything to fix it, and got told it was now out of warranty (even though I thought you got some added if it got fixed) Anyway Moved some important gamesaves onto a memory card and thought Id move em across when I get a new System, Bought a Xbox 360 60GB Pro, popped Fifa 09 in, and my memory card, and voila at the exact same point in the game it freezes, but no red lights! Im starting to believe I have some dodgy data, and if its not that, then what the hell is it? Thanks DavePhoenix1985a

Never heard of that. Does it happen with other games? Could be a bad save game data. But that shouldn't of caused the problem on your old xbox.

So they are already shipping my xbox back. It looks like I'm getting the same one (they didn't change the SN) which I'm kind of bummed with because the old one had problems reading discs with even the smallest scratch on it.

So I sent my xbox 360 off on Weds April 22 at 10 am. It didn't leave until 5pm that night. (It left from utah).

Because its UPS they don't delever on Saturday so it didn't get there (TX) until Monday.

But by Tuesday they said they had gotten my Xbox (Got the e-mail) but online it showed the status that they had fixed it and was shipping it back already.

Then about Tuesday afternoon I got an e-mail saying it was fixed. Then about an hour and half latter (around 4:30pm Utah) got an e-mail saying it was shipped with the tracking #.

Checked on UPS and nothing until Weds shows that it was picked up in TX. Says I'll get it back by Monday (that I need to sign for it).

So thats about a week and half. Mostly because it takes 4 days from utah to TX so I keep hitting Saturdays.

But I won't hold my breath that much is really fixed. Its still the bad chipset! How much can they really fix it?

Also much to my surprise is they show now I have a new warrenty but its only 90 days (Until July 27th).
My last one which they sent me a Refurbished one had I think a years warrenty. So thats strange.

Does any one have any information on the E74 Error? It seems like Microsoft is trying to keep it quiet by offering a free fix and very little information on it one thier site. They just sent me the box. When they send it back will it be new or refurbished?

SeanyBoy21

So they are already shipping my xbox back. It looks like I'm getting the same one (they didn't change the SN) which I'm kind of bummed with because the old one had problems reading discs with even the smallest scratch on it.

So I sent my xbox 360 off on Weds April 22 at 10 am. It didn't leave until 5pm that night. (It left from utah).

Because its UPS they don't delever on Saturday so it didn't get there (TX) until Monday.

But by Tuesday they said they had gotten my Xbox (Got the e-mail) but online it showed the status that they had fixed it and was shipping it back already.

Then about Tuesday afternoon I got an e-mail saying it was fixed. Then about an hour and half latter (around 4:30pm Utah) got an e-mail saying it was shipped with the tracking #.

Checked on UPS and nothing until Weds shows that it was picked up in TX. Says I'll get it back by Monday (that I need to sign for it).

So thats about a week and half. Mostly because it takes 4 days from utah to TX so I keep hitting Saturdays.

But I won't hold my breath that much is really fixed. Its still the bad chipset! How much can they really fix it?

Also much to my surprise is they show now I have a new warrenty but its only 90 days (Until July 27th).
My last one which they sent me a Refurbished one had I think a years warrenty. So thats strange.

tubaloth

i've got a question. my friend gave me an xbox 360 after her husband left it (and her) behind. she's not a gamer and doesn't want/need it. she told me it doesn't work but doesn't know what from. i got it today and, you guess it, RROD. I have no idea when it was purchased but the mfg date stamp goes back to Nov 2006. Let's assume my friend can't produce proof of purchase for me. she thinks they got it at BestBuy. What are my options to get this fixed?Matth13

my xbox just had the E74 today, i'm just wondering how much it costs to fix it.

my xbox just had the E74 today, i'm just wondering how much it costs to fix it.

HaLoMaStErJT

my 360 bit the dust yesterday.. for a fews days it had been giving me dic error.. then yesterday it just froze up.. i tried turning it off and on.. like 20 times but each time it just froze upishoturface

Hey guys, let me tell u all my sad little story and see if any of u can help me in this terrible sitch. have been on a dvd series binge for the last 32 hours or so, when the picture went distorted (looking like it was set to an oil painting type mode or something), i knew something was up. tried switching it off for a while, even cleaning the disk, switched it back on and it worked... for about 5 minutes,, so i thought ill give it a couple of hours to cool down and such. When i switched it on later everything started, only thing was that i couldnt see anything,, i was getting audio, but no visual, so tried it a couple more times but the same kept happening,, i even tried bringing my bros xbox through to see if it would work, so i hooked it up, switched the memory unit and fired it up.... same thing happened,, as u can probably tell i was really pissed off now, having had the rrod twice before, so have i somehow broke my bros xbox aswell????? Ive been on a couple of websites and some people were saying about melting some kind of card, like on the motherboard or something due to overheating,, which a couple mentioned could lead to the rrod, again. im gonna call MS in the morning to get some info from them cause i think im outwith the warranty but not sure, but thought id post a note on this, because the people in MS call centres can be useless at times.. WHEN WILL THEY MAKE A CONSOLE THAT DOESNT BREAK DOWN!!!!!! Anyway guys thanks for reading and if u have any ideas or solutions please help a gamer in need.. 666-MaC-666

After getting the two red lights error, I replaced the standard fan with a WhisperMax. If I let it cool with the case off overnight, should the red lights stop coming up? Also, when I go to test out the console, can I test it with the case off, or would that skew the results. It was hard to take the case off, but if it would change the results, I'm willing to put it on. Does anyone know? LizardmanArcher

My Xbox 360 just recieved the RROD last night. But I have the two other consoles so I wasn't angry. The bad news is that I am not covered under Microsoft's warranty anymore, and I need to buy another one. The good news is that I picked up a second job at Sears, so now I can get a discount off a Xbox 360. I'm curious about the hardware revisions. At this point in time shouldn't the Arcade, Pro, and Elite all have the Jasper chip inside of them?

My problem is that my xbox always overheat playing call of duty: WAW probably 2 matches in it always happens but it never happens in anyother game i have.crambles

HELP! I have no image on my Xbox360, but neither do i have the RROD. It is odd because as i turn it on i can hear the "boing" of the xbox logo. I have tried it on Two televisions and no luck. VERY rarely i turn it on and it works.....but VERY rarely. Also one of the times when it worked the picture was there but it was very strange, i cant quite descrbe it but everything looked very stripey. Probably doesnt matter much but where i live (England) it has gotten quite hot of late and i have owned the console from new for 2 years What should i do? Zippo_skittles

If I buy a 360 off of eBay, what are my options of protecting my 360 just in case of rrod? Can I still register it with Microsoft?

My 360s disc drive keeps giving disc read errors. Should I get a new 360 or replace the drive? My warranty has expired

I was using xbox live gold for about a month when it suddenly stopped connecting to my network and didn't allow me to sign in.

I try to test the connection, select my usual network and it just says 'failed'. I tried switching everything on and off.

I had no previous problems, the games play fine offline and my adaptor is detecting networks and signal strengths - could it be my console? If so do you know how I could fix it, or will I have to send it in for repair?

By the way, it ain't the internet - I have friends who live with me and their xboxes connect just fine

Any advice would be much appreciated!

Im sending my broken xbox 360 away to get fixed but it has screwdriver marks on the cover it has been opened, but the seal isnt broken well microsoft still fix it for free or send it back and say it has been tamper with.

My 360s disc drive keeps giving disc read errors. Should I get a new 360 or replace the drive? My warranty has expired

Duvilinon

Mine did the same thing a few months ago, I took mine apart and cleaned the laser lens with rubbing alcohol and it worked fine! The just 2 days ago I got RROD (my 3rd one) I took it apart and followed some youtube videos and I'm back to playing today!!!! Amazing that it actually worked!

Im sending my broken xbox 360 away to get fixed but it has screwdriver marks on the cover it has been opened, but the seal isnt broken well microsoft still fix it for free or send it back and say it has been tamper with.

dermy_burns

Probably luck of the draw. They might still fix it. They might be working on it and notice it.

If it is the RROD then they might just fix it and send it back. If it was another problem they might not.

Hey man, thanks for the response, but ive not got any red lights or error messages, tried swapping the cables too but its still not working. tried to get rrod so i could send it back to ms as ive got a couple of months warranty left, i tried the towel trick and it worked, for a couple of days, then it goes again but still no red rings,,,, any ideas????? do u think if i just send it into xbox then they will repair it for free? cause they might not check it thoroughly as so many have had the problem??? wb man, cheers..666-MaC-666

If I buy a 360 off of eBay, what are my options of protecting my 360 just in case of rrod? Can I still register it with Microsoft?

s-baller23

I was using xbox live gold for about a month when it suddenly stopped connecting to my network and didn't allow me to sign in.

I try to test the connection, select my usual network and it just says 'failed'. I tried switching everything on and off.

I had no previous problems, the games play fine offline and my adaptor is detecting networks and signal strengths - could it be my console? If so do you know how I could fix it, or will I have to send it in for repair?

By the way, it ain't the internet - I have friends who live with me and their xboxes connect just fine

Any advice would be much appreciated!

If an Xbox 360 were in a well ventilated area, how long would it take for it to begin overheating if it were a Jasper chipset? How long would it take for a Falcon chipset? These questions are aimed towards someone playing a game from beginning to when the system would begin overheating.

If an Xbox 360 were in a well ventilated area, how long would it take for it to begin overheating if it were a Jasper chipset? How long would it take for a Falcon chipset? These questions are aimed towards someone playing a game from beginning to when the system would begin overheating.

Elefairpaclowin

Thats impossable to tell. Jasper is more likely. I think Falcon still break down, but getting pretty rare.

Most of it isn't going to bring down just one time. Its going to break down after you us it a lot for a long time. I mean once you put a couple of 6 hours on it, it could break (at least the older ones would).

Got my xbox back today. I was trying to figure out what they did, because the SN was the same (So really I got mine back).

But I could tell it wasn't mine any more. They must have just gutted it and put some Refurbished insides with the same old Case and SN and Manufacture date. So even though its the older chip set, because they put it in my older case my three years is up this Augs.

I can tell it has a different DVD drive then my old one does. I can't tell if its better or worst. I could also see different dirt spects on different parts that mine didn't have.

Well see how it goes.

Thought that I could avoid the E74, seems I was wrong... Now waiting my Xbox back from repair. Didn't even realize how addicted I was until now :D And my god what good games will be released by the time it gets back! Can't wait!!!!