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duckman398686

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Well, it happened today. Pretty sure my xbox isn't under warranty anymore since i got it Christmas '07 and i'm not sure it's covered under that type of hardware failure anyway. Anyone got any solutions to this problem?


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i just checked online. it looks like microsoft covers e74 under a warranty of 3 years from the date of the purchase, so i might be shipping it off. i would crack it open myself, but i'm paranoid about screwing something up if i do that.
 
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Dude, you might be better doing it yourself or finding somewhere locally.

You'll still have to pay for shipping, and it takes weeks to a month or two to get it back.
 
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E74 = RROD

Usually easy to do yourself (or someone that's good with computers). But, if it's under warranty, I'd go that route.
 
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i went ahead and registered my 360 on microsoft's website and then requested a repair. i should (hopefully) have my box to send it back in in a week or so.

i would have probably looked into just buying another one, but the warranty for e74 on my xbox was through march of 2011 so i just went ahead and shipped it in. if this ever happens again, though, i'll probably just go ahead and buy one of the new ones.
 
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Lame! Buy one from walmart and take it back in a few weeks and get your money back. Jtrain did it a while back I believe.
 
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DrRosenRosen said:
E74 = RROD

Usually easy to do yourself (or someone that's good with computers). But, if it's under warranty, I'd go that route.
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on a side note to this convo, I have to say that whoever decided the system should also red ring because the A/V cords aren't plugged into a tv, is an idiot
 
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I think he means 2 red lights if the power cord isn't plugged in all the way.
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duckman398686 said:
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i found this out when i was packing for school.

I had unplugged the system's chords out of the TV and then realized that i needed to get one of the games out of the system before i boxed it up so i turned it back on.

It turns out if you turn on the system while the chords aren't in the TV, it by default flashes a 4 light red ring...as if it really needed to tell me "hey. system's not plugged into the tv" when it's all sitting right in front of me

big thing though was - for someone who's system's never red ringed - something like that's the last thing you want to see the day before you're getting ready to leave town
 
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TrueOrange said:
i found this out when i was packing for school.

I had unplugged the system's chords out of the TV and then realized that i needed to get one of the games out of the system before i boxed it up so i turned it back on.

It turns out if you turn on the system while the chords aren't in the TV, it by default flashes a 4 light red ring...as if it really needed to tell me "hey. system's not plugged into the tv" when it's all sitting right in front of me

big thing though was - for someone who's system's never red ringed - something like that's the last thing you want to see the day before you're getting ready to leave town
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i've got several peripheral devices around my tv so i plug and unplug av cables pretty consistently......so i've definitely turned on the 360 without the a/v cables being in the tv and i've never gotten the ring. i'm not saying i don't believe it happened or anything but that sounds awfully coincidental. did it ever work again after that?
 
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duckman398686 said:
i've got several peripheral devices around my tv so i plug and unplug av cables pretty consistently......so i've definitely turned on the 360 without the a/v cables being in the tv and i've never gotten the ring. i'm not saying i don't believe it happened or anything but that sounds awfully coincidental. did it ever work again after that?
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yeah, worked just find. after turning it on and off several times (still 4-ring), went through microsoft's site and it told me it was a result of the system's cords not being in the television. i tried that, it worked just find no ring

went through here and did the help on 4
Flashing Red Lights Solution | Xbox Support

http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/nxe/kb.aspx?ID=906652&lcid=1033&category=hardware

Four lights around the power button flash red on your Xbox 360 console. Four flashing lights indicates that the console does not detect an audio/video (AV) cable.
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I just realized that porbably could have been flashing b/c there wasn't an AV cord plugged into the system....still not sure that should warrant that kind of response from the system though
 
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according to microsoft's site, my console(or refurb) has been shipped back out today. should have it back by monday at the latest.
 
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