1 ring of death

I just got 1 ring of death, tried everything 360 keeps loading up error 74 on screen. Called MS and they said my 360 is out of warranty and the new 3 year plan only covers 3 red lights. WTF THEY ARE BOTH GENERAL HARDWARE FAILURE!

They said I have to pay $99 to get it repaired and the current one I have is already a replaced unit for my first 360.

Damnit I want it repaired for free, any ideas?

I've had that problem with E 74 ...I had regural 60 hz tv...

After I bought HDMI the problem disappeared....it works fine now...

i got the same problem...i live in LA so i get pretty angry all the time..lol i even cussed out the indian guy on the phone.

this is the real email that i sent to them

I wanted to thank you for ruining my christmas, my mom bought the xbox 360 about 4 months ago so that she wouldn't have the problem of trying to find one near christmas shopping havoc. She didn't buy the warranty because i take really good care of my systems. Then christmas rolls along and i get my xbox 360 and about 5 hours in, the screen starts to mess up. I turn off the system and turn it back on and bam! i get an error message. The E 74 message with my xbox 360 having a red blinking light on the bottom right. I tried everything, i finally called and I...ME! HAVE TO PAY 90 DOLLARS BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. That is not right microsoft, you shouldnt make me pay for something THAT YOU DIDNT FIX...its not my fault. That being said, i really hope you have the heart to do something about this situation because i really want to be a fan of your systems.

Just leave the console on and let it overheat until you get the 3 red lights.mjk_1

That. If it doesnt work, do the towel trick (wrap the "lovely" 360 with a towel, switch on and let it FRY!! 30 -40 mins should do the trick.) Please note that the above might even fix ur problem. The fix is only temporary! Do the trick again, as many times as needed.

Happy Cookin!!:D

i got the same problem...i live in LA so i get pretty angry all the time..lol i even cussed out the indian guy on the phone.

this is the real email that i sent to them

I wanted to thank you for ruining my christmas, my mom bought the xbox 360 about 4 months ago so that she wouldn't have the problem of trying to find one near christmas shopping havoc. She didn't buy the warranty because i take really good care of my systems. Then christmas rolls along and i get my xbox 360 and about 5 hours in, the screen starts to mess up. I turn off the system and turn it back on and bam! i get an error message. The E 74 message with my xbox 360 having a red blinking light on the bottom right. I tried everything, i finally called and I...ME! HAVE TO PAY 90 DOLLARS BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. That is not right microsoft, you shouldnt make me pay for something THAT YOU DIDNT FIX...its not my fault. That being said, i really hope you have the heart to do something about this situation because i really want to be a fan of your systems.

evil_clown63

What???? If ur mom got the 360 4 months ago, u r still under the one-year warranty that comes with every console when u buy it. This warranty covers ALL possible breakdowns. So, they MUST fix it for free, 1 red ring or not!!! Call them back and make sure u get urs fixed. Again, it doesnt matter if u purchased the warranty from the shop u bought it or not, the 360 comes with 1year warranty not matter what!!!!!!!!

ps: please get back to me to tell me what happened, im really curious to find out

I just got 1 ring last night and I left it on all night in 1 towel only got 2 rings. How do I get the 3rd ?

They should fix it no matter how many rings. It's their own fault. No oneelse's. Microsoft has drawn it's last straw with me. Im on the verge ofsuingthose greedy A-Holes. They need to fix their problems before the ship their crap out. If anyone has any suggestions please contact me at ryu_kyuubi@yahoo(dot)com

Thank you.