04-14-2009, 03:18 PM
Source HERE http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news/d%C3%A9bu...d-eternity-$1287835.htm
People. PLEASE stop playing your XBOXes 24-7. We just got rid of the RRoD problem and now you got us a new one. If this keeps up lots more people will get the E74 error. Looks like we are going to have a new RRoD. Gosh they should have tested the thing or spmething. Both problems are overheat issues.
' Wrote:Microsoft has extended their three year warranty to E74 errors, further refunding those who have previously had to pay for a repair related to the error.
The Red Rings of Death (RROD) which represents a general hardware failure was rumoured to affect 30% of early Xbox 360's sold. The controversy led to Microsoft announcing an extended three year warranty in 2006 to repair all Xbox 360's affected by the red light failure.
However, the E74 error has been gaining as much attention this year. Instead of displaying three red lights, the console would display an E74 error on screen which would indeed represent some kind of system failure.
It's said that the error is either related to the AV cable, or the more fatal occurrence of the scaler chip or even the console's GPU.
The increased reports of the E74 error has resulted in Microsoft issuing an extended warranty for the fault:
"While the majority of Xbox 360 owners continue to have a great experience with their console, we are aware that a very small percentage of our customers have reported receiving an error that displays "E74" on their screen," Microsoft's release reads.
"After investigating the issue, we have determined that the E74 error message can indicate the general hardware failure that is associated with three flashing red lights error on the console. As a result, we have decided to cover repairs related to the E74 error message under our three-year warranty program for certain general hardware failures that was announced in July 2007."
As well as an extended three year warranty Microsoft will refund the amount paid for an E74 repair in the next 4-12 weeks.
People. PLEASE stop playing your XBOXes 24-7. We just got rid of the RRoD problem and now you got us a new one. If this keeps up lots more people will get the E74 error. Looks like we are going to have a new RRoD. Gosh they should have tested the thing or spmething. Both problems are overheat issues.