Tutorial: Fix E74 / No Video Errors Options

[scientwist]

I wouldn't suggest this but I figured what the heck. Stripped everything down cleaned chips under heat sink. I didn't have a heat gun or hairdryer so I used a hot butter knife that I bent the tip on. Just heated the knife on the stove and when it got hot placed it on chip and think I could actually hear it re-flow the solder. Plugged board back in and the thing booted up no more E74

Have one I fixed for a little bit with the xclamp fix and I might try this to see if I can bring it back to life. its way more dead though worth a try.

Wish I could have my Error420 nick

This post has been edited by scientwist: Jul 29 2012, 11:29 PM

[scientwist]

I must have figured something out >:) Just tried my Hot Butter Knife trick on one that basically had no signs of life other than 3 red lights of death and nothing at all would show up on the screen not even a error message. The second one I tried this on had the xclamp replacement already done and that only lasted a few months before it died hard. Its been dead and in the attic for years, which is great because it hasn't been updated for years. Think I might try to get some homebrew going by JTAGing it. Just thought I would share what I found. Others have probably already done this and just haven't read about it.

[scientwist]

Thank God for backups. Still have my backup from 2006 of my 360's Sammy DVD Gunna let this sucker run for awhile and see how it doe's. Gunna have to pull my Sammy outta another box that has a totally different issue and get the firmware for this box back on it, the thing still has blades

This post has been edited by scientwist: Jul 30 2012, 02:58 AM

[xboxhaxorz]

e74 is a bad gpu, i supply thousands of GPUs online as well as use them in my shop and we sometimes get e74 on them which is fixed by putting a new gpu on it

in the past i did flows on them and they worked for a while but e74 is an issue with the chip not the board

for example if you take a e74 gpu and put it on another console it will give it e74

[Avinitlarge]

e74 is a bad gpu, i supply thousands of GPUs online as well as use them in my shop and we sometimes get e74 on them which is fixed by putting a new gpu on it

in the past i did flows on them and they worked for a while but e74 is an issue with the chip not the board

for example if you take a e74 gpu and put it on another console it will give it e74

I am starting to think this too. Reball or reflow, a few days later/weeks later, E74.

[christopher_sage]

I would just like to add more of the information about getting rid of Fix E74.

#1 tip to avoid Xbox red ring of death is to prevent Xbox overheating.
#2 never try to re-solder Xbox your own unless you are knowledgeable at it or you have a repair guide with you.
#3 Don't wrap the damaged Xbox 360 console with a bath towel, it will not do good to your Xbox.

Source: http://www.e74online.com/ just sharing to also contribute helpful information to Xbox lovers like me. Thank you!

[christopher_sage]

Hope I can help you guys in fixing your E74 errors

Thank you for the Xbox 360 repair tutorial I really appreciate what you did jimwross but unfortunately the images or what are not displaying it would be better if we have a picture of what your are mentioning in your steps so we can follow it. Also, as what I mentioned in my previous posts. Here are some key points to remember when fixing your Xbox 360. Keep these in mind so you will not do more damage to your precious console

#1 tip to avoid Xbox red ring of death is to prevent Xbox overheating.
#2 never try to re-solder Xbox your own unless you are knowledgeable at it or you have a repair guide with you.
#3 Don't wrap the damaged Xbox 360 console with a bath towel, it will not do good to your Xbox.

This post has been edited by christopher_sage: Sep 3 2012, 06:11 AM

[xboxhaxorz]

I wouldn't suggest this but I figured what the heck. Stripped everything down cleaned chips under heat sink. I didn't have a heat gun or hairdryer so I used a hot butter knife that I bent the tip on. Just heated the knife on the stove and when it got hot placed it on chip and think I could actually hear it re-flow the solder. Plugged board back in and the thing booted up no more E74

Have one I fixed for a little bit with the xclamp fix and I might try this to see if I can bring it back to life. its way more dead though worth a try.

Wish I could have my Error420 nick

lol omg so your butter knife was at least 700 degrees then, im guessing you used welding gloves to hold it

solder melting makes no sound, unless your superman

[rainmanx2]

The images from the start of this thread are unavailable for me. Does amyne have images of what needed to be heated? I recently got the 74 error. Did the standard rrod fix and it worked for about an hour or so then the image got lines in it and now it's back to the e74. I don't mind using a heat gun but want to make sure i am using it in correct areas and for the correct amount of time. Any help would be great.

[Weirdjerz3y]

The images from the start of this thread are unavailable for me. Does amyne have images of what needed to be heated? I recently got the 74 error. Did the standard rrod fix and it worked for about an hour or so then the image got lines in it and now it's back to the e74. I don't mind using a heat gun but want to make sure i am using it in correct areas and for the correct amount of time. Any help would be great.

E74 Will most likely need a gpu replacement. Just send it in to one of the many pros on this site.

[dvbgr]

Hi,
already did this twice,xbox came back to life and now E74 again! The second time the error appeared i barely played a game.Let it load and after a couple o minutes strange lines on the screen.Switched off the console,powered it on again and BOOM, E74!

So i guess i m not reflowing at the right place or not heating it as much as i should.
Is 375ºC enough (5-6 cm above the marked area) ? Should i heat it for more than 4 minutes?
Both times i let it cool for like 10-20 minutes before reassembling the whole thing back.

Thanks in advance guys!

[deilzfcjk]

you guys are having a lot of problems. The xbox 360 phat(non jasper) was designed bad from the get go. get the right reflow / reball equipment. And, no, youtube videos dont' help. The people who put youtube videos on xbox 360 reball/reflow are leaving something out. They don't want their secrets to be let out. Because if they did let the secrets out there would be other would be DIY fix people out there.

Either learn through a certified training center, and do it yourself. Or send it to a pro with lots of feedback. Just don't watch youtube and think you can learn something from it.

this is precise stuff. and shitty equipment and wrong types of chemicals mess it up. Especially if you have had it worked on before. It's just not worth it imho.