E74 And Now Error Code 0001 Options

[kissmyshu]

I'm going to pull my hair out. This xbox is driving me crazy.

First, I got a red light in the bottom right quadrant. Screen showed an E74 code. Okay, onto google to research what the hell that means. After extensive research, I decided to take apart my xbox and check the ana chip, GPU, and CPU for unsoldering. I did nothing more then take the heat sinks off and clean out the fins, and clean some of the extra compound off the GPU. When I put the heat sinks back on and put the x clamps back on, I proceeded to try powering the xbox again. When I hooked the power cable up to the motherboard and pressed the power button, I got three red lights (the notorious rrod). I noticed that when I turned the xbox "on" nothing actually came on. The only thing that actually came on was the RROD.

I did notice, as well, that when I pressed the power button the LED on the power brick flashed from orange to red for 1/2 a second then back to orange.

I tested for error codes and got the dreaded 0001. I know this is supposed to mean a short on the board...but I didn't even do anything that would cause a short on the board, did I?



I'm so sick of this thing, and I'm ready to throw it out of the nearest 3rd story window. But...being the ever cheap bastard I am...I'm not going to drop another dollar on a new 360. Hopefully you guys can help me out.


Thanks in advance!
Danny