Topic: E74 Error After X-clamp Repair (Read 300 times)

abadfish66 · « **on:** May 14, 2007, 05:06:00 PM »

I have done an x-clamp repair to about 7 360's and all good, but this one. After 2 days, I have gotten an E74 error on screen. I have looked and looked all over fo a solution with no luck. I have changed video cables with no luck, any feedback would be great......thanks

abadfish66 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2007, 10:55:00 PM »

Also the power brick has green light, tried with hdd in and out. I am truly at a loss, I see many posts all over the internet with this problem on both boxes that have been opened and ones that still have sticker intact, with no solution. If anyone has had any luck remedying this, myself and other would be greatful.

abadfish66 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 15, 2007, 11:49:00 PM »

Anyone?

abadfish66 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 19, 2007, 01:00:00 AM »

O.k, I had been doing some digging around the box trying to find the root cause for the E74 error. It may be premature, but I did find one of the pins on the av connection broken in half. If you take off the top of the connector on the mobo, you can look at all the pins going down to the bottom of the mobo. I was looking for anything out of ordinary. The reason I started looking there is because I had noticed some solder that did not look right at the bottom of the mobo, as if that spot got hot and melted some solder. So I popped the top off, and used a small screwdriver to poke at the connections, and I found one of the leads to be broken in half. Just looking at it you could not tell it was broken, but when I touched the screwdriver there, you could tell. So I soldered the 2 halfs back together, and E74 went away, but the 3 rings came back with error 0022, so.....I will be able to post if this for certain fixed the E74 once I get the 0022 gone, hopefully tommorrow.

lusisfall · « **Reply #4 on:** May 19, 2007, 06:21:00 PM »

How are you able to remove the silver housing that surrounds the AV port inside the console. Does it require you to remove both halves of the case that srurrounds the motherboard/ main pc board? I've only removed the top portion that allows you to remove the DVD drive and unplug the fan cable, ect. I'm also getting the E74 error message and would like to fix it since my console is out of warranty (opened) ... if you know someone who has successfully removed this piece that would be great to hear also.

My error message occurs occasionally and is not constant. It happens about 9/10 times the system is turned on & the last time it returned to the E74 screen once already powered on & functioning.

This post has been edited by lusisfall: May 20 2007, 01:22 AM

abadfish66 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 20, 2007, 12:07:00 AM »

QUOTE(lusisfall @ May 19 2007, 05:21 PM)

How are you able to remove the silver housing that surrounds the AV port inside the console. Does it require you to remove both halves of the case that srurrounds the motherboard/ main pc board? I've only removed the top portion that allows you to remove the DVD drive and unplug the fan cable, ect. I'm also getting the E74 error message and would like to fix it since my console is out of warranty (opened) ... if you know someone who has successfully removed this piece that would be great to hear also.

My error message occurs occasionally and is not constant. It happens about 9/10 times the system is turned on & the last time it returned to the E74 screen once already powered on & functioning.

If you look, both sides have a little catch holding it on. Take a very small flat head screwdriver, and just pry with allitle pressure and the top half will come right off, from there you can look at all the connections going to the bottom of the board and look for breaks, also look for bad solder at the board. Oh, you must remove the motherboard from the case.

makaveli86 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 24, 2007, 08:09:00 AM »

how on earth did you remove the housing? really wish someone knew how to fix this error, bloody annoying

. Got rid of the 3 ring of lights only got get this 1 light E74 error

hopefully someoen knows a way around it...

popebone · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2007, 12:25:00 AM »

Yeah it just happened to me too. Anyone have any ideas?

xfool2004 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 02, 2007, 10:00:00 AM »

This error e74 just happened to me too after the final stages of xclamp removal.

I say final stages as I was able to boot and was just adjusting the screws, but I kept getting a checkerboard screen then freeze so I'd tighten another lil bit and see how long till it froze again.

The last time it showed slight artifacts but no freezing after about 10 mins in the dashboard so I figuered that I needed one more round of tightening and it would be game time.

E74 - nothing I do with the screws changes it, please advise!

vinny1684 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 03, 2007, 02:28:00 PM »

I currently have a customers xbox which started as 0102, then to 0020, to get it to boot i had the screws pretty loose.

Now i tightened em up, back to 0102,

Now im getting E74 and dont know what else to try. Anyone solved this yet?

makaveli86 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 03, 2007, 02:59:00 PM »

dont think anyone has any idea how to fix this...sadly you either keep fiddling around and pray that it somehow starts to work...or jus sell it and get a new one

palote · « **Reply #11 on:** July 07, 2007, 05:29:00 PM »

i get this error too after the remove the x-clamp?

Any ideas...

2hry · « **Reply #12 on:** July 08, 2007, 08:47:00 AM »

aubrey76

they think its the ana chip

alpdogan · « **Reply #13 on:** July 08, 2007, 11:39:00 AM »

When I see E74 after replacement; I changed ana chip but no luck...

rebued77 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 08, 2007, 01:56:00 PM »

QUOTE(alpdogan @ Jul 8 2007, 06:39 PM)

When I see E74 after replacement; I changed ana chip but no luck...

I changed Ana chip and did not solve.

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