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[djdavirus]

worked for me

[tinbie]

I also did the fix.
Now the problem is I have sound but no video/picture whatsoever.
I can hear the dashboad launching so the E74 error is gone.

Anybody knows what it could be ?

[ReViZeD]

what about this guy said that E74 "the problem is the GPU 98% of the time. The method they use to fix it is to reflow it. This is done with a rework station, not a heat gun."

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http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=638861

[jfig04]

Thank You!! Did it twice, I tried it the first time and the Xbox played for about 45 mins I turned it off tried to turn it on and gave me the E74 error, did it again and haven't had the error Xbox running stong 5+ hours on it

[bretterism]

thanks so much for the tut! just tried it out. booted up after first attempt. will test drive it for a while. i used an infrared thermometer to make sure i got good temps. making sure i was warming the board up slowly and making sure i got the board hot enough to rework the solder (423F)

[knightsgamingrepair]

99% of the time any problem that comes up with the xbox 360 (expect for drive issues) is GPU.  

Get your system fixed right by getting it reballed.  Reball is where you lift off the chip off the board clean the old solder, place new lead based solder, then resolder the chip back on.  Not sure how to do this?

We do it.


Dustin
Knights Gaming Repair

[ICanFixAnything]

QUOTE(knightsgamingrepair @ Dec 27 2010, 09:57 PM)

99% of the time any problem that comes up with the xbox 360 (expect for drive issues) is GPU.  

Get your system fixed right by getting it reballed.  Reball is where you lift off the chip off the board clean the old solder, place new lead based solder, then resolder the chip back on.  Not sure how to do this?

We do it.
Dustin
Knights Gaming Repair

How much do you charge?
Can we just send you a motherboard?
What is your web address? (Or is posting this not allowed?)
Also, do you provide the upgraded GPU heatsink with added liquid cooler extension?

[jrw]

QUOTE(jrw @ Jun 20 2010, 02:57 PM)

I just did this to my launch 360 (oct 2005 build) and it worked! I was getting E74 error, I tried xclamp fix,pennies, towel trick, regreased gpu / cpu and still no luck, So finally I tried doing exactly as described in this post (only did bottom, removed gpu heatsink,cleaned off gpu grease before using heat gun). I also put foil around the blue outline areas just in case.

Not sure if this is a longterm fix but still must say Thanks for the info  

Quick update, This fix lasted 9 months before RROD (E74 again) so I'd say the heatgun trick is fairly effective, It ran flawless for those 9 months no crashes / freezes,  I used a heatgun again and it's back up and running.

I noticed when I took it apart the gpu heatsink bolts were a little loose so that may of been part of the issue this time around, but I used heatgun just in case.

2005 launch day unit still in action lol.

[freakgrad45]

Where is the solder on the xbox mobo?

[KaptinKrunK]

i hope this works im goin to try it with a heat gun tom, ive been trying the way llama tells you to reflow.  its possible your xbox might need reballin (IMG:style_emoticons/default/muhaha.gif) ill let you know how it goes for me, i have taken a very close look under my and notice that one of the things under looks black, if it doesnt work tom ill show you

QUOTE(pimpmaul69 @ Apr 8 2008, 02:05 AM)

e74 has nothing to do with the ana/hana chip. i have fixed it everytime (100% of the time) by reflowing the gpu.

i hope this works im goin to try it with a heat gun tom, ive been trying the way llama tells you to reflow.  its possible your xbox might need reballin (IMG:style_emoticons/default/muhaha.gif) ill let you know how it goes for me, i have taken a very close look under my and notice that one of the things under looks black, if it doesnt work tom ill show you

QUOTE(pimpmaul69 @ Apr 8 2008, 02:05 AM)

e74 has nothing to do with the ana/hana chip. i have fixed it everytime (100% of the time) by reflowing the gpu.

[ShiZor9]

I had two Halo 3 Xbox's Getting E74 right after a RROD fix. SO, got my $9 Harbor Freight Heat Gun on low, and a couple minutes on the bottom side of mobo to hana chipwith foil covering everything and re applying artic silver xbox plays fine. Both were little slaves during some GTA 4 cutscenes and high speed drives to work the GPU. Each going strong after 3 hours of gameplay.

[samoranj]

Ok, so I've followed the guidance in this thread because I originally had an E74 error with one red light.  After adding the x-clamp fix and heating the designated region with a heat gun on both sides of the board, I let my xbox cool down and am now getting two flashing red lights on the left side along with no video at all.

I've also ensured that I only added only enough arctic silver to cover the tops of the chips with a thin layer prior to reinstalling the heat sinks...

Will going through this whole process again fix this issue? Help!!!

[protivakid]

This did work for me on three different Xbox 360's. One thing that was not mentioned was how long to do it for. I used the heat gun on high for 2.5 minutes and then let the 360 cool back down for several hours. After this I put it back together enough to run and gave it a shot.

One 360 was fixed after the first try with the heat gun, another took 5 times. Eventually all 3 went back to E74 after 1 - 6 hours of gaming on them so I repeated the steps and got them working again. Re-testing all 3 now by playing games on them to see if they stay fixed.

One thing I will add is DO NOT do the other method some have suggested of unplugging the fans and letting the unit overheat to try to fix the E74. You will only further damage the console.

[GlassOnion]

I found a Falcon at a yard sale for $50 with several controllers and several guitars and the RB drum set.  Of course, when I got it home it had the E74 error.  I followed your tutorial and it seems to be working quite well now (several nights of playing).

However, I am having one strange issue.

After putting everything back together, I notice that the ring of lights on the console doesn't work at all.  There is also no light in the center showing that the console is on.
On top of that, I can't sync any controllers wirelessly to the xbox.  If I sync them on the play and charge cable then disconnect the cable, they work fine on wireless.

I wouldn't mind too much, except that I can't sync any of the wireless guitars or the drumset.  I've tried holding the sync button on the console, every order I can think of (controller/console/both) and nothing seems to work.

I even ordered a replacement ROL card (the card with the lights that plugs into the front of the console) and it has the same problem.

Any ideas of what I should try?

Thanks for the awesome E74 fix!!

[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 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

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