With many gamers reporting that the above E74 System Error has claimed their consoles before the red ringed harbinger of doom could rear it’s ugly head, Microsoft has decided to extend the Xbox 360′s three year warranty to cover death by E74 errors as well. Gamers who have encountered E74 errors and have paid the software giant to repair their systems will now be able to get a refund as well. Here’s what Major Nelson, Microsoft’s community figurehead, had to say about the topic:
The team is aware that a very small percentage of our Xbox 360 customers have reported receiving an error that displays E74 on their screen and 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 such, we will be covering any repairs due to the E74 error message under the three year warranty we announced related to the three flashing lights error, as well as reimbursing any customers that have already paid for an E74 related repair. This applies to new consoles for the original retail purchaser, whether purchased before or after this change.
Now that we know the E74 error is Red Ring of Death related, we have an explanation of why our inhouse Xbox 360 showed an E74 error and after a fresh reboot, glared at us with it’s piercing, gamer-soul crushing red eye.
Any of you guys and gals afflicted by the E74 error before or have an RRoD horror story to tell? Let us know in the comments!
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