The 360 blues(360 problem thread)

Xtarath

Well, to cut to the point, I need help from you guys who have had problems with your 360. What does a blinking red light in the bottom right semi-circle mean? Thanks for the help in advance, I really have no clue what to do other than give up and call customer service.

Sam

Video failure.
Hope you bought yours less than a year ago.

Xtarath

Sam wrote: »

Video failure.
Hope you bought yours less than a year ago.

Well, damn. As it happens it is going to be real close to a year, and I think it has already passed. I guess you might as well lock the thread, there's nothing left to see here.

Sam

If you're only a few days past I would try haggling with India over it. They might do an exception. Otherwise you're looking at 99 to get sent a refurb.

urahonky

Have you tried another video cable to verify? Sam is still very bitter about his 360 dieing so he jumps at any chance to scare the hell out of people. :P

Sam

urahonky wrote: »

Have you tried another video cable to verify? Sam is still very bitter about his 360 dieing so he jumps at any chance to scare the hell out of people. :P

whatever.

Section 4 is flashing red
- Hardware Failure
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The Specific Type of hardware failure can be determined by the error code displayed on the screen.
If the screen is blank or you would like additional information follow the instructions for determining the secondary error code in the section below
E45: Unknown (possibly dashboard update related)

E64: DVD Drive Error.... DVD Timeout, Wrong firmware, dvd is without f/w chip, etc.

E65: DVD Drive Error.... DVD Timeout, Wrong firmware, dvd is without f/w chip, etc. This can also be caused by the tray not being fully closed on boot.

E66: DVD Drive Error: DVD model, or version does not match that of the version expected by the dashboard. OR the firmware version on the drive is older then the firmware version expected by the dashboard. Make sure the DVD drive is of the same version originally included with the console and that it is using either the original firmware included with the console or newer.

E67: Hard Drive Error... It could be a problem with the Hard Drive itself or a problem with the internal connection to the hard drive, Try removing the hard drive and playing without it

E68: Hard Drive Error... It could be a problem with the Hard Drive itself or a problem with the internal connection to the hard drive, Try removing the hard drive and playing without it, This can also be caused by a Hard Drive Eprom Error. Some also believe this might be caused by a problem with the fans.

E69: Hard Drive Error... It could be a problem with the Hard Drive itself or a problem with the internal connection to the hard drive, Try removing the hard drive and playing without it

E71: possibly a dashboard update error, Check below in the "Console Reset Codes" for instructions. If that does not work there is no other solution and the console must be sent back to MS for repair.

E72: (not yet known)

E73: General Hardware Error: Ethernet port... this error is caused by a problem with the Ethernet port.

E74: AV cable error... There is a problem with the AV cable, try using a different AV cable. If the cable is known to be working then there is a 90% chance it's a scaler chip problem (the "ANA" or "HANA" chip connected directly to the AV cable) in rare cases it is the GPU.

E76: (not yet known)

E79: Hard Drive Error... It could be a problem with the Hard Drive itself or a problem with the internal connection to the hard drive, Try removing the hard drive and playing without it

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--==SECONDARY ERROR CODES==-
The specific type of hardware failure can be determined by a "hidden" error code
Turn the xbox 360 on, and wait till the 3 red lights are flashing.
Press and hold the sync up button (the small white one), while holding that button press the eject button.
The LEDs will now blink the first number in the code (as described below).
Release the eject button and press it again.
The LEDs will now blink the second number of the code.
Release the eject button and press it again.
The LEDs will now blink the third number of the code.
Release the eject button and press it again.
The LEDs will now blink the forth number of the code.
Release the eject button and press it again.
The LEDs will go back to the 3 red flashing lights.
You should be able to determine the difference between the 3 flashing lights and the error code lights by the rate in which they flash.

Here is how you interpret the LEDs to get the code number:
All four lights flashing - 0
One light flashing - 1
Two Lights flashing - 2
Three lights flashing - 3

0001 power supply problem
0002 Network Interface problem
0003 Power problem could be the PSU could be the GPU/CPU, somehow the console isn't getting clean power from the power supply.
0010 over heating
0011 over heating - If you are receiving this error after disassembling your console make sure to all 8 of the heatsync screws are tightened securely to the board/heatsink holes.
0012 over heating
0013 over heating
0020 (Not yet known, possibly overheating)
0021 DVD Drive Time out - Can be caused by problems with a firmware flash. This is also speculated to sometime be caused by a problem with the southbridge chipset on the motherboard.
0022 GPU Error / GPU Overheating
0023 (not yet known)

take your pick- one flashing red light=hardware problem

Go ahead and try your friend's AV cable or Gamestop's.
Good luck, I hope it's just the cable. I would start looking into selling the 360 for parts to a repair service and buying a Falcon though. You can trade in the controller, power supply, AV cables, free Sonic Tennis etc. for maybe 30 40 bucks off a new console, and if you get 80 for your old one you'll have a Falcon for cheaper than the refurb fee.

Edit- look for error E74 on the screen, then you'll know if it's the AV cable

Xtarath

Thanks for all the help guys, I might jus trade in for the cheapest 360( the arcade?) and just keep my hard drive. In case it matters it said E 73.

Epyon9283

My 360 just died today. Locked up as soon as I started playing CoD. Restarted it and it locked up on the NXE stuff. Restarted it again and got an E68 error. Removed the drive and started it again. Locked up again in the NXE. Neat. Stupid thing is over 2 years old so warranty is long gone. $94 to repair... damnit.

leaf

My 360 doesn't have enough points on it for the games I want :'<

Send help plz

Grundlterror

Anyone have a problem where the disc fan keeps spinning even after you turn off the system sometimes? Because I do.

Roland_tHTG

Since this is a thread where folks will likely know, are the aftermarket coolers for the 360 a waste of cash or no?

Viscountalpha

Roland_tHTG wrote: »

Since this is a thread where folks will likely know, are the aftermarket coolers for the 360 a waste of cash or no?

YES. the niko one is garbage. I just have a little fan blowing on mine and I've only had 1 red ring so far. aftermarket? no. Standalone fan? yes.