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Xbox System Error E74 – What it Means and How to Get Rid of It

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

The Xbox system error E74 is a graphics processing unit error message that comes up, xbox, when the GPU over heats. The graphics processing unit is one of the two main chips on the Xbox 360, the other one being the central processing unit or CPU. These chips are vital to the operation of your Xbox 360. The E74 error message is a very common problem and happens in thousands of Xbox’s out there. It is caused by the X-clamps malfunctioning.

The X-clamps and “X” shaped pieces of metal inside the Xbox that hold the heat sinks on the CPU and the GPU.

When you play the Xbox these pieces of metal heat up and cool down when you shut it off. The repeated heating and cooling of X-clamps causes them to weaken or lose their downward pressure over time. When the pressure is released a little bit from the heat sink it causes the chips to overheat. This causes most of the problems with the Xbox 360 are caused by these clamps such as the, xbox, red ring of death, Xbox freezes up, E74 and more.

I got the Xbox system error e74 in the first Xbox I bought.

Yes I went out and bought another Xbox right away when I got the error message because I was not aware you can fix the Xbox at that time. I got bored one night and decided to try and find a good guide to repair my Xbox. I, xbox, searched the internet for hours trying to find a good guide and all I found was the towel trick and the penny trick. These are dangerous repairs that cause more damage to your Xbox then it should.

I found a video guide out there that walked me through every step of the,, xbox, xbox, process.

I felt like I had a repair man standing over my shoulder making sure I was doing everything correctly. I fixed my Xbox in 30 minutes. Anyone can perform this repair with ease. If you should any trouble they also have 24/7 support in case you get stuck with something. Get rid of the Xbox system error e74 for good.

Have an Xbox System Error E74 Message?

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

The Xbox system error e74 is a common problem with the Xbox 360. It will make your Xbox unplayable but it is not dead. This happens over time when you play your Xbox. Each time you play your Xbox you heat it up, when you stop playing it cools off.

This heating and cooling process makes the X-clamps weak overtime. The X-clamps are the pieces of metal that hold the heat sink on the the graphics processing unit and the central processing, xbox, unit also known as the GPU and CPU. When the metal gets weaker over time it will cause the heat sink to lose pressure on the chips allowing them, xbox, to over heat and malfunction.

This is what happened with your Xbox as well as mine.

The Xbox system error e74 is a error message is caused by the GPU when it, xbox, overheats. I first got my error E74 message 2 1/2 years after buying my Xbox brand new. I thought their was no hope for it and I was about ready to throw it away. I decided to search the net for any information regarding this E74 problem and all I was able to find was the towel trick and the penny trick.

Now I am not an electronics major or anything but I do know if you cut off the air flow to a device and over heat it to the, xbox, point of having the solder melt it can’t be a good thing.

I dug deeper in the net and found that the towel trick will fatally kill your Xbox beyond repair after a week or two. So if you want to try the towel trick and ruin, xbox, your Xbox go right ahead. If you want to fix it forever I suggest getting the guide I used to fix my Xbox. It was easy, 30 minutes and I was done.