Xbox 360 E74 / RROD Permanent Fix

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In this video i will show you how to fix your xbox 360 E74 error permanently. Just follow my step by step video and you will be on your way to success. Dont forget to subscribe and check out my other videos.

[@lamicone]

Just got done doing this with my sons X-box. Was on a business trip and my son called me and told me his X-box had the e-74 error. I told him that it was probably toast but that I would look at it for him when I got back. Just got done following the instructions in this video, and the fix worked. My son is now upstairs playing Mine-craft once again. The only thing that I did different was that I couldn't find my heat gun that I usually use on my RC planes to stretch them taut, so I used my wife's hairdryer. Thanks for the video, you saved me some cash!

[@porkbeans2335]

Loved the "Are you done" whisper at the end. My daughter constantly records me working on my electronics with her iPod, As soon as I break out my torque wrench and repair kit she goes running for her iPod and makes sure my water cup is full, she loves to narrate as well so the whisper made me laugh a bit.

[@wildefox1478]

Thanks man for sharing this info, I just successfully fixed this error on an HDMI unit using your hotplate stovetop method and she boots right up and runs like new. Thank you. Don't listen to these other guy's comments saying it won't work and all that bs, this fix is legit and works like a charm.

[@timponcho]

Great tutorial man. Using your hot plate method not only did I fix an XBOX 360 but also a PS3 and a Gateway laptop that had lost the video output (turned on but no video whatsoever). Thanks for taking the time to make and post the video.

[@VCCrevival]

Worked like a charm for me! I drilled 10mm holes in the bottomplate where the studs were mounted so the 5mm bolts are completely free. I also kept the DVD-drive hooked up with all the powerups, otherwise the Xbox will be banned from xbox-live. Thanks for the idea of the hotplate, this really did the job!

[@darksanonymous2308]

just fixed a Halo 3 limited edition console by doing this......I was skeptical at first until the xbox dashboard came up on the screen.....looks like my tech skills just advanced a bit further....just awesome! Awesome video....i would like to see more of these from you!

[@jeffwarhurst6998]

Is it still working

[@dadude1425]

0:44 "First you'll wanna pull your face off" lol pretty accurate

[@terrapinflyer273]

Check out the Grateful Dead if you want it stolen or melted instead (~)};-)

[@jamiebales8394]

Got to about 0:45 and had to go to the hospital.

[@jamiebales8394]

+Jonathan Cauley There was blood everywhere!

[@jamiebales8394]

Are you sarcasm immune? Or are you being sarcastic yourself?

[@15shekels]

+Jonathan Cauley he was joking about the statement "now pull your face off" its ironic humor. welcome to the internet.

[@alpachino468]

+Jamie Bales, Ah, you beat me to comment about this first by a year!

[@beatenndownn547]

😂😂😂

[@maddmannmatt]

Hm. Imagine that. Overheating error with NO HEAT SINKS ON IT. Dude....

[@Tdiab75]

Thanks so much for this video bro. It's great people like you take time out their personal lives to help the people that are clueless when it comes to things like this, such as myself. This worked perfectly!

[@seandaly6281]

Awesome. I did the fix with the instructions you provided and it works perfectly. I just played an hour of MW3 and seems to have no issues. I really appreciate the video. This thing has been sitting for almost 3 years now in my room not working, I'm glad I'm able to use it again.

[@Bigmactrapn]

I have this error to ima try to fix it

[@Inshui]

UPDATE: This worked for only 1 month. My E-E friends think I probably shortened the life of the part. Too bad. I'm going to try other fixes next. ------------------- This worked for me. I followed the instructions exactly. 10 minutes over pyrex on medium-lo (halfway b/t low and medium on my electric stove) approx 2 minutes across all 3 chips (40 seconds each) with a chicago electric heat gun on high, 15 minutes more baking, 30 minutes cool off (but actually left it for about ~1.5 hours because i went out for coffee). This seemed to work just fine after 30 min high graphics gaming, 1.5 hours of playing a DVD, and 2.5 hours of 2D XBox arcade games. I wonder how long it will keep working for. One my electrical engineer coworkers said that this procedure is at best risky, but it follows the pattern of how to reflow. You bring it up to a certain temperature (the hot plate), then expose it to high heat for 40-60 seconds (for older non-ROHS chips only, ROHS chips can take more heat for longer, not sure how long). He said that you had better not put too much heat on those chips because it could either ruin it (do more damage) or lessen the life of the chip if you overheat it. They are made to take a certain amount of heat during the manufacturing process, but not for too long. He also said that using a conventional stove and heat gun weren't such a great idea because you don't know what temperature they're at and it's not finely controlled. There is a spec for CPUs/GPUs like this that can give you a good idea of what the exact temperatures are. This may have worked for me for the time being (this was also the first such issue with this xbox afaik since its manufacture in 2008), but as I've read below there may be better reflow procedures, or even "reballing". Oooo. Another thing my engineer friend said: If the cause of the disconnect was a contaminant, the issue will come back shortly after, but if it was a cold (disconnected) solder joint then this should work. He also said the real way people fix this is by using the holes on the underside of the board from where the chip is mounted to find out what pin was disconnected and then reflow just that one (they have heat guns with a small tube on the end that could probably help). You'd have to test for signal using a scope though... ugh (expensive tool). Hope this helps. Great video, pleasantly surprised that it works now!

[@szilagyidaniel90]

I love you man!!! I just got an xbox360. It was dead and they wanted to throw it away. I bought thermal paste, turned on my oven, blast it with a borrowed heat gun and finished in a few hours with everything. I just couldnt belive my eyes when it just turned on and worked perfectly :) Thanks a lot, you are awesome!

[@Evaldas65]

No thermal pads on the RAM... Did you add some? Those are IMPORTANT.

[@davidkinkade3884]

no , pc do not

[@Rickteg]

couple ppl said the fire stove didnt work i personally havent had a gas stove you could try it on low

[@DavidErosaGarcia]

I fixed my E74 error following this instructions and replacing the xclamps with a Hybrid eXtreme Repair Kit. Thanks :)

[@kokomolock]

Awesome video Sir!! Repaired the box a week ago without the hot plate, worked for about a day. Found your video and used the hot plate/heat gun, works great now. While I had it open I also did all the penny fixes, on the ram chips and on the NAN chip figured I might as well while I had it open. Thanks!!!!!!!

[@roquri]

Method works great. Thanks. Didn't work until I flowed liquid rosin under the chips. Be careful with the heat gun. When the rosin starts boiling out, you "might" want to start thinking about removing the heat.

[@Rickteg]

if its broke you cant hurt it right

[@terrapinflyer273]

If it's not broke, break it and fix it anyways. That's my motto!

[@equitlib5276]

What is « arctic cat » ?? my x box had an E74 since 4years, actually I will want to repair it (I m sorry for my english i m french 😅, is difficult for me to understand all your movie but i loved repair it 😂)

[@Rickteg]

@@equitlib5276 Artic Silver Thermal Paste

[@kennyl4160]

Followed steps exactly and got my xbox working again without a single problem. Thanx for the video!!! Thumbs up from me!!!

[@BurninBonesRacing]

Hey Rick, how would you fix a PS3 Fat 80GB with YLOD?

[@greywolf271]

If you're doing a lot of this reflow work, get yourself a pie warmer oven and use an 80 - 85 C temp setting, much better for the components and joints

[@davidmcleod7864]

I tried this fix yesterday, 8/2/15, and it worked perfectly. Thanks Rick for saving my old Xbox 360!

[@emberleona9278]

if you do this cover the capacitors with like for layers of aluminum foil. make sure u clean the gpu and cpu better i saw the thermal paste and heat the board up a little with heat gun to prevent the warping. happens less if evenly heated. the time he did the chips was not enough. yo can put a piece of solder to see if it melte on a green part of the board wher no circuit is. if your solder is lead that melts easier its harder to melt the solder under the chips. he completely omited the flux part. if you put a piece of solder the heat gu can blow it around so be careful not to bridge stuff its just to gauge the heating process. careful with the capacitors those cyclinder things can get hot better to avoid them with heat gun and even better to shield them with aluminum for or a second hand with tin.

[@ethan8965]

Lashing turtles run marathons

[@zainimam2598]

if there is a permanent fix so why do Microsoft say why e74 can't be permanently fixed

[@benjaminadams4841]

Thank you good sir for your amazing video. If not for I would not finally have my dream game at my house. I've always had to play at my friends house cause I could afford one. His finally took a dump and he went and got the new one. I took the 360 out his trash brought it home and in a few short hours I had him come over and showed him his old game back to life. Heck he even let me keep it and gave me a game or two and a controller. Wish I could shake your hand my good friend!!

[@Rickteg]

To everyone that helps on my pages thank you as i do not always have time to help everyone when i am traveling

[@IVUNITEDFCBOYS]

rick where are you out of? I need my box reparied?

[@loodobarcks3539]

This error is caused by a cold solder joint under the GPU, (H)ANA-chip or in between. Mostly it is one of the outer solder balls on the side facing the (H)ANA chip so a shim increases the chanced of success quite a bit. Can also be a component that is missing or damaged so look for missing parts near the GPU and the (H)ANA chip.

[@macNchess]

I'd recommend a list of tools needed

[@tearfulplace5015]

I’m six years late you your just want a few toothpicks to take the bottom and top panels off a torx 10 screwdriver and something smaller than a toothpick to take the Sade panels off

[@Rickteg]

its all the same on XBOX or PS3 there just not built to last anymore the companies use such cheap parts and solder and yet sell at so high lets see which of the next two last longer The PS4 or XBOX ONE

[@jojo_glitching2970]

Which one do you think lasted longer in PS4 is running fine and I haven't heard many issues with them

[@I6998]

Thanks, bro! This video was very helpful followed instructions and guess what I revive my first Xbox 360! Xbox had put away for 5 yrs collecting dust until and now I have an Xtra for kids to play with. Many Thanks!

[@Rickteg]

E74 is due to usually the graphics card and or the HANA chip is bad or the soldering has come loose on these and this fix can solve that problem too depending if the HANA chipset has not failed completely

[@r.a.w.talentart]

this red ring rubbish. they fail because they have to legally use unleaded solder which cracks easier under heat than leaded, the only actual real fix is to get it reballed with leaded solder by a professional, not a guy that sticks it over a hob with no protective equipment, no actual knowledge of professional electronic repair, and no idea about static transfer. getting a heat gun and blasting it is not a permanent repair. it's a temporary one.

[@davidkinkade3884]

baking a pc i know?

[@Rickteg]

this depends now i have seen some E74 errors that will not rid this problem simply because when someone took the x clamps off they didnt notice the little chips on the board camp off with it and this will not fix a problem with a board that you knock little chips off i have seen it multiple times when people bring them to me

[@9422jpu]

Why does he need to heat the mother board?! Anyone?

[@mnj716]

Thank you for the tips and tricks...bro:), I modified the entire cooling system. My entire console shell started to crack (It is was an old unit), so I ditched the top shell and installed a 4inch cooling fan as an air inlet. Its working fine...👍

[@sankohuy]

Woot...thank you sir....this vid saved my 7 years old xbox that got RROD for the first time today :)

[@HailAnts]

Anyone watching this today, remember this is only a temp fix, if that. Removing the X-clamps and installing bolts is NEVER a good idea. It warps the board. Re-balling it on the stove or in the oven is also hit or miss. The problem with the 360 wasn't bad solder or weak X-clamps, it was a manufacturing defect within the GPU chip itself.

[@electricfire7]

I reflowed mine and works perfectly ..i would put more custom fans after the reflow..I covered my motherboard with tin foil around the edges just to protect other components.Anyway its been a good couple of years now and had no issues.

[@kevinmcmullen5380]

Rick, I am gonna try this. I trust in you that it works. Thank you for posting this video. (after I just cursed out the GameStop guy)

[@JohnJTymn]

Ah yeah this Electronic NiNjA fixed his e74 error also by following the ways of the Electronic NiNjA. Kudos my NiNjA! Thanks!

[@Warsign01]

This worked like a champ. I did the preheat for 10 mins, then blasted the CPU and GPU for 30 seconds each with the heat gun set at 750. I held the heat gun about 2 inches above the chips. I then did the pulse up and down on the other 2 chips for 30 seconds each. I then went back and hit the CPU and GPU again with the same cycle I used the first time. After that I let the MB bake for another 30 minutes, and then I let it cool to the touch before moving it. I used Arctic Silver paste and closed it all back up. Awesome!

[@davidkinkade3884]

yea heat make the pins soften on cpu and gpu

[@cheverisimo1234]

I have a question, but the website you listed no longer works. I would like to know what exact size star-tip screwdrivers were used when you detached the X-shaped bars under the radiators to detach them. I have gotten as far as this point, but cannot seem to find the right size of star-tip screwdrivers at my computer store nor at Lowes, our local hardware store, and Best Buy actually refuses to repair any console unless you bought BOTH the console there and also payed over $100 for an extended warranty.

[@LewisPhot]

Thanks my 360 works once again....i think i will cut and install an extra fan in my xbox to prevent this since i reused the xclamps

[@Rickteg]

if it hasnt worked are you still using the clamps or did you put the screws back in and if you under do the work it will not fix it and if you over due it it will cook it

[@Rickteg]

now copper is a heat conductor dont get me wrong but not every penny is actually copper you need one from like before 1976 or something like that to be full copper i personal have seen this used but at the same time of the repair of YLOD

[@Rickteg]

you can order artic silver online or get at radio shack or any good computer store like frys electronics

[@doctorWHO_ey]

fixed mine using exact method, also added small heatsinks to ram ect. Arctic silver ftw, may add a couple separately powered externally mounted fans for push pull(wall warts) on the outer plastic side vents.

[@xxBlackpspxx]

what are "star screws"? Do you mean torx screws? Now if I only had a normal hotblate (have an inductive one) and a heatgun i could do this! the only other thing I have which can make alot of heat is a soldering iron, but i guess that won't be enough because of the warping issue you described.

[@itsjusth]

Setting of 3 (for your stove) didn't mean much to me and it looks like I may have burnt the chips on my xbox board. I used a hotplate just below the medium setting. Probably should have set my hotplate on low or warm. Also, may have needed a bit more clearance. Only had about 1 inch.

[@Alex_Motivate]

thanks for the great video brotha! got a couple questions for you. I took apart the box like you showed and I also had all those washers come off. did you reassemble the box with or with out them? Also the bottom of the board has 4 "gummy like" squares , are they aftermarket and do I remove them during the hotplate treatment? thanks again for your help.

[@roderuna7750]

What heat setting did you keep the heatgun at? I have a heat gun and it has heat setting 1 and 2, so is it best to keep to at 1, the lower setting?

[@Joe-qs9fw]

By the way if anyone is think of doing this,take into note this is far from a permanent fix it could a last a single hour or a year or not work at all, a true permanent fix is a whole GPU/CPU Reball but that in its self is a whole other story

[@danielthrash3660]

i did this and it lasted for a day or to and it showed the e74 warning again

[@danielthrash3660]

ernest green ok so the reason that it dident work for me was becous i just used a hair drier not a heat gun but when i used a heat gun it worked great

[@egamingtech84]

Yeah it works just never lasted long for any I've fixed that way or similar ways. Good luck though

[@burningbladetv9185]

YOU ROCK my daughters xbox360 that was purchased on launch day is now up and running now to try this on my elite thank you again :)

[@user-xu2bo7nf6z]

Hi what is it called the thing that looks like a blow dryer and the black thing you put on ?

[@Bj77ss]

Man, Thanks to your You Tube video I fixed my Xbox as good as new. Many Thanks for being so generous with the knowledge. BJ

[@joshuajoseph2731]

After you put the thermal paste on the chips what are the two thing you put back and how did you put it back did you use and thing

[@brandonbowen8237]

What size star bits are you using on the black screws toward the end

[@Unappeasable1]

What was that hair dryer looking thing you were using?

[@Jamieip]

That is a heat gun

[@muhdhatim8229]

Can i use hair dryer?

[@Rickteg]

No your heating the top and bottom of the board to reflow the solder on the board if it was only as easy as replacing the thermal paste.

[@yvryxxplanespotting3534]

E74 is the Hana chip. You heated all the chips, the way you're supposed to do it is use plastic clamps on the hana chip then heat it then let it sit. Or you could reball it, the clamp fix is gonna last like one month

[@Rickteg]

never seen a light for the dvd not being connected

[@LuxTinkering]

So after doing all this i started the system and it turned on and gave me a message on ventilation. After a bit i turned it off then back on and right back to an E74. Any reason? And if so a solution?

[@OrdinarySimonTheJoe]

My thing is how did you you turn it on without the heat syncs on because because I thought you could do that now my console is fried

[@tpt808]

Why does heating up the Xbox fix the E 74 error when you just used thermal paste at the end to fix a 2 light?

[@egamingtech84]

2 red lights just means overheating. The E74 error is from overheating but to the point of cracking solder joints, so the slight overheating to begin with was just from the heatsinks not being in place. He was just testing to see if it showed an E74 error again meaning he would have to heat up the board more.

[@Rickteg]

i dont see why it wouldnt you might want to keep it on about 10 to 20 seconds longer and let it get warmed up before you do it

[@Rickteg]

you use needle nose pliers onf each corner of the X clamp very carefully

[@jasonbrown467]

the fan power cable is stock, i have seen them on multiple xbox 360's that have never been opened. also look at the quality of the crimps, this should be an indicator that a hill billy didnt do a fan mod.

[@dougfunnay8006]

it was missing the clamps that hold the heatsinks down to maintain contact with the gpu and processor how long did this thing actually work for after the fix?

[@alexhicks8165]

i did everything exactly as you did, except for the heat, and got three rings when i tested it. any thoughts?

[@TheR3DShow]

This had worked for me twice, this really works, thanks for helping out bro!

[@callumvtec9844]

The reason they get rrod is that the solder gets dry and cracks which means you need to use some flux to help it happening again.

[@Rickteg]

on the Xbox you dont need to use artic silver you can use any thermal paste but i recommend artic silver

[@mrantonio1199]

can someone help me figure this out? i got an xbox wich I believe is a jasper wich i read dont get rrod,well i got it but i dont know for sure if it is the rrod . my xbox boots up and i can play maybe for up to an hour and then the red light. Is it how the red ring starts until the xbox doesnt boot up? or is this a power supply problem or something else?

[@TheRealTeleostorc]

I must ask, what if you don't have an electric over but a gas oven?

[@Nezzo_Gaming100]

Way screw did u use to remove the cube shape thing

[@JohnnyPlaysGames]

so to fix any Red Ring Of Death, you just need to replace the thermal paste and your good to go?

[@kaitou1kid]

why do I need to bake the main circuit board? I like to know what I'm doing before I do it..

[@tony2052]

it's not working. did it twice still have the red lights

[@jjlister9273]

Is he heating it up and then letting it cool down on there? I only have a gas fire cooker

[@TheRedishFire99]

don't have heat gun can I use a blow dryer it get pretty hot?

[@CrazyRedGoat1]

I follow every step, but after I "bake" the moterboard I caused a short circuit in the xcpu (the one at the right watching the xbox in front view)

[@xedjflowx]

so basically this tutorial is just replacing the cheap thermal paste that MS used?

[@irfanhaider5042]

What is the pest you putted on the chips

[@ricardopiedra723]

I cannot believe it...but it WORKED on mine...thanks A LOT!

[@CrazyRedGoat1]

I know that it is a short circuit because the error 74 disapeared but instead of that the two rings are there and the xcpu is really, really hot, do you know a solution? ( the thermal paste did not work)

[@Chips8678]

You really know what you are doing!! I fixed an Xbox 360 and instead of a heat gun, I used a hair dryer. Really great video!!!

[@notsilv3r]

Please don’t use that.

[@mikei508]

Well done what was done in the video, and to my surprise all worked well, have been trying other methods over and over with the Xbox only running for 1 hour then freezing :THIS HAS WORKED FOR ME:

[@ralphw3897]

dude you 0wned this fix totally helped me out i tried the towel trick and the paper clip over drive both failed, but yourz 0wn3d man, about to put the spare xbox you helped me fix in a spare vehical...

[@ronaldhenson9170]

never use screws on the Xbox 360 motherboard the screws will mess it up always use the 2 clamps and the 8 little black screws

[@Quadplum]

I know you're heating the bottom and the top but why?? What does it do?

[@beatenndownn547]

0:44, 'first you wanna pull your face off'. 😂😂😂

[@jimjonization]

I did all this and it started up and was working good for a few minutes but then it overheats and shuts down. Not sure what I did wrong.

[@joshuajoseph2731]

How do you take off the thermal paste of the xbox

[@cted99]

"*whispers* are you done" at the end

[@whattodo8327]

Thank you for making this video it was amazing how easy you made it look to bring it back from the dead. Just had one question, how thick is those pieces of wood your using?

[@Rickteg]

Hector B 5/8

[@lanikauvaka9967]

that hot plate trick demolished my Pyrex pan... :((((( gonna try without that

[@burningbladetv9185]

Just finished up my elite its running like a champ THANK YOU you saved two xbox 360 from the grave :)