Xbox 360 Slim E-68 Error

[@IndyB25]

@IndyB25 Also, E68: Hard Drive Error - Hard drive not DMA configured: 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. Also this can be caused by a problem with the fans that make them draw too much power, it can also be caused if you have unnecessary accessories attached to the console like an external fan unit. Attempt to remove unnecessary accessories first, and then....(next com)

[@IndyB25]

"Red - Power Supply Error, Power supply is plugged in and receiving power from the mains, but there is a problem preventing it from delivering power. this can be caused by the following: overheating - this is commonly caused by lack of ventilation, check to make sure there is a lot of open space around the power supply, that the air temp in the room is cool, and that the vents are free from dust and debris. Also check to make sure the fan is still functioning properly (next comment)

[@IndyB25]

@IndyB25 ...necessary components such as the hard drive and USB devices. If you have any case mods you may want to investigate those as well.

[@NoahH96147]

Guys you dont lose all your data, if you had the orignal xbox and transfered your saves to the slim and you just got the e68 error, reverse the sycle and put all the saves back to the orignal xbox 360, get a new hdd and start again

[@9to5techs]

Just open the old xbox360 hard drive and take that cable that is plugged in to the old xbox360 hard drive and plug it in to the new xbox360 slim hard drive and then get your transfer cable and plug it in the xbox360 and then get the cable that is plugged in to the xbox360 slim hard drive and plug it in to the transfer cable and download.

[@DangerousMongoose]

Fix for any Xbox 360 S error you may encounter: Take out the Hard Drive, Put it back in; Replace Hard Drive if faulty. From what I know every Hard drive, DVD drive and Integrated memory units are tested before installed onto an Xbox 360 S motherboard.

[@IndyB25]

@IndyB25 too much current draw - this means that the console is drawing too much power from the power supply. This is most commonly in modded consoles this can be caused by excessive LEDs or other extraneous hardware, in non-modded consoles this most often caused by short somewhere; a common problem is USB ports that have been damaged and the pins inside the port are shorting out on each other." - Credit:Xbox-Scene

[@ssj2gohan83]

The only solution that will work is too take out the HDD out of the casing, and hook it up to a computer, and clone the drive. This way when you get your new hard drive, all you have to do too is restore the image. It looks like I would have to mod the new 360 too run cooler. When I get the chance to buy it that is.

[@HALOZXX]

16gig USB Drives for the win :'D I have all my data on a usb stick, and Im using my old hdd from the old-ish white xbox and it works fine. Hope you get it fixed, Sad to see data die ='[

[@26kwho]

my xbox 360 is making a ticking noise and then it goes to the E 68 error screen how do I fix it?

[@memeswaitwat5658]

BlankDayz same

[@cryxia4449]

replace the internal Harddrive :)

[@R-E-D-A-C-T-E-D.]

Yo it's your hard drive (hdd) its corrupted you need a new hard drive

[@jliebermancore2]

Replace the hard disk

[@benjoking2270]

Defuse the bomb you need to get a new harddrive and you will defuse it just wach out if you damage anything in the console the bomb will explode

[@iLJailbreak]

Xbox 360 Slims errors only caused by damaged hard drive,USB Ports and Other Cables.Removing them may fix errors.

[@HJTh3Best]

what IndyB25 was trying to explain, just unplug your HDD and them plug it back... turn on the 360 and see how it play fine, if dont work, send you HDD to Microsoft... the problem is not the 360 its the HDD!!

[@TheofilusTheFolf]

i have this same problem. here is sn temp solution. pull your harddrive out turn it on then off an replace your harddrive it should work then then clear cache in the system options

[@waqarchughtai440]

Take out the hard drive and put it back in if it does not work then try the qtip method

[@Only0riginal]

Hey man. I talked to an Xbox hardware support guy about the same error I was having, and he said that he had an e68 error an that he took his hdd to GameStop and they fixed it for 18 dollars. Well I did the same thing as him and sure enough.. It worked

[@sypherxbeat442]

that happend with my xbox and i took the hardrive out and it still went red even when i put it back in correctly. plus it doesn't even show the picture or the error screen. please help. it is a xbox 4gb slim

[@k9skills370]

You have to put your hand on the hard drive then turn it on and when you here the disc spin push on the hard drive and then you are all set

[@jakegwilliam]

The way i got mine running for a while was to tap the hard drive when it was booting up, when you get your new Hard drive, boot up your old one buy tapping it during boot up, then transfer.

[@errorbuster1975]

How I fixed this with original xbox: Smack the Xbox.

[@IndyB25]

incorrect voltage - this can be caused by the power supply being plugged into an outlet that is not providing the proper voltage for the power supply to function properly. (next comment)

[@BudKingUK]

E68 is a hdd error it means sectors are damaged or corrupted on the hdd it has happenedto my elite hdd a couple of times but it never stays i just turn it off and on aain and it goes

[@TheStaticeye]

It was the hard drive ...... Had the same E 68 ....but when I removed it ...mines work fine now......plus ppl at GameStop told me it might be one of the plugs if it's one ring ( I have the gray version)

[@theshooterman3]

the red dot means your hard drive is not in all the way

[@TheXeroproductionz]

All it that happended is the hard drive got moved around. But it is totally fixable just take your hard drive out and blow into it to get rid of some dust real quick then insert it back in till you hear a click just make sure it is in there good and then it should work if not buy a new Hard Drive

[@Fingerboardmaster200]

take the harddrive out and then push it in strong. but don't break it :D

[@dustinhilliard100]

Take out your hard drive it happens to mine but I have to slims so it's ok and if u still want to use that hard drive u have to put it in to the other Xbox

[@KingArbiter92]

happened to me today.. i have the 4gb slim..so i let it cool down for the whole day..then at night i turned it on it worked just fine.

[@cjo1992]

This happens to mine sometimes. I just remove the hdd and replug it back in and it works fine.

[@HesitantSignal]

Try plugging in the hard drive while the Xbox is on, see what happens.

[@RAVERSTACE07]

just bought the 250gb hard drive for xbox 360 s from hmv and im having same problem got the error code E68 and red light. dunno what to do

[@PKIVV]

I get it too but for me it only happens if I don't play my xbox for more then about 6 or 7 hours. All I do is keep trying to turn it on

[@stevenmedina6691]

Same happened to me but my xbox doesnt have a hard drive what do i do?

[@whatrugaydude985]

Fuk'n liar

[@Commanderselite25]

+Minecrafter0360 you can believe wtv you want. Dont bother me and im not a liar squeeker.

[@DashieFan5]

It happened to over millions of people who had it or AV cable could be messed up or push it back in

[@Assassin715]

@winterflower77 I didn't because I just returned it when it happened but some other people had ideas if you read the comments.

[@christopherwalls3928]

I solved the red dot on my Xbox 360 open the hard drive and check that the hard drive has the other port so wiggle the slot of the Xbox 360 and blow on it

[@blackmancer]

@Assassin715 the new hdd uses computer hdd standard SATA. a modern computer will have these.

[@NetherG547]

How did you get NXE classic on slim? Normaly Dashboard on slim is NXE kinekt or metro

[@random_user276]

Early slims had that dashboard before 2011. Most were updated.

[@NetherG547]

@@random_user276 ok

[@calowen6050]

Hia i do have an xbox aswell and it does happen like that and it may have caused for overheat to the sockets inside the xbox you may need a new one

[@Ki11ah_pips]

happens to me but with an old xbox game i take it out and is good but now my xbox is so slow to charge

[@vorkev1]

you want the 4gb model and add the harddrive. this system is faster and better bilt and a secerit microsoft made it whare it will use the extra smace of the internal 4gb as a ready boost like a pc.

[@DorianLynchdodowrestlingfan]

who sponsored this video, as it said it included a paid promotion?

[@transformerfan2009]

mine just did it today,i let it cool down,took out the harddrive.and i dont want to loose my data.and i got it for christmas

[@rasidocid7091]

Thanks you bro i think ny xbox 360 broken very very thanks youuuu love

[@poopstopshere5429]

E68 ERROR all this means is your control arm is going bad, could already have surface errors or bad sectors on the hard drive from it damaging the platter. Best to get a new hard drive as it's going bad. TEMP FIX: Temp fix is unplug everything, turn on xbox see no e68 error, turn off xbox, then plug back in your hard drive to reset the control arm and it should work for a little while until it dies. But get a new hard drive (HDD). HOW TO FIX: Fixed this problem by getting a different new or used hard drive. Backup your old E68 error (going bad) hard drive and toss it in the garbage!

[@shizzam3]

I have the same problem .. Just use a USB with Alot of memory it kinda works

[@TheConceptDude]

this isnt the red ring of death because it still works its a hard drive failure

[@YTmakesDumbUpdates]

I took my xbox apart, I hope they respect my warranty 🙏

[@HiHi-jh2uz]

Power supply needs to be unplugged completely and plugged in again, I’ve had the same issue.

[@TheDeltron09]

@pokemonbw1534 he not in charge of microsoft no more. He still gets money from them though.

[@gaminandflamin5668]

It is happening to me right now its because the hard drive is broken take out bard drive and your xbox will work

[@lockedone1997]

I had this prob. once & i just removed the HDD , turned on the Xbox and turned it off , after a minute i put the HDD on the xbox and then i turned it on . Thats it . i think this will help you

[@lianas7970]

It was probably NOT a good idea to put your console next to your speakers like that. Magnetic interference, etc..

[@frankynakamoto2308]

wouldn't do anything.

[@tamia2176]

ya my Xbox is doing that same thing by I'm looking everywhere how to fix it every time I turn it on it makes this weird sound fun turns red

[@plant4143]

it might be the HDD clicking sound. unless your xbox does not have an HDD installed (like an unupgraded 4gb model)

[@dannyglenn4456]

My xbox 360 s has had this problem like 15 times alredy just wiggle the hard drive and turn it back on.

[@vorkev1]

that is funny bfor i even watched the video just from the description i was going to right that when i got mine it did it after turning on the system for the first time after 1 minit. and what it was is the cooling fan locking up i found out. what i did is i seen the fan was not running right so i smacked the top of the system and it fixed it. you can try to do a reset turn system off turn back on holding the power and synk button then turn off and back on

[@Jack-gl1tw]

Stand it vertically that's what worked for me

[@Assassin715]

@zackczc5291 You need a hdd docking station. I bought one because I really wanted my info but the hdd would not show up on either of my computers and nor would it show up on the computer technicians 3 computers. So you can go ahead and buy one they are like $40 but I am warning you it probable wont work. I really hope it does though.

[@masterquadbiker]

@HaloGurlzOwn what about your data on it? ive just got it but i dont want to loose my data will microsoft move all the data onto a new hard drive?

[@Peanutbutter501]

My Xbox makes a loud noise when it's the error message and red ring of death

[@Xcpwrestling]

@Assassin715 not really worth modding unless you want to end up paying for a new one. lol

[@lewisism]

Your hard disk may of failed, but if that isn't the problem I don't know. I hope this works for you, bud.

[@KatsuyaTheFuuk]

ha I got my Xbox eliet in 2009 and it still works! its goten the red rings like 10 times though.

[@BeastV33]

@En3rgiOwnZ its not something different

[@NamelessKing666]

I have just 2 DAYS with this shit. Today, right now indeed, i was playing skyrim and suddenly it froze, i couldn't do anything, i waited like 10 minutes and still frozen, I had no choice than disconect the feeder and conect it again. Then i turned my console ON again and i got this message. FUCK THIS.

[@darktalon9]

I think the other port is for a adapter for the other hdd

[@jliebermancore2]

This is a hard disk problem replace the faulty hard disk then turn it on again

[@imagineaboringlife]

I'm so sick of xboxes crashing and failing all the time. My first xbox 360 got the red ring of death so I bought a slim. Now this happens. Why can't it just work and keep working? It's not like I mess with it. It is in a safe place and has never even fallen or anything. Urhg

[@AOSEDGE]

Exact thing happened to me!!!! I need my dta back :((

[@Miller27073]

Receipt the hard drive it worked for me on my Xbox 360 arcade

[@Thewoodman81]

How do you fix it?

[@carlosny23]

This happen to me today and Microsoft want me to buy a new hard drive i couldn't believe that they told that..I'm so mad right now..

[@TubbyBat]

I bought a Xbox 360 slim 2 days ago it was a 4 GB and I installed my 250GB in and it worked fine for a day or two but now yea

[@masterquadbiker]

mine is doing the same i keep trying it now and again to see if it will work but no luck yet i really regret buying the new xbox its utter crap i want to get my money back and get the old xbox again :/

[@arronbuchanan6119]

if you have a spare xbox hard drive this where you will need it

[@kobejones91]

The problem is that the hard drive is messed up.. Damaged.. So you're going to just have to order a diffrent hard drive.. Literally just now found that out and now i have to go do it :(

[@andresratti10]

hola mira lo que tenes que hacer es sacarla de hay por que no la dejas respirar ademas para que respire bien no debe haber nada a 30cm y es asi por que respira por arriba y lo que tiene del costado es donde saca aire asi que sacala de hay

[@xxkiraxx8075]

we tried to do it but they said inside it something is burnt which is the hardrive

[@xNINJAxSAMUSx]

i need help to it only does it when my hard drive is in and i dont wanna loose $140 worth of data

[@winterflower77]

Did find any info on this problem, because the exact thing happend to me...

[@harrisonmoe6040]

this is why im getting a ps4......... my xbox just had the E68 and now its not working and I have a 320g hard drive. I need advice

[@aorangi2000]

harrison moe I just got it I'm on my xbox slim without my 320g hard drive on. how do o fix this

[@scoopnolimit7042]

People, don't panic and go out and spend money on a new hard drive or xbox. It is totally unnecessary. Regardless to what xbox support team says to you, there is a fix. They just want to rape your pockets And could care less about your system and files. Nonetheless, all they want is your money. Easy fix. Just follow these steps and you'll be back up-and-running in no time. I just fixed my Xbox 360 slim today. I had the same problem. 1.) Just simply remove the hard drive and turn on the Xbox. When on, Press B to get to the main menu. 2.) With hard drive removed, Go to system settings and update the system. 3.) After update is complete, system should restart to main screen. Go to social (accounts) And download your primary account (sign in with email and password you used to register). 4.) After sign in is successful, keep the system on and simply re-insert the hard drive. System should automatically restart and red dot and E68 error should be long gone. Try this and let me know if it works. - DT

[@112391tito]

This isnt for an xbox slim is it this is for the older model ...

[@arbabbutt]

yh i just fixed hapend right now is that your hardrive moved take your hardrive ut put it back in

[@mclovinDC7]

its your xbox over heating and you hard drive is melting inside if has clicking sound your hard drive is dead buy a cooling fan

[@HecklerNKochMP]

You CAN play games without a hard drive. Well, at least I can. Also, does anybody know why my xbox will not play movies but sometimes my xbox sees a game as a movie and will do the same thing his does but a white backround screen. Yet works fine after restarting the.system. Plz help.

[@Xboxassassin48]

Yeah there's definitely a problem with your hard drive

[@19mufcscotty]

just happen to me i was installing a few games to the 250 gb then turn it off the boom red dot and e68

[@snowrt9989]

The vibration of speaker broke your hard drive

[@Clorox__Bleach.]

If you take them apart the new one will work with the old one

[@ZavierGroenewald-bn6sh]

Did u switch hard drives???

[@Spookyy24]

I mean mine has problems but dat shits broken, jk hope you get it fixed

[@andernj06]

@Assassin715 This same shit happened to mine. I know its been a few years since this happened to you. I was wondering if you every figured it out? Thanks

[@BeatersRus]

same shit,i went thru every step this guy has,even the transfer cables. to this day cant access hard drive,and it had/has 8 years of games on it. heres a thought. can we Open and Move the game files using Willowtree or a diff Mod program???? if so,we could still save the info off the hard drive. anyone tried that?

[@PHTMParalysis]

Pull out the hard drive and put it back in

[@sana-cm7oc]

6 minute video that could be done in 15 seconds.

[@CoolGorillaGoAnimate7000]

To be fair, this was a very new error at the time and he wanted to tell people more information about the circumstances. I do agree that a short error video works best in most cases.

[@arbernikqi3108]

Same problem to me how to fix itt!

[@Assassin715]

@ssj2gohan83 How do i do that?

[@minhkhoihoangngoc9770]

Me,but it happened on my original xbox 360,not slim.

[@TTMGaMeR13547]

I have the same do u know what error 74 is

[@plant4143]

e74 is a HANA scalar chip/GPU error.

[@TheBo2Gamer1]

you have to unplug the hard drive turn xbox on then turn xbox off plug in hard drive and it should work if not take out hard drive again bang it on a hard surface lightly and do the process over and it should work =)

[@bigpete15001]

you overheated the xbox nice one