Xbox 360 Error E73 Fix
I picked up an Xbox 360 cheap on Ebay the other day in order to stream my iTunes music and video collection down to my TV in the front room (and of course to play some HD games that involve guns). I gleefully unpackaged it and plugged it in. I knew that a lot of Xbox 360s had problems (in fact over 50% need returning) but I was hoping luck would be on my side. I guess not..
So I did a quick search around online and found that one solution could be to make the xbox overheat until it resets. Doesn’t sound too smart, but what the hell, worth a try I thought. Some people suggested wrapping a towel around it, however I found that jamming long match sticks in the two fans on the back worked a treat.
With the Xbox on and the matches jamming the fans wait for about 5 minutes. The Xbox will switch the screen off and two red light on the left side of the disk will come on. Turn off the Xbox now!
I waited a few minutes, removed the matches and powered her back up. The fans came on full blast and it loaded up fine! Seems to work, but I guess it’s temporary. Next time if it happens i guess i’ll need to try a repair.
Update on this.
About 2 weeks later after lots of gaming my Xbox broke again. This time I got the E74 error. I guess the overheating is only a temp fix and you do run the risk of further damage. Luckily the E74 message is covered by 3 year warranty from Microsoft. It’s now on it’s way to Germany to be repaired…
Microsoft refused to fix my Xbox. I’m not sure if it was down to sticking matches in the back.
I recommend that if your xbox is busted you just send it off. You’ll only make matters worse by overheating it.