subject: Fixing Your Xbox 360 E74 Error [print this page] Oh no, it happened didn't it? The much dreaded Xbox 360 E74 error message is showing on your screen. Well don't worry my friend, I will show you exactly how to fix your Xbox 360 E74 error without shipping off your console for two months and paying Microsoft over $160 to fix it.
The Xbox E74 error is commonly associated with faulty AV cables or dusty cable contact points. Fortunately, both problems can be easily resolved. Before we start fixing your Xbox 360, we want to make sure that your console is displaying the correct error message. Follow the steps below to verify:
1. Turn off your console.
2. Turn on your console.
3. Verify that your console displays the E74 error message.
If the display is indeed showing the E74 error message, then follow the 6 simple steps below to fix it:
1. Turn off your Xbox 360 console.
2. Remove the AV cable from your Xbox 360.
3. Clean off any dust that has built up in the cable contact point with a dust blower.
4. Turn on your Xbox 360 without putting back the AV cable.
5. Let it run and automatically shut down (after not being used for a while).
6. Put back the AV cable and power on your Xbox 360 console.
That's it! Your Xbox 360 E74 error should be gone by now. If it hasn't, then read on...
The next step is to find out if your AV cable is faulty. However instead of buying a new Xbox 360 AV cable to test, you can just borrow one from your friend in case the fault does not lie in the cable. Simply replace your current AV cable with the new one and power on your console.
Do you still see the blue screen with the E74 error message? If not, then congratulations and you can resume your gaming as soon as you get a new piece of Xbox 360 AV cable.
If the AV cable fix is not working and the E74 error message is still showing on the blue screen, then you have to download the same James Dean 3 Red Light Fix guide that I used to fix my Xbox 360 3 Red Lights as it has an entire section on How to fix Your Xbox 360 E74 Error too!
