NEED HELP

[dashiz94]

Hello forum people,
Recently, my Xbox 360 has started acting up. Evertime I play any game, the screen starts displaying vertical blue lines. Everything else in the game works fine. Sounds still functions, I can still play, it's just this screen problem gets in the way. Has anyone ever had this problem or no if it's a quick fix?

 

[Distorted Stu]

I had this and got the E74 error soon afterwards.
Basically - YOU'RE FUCKED.

 

[YoUnG205]

mine went green so I tried it on another T.v and all was well.

 

[Danny Ocean]

It's the Blue Screen Of Death breaking through. Be afraid, be very afraid.

Seriously though it's probably overheating, from what I hear that's the main problem 360's have.
Make sure it's not the TV by plugging it into a different one and trying it then.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

By the looks of it your Xbox's going to RROD soon. You know what that means, don't you...

 

[Trivun]

I'm guessing it's probably a problem with your TV. I had a problem a while back where my TV worked fine, my Xbox worked fine, but whenever I used my Xbox on that one TV, the screen would flicker and alternate between fine and snowy. Try the Xbox on a different TV, either another in your house or at a friend's house, and if the same problem occurs then call Microsoft Customer Service. Say what you like about MS, their customer service is the best I have ever encountered (and I've spoken to a lot...). If the Xbox is fine on other TVs then it's a TV problem, which means call customer service for wherever you bought it from (or Master Care if you're in the UK, they deal with pretty much anything...).

 

[Trivun]

I had this and got the E74 error soon afterwards.
Basically - YOU'RE FUCKED.

It might be this, but if it works on other TVs then it won't be the E74. Which is why he needs to check it with other TVs first. I had a similar problem myself and it was just a broken TV, the Xbox itself was fine.

By the looks of it your Xbox's going to RROD soon. You know what that means, don't you...

It won't RRoD. This problem is completely seperate to the RRoD problem. The likliest problem is E74, as Distorted Stu said, but is also likely to be a TV error. There is absolutely nothing linking that problem to the RRoD (and I should know, I suffered the RRoD myself, and a TV error after I had the new Xbox as a replacement...).

 

[fd18e3d0-816e-11e4-b4a9-0800200c9a66]

Check it on another TV. Alos if you can, borrow a cable from an xbox that you know works and try that on yours. Fixing stuff like this is always a process of elimination, trying to find out what's broken.

 

[dashiz94]

I'm guessing it's probably a problem with your TV. I had a problem a while back where my TV worked fine, my Xbox worked fine, but whenever I used my Xbox on that one TV, the screen would flicker and alternate between fine and snowy. Try the Xbox on a different TV, either another in your house or at a friend's house, and if the same problem occurs then call Microsoft Customer Service. Say what you like about MS, their customer service is the best I have ever encountered (and I've spoken to a lot...). If the Xbox is fine on other TVs then it's a TV problem, which means call customer service for wherever you bought it from (or Master Care if you're in the UK, they deal with pretty much anything...).

You seem to know what you're talking about. I tried it on a seperate television (albeit a rather shitty one) and the same problem occured. Is it a AV cable problem?

 

[Fire Daemon]

Yeah, check the problem on another TV first. If you can't get another TV than try ringing Customer Support instead of asking a bunch of randoms on a random forum. What foolishness brought you here first I'll never know.

 

[Trivun]

I'm guessing it's probably a problem with your TV. I had a problem a while back where my TV worked fine, my Xbox worked fine, but whenever I used my Xbox on that one TV, the screen would flicker and alternate between fine and snowy. Try the Xbox on a different TV, either another in your house or at a friend's house, and if the same problem occurs then call Microsoft Customer Service. Say what you like about MS, their customer service is the best I have ever encountered (and I've spoken to a lot...). If the Xbox is fine on other TVs then it's a TV problem, which means call customer service for wherever you bought it from (or Master Care if you're in the UK, they deal with pretty much anything...).

You seem to know what you're talking about. I tried it on a seperate television (albeit a rather shitty one) and the same problem occured. Is it a AV cable problem?

Well, the better the quality of TV you try it on, the more likely you are to get an accurate idea of what's wrong. See what other TVs you or your friends have, get the best quality one you can access, and try it on there. Then if it works okay you have nothing to worry about except finding the money for a better TV. If it doesn't work then it's probably the E74 error, which means you need to phone up Microsoft Customer Service. Has your warranty expired yet? As far as I'm aware the warranty for Xbox 360s was extended to three years for the RRoD and stayed at two years for everything else, but I'm not certain if the E74 problem was covered by the three year extension. The warranty is something you'll need to mention if you do need to phone Microsoft.

 

[dashiz94]

I'm guessing it's probably a problem with your TV. I had a problem a while back where my TV worked fine, my Xbox worked fine, but whenever I used my Xbox on that one TV, the screen would flicker and alternate between fine and snowy. Try the Xbox on a different TV, either another in your house or at a friend's house, and if the same problem occurs then call Microsoft Customer Service. Say what you like about MS, their customer service is the best I have ever encountered (and I've spoken to a lot...). If the Xbox is fine on other TVs then it's a TV problem, which means call customer service for wherever you bought it from (or Master Care if you're in the UK, they deal with pretty much anything...).

You seem to know what you're talking about. I tried it on a seperate television (albeit a rather shitty one) and the same problem occured. Is it a AV cable problem?

Well, the better the quality of TV you try it on, the more likely you are to get an accurate idea of what's wrong. See what other TVs you or your friends have, get the best quality one you can access, and try it on there. Then if it works okay you have nothing to worry about except finding the money for a better TV. If it doesn't work then it's probably the E74 error, which means you need to phone up Microsoft Customer Service. Has your warranty expired yet? As far as I'm aware the warranty for Xbox 360s was extended to three years for the RRoD and stayed at two years for everything else, but I'm not certain if the E74 problem was covered by the three year extension. The warranty is something you'll need to mention if you do need to phone Microsoft.

The problem is I already had RRoD. My warranty had expired, so I managed to tinker with it and get it to work again. I have never gotten the E74 error. So should I try a different cable and hope for the best?

 

[Trivun]

I'm guessing it's probably a problem with your TV. I had a problem a while back where my TV worked fine, my Xbox worked fine, but whenever I used my Xbox on that one TV, the screen would flicker and alternate between fine and snowy. Try the Xbox on a different TV, either another in your house or at a friend's house, and if the same problem occurs then call Microsoft Customer Service. Say what you like about MS, their customer service is the best I have ever encountered (and I've spoken to a lot...). If the Xbox is fine on other TVs then it's a TV problem, which means call customer service for wherever you bought it from (or Master Care if you're in the UK, they deal with pretty much anything...).

You seem to know what you're talking about. I tried it on a seperate television (albeit a rather shitty one) and the same problem occured. Is it a AV cable problem?

Well, the better the quality of TV you try it on, the more likely you are to get an accurate idea of what's wrong. See what other TVs you or your friends have, get the best quality one you can access, and try it on there. Then if it works okay you have nothing to worry about except finding the money for a better TV. If it doesn't work then it's probably the E74 error, which means you need to phone up Microsoft Customer Service. Has your warranty expired yet? As far as I'm aware the warranty for Xbox 360s was extended to three years for the RRoD and stayed at two years for everything else, but I'm not certain if the E74 problem was covered by the three year extension. The warranty is something you'll need to mention if you do need to phone Microsoft.

The problem is I already had RRoD. My warranty had expired, so I managed to tinker with it and get it to work again. I have never gotten the E74 error. So should I try a different cable and hope for the best?

Simply changing the cable won't work. The E74 problem is when the scaler chip in the Xbox itself is damaged. It would need to be replaced. The E74, I've just found out, is definitely covered by the three year extended warranty, but if it's out of warranty then you'll need to pay to get it replaced. For the E74 problem though, you'll specifically have a warning flash up on screen that tells you in different languages what error it is. If that doesn't come up then it's not E74, in which case by all means try changing the AV cable. Don't expect anything to change, though.

Either way, having tinkered with the Xbox anyway, Microsoft won't replace it or fix it for you, as they don't like people to mess around with the console. They don't particularly like people trying self-fix jobbies, as they can do a much better job themselves. Are any of the rings on the console lit, and what colour are they? The better the description the easier it will be for me to tell exactly what error you've got.

 

[Trivun]

They don't particularly like people trying self-fix jobbies, as they can do a much better job themselves.

If they could then why do so many Xbox 360's suffer from RROD and the like in the first place? If the manufacturers actually were "better", then the console wouldn't really break down because of such ridiculous problems to begin with now would it?


Microsoft sucks!

Congrats on flaming the Xbox 360 by quoting the guy who just happens to be one of the most vocal people on here against haters of any sort. Very smooth.

Every major console right now has problems. The PS3 and the Wii both have their own hardware problems, it's just that the Xbox 360 has had the most said about it. Basically, Microsoft were in a rush to get their console out first, so they overlooked some design details that led to things like the RRoD. The manufacturers have since located the problem and all new Xboxs now, as well as replacements for those that have bricked (such as the replacement sent to me when I had the RRoD), use the Falcon motherboard which is an improved version of the previous motherboard. The so-called 'Falcon' Xbox's main design feature is that it has a better cooling system which means the silicon chip in the hardware doesn't melt as easily (this is as far as I understand it, I may be slightly misinformed). So the RRoD is much less likely.

Every console is bound to have design failures. I am mertely saying that Microsoft have done a brilliant job of finding the main flaw that their console had, and have managed to find a way of making it less likely.

 

[Lost In The Void]

They don't particularly like people trying self-fix jobbies, as they can do a much better job themselves.

If they could then why do so many Xbox 360's suffer from RROD and the like in the first place? If the manufacturers actually were "better", then the console wouldn't really break down because of such ridiculous problems to begin with now would it?


Microsoft sucks!

And what point did this post have other than to needlessly flame a console. As Trivun said quite eloquently above me, every console has issues, but the Xbox's have been very prominate and now they have taken steps to fix them.

On Topic, I'm gonna jump on board with the E-74 as this sounds like the same issue my roommate had with his old 360 and since you tickered with it yourself, I don't think that Microsoft is gonna cover this

 

[Housebroken Lunatic]

Congrats on flaming the Xbox 360 by quoting the guy who just happens to be one of the most vocal people on here against haters of any sort. Very smooth.

Congrats on completely misunderstanding what I wrote. This is for you:


Now that we've got that out of the way, if you read what I wrote once more you'll see that my critical comments are more aimed at microsoft rather than the 360 itself, and for good reason. It was a stupid decision to rush things simply in order to "get it out on the market first".

Then again, I happen to be of similar opinion against all people and companies who decide to build something that is extremely likely to break down or doesn't work just because they are greedy...

 

[Feralcentaur]

Hello forum people,
Recently, my Xbox 360 has started acting up. Evertime I play any game, the screen starts displaying vertical blue lines. Everything else in the game works fine. Sounds still functions, I can still play, it's just this screen problem gets in the way. Has anyone ever had this problem or no if it's a quick fix?

Next time you make a thread asking for help please specify what you need help with, example, you could've made the title of the thread 'Xbox 360 help' or something like that, and please, don't put the title in all caps.

 

[GrinningManiac]

The main problem is that you have an XBOX

...Okay, that was cheap.

I have no idea

 

[RicoADF]

Hello forum people,
Recently, my Xbox 360 has started acting up. Evertime I play any game, the screen starts displaying vertical blue lines. Everything else in the game works fine. Sounds still functions, I can still play, it's just this screen problem gets in the way. Has anyone ever had this problem or no if it's a quick fix?

Either send it in to microsoft for repairs, buy a new one (and hope it dont die also, ive seen people have 6+ die on them) or get a Playstation 3 or Wii depending what you want (altho since you had a 360 I'll assume the PS3 is more what your after).