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Borked XBox 360?

So after a lovely holiday, me and the boyfriend returned to an E74 error with our 360. Joyful. Well, he called up and found out that to get it repaired will cost £60! Well, we just about managed to scrape that together so he called up today to pay... only they only accept credit or Visa debit cards, so he can't even do it!

So - to my real point. Anybody know of anywhere reliable we can check out to get it repaired? (for less than £60, preferably a lot less!)

Thanks guys.
:j

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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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    So after a lovely holiday, me and the boyfriend returned to an E74 error with our 360. Joyful. Well, he called up and found out that to get it repaired will cost £60! Well, we just about managed to scrape that together so he called up today to pay... only they only accept credit or Visa debit cards, so he can't even do it!

    So - to my real point. Anybody know of anywhere reliable we can check out to get it repaired? (for less than £60, preferably a lot less!)

    Thanks guys.

    you tried youtube for help on fixing it, dont know if they work
  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    How old is it and where is it from? Is it still under warranty? If not it may still be repairable/replaceable by the retailer under the Sale of Goods Act.
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • If it has red ring send it back to microsoft they fix them for free, unless you have fiddled with it but even then they some times fix them for free.

    E74: AV cable error... There is a problem with the AV cable, try using a different AV cable. If the cable is known to be working then there is a 90% chance it's a scaler chip problem (the "ANA" or "HANA" chip connected directly to the AV cable) in rare cases it is the GPU.
    Nothing to see here, move along.
  • bribrian
    bribrian Posts: 1,498 Forumite
    If it has red ring send it back to microsoft they fix them for free, unless you have fiddled with it but even then they some times fix them for free.

    Micro$oft only do a free repair on the RROD (three red rings of death)....
    What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about !!!
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