Xbox 360 Error List
Good morning (afternoon?). I’ve tried to compile an Xbox 360 error list, to shed some light on the strange one-light form of RROD. The list is incomplete, but I have all the most common Xbox 360 errors covered.
If, by bad luck, voodoo, or whatever other means, your Xbox stops working, chances are you have the red ring of death. That may seem really obvious. We all know those three LED’s mean general hardware failure, but so does just one. If just one lonesome light is blinking in red around your power button, it should be accompanied by some type of message on the screen. A long time ago this was called the Green Screen of Death, because of that strange hue it has in the background, but I think that’s outdated now. Anyway, this Xbox 360 error message can give you some insight to what in your console has gone bad. Insight leads to awareness, awareness leads to knowledge, knowledge leads to finally fixing your Xbox!
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Alright, so you try to turn on your Xbox, but in stead of cooperating it gives you the red light and an odd message on the screen. This error message being displayed on your tube is labeled as a big “E” followed by a number somewhere between 40 and 80. More than likely though, that number is in the upper 60’s or lower 70’s. So here they are, most of the Xbox 360 errors and what they mean.
E64 and E65- These are both DVD drive errors. It could mean the drive itself is broken, or it could mean your Xbox’s firmware has problems. These problems actually can be a whole lot less too. Sometimes you’ll get one of these if you try to turn on your Xbox and the DVD drive isn’t fully closed.
E66- The E66 error is also related to the DVD drive. If you are getting this, it means that in some way the Dashboard doesn’t recognize the drive. Either the Dashboard is looking for a different model, or it thinks there should be a different version of the firmware. All you can really do here is make sure both the DVD drive and its firmware are the ones that originally came with your system.
E67 and E69- Both these Xbox 360 errors have root in either the hard drive, or one of the connections to it. Try running the console without the hard drive attached.
E68- This is basically the same thing as E67 and E69, except some people believe it might be caused by a problem with the fans, or by an eprom error.
E71- This Xbox 360 error is probably caused by a failed Dashboard update. The best course of action here is to clear the 360’s cache and updates. This should erase the faulty update, and allow your system to work again. To do so:
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Turn on the console.
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Go to the Dashboard, and find the “System” section.
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Pick “Memory,” then hit Y to see “Device Options.”
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Press on your controller, in this order, X X Lb Rb X X.
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Hit A if it asks something about system maintenance.
Another thing to try would be boot up the Xbox while holding the tiny, unmarked white button (the sync button).
E73- Unfortunately little is known about this error message other than the problem is coming from the Ethernet port. Luckily E73 is not very common.
E74- Getting this error on your Xbox 360 means there is an issue with the A/V cable. In some cases, however, the problem could be caused by the scaler chip in the Xbox, or even the GPU. In short, try replacing the A/V cable first. Because of how extremely common this particular problem is, I wrote an entire article about it, covering what causes it and how to fix it. I suggest checking it out: E74 Xbox 360 error.
E79- Like E67, E68, and E69, this denotes a problem with the Xbox’s hard drive. Try using the console without it connected.
Hope these helped you out; the list is incomplete, but all the most common Xbox 360 errors are included. If I find out more, I will update the list.