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A few days ago, my Xbox finally broke down. One quarter of the ring is red and I get the E74 error message. Luckily, I still had warranty and while I'm typing this, my Box is already in Frankfurt, waiting to be repaired.

Anyway, I wasn't familiar with the error itself so I checked yotube, if there was some sort of DIY method to repair this, out of pure curiosity, I wasn't going to risk any more damage, but I found something very interesting. Appearantly, the error can temporarely be solved the same way some people get rid of the red Ring of Death: by wrapping it in a towel and leaving it on for half an hour!

As far as I know, the rRoD is an error caused by overheating, so can this be helpful in any way? Do the contacts melt back together, or what?

I'm not really sure, what caused the error on my Xbox. I was hooked up on our home cinema over the holidays but it was still well ventilated. It worked for a few days without a fuzz and it wasn't the first time I did that, so I'm a bit puzzled what exactly caused the error and how I can avoid in the future.

Thoughts, ideas, anyone?

I skimmed through a few sites , but i dont have xbox so i might be wrong.
But it seem to read that the error is what lead to hardware failure or the red ring of death o_o

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941377
http://www.google.ca/search?q=E74+error&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a

I read the support site, but it doesn't tell you what it's caused by.

Hmm
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=484726

E74: I/O Hardware Error - HSIO related, could be crc error, or many things: There is high chance it's a scaler chip problem (the "ANA" or "HANA" chip near the AV cable connection) it can also be caused by a faulty AV cable so check that first. Microsoft covers this error under their 3-year warranty, this is availble to anyone who hasn't modified their console. contact MS to get a free replacement console before attempting to fix this yourself. Failing that this error In some cases it is a problem with the GPU and may be repairable by doing the x-clamp replacement (see error 0102)

So, it's just something that "happens". Very interesting.
Thanks Luna. Though I would still be interested if some people here know more about this.