To aid customers with defective consoles, Microsoft extended the Xbox 360's manufacturer's warranty to three years for hardware failure problems that generate a "General Hardware Failure" error report. A "General Hardware Failure" is recognized on all models released before the Xbox 360 S by three quadrants of the ring around the power button flashing red. This error is often known as the "Red Ring of Death". In April 2009 the warranty was extended to also cover failures related to the E74 error code. The warranty extension is not granted for any other types of failures that do not generate these specific error codes. COUNT 5
QSN1 What hardware defect code plagued the 360? ANS1 "General Hardware Failure" error QSN2 What is the flashing indicator of a general hardware error known as? ANS2 Red Ring of Death QSN3 How did Microsoft react to general hardware error problems? ANS3 Microsoft extended the Xbox 360's manufacturer's warranty to three years QSN4 What other error code was eventually covered by this warranty extension? ANS4 E74 error code QSN5 Where did users see the flashing light error codes display on their 360s? ANS5 the ring around the power button