If you see error code E68 on your screen and one light flashes red on your Xbox 360 console, the console may need to be repaired.
Read this page to learn more about error code E68 and what you can do about it.
Error code E68 contains the following message:
System error. Contact Xbox Customer Support.
Status code: E68
If you get this message and error code, the Xbox 360 console has a hardware problem.
To resolve the problem, try disconnecting your console’s hard drive. Here’s how:
Xbox 360 E console
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If the problem persists with the hard drive removed, you will have to get the console repaired. Request a repair.
If there is no red light around the power button, reattach your hard drive.
If the problem persists only with the hard drive attached, order a new Xbox 360 Hard Drive from our Xbox Online Service Center (sign in with your Microsoft account). Console registration is required to replace a hard drive under warranty.
Xbox 360 S console
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If the problem persists with the hard drive removed, you will have to get the console repaired. Request a repair.
If there is no red light around the power button, reattach your hard drive.
If the problem persists only with the hard drive attached, order a new Xbox 360 Hard Drive from our Xbox Online Service Center (sign in with your Microsoft account). Console registration is required to replace a hard drive under warranty.
Original Xbox 360 console
Note Not all Original Xbox 360 consoles include a hard drive.
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If the problem persists with the hard drive removed, you will have to get the console repaired. Request a repair.
If there is no red light around the power button, reattach your hard drive.
If the problem persists only with the hard drive attached, order a new Xbox 360 Hard Drive from our Xbox Online Service Center (sign in with your Microsoft account). Console registration is required to replace a hard drive under warranty.
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