Context: 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.

Question: What hardware defect code plagued the 360?
Answer: "General Hardware Failure" error

Question: What is the flashing indicator of a general hardware error known as?
Answer: Red Ring of Death

Question: How did Microsoft react to general hardware error problems?
Answer: Microsoft extended the Xbox 360's manufacturer's warranty to three years

Question: What other error code was eventually covered by this warranty extension?
Answer: E74 error code

Question: Where did users see the flashing light error codes display on their 360s?
Answer: the ring around the power button

Question: How was the E74 error recognized?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How many quadrants lit up with the E74 error?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is another name for the E74 error?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: By how many years was the warranty extended in 2009?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: When was the General Hardware Failure first discovered?
Answer: Unanswerable