Do I have to send in my harddrive?

No...they tell you to take off all plugs, hard-drives, and faceplates

Don't send your XBOX yet!

There is a guide online that will teach you how to deal with the Red ring of death (RROD) a.k.a. 2 red led in under an hour, at the comfort of your own home. You don't have to ship your xbox around!

Visit http://www.toplifesecrets.com/xbox360 for a free report on the exact causes of the e74 error. The full solution to the the RROD can also be found in the website.

Learning how to repair your XBox will save you a LOT of Money. Microsoft will not tell you how to fix these errors. They'll ask you to send your system back to them for repair. The typical cost for a repair can be as much as $140 plus shipping and handling. Also - they do not always guarantee a fix!

Use this guide to repair your own XBox 360 - and save your $140 for games.

first of all, dont send it to a place where it cost money, send it to microsoft, they pay for all shipping and handeling costs, they resend you one free of cost plus one month of xbox live free. They send you a box u take all cords and harddrive off and send in box they give you, if u have xbox 360 red ring of death, microsoft gives free 3 year warranty from date of purchase for that perticular problem

call 1-800-4MYXBOX they are great and they tell you not to send in the hard drive and cords... mine just rrod'd =/ what can ya do... GREAT system tho xbox live rocksss

Just send in the bare console nothing else period.

Im pretty sure you don't