1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DASH

[sicrecords]

I've just installed a 1.6b using the pcb rebuild. When I turn it on w/o the dvd/harddrive so I can take a look to see if it worked, the chip glows blue, but the front panel shows NO LED OR ACTIVITY and the MS dash boots everytime.

Assume:
It's a d0 problem.

Questions:
-Are there any other points that I need to inspect, like the 3.3v because the front panel doesn't do anything?
-With the connections to the pinheader and the pcb rebuild. Do I just have the solder connect the pcb rebuild to the protruding pin? Or do I need to have the solder run down and touch the motherboard on the lpc port, pinheader, and pcb rebuild?

Facts:
-The connecting wires are all firmly in place with no bent pins. (To the front panel, the eject/power adapter/the activity/d0 harness/the +5v)
-The d0 connection to the motherboard looks good to me
-The d0 wire to the solder pad is firmly in place, but I did preload the pad with a sizeable mound of solder first, then just heated it up and stuck the d0 wire in there. Could there be too much solder for the d0 pad?

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[nospmohtkcin]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

do you get 2 blue lights on the chip or 1

 

[sicrecords]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

i think just one.. how can i tell since the chip is facing down?

 

[RoaZtedPuppy]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

if you are only getting one light then you will need to fix your soldering.

 

[jessebear]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

i had the same problem with a friend's 1.6 a few days ago. you'll know the difference between one blue light and two blue lights even with the chip facing down. if you're just getting the one, check and re-check all 3.3 volt connections. i consider myself to be fairly decent with a soldering gun and i apparently still screwed it up a number of times. it took 4 or 5 tries before i got the 3.3v areas perfected. keep trying, you'll get it.

 

[RoaZtedPuppy]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

why do some people call it a soldering gun? It doesnt look like a gun to me I thought the correct term was soldering iron.

 

[Redneck]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

Well there is a such thing as a soldering gun, doh! altho i wouldnt recomend using it on a mobo!

 

[RoaZtedPuppy]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

oh interesting now i dont feel retarded.

 

[halomaster7777]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

Soldering guns are more for soldering non-electronic stuff like pipes or metal connections.

 

[RoaZtedPuppy]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

are those the butane powered ones they sell in home depot in the plumbing section?

 

[sicrecords]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

yeah, it's definitely 1 led because if I try to power it on without the 5v wire connected it doens't light up at all (and still boots MS dash).

So it's probably a 3.3v problem - and not a d0 problem?

 

[nospmohtkcin]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

yeah, it's definitely 1 led because if I try to power it on without the 5v wire connected it doens't light up at all (and still boots MS dash).

So it's probably a 3.3v problem - and not a d0 problem?

without that 3.3v the chip doesn't power up properly so obvously the chip won't work

 

[sicrecords]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

Well, blood sweat and tears later -- I finally resolved the problem.

I can't tell you exactly what fixed it, i desoldered the d0 solder pad and applied less solder there -- also touched up each point (which wasn't easy due to a failing 15 watt soldering iron not getting hot enough).

It was my last attempt to save the project and wham, it worked! I'll thank my lucky stars now.

 

[RoaZtedPuppy]

Re: 1.6b Install, Blue Chip LED, No Front Panel LED - MS DAS

congrats!!!

 

[drbob]

THANK YOU !!!

I had this exact problem, finally got it to work, thank you, thank you.

All I can say to all the noob's out there, keep searching the forums, the answer is out there. Just when you've reached the end of your rope, search one more time, you'll find the answer!

Dr.Bob
v1.6
80Gb WD
X3+Rebuild PCB

 

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