LITEON DG-16D2S Circuit board needs repair.

[TheRam]

ok so i just got this xbox, the disc drive does not work, the xbox prefers to start without it. so i open it up and there is a little bit of scorching on maby 2 or three connections, so i figure its fried. If anyone could help me repair it myself or if i could get it repaired it would be very helpfull.Looking forward to flashing it if i can get it working. Liteon dg-16d2s xbox elite jasper v4 motherboard, let me know if i need anymore info so i can help u help me

 

[Lizardpcs]

Teajunkie is the man you want to hit up he can repair anything. Post a pic of the board and he will no doubt see it and give you a hand

 

[WestCoastConsoles]

It would probably be cheaper if you can get the key off it and get a replacement pcb. If you don't want to do this yourself I could do it for 50 located in the states.

Visible damage is always better than non visible.

 

[TheRam]

How do i get the key, why do i need it, and how would apply the key. srry im a noob to all this. Here's the pics of the damage, one of the whole board other close up on the scorches. I live in Arkansas.

 

[Martin C]

You need the DVD key from the board (or xbox motherboard) as without it, replacing the drive will not allow you to play games from disc.

It looks like a burned trace, but may not be worth the hassle trying to repair it given how easy it is to do the reset glitch or other methods to get the key.

What dashboard are you on?

 

[Teajunkie]

Also to note if the laser was connected when you reversed powered it has a 70% chance it took the laser out at the same time

 

[TheRam]

My dashboard version says 2.0.12416.0.
another thing is i don't know if my drive is v1 or v2, idk if it would matter but it would be nice to know, also the chipset
So how do i go about getting the key with this?

 

[rdubbs007]

If you are dead set on keeping that drive then the pcb would need repaired before you could grab the key. As others have said though a new drive / pcb would work fine too after grabbing the key with the rgh.

 

[Martin C]

You could try flashing a replacement drive back to stock with a random valid DVD key, then applying the 13599 update to the console.

Worst case: You'll be on the latest dash.

Best case: the drive will get the right DVD key from the console. Others have had success with this.

 

[TheRam]

teajunkie says more likely my laser is fried aswell, also the inside of it looks a little weard i guess, so a new drive sounds pretty good right now, whats the the price of a new pcb and laser vs a new drive? and were would i get them?

 

[Teajunkie]

Probably cheaper and easier to get a new drive form Xconsoles.com

 

[TheRam]

thanks, does it matter about v1 or v2?