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This Fix will enable you to mend your non responsive Power/Eject buttons after an incorrect install of a X3CE chip where you connected the Power/Eject lead to the 5v socket on the X3.
The Problem lies in the copper tracks behind the protective sticker on the back of the Power/Eject PCB. Remember thet smoke smell ? Well that was your copper tracks burning out !
What you need to do is remove the protective sticker from the reverse of the Power/Eject PCB. Then identify which tracks are damaged by following them from the switch to the point where the tracks reach where the yellow wires connect to the PCB. After you have done this there is 2 routes you can take.
1.
Take a sharp knife and carefully scrape away a small area of green paint from the points where the track has burnt and become broken taking care not to dig into the PCB or to damage the track itself untill you have cleaned away burnt material and uncovered a tiny amount of copper from the end of both damaged tracks. Then clean the area with some rubbing alcohol on a cotton bud or something similar. After the area has been cleaned make sure its dry and free of any dust or dirt you will need a conductive pen (£15 Maplins). Shake your pen and carefully draw a line on your clean PCB connecting the 2 tracks again. After this if you have a multimeter you can test to make sure you have a solid connection. Replace the protective sticker or cover sticker area with electrical tape. (There is a picture tutorial in the forum list which has pics on this method on a xbox mobo)
Your Power/Eject should now work !
2.
This method involves soldering. It is possible to fix the problem by simply bypassing the track all together with a piece of wire soldered in its place.
Follow your damaged track and find its start and end points. Then carefully solder a piece or wire in between the 2 points making sure not to create a short with solder splash. After you are happy that you have fixed any broken tracks you can use a multimeter to check your connections then replace the protective sticker or cover the sticker area with electrical tape.
Your Power/Eject button should now work !
I hope this helps anyone who wrongly connected the X3 first time round
im sure you will remember to get it right this time.
Good Luck
Witse
This Fix will enable you to mend your non responsive Power/Eject buttons after an incorrect install of a X3CE chip where you connected the Power/Eject lead to the 5v socket on the X3.
The Problem lies in the copper tracks behind the protective sticker on the back of the Power/Eject PCB. Remember thet smoke smell ? Well that was your copper tracks burning out !
What you need to do is remove the protective sticker from the reverse of the Power/Eject PCB. Then identify which tracks are damaged by following them from the switch to the point where the tracks reach where the yellow wires connect to the PCB. After you have done this there is 2 routes you can take.
1.
Take a sharp knife and carefully scrape away a small area of green paint from the points where the track has burnt and become broken taking care not to dig into the PCB or to damage the track itself untill you have cleaned away burnt material and uncovered a tiny amount of copper from the end of both damaged tracks. Then clean the area with some rubbing alcohol on a cotton bud or something similar. After the area has been cleaned make sure its dry and free of any dust or dirt you will need a conductive pen (£15 Maplins). Shake your pen and carefully draw a line on your clean PCB connecting the 2 tracks again. After this if you have a multimeter you can test to make sure you have a solid connection. Replace the protective sticker or cover sticker area with electrical tape. (There is a picture tutorial in the forum list which has pics on this method on a xbox mobo)
Your Power/Eject should now work !
2.
This method involves soldering. It is possible to fix the problem by simply bypassing the track all together with a piece of wire soldered in its place.
Follow your damaged track and find its start and end points. Then carefully solder a piece or wire in between the 2 points making sure not to create a short with solder splash. After you are happy that you have fixed any broken tracks you can use a multimeter to check your connections then replace the protective sticker or cover the sticker area with electrical tape.
Your Power/Eject button should now work !
I hope this helps anyone who wrongly connected the X3 first time round
im sure you will remember to get it right this time.
Good Luck
Witse