Fault Write Protect Switch?

[IrishLad]

I have gone to update my X3 BIOS to the new release.
BUT when I try it tells me to remove the write prtection and flash again.
The switch in the chip itself if not on. I have removed the external switch in case it was causing the problem.
I have gone as far as removing the switch off the X3 chip and soldering a wire direct to the board to turn off the write protect. But still not working.

I have no idea why it keeps saying the write protect is on when I know its not!

Has anyone any ideas please, its driving me mad.
Thanks

 

[Catalyst]

Not to sound dumb but... on the chip... red is not protected and green is protected... you know that, right?


Ok, I'm pretty sure you do... I was just checking.

Other than that... I'm not to sure....

Where did you solder to the board?

 

[IrishLad]

Yep

There is no colour on my X3 chip.

The switch is to the left away from the connector as shown on the diagram, but I had tried it both ways just to be sure.

I remove the switch and was left with 3 solder point 2 next to each other and one on the top centre of them two.

I soldered the top middle solder point to the bottom left one as I found this was how the switch worked by connecting them two point, again just to be sure I also tried it with the other connector just to be sure.

This is really starting to get to me know, also my X-Box has decided to stop loading the hacking dashboard (EvoX) today. The MS one loads fine... I can FTP and all the files are there. Never had an issue with the install until today, have it 8 months now.

 

[Rookio]

Current problem could be a wire knocked loose or pinched while you were fiddling inside the xbox. What happens when you try to boot enabled? Frag?