Having trouble flashing my X3... I think I might have a bent pin on my chip

DJ-phYre

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Nov 16, 2003
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Anacoco, LA
I downloaded the X3 3108 BIOS and I tried to flash and it said that I needed to turn off Flash Protection on the chip. Well I had never messed with the switch on the chip and I had been flashing new BIOS ever since I had installed the chip.

I had received a new XBOX about a week ago, and I had to swap out the motherboards and I removed my X3 completely from the board and the X3 contro panel (original one w/ chip) (btw it is a pinheader install).

When I plugged the CP back into the chip itself I had some trouble getting teh small connector to fit snug. I got it in, but then I was curious. I removed the connector and looked at the small pins. It looks like I bent a one of the tiny pins on the X3. I am wondering if this is what is preventing me from Flashing my chip? Is there a setting in the X3 Bios that has a Bios Protect feature?

If this bent pin is what is causing me my problems, I don't know what I would have to do. There is probably no way that I could get it back into place because of how small teh thing is. I am guessing I would just have to purchase a replacement chip.
 

drgnhilord

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Jan 2, 2004
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Michigan
well if that is the problum then just disconnect the switch bank and the default bios is bank one flash it without the switch bank hooked up it will flash the firsh 1mb bios bank by default