Is my xbox fried or what?

[micro_187]

I disconnected my X3 and plugged the original HD and it still frags. do i have to take the pin header off too or what, its theonly thing sstill in my xbox.

 

[Ahmed]

check your D0 connection

 

[da_supa_fish]

pin header can cause a frag

 

[yourM0M]

did u splash solder on the mobo? the pin header by itself should NOT casue a frag unless u bridged some traces really bad...even if u bridge the lpc it shouldnt matter since the d0 isnt getting a connection with the chip being out

 

[skeetfreak32]

CHECK UR SOLDER CLOSE, BUT THE dO IS THE FIRST PRIORITY.

 

[chaosfactornine]

Also, if you used a higher than 15 watt soldering iron you could have possibly burnt up one of the IC's on the board.

It happened to me once. Modchips.ca sold me a new board for $80.

 

[micro_187]

I did use a higher the 15 watt iron so this might be the problem.

 

[OP{MaF}]

Of course, that might NOT be the problem too. Using a higher wattage iron increases the probability of frying a componenet, but doesnt guarentee it. I used a 30, no problems, just had to be aware of how close to the chips I was getting.

Take a look at the chips around where you soldered. Do they look burned? Check for anywhere near where you soldered that you might be bridging two traces. I would think that would be more likely than you burning out a chip by using a hotter iron.

 

[psilocybe]

you guys have to remember that some people consider the xbox "fragging" as simply prompting them with an error screen such as 5


if you are getting error 5 with x3 removed but not with x3 connected, then you simply have to lock your harddrive

 

[suedave]

"if you are getting error 5 with x3 removed but not with x3 connected, then you simply have to lock your harddrive"

This may not allways be the case, at first my xbox frag and there was no error at all. But locking the HD fixed the problem.