Not sure if heres the right place to post this =p ... just feel like sharing what i've gone through, installing the chip.
First of all .. it took me days ... approx 6 ~10hrs each day after my work to get it done, and i finally able to see the X3 logo in Blue about 18hrs ago from this post.
On my very first attempt, i soldered the LPC header, and the LPC rebuild on my v1.6 xbox. And what i got was only FRAGS. I keep checking the D0 point.. desolder/solder etc ... still can't get it to work .
Next day, i came back with a brand new solder iron , cos the one i used broke .. n ended up with lots of solder on the pins etc ... Anyway , i bought the desolder braid and decided to take off the LPC rebuild, and use the normal wire install ... I took of the LPC rebuild pcb, and somehow, i broke it into half =p ... doesnt mattter anymore since i'm going for wire install now..
And so .. my first LPC rebuild( wire install ) was connecting the LAD2. And guess what? ... i dont know what happend ... i accidentally took out the pad/via and also pulled out the trace from the board ....... O_O ...
Man .... at that point .. i just .. gave up .. i took off everything i have soldered instead of the LPC pin header and try to fix that broken trace .. just hoping that my xbox still works after this =( .... I didnt use the tutorial for "fixing broken trace" .. all i did was joining the trace back with solder =P ... n good lord, it works . Xbox back to normal ... And i told myself this ... i'll just get another new modded xbox .. this task is just too hard. I screwed back all the screws and just leave it alone ....
And then 2 days later, which was Saturday, i came back from work , and somehow i felt that, why not give it another try ? since a modded xbox will cost around 470aud (include shipment) ... hmmnn and so ... i settled down n give it ONE LAST TRY ... and on this attempt , i removed the LPC pin header, and fix it using the wire pin header. I find it easier to solder these wires onto the LPC then the pin header =p .. and after that, i redo the LPC rebuild using wire installation. And u know what? After ALL the trouble, i finally found my mistake on the LPC rebuild. I FORGOT TO SOLDER THE BLUE LAD3 on my first attempt using the LPC rebuild .... cos as i was doing the wire install at this stage, that pad/via appears to be clean ....
man ......
Anyway .. i got it done .. after hours ... using the wire install for the LPC rebuild is not easy ... =p .. cos u'll need 3hands =P heh .. All i did was put a little bit of solder on the via/pad, and then nicely lay out the wire that connects both ends on the board and tape it so that it doesnt move. Next, i just heat up the wires at the end n apply just a little bit of solder.
If i were to post the picture of my board here, i think u ppl will laugh that my xbox is still able to work (well not perfectly since now i can't disable X3 but doesnt matter, i have no plans to get xbl) ...well maybe next time when i upgrade the HDD =P
oh .. if i was given a 2nd chance, i'll still choose to mod it myself =) .. I think its fun and very challenging =) and also that indescribable feeling when after all the hard work+time, u finally able to see the X3 Blue Logo =)
First of all .. it took me days ... approx 6 ~10hrs each day after my work to get it done, and i finally able to see the X3 logo in Blue about 18hrs ago from this post.
On my very first attempt, i soldered the LPC header, and the LPC rebuild on my v1.6 xbox. And what i got was only FRAGS. I keep checking the D0 point.. desolder/solder etc ... still can't get it to work .
Next day, i came back with a brand new solder iron , cos the one i used broke .. n ended up with lots of solder on the pins etc ... Anyway , i bought the desolder braid and decided to take off the LPC rebuild, and use the normal wire install ... I took of the LPC rebuild pcb, and somehow, i broke it into half =p ... doesnt mattter anymore since i'm going for wire install now..
And so .. my first LPC rebuild( wire install ) was connecting the LAD2. And guess what? ... i dont know what happend ... i accidentally took out the pad/via and also pulled out the trace from the board ....... O_O ...
Man .... at that point .. i just .. gave up .. i took off everything i have soldered instead of the LPC pin header and try to fix that broken trace .. just hoping that my xbox still works after this =( .... I didnt use the tutorial for "fixing broken trace" .. all i did was joining the trace back with solder =P ... n good lord, it works . Xbox back to normal ... And i told myself this ... i'll just get another new modded xbox .. this task is just too hard. I screwed back all the screws and just leave it alone ....
And then 2 days later, which was Saturday, i came back from work , and somehow i felt that, why not give it another try ? since a modded xbox will cost around 470aud (include shipment) ... hmmnn and so ... i settled down n give it ONE LAST TRY ... and on this attempt , i removed the LPC pin header, and fix it using the wire pin header. I find it easier to solder these wires onto the LPC then the pin header =p .. and after that, i redo the LPC rebuild using wire installation. And u know what? After ALL the trouble, i finally found my mistake on the LPC rebuild. I FORGOT TO SOLDER THE BLUE LAD3 on my first attempt using the LPC rebuild .... cos as i was doing the wire install at this stage, that pad/via appears to be clean ....
man ......
Anyway .. i got it done .. after hours ... using the wire install for the LPC rebuild is not easy ... =p .. cos u'll need 3hands =P heh .. All i did was put a little bit of solder on the via/pad, and then nicely lay out the wire that connects both ends on the board and tape it so that it doesnt move. Next, i just heat up the wires at the end n apply just a little bit of solder.
If i were to post the picture of my board here, i think u ppl will laugh that my xbox is still able to work (well not perfectly since now i can't disable X3 but doesnt matter, i have no plans to get xbl) ...well maybe next time when i upgrade the HDD =P
oh .. if i was given a 2nd chance, i'll still choose to mod it myself =) .. I think its fun and very challenging =) and also that indescribable feeling when after all the hard work+time, u finally able to see the X3 Blue Logo =)