oh god. i hate my family.

[DAREALDEXY]

quote (btw, notice how the MCPX is brown in the center. this is about where the smoke was coming from. btw, why did xecuter add that 5vpin if if could cause probs like this? seems like an accident waiting to happen.) did u smell the smoke? did it have a strange sweetish smell? most components made of sillicon that get hot and burn will have a strange sweetish smell to it and to tell the truth it sounds like the MCPX has died as u said the smoke was coming from that.

hope that helps

 

[Sage2050]

yeah, thats what i figured. so, if i could somehow find a new one and switch out my MPX, i would be ok?

 

[jonrees69]

IF you can get one - and I doubt it, unless it's off an old mobo, you still have to remove the old one and re install the new one, on surface mount solder - NOT easy. Also there is NO gurantee that this will work as there MAY be other faults on the board due to the overload.

Secondly, you may as well just throw your mobo and buy another off Ebay - much easier and probably more reliable.

J

 

[Sage2050]

yeah, i know it would be difficult, but since
A)i need to practice soldering
and
B)i have a spare fragged mobo with a good MPCX

i may as well try it.

also, a friend is selling me his 1.0 mobo and psu for $10 =D

 

[[email protected]]

If you're going to take a shot at de and re-soldering surface mount devices, I'd suggest you take a very good hard long read of Numbnuts' Guide to Soldering Surface Mount Devices...http://warmcat.com/milksop/soldering.html

From what I've heard about those fearless folk who had a shot at upgrading their XBOX memory, you'll also be needing plenty of time and soldering braid to release the existing surface mount device. Personally I'd also think about going to a low temp solder and a very fine soldering iron tip as well.

Edit: Oh yeah, these videos (RAM upgrade) may also help you with the de and re-soldering processes...http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=208420

Good luck!

 

[Sage2050]

solder sucker works better than braid.

 

[Computertrendy]

Good luck.

 

[lightning10101]

yes and sucker doesnt lift tracks!

 

[Floppy Mohawk]

I've seen that video before it's an excellent tutorial. And braid works better for the fine work involved in soldering/desoldering chips from mobo's.

Just practice a lot.

Floppy

 

[camo]

New Liteon Laser Wont read discs

Hi Fellow Hackers. Im new to the site but not to teh modding scene.

Long Story short.

Opened Xbox Tired to flash put cable in wrong burnt out laser and mboard
Extracted Key Drive Broke......
Had an old 74850c Board about and laser.... put all togeather worked after some pot tweeking....

Shortly after laser wouldnt read a thing. Spoofed a sammy worked like a dream...

So I Then bought a new laser for my 74850c from ebay for £8:50, Desoldered teh joint and installed.. game booted up to play game...

I turned off xbox to get me some tea and came back to play...

Open tray ....open tray... open tray....

Laser is working i can see teh laser firing up and the disk trying to be read..

Question is do i need to pot tweek a new laser or do they come manufacted ready to rock.....

Thanks in advance guys.

 

[camo]

Never mind ive sorted it..