I just RGH'ed a Trinity. I get boot times between 12 and 40 seconds, most of the time under 15 seconds. The console boots every single time. XELL boots instantly. My question is, should I try to tweak the wires some more or the times are ok like that? I RGH'ed some Falcons and Jaspers and the boot was constantly under 5 seconds.
RGH Trinity boot times
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I'm in pretty much the same boat mate. Out of the cage the trinity would boot 1st or 2nd time, once put back together it's between 10 & 40 but she always boots. I'm happy to live with it, I'm not that impatient that I'm gonna dismantle the whole thing to attempt gaining a few seconds.
Trinity's are bad at this. I've done several with and without using the TX post QSB and all have had random boot times.
OK thanx, I'm ok with the times, and as you said, out of the cage, the boot was much faster...perhaps we should try to patent some sort of a plastic / wood cage 
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)Just outta curiosity, you guys think RGH2.0'll take care of trinity's erratic boot times? Axell, if you want, you could try the Slim post QSB, or shortening your CPU_RST. I know people say they don't, but every slim install I do, I cut it down to 50cm... they're all a few cm over 50cm.
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And I get anywhere from instant to ≤15 sec.
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And I get anywhere from instant to ≤15 sec.
BL4K3Y
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Doubt it, however if a solution is found then it is more likely to be incoperated into DemoN due to its independant nand circuitry.
I'm using the POST QSB cut down to 8cm soldered to the 50 pad. As I said external boot was great, now installed in the cage and sealed up its slightly slower. I really can't be arsed to take it all apart again.
OK, thanx guys, I'm not gonna disassemble this one again, the boot times are ok, most of them under 15 secs which, I find, more than acceptable. For the next trinity I will RGH, I will try 8 CM for POST QSB
you could try using RG-174 cable on the CPU_RST such as in the BB Jasp recommendations... would be a tight fit running it through the same place to get to the QSB... but if it gave a tremendous increase in consistency I'd be willing to shave down that spot on the cage to avoid pinching the line.
I actually have a slim to do... think I may experiment with that.
I actually have a slim to do... think I may experiment with that.
After switching to the post qsb I have never had a console take longer than 10 seconds usually goes on first attemp if not then Definitely second just my experience.
my personal unit boots rather quickly out of the cage using the post qsb. however once put in the cage it takes 2-3 cycles (debug light flashes) before it boots. just did another that no matter what length I placed the cpu_rst line on it always was sporadic at best... especially once back in the cage.
Same here, I have done about 20 Slims and only maybe 6-8 really booted fast and consistent. All had QSB/POST QSB and those that booted really bad I spent hours experimenting with by removing QSB's, direct wire install, coiled RST, etc, same result. WiFi has a negative effect sometimes and being out of the metal cage helps boot times, but it seems only initially on boot 1 and 2, 3+ are terrible. I say test it in metal cage with WiFi and DVD drive to fine tune it.
I find a good starting point with POST QSB is 44MM.
If you can get 10-15 seconds most of the time I would say your better off than most. Xell always seems to boot fast too, as you said.
I find a good starting point with POST QSB is 44MM.
If you can get 10-15 seconds most of the time I would say your better off than most. Xell always seems to boot fast too, as you said.
Ive found when using the 50cm wire, it is slightly improved when positioned under the hana chip. Might be random but it did work on 2 consoles for me.
just did a slim using RG-174 (about 7") on CPU_RST, top mounted on an alt point. typical boot time is instant to 3 cycles (debug led flashes) average.... might be just this machine, it does hang and not boot for 6-9 cycles, but that's after booting and shutting off then rebooting several times. typically it's 1-3 cycles.
I will be using this on the next couple consoles to see if there is a pattern.
I will be using this on the next couple consoles to see if there is a pattern.
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sthetix
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Must be something to do with the ground as I have found this as well so I always test in cage with WiFi plugged in. I wonder if the Slim has another ground point, like the Phat has on the QSB.
Now it's booting at the first green light, I've coiled the blue wire under the x-clamp, right around the center of the clamp with a 4-5 cm diameter of the coiled circle.