Hello all,
I am working in Baghdad, Iraq and decided to try out the xecuter3 chip on my XBox. I am a complete N00B to the XBox mod scene, but I have a background (albeit a few years back now) in electronics so I didn't figure I would need very much help. I was wrong.
For starters, the only Soldering iron I could dig up around here has a rather large spade tip on it and it was a challenge to get the points all soldered. I originally had trouble with the famous D0 but after finally getting that hooked in and checking continuity I still get the FRAG. The XBox seems to try to boot three times before the FRAG, until the FRAG it flashes amber and green. No video either. So I decided to admit defeat and check all my connections, what I am finding is that my LAD# connections are continuous with ground indicating (in my mind) a short...but three or more shorts? I am not an EE and am way out of practice to figure this one out...if anyone has documented the proper troubleshooting checkpoints/block diagram/anything more than what's on the install guides, please let me know!! I plan on ordering a better soldering iron and starting over from scratch when that arrives (usually a 2 week wait for anything shipped) but it would be nice to have some data to use in troubleshooting in the mean time.
Thanks in advance for any help with this.
I am working in Baghdad, Iraq and decided to try out the xecuter3 chip on my XBox. I am a complete N00B to the XBox mod scene, but I have a background (albeit a few years back now) in electronics so I didn't figure I would need very much help. I was wrong.
For starters, the only Soldering iron I could dig up around here has a rather large spade tip on it and it was a challenge to get the points all soldered. I originally had trouble with the famous D0 but after finally getting that hooked in and checking continuity I still get the FRAG. The XBox seems to try to boot three times before the FRAG, until the FRAG it flashes amber and green. No video either. So I decided to admit defeat and check all my connections, what I am finding is that my LAD# connections are continuous with ground indicating (in my mind) a short...but three or more shorts? I am not an EE and am way out of practice to figure this one out...if anyone has documented the proper troubleshooting checkpoints/block diagram/anything more than what's on the install guides, please let me know!! I plan on ordering a better soldering iron and starting over from scratch when that arrives (usually a 2 week wait for anything shipped) but it would be nice to have some data to use in troubleshooting in the mean time.
Thanks in advance for any help with this.
