ATTN mods: I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum, feel free to place this where you think it belongs. I am trying to be respectful and mature in this entire thread and I would greatly appreciate it if you would respect what I have to say.
On with the show. Okay, so the first time I installed my X3, I thought I had fried it because my install was less-than-beautiful. What had happened was the lead closest to the LPC input on the chip itself had burnt out.
I later learned that this was from metal to lead contact (or so I have heard it referred to as). I have a friend who works on an airforce base with access to very very high-tech soldering technology. He has graduated as a NASA certified solderer, a very rigorous course which has many exams where work is observed under a microscope. He is a complete expert to be brief.
Well he rebuilt my lead, NON-ghetto-wire style, redid my whole pin-header install, and epoxied over the newly repaired lead.
Here is the chip in question before and after repairs:
Before
http://www.aquafuze.com/xbox/sh*tty%20install/backside-chip-closeup.jpg
After
It worked like a charm for the past month or two, up until tonight...
Tonight after transporting my xbox to my friend's (where it worked properly), I bring it back home, set it up, and it starts fragging. "Uh-oh, that smell is deathly familiar..."
Sure enough, I open up my box to find this:
I cannot say how disappointing this is. I have always believed in the reputation of Xecuter, top of the line, definitely the most expensive and quality chip you can get, but so far I have been let down twice.
This fault confirms that the first time was infact not my fault and had nothing to do with a "sh*tty install." I have never heard of any type of burnt-lead issues like this with any other chip and I have heard very few stories about it from X3, but there are some.
I am wondering what can be done about my chip? As disappointed as I will be, I am probably going to have to ask my friend to do my a favor again, fix it up, and epoxy the WHOLE top of the chip to prevent further mishaps. I will definitely be paying him for his time, this time, but I cannot express how sad this situation is.
Should I take this up with the retailer I purchased it from? Can Team Xecuter do anything about this? Am I going to catch some kind of criticism on my install? Surely some will think this is my fault, but I guaruntee you, all precautions possible were taken this time around.
I'm really on the fence about this one and I don't know what to do. I enjoyed my chip while it worked, but this is the second time it has burnt out on me. Team Xecuter has a great reputation and I really don't want to turn to any other competitors because (a) I believe that there is no equal at this moment and (b) I would like to stay away from reflashing bios and different installs from other chips. I would like my xbox to work again, but I don't trust myself to work with this much lead, I hate asking my friend to do it again (even though I will be paying him and I'm sure he'll be glad to do it), and I definitely hate the idea of spending $50 to get another chip.
Please, in whatever way, try to point me in the right direction.
Thanks for your support and product,
Sean.
On with the show. Okay, so the first time I installed my X3, I thought I had fried it because my install was less-than-beautiful. What had happened was the lead closest to the LPC input on the chip itself had burnt out.
I later learned that this was from metal to lead contact (or so I have heard it referred to as). I have a friend who works on an airforce base with access to very very high-tech soldering technology. He has graduated as a NASA certified solderer, a very rigorous course which has many exams where work is observed under a microscope. He is a complete expert to be brief.
Well he rebuilt my lead, NON-ghetto-wire style, redid my whole pin-header install, and epoxied over the newly repaired lead.
Here is the chip in question before and after repairs:
Before
http://www.aquafuze.com/xbox/sh*tty%20install/backside-chip-closeup.jpg
After
It worked like a charm for the past month or two, up until tonight...
Tonight after transporting my xbox to my friend's (where it worked properly), I bring it back home, set it up, and it starts fragging. "Uh-oh, that smell is deathly familiar..."
Sure enough, I open up my box to find this:
I cannot say how disappointing this is. I have always believed in the reputation of Xecuter, top of the line, definitely the most expensive and quality chip you can get, but so far I have been let down twice.
This fault confirms that the first time was infact not my fault and had nothing to do with a "sh*tty install." I have never heard of any type of burnt-lead issues like this with any other chip and I have heard very few stories about it from X3, but there are some.
I am wondering what can be done about my chip? As disappointed as I will be, I am probably going to have to ask my friend to do my a favor again, fix it up, and epoxy the WHOLE top of the chip to prevent further mishaps. I will definitely be paying him for his time, this time, but I cannot express how sad this situation is.
Should I take this up with the retailer I purchased it from? Can Team Xecuter do anything about this? Am I going to catch some kind of criticism on my install? Surely some will think this is my fault, but I guaruntee you, all precautions possible were taken this time around.
I'm really on the fence about this one and I don't know what to do. I enjoyed my chip while it worked, but this is the second time it has burnt out on me. Team Xecuter has a great reputation and I really don't want to turn to any other competitors because (a) I believe that there is no equal at this moment and (b) I would like to stay away from reflashing bios and different installs from other chips. I would like my xbox to work again, but I don't trust myself to work with this much lead, I hate asking my friend to do it again (even though I will be paying him and I'm sure he'll be glad to do it), and I definitely hate the idea of spending $50 to get another chip.
Please, in whatever way, try to point me in the right direction.
Thanks for your support and product,
Sean.
