Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2024 12:59 pm Post subject: Help Identifying: 2ND Hand XB Chip
I was trying to troubleshoot why my Ethernet port stopped working, and I’ve never looked very closely at the inside when I’ve taken this thing apart in the past, but I realized a thin white jumper cable was disconnected from a second solder point (not sure where it goes) — and I noticed as well, a mod chip. Any help identifying what this is, and pointing me towards any documentation would be super helpful and appreciated!
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kaos_engr V.I.P. Lifetime
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2024 10:53 am Post subject:
Xecuter1. You can't do much with it as it cannot have the BIOS upgraded on it without removing the flash memory chip from the modchip's printed circuit board (PCB), reflashing it with an external programmer, and resoldering it to the PCB. edit: And, I believe the BIOS has to be encoded properly before it is flashed to the memory chip.
Where's the gray wire running to?
I see it soldered to a ground pad and then run down by the coil but cannot see the end of it. I don't think that's where it should go.
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2024 10:56 am Post subject:
Here are links to installation diagrams and pictures of it archived by the Wayback Machine from the old, now dead, xbox-scene.com web site:
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