Mathgammon Xbox-HQ Enthusiast Xbox Version: 1.0, 1.6 Modded: X3CE, Duox2GS
Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 27
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject:
Chips really aren't that hard to install if you make sure you do your reading first. If you go the full-solder route and have never soldered before, I recommend taking apart an old radio or something, reading a few soldering guides (you can find them all over the place--try searching "Xbox +soldering guide" on Google), then practicing on whatever old electronic device it was you took apart before you take a hot iron to your XBox. Believe me, it helps to have a bit of confidence before you dive in, but really, it's not all that difficult.
Just one bit of advice that might help you if you get a chip...every so often, you'll come across an install guide that recommends using the d0 point on top of the board--DON'T. It's tiny, and if you don't scrape off the enamel first, next to impossible to solder a wire to without burning the board (that's how I fried my first XBox.) Take the extra few minutes required to pull the motherboard out of your case and find the d0 point on the underside. It's much, much easier to solder a wire to.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject:
If you have no soldering experice, I recomend going the solderless route. It may cost abit more, but soldering really isnt as easy as it looks. Its so much easier to go the safe way and not mss up your box. _________________
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10518 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject:
I soldered my first xbox but the one im working on now i plan to use the solderless rout seems like it came far enuff that thay can be considerd reliable.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:49 pm Post subject:
Im sure you had prior experience with a soldering iron though. _________________
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10518 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:55 pm Post subject:
Kind of i set down about 3 days befor my chip came started soldering on an old chip from a bad disc drive was reading a few tuts and bam got luckie and did the chip right the first time.
I woldent tell anyone to do it that way but im thick headed and all.
Joined: Dec 08, 2006 Posts: 2337 Location: Repping the (216) yo
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:14 am Post subject:
lol... I used to be pretty good with an iron, My hands arent as steady as they used to be though. _________________
TheRealHypnotiX Moderator
Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 2508 Location: Pensacola, FL
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:30 am Post subject:
What ever you do, DONT get the HyperX, its junk!!!!
Also, soldering is easy after u learn what to do, just takes some extra patience is all!!! I'd solder mine in, just seems more secure that way to me. _________________ Hotswap Tutorial|FTP Tutorial|HyperX Flashing Tutorial
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10518 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject:
Im for sure going with the X2 ce lite chip but i want the solderless rout cuz its a dumpster find xbox and if it dont last or burns up i can pull it with no probs.
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject:
You can allways desolder it too. _________________
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10518 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject:
Thats not as ez as just popping the solderless out plus i hate to keep heating up the M.B. and im trying to go a whole new rout with out going to softmodding it.
The newer solderless seem to have come a long way im kind of itching to give it a go.
Joined: Dec 08, 2006 Posts: 2337 Location: Repping the (216) yo
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:10 pm Post subject:
lemme know how it goes.... I'mn kinda interested in chipping my box, and I really dont trust my soldering skills anymore. _________________
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10518 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject:
Will do man.
Im going to guess your like me you get to the pc hit email and go down the list one by one responding to the ones that need it?
Get hard after the fifth post and thare coming in as fast as you answer.
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:51 pm Post subject:
I just go to the hq main page and look at the active posts on the right _________________
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10518 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:13 am Post subject:
Nice i need to give that a go.
SneakyRaptorX Xbox-HQ Enthusiast Xbox Version: v1.0 Modded:
Joined: Apr 05, 2007 Posts: 25
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:15 am Post subject:
well the chip i want know is the xenium gold. i saw a video on how fast and easy it is to install it. im thinking of getting the solderless. anyways my dad is really good with soldering. for his job he had to solder chips and things all the time. plus the chip looks easy enough to handle.
now off topic of soldering and mods and things like that. have any of u guys seen the movie transformers? it is a super cool movie and is hilarious too. if u have not seen it u should hit the road to the theater and go see it. i can pretty much promise that u will like it.
p.s. i think there is a hot chick in movie, but thats my opinion. lol.
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