Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 1:02 am Post subject: Replacing Ethernet port on an XBOX
I an trying to fix my friends XBOX on which the ethernet port is DAMAGED!
do any of yall have any ideas that i could use to go about fixing this problem. The prongs inside the port are bent and broke like crazy.
custom-xmodz Xbox-HQ Freak
Joined: Aug 28, 2004 Posts: 796 Location: Wales, UK
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 1:28 am Post subject:
Hiya
Either buy a faulty mobo and swap the ports over, or buy a new mobo.
DJH
slick_j_2002 V.I.P. Lifetime
Joined: Oct 29, 2004 Posts: 273
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 1:33 am Post subject:
Lemme guess: He tried connecting to Live using a standard modular (phone) cable?
You could try removing the port and opening it up, and beinding everything back into shape, but I'm betting you'd have little luck with that.
More plausible would be to find a broken Xbox and take the port from it and replace it. Probably requires a lot of soldering and an immense pain in your ass.
Best of luck to you.
randal106 Xbox-HQ Newbie
Joined: Dec 16, 2004 Posts: 3
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 1:41 am Post subject:
No, i think he triped over the cat-5 cable
how hard is it to replace the port from another motherboard? and where can i get one for a good price
slick_j_2002 V.I.P. Lifetime
Joined: Oct 29, 2004 Posts: 273
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:22 am Post subject:
I really have no idea. I guess you could look for someone that messed up their system trying to mod it. I can't see how they'd mess up the LAN card, so it should be safe.
As far as how difficult it is, I can only imagine, but I'm willing to bet that you're in for a treat...
TheModGod Xbox-Hq Legendary
Joined: Apr 18, 2004 Posts: 5303 Location: Greensburg PA
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 5:23 am Post subject:
Replacing it is quite easy, I just did this for another member, unfortunately it didnt' help his situation. Someone walked past his and caught the cord with their foot and then it stopped working.
I took a known good one and desoldered the bad one off, and replaced with the good one. There still is no connection. I checked for broken traces, but really see nothing on the upper or lower portion of the mobo.... but, replacing the port is the first thing to try anyway, so you should give it a shot.
First, get a soldering iron. I would use 25watt iron. Then get some desoldering braid.
Here is the area you want to desolder:
Then, desolder each point thoroughly so you dont damage the board taking it off.
This is what you should have after desoldered and removd.
I hope that gives you a littel idea of what you have to do.
TheModGod
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