[Any way to save the onboard tsop or stuck with modchip]

Thanks for the suggestion  on the 3 wire trick, I will give it a shot tomorrow  

[Any way to save the onboard tsop or stuck with modchip]

Hello,

Just finished doing my first 128mb upgrade on a 1.0 xbox. Overall it wasn't too bad just had to take my time.

Used xblast os to make sure all chips were good and let it run for a while and let everything heat up.. everything is good.. 

Next step was to flash regular bios back to the tsop replacing xblast bios.

 

Got netflash going and loaded up a 1mb x5035... progress bar completed then the xbox rebooted... on reboot I accidentally  bumped the power button shutting the xbox off... not sure if I screwd up the flash by bumping the power button or if there was an issue with the bios file I used...

Now when powering up the xbox the power cycles a couple times then flashes red/ green with no video output..

I do have a couple Aladin  chips around here somewhere  I should be able to flash and use  but I was just wondering if there is any way to save the on-board flash chip?

 

I seem to recall reading about some modified m7 bios that may allow saving on-board flash but I'm  assuming the modified bios would only work with certain bios on the tsop...

Can anyone please confirm if I can save the tsop or am I stuck with a modchip on this box?

 

Took my time installing the ram chips only to rush the bios flash... sooo stupid

 

[Leaky capacitor clean up]

Hello,

 

Just wondering what you guys procedure is for cleaning up after leaking capacitors?

I remove all the caps then clean with 99% isopropyl alcohol  and a lightly scrub with a small brush... afterward  a light clean with demineralized water and let dry for a few days before re capping.

Is there special cleaners for this that would neutralize and clean better?

Thanks