Marty
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I would say owning a Dremel or similar tool is a requirement.
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That would be a lot of artwork.
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I hope you didn't swap with a 1.6 case....
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Tiny pencil tips are near useless on boards this thick. Not even for RAM upgrades.
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Honestly, it doesn't look like scorching, it just looks like they didn't clean up their work and that's just used flux which leaves a orange-brown stain. Everywhere you look on the internet you see those "How's my work?" posts....but people never bother to take a minute to clean their joints or boards.
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Nawwww, you're a good dude. It's wise to be inquisitive. Also, unless you have a very high-end soldering station, don't assume the reading on the display is the actual temperature. You can test with an infrared thermometer. They don't lie.
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That's not a tiny via or slim trace....that's a big ol' pad. It looks like someone got impatient because the iron wasn't dumping enough heat onto the PCB...and the just tugged on the wire.
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Most stations I've known have the option to switch between Fahrenheit and Centigrade.
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I don't know why everyone is saying "too hot"....those joints look ice cold. And a lifted via is probably when the wire was tugged on because the solder hadn't been released yet. When you say 450 degrees, do you mean Fahrenheit?
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You can modify the bios to set any default fan speed you want. It's probably set at %100 right now.
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Is your bios.bin file in the BIOS folder on the root of the drive?
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Clean your work and retouch the solder connections.
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Try UDMA5.
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Sounds like adding the extra device (DVD) is putting too much strain on a failing power brick. If you're plugging the power brick into a power bar or surge suppressor, try plugging it straight into the wall outlet.
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Do you have another power brick to test with? Are you getting any error lights on the power brick? Stock hard drive, or do you have another hard drive to test with?
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replacing a bad tsop chip on a 1.0 with a tsop from a 1.1
Marty replied to christopolis's topic in TSOP Flashing
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New AliExpress Aladdins can come with or without the transistor. It just depends on where the seller gets his supply.
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That's exactly what I've done on every Aladdin install I've ever done....and I've never had a problem. D0 ---> motherboard ground
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Original Xbox takes several attempts to boot successfully
Marty replied to retrofan01's topic in Repair
If this is happening just by plugging in the AC cord, you definitely have trace corrosion issues. -
Don't tell that to Voultar.
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What tip are you using on your iron? It appears to not be dumping enough heat into the PCB. Is it a small pencil tip?
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Always use flux, even with rosin-core solder. ?
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Some of those vias look pretty maimed....I suspect a cut trace around one of them. Reflow you joints, wire up the LPC and let's see another pic. BTW, you solder joints look cold. What iron and temp are you using?
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Market research. Companies pay big money for it....but they'll try and get it for free if they can. It's why businesses give out those "points/rewards" cards. They track purchases so they can more accurately target their buyer demographic. If there are some decent rewards (like Air Miles), I might participate. But if it's "Hey, we'd appreciate your valuable feedback!", it's like, no fuck you. Pay me. I'm not doing your market research for you for free.
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Survey? Yeah, I'm not doing free market research for some shady outfit. Vaporware and/or scam.
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