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V1.0 Artifacting Now Bricked?


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Hi guys, I posted over at the subreddit but figured I would get more eyes here:

The og Xbox is a v1.0 and I rebuilt the stock HDD with Xboxhddmaker after a failed softmod clone months back.  I created my own EEPROM reader following Slot1Gamers helpful video to get the HDD key.  More info is in the reddit post, but it might be TL;DR.  The fact that this thing is artifacting makes me think it is a hardware issue like the GPU and/or CPU just sh$% the bed or something?  The lone suggestion was to reball / reflow the board.  Has anyone had similar issues and this solved it?  Is there a schematic of a v1.0 board that I could use as a checkoff list if I go the reflow route?  i suppose I could just take a photo and mark off areas in MSPaint or something...  any tips?

Things to note are:

- I removed the clock cap https://imgur.com/7C4PWBZ

- I repaired Trace A of corrosion damage (B, C, D, E all check out continuity)  https://imgur.com/eVqgBYI

- I removed factory thermal compound and replaced with ArcticSilver5

 

Cheers guys, I want to fix this thing!

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Alright guys, this might be the biggest noob update ever, and I am pretty ashamed to post this but - I think we solved the problem.

After taking the board out to check for trace rot (thanks ShinGoutetsu) I noticed this chilling near some mosfets in the back near the AV out / back fan https://imgur.com/q6WJnlL

This 'bullet' some might recognize is from one of those cheap solder suckers you get on Amazon.  They work okay, every now and then you gotta declog the plastic tip of built up solder, and this is the form it takes...  yeah... 

Needless to say I've been plugged back in and booted for close to 30mins or so, with no signs of artifacting...  back fan seems to be emitting warmish air, so once I 'finally' get this thing truly softmodded I will see the temp readings (how accurate are those btw?)

Thanks again guys, and maybe this will help someone down the road, or at least have ppl be more cautious on their workbench.

 

Cheers

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