http://www.xboxhacker.net/index.php?topic=9208.msg59052#msg59052

I use a top of the range GMC one, only costed me something like $80AU (led lights to indicate temp...the works as far as heat guns go) - but...any heatgun wich reaches 600 degrees celcius will do (the "2 temperature" heat guns on ebay depending on how high the temps go..will even do)

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ok there are two types of IC's wich control the network...you might have on or the other...confusing? it will either be the big one or a smaller one...located in the exact same position (this pic has the small type):



as for the fuse I heard about (i'll do a search for it later) it was supposedly inside the ethernet "block" of metal - wich you can unclip

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0002 is either the IC wich controls it...or, inside I was told there is some kind of fuse like thing - if it's burnt it won't work so you'll need to replace it - i'd try replacing the IC on the motherboard first

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that's right...and heres a point I will make - because what if you played for a really long time and the box got super hot...and the fans raised them self to 12v (as they are supposed to do...well increase v's as the cpu + gpu etc get hotter)...you get banned for having a hot xbox...my my..

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most peoples boxes fail when they completely pull them appart (also bump/drop them on the desk that there working on them) - this is due to the "stress" put on the solder balls underneath the package (cpu/gpu/ram/sb)

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absolutely not...nearly everything is shorting/crossing - make your wires alot shorter...tin all the pads and solder

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just a tip ALWAYS make sure your ground and power is short as possible AND that you use 30 gauge wire for power and gnd - this is essential

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oh yeh...sorry my bad

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ok yeah probably be right mostly there...BUT... the first step of ANY firmware hack you would have noticed is to back up the firmware...you do that...and send it to me in a PM, and i'll see what I can do (or catch me on MSN )

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ahhh I have been flashing with 2x for a while and no videos ever lagged...just a $#!t load longer loading time, most definently that is the biggest thing you notice

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was my belief that the Xtreme 5.3 and < to a certain version...COULD boot single layer DVD's Arakon ?

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^^ no image showed up : p ok - instead just post the direct link

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Hitachi, Samsung OR BenQ key can be recovered even if the fw chip has gone bad

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yes it might be possible to get a good SS...but it's been fixed from a bad one - so...

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upload your image to image shack...get the direct link and post it here...in front of the link put so

[img ]http://http:\\www.imageshack.comdaljkhkjskdsk838763+=98347[/img] (just minus the space after the g on the first [img )



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wow thanks for that link...neat and tidy is best

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hardstore.com - shipped it to me and i'm in Australia...I know what's hard to get believe me

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well as stated...(in lesser words) you CANNOT dump the PROPER SS on some games (Halo 3, Mass Effect, Orange Box - new sort of ones) because these are "new/different" and the firmware for the "kreon drives" can't pick it up correctly..yet

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can be on the GPU also...take a pic and show us (why would you put silicon on it...well Arakon it's the ONLY thing that fully holds them in place when you put it all back together...it dosen't melt, in fact over a period of time it actually compacts and I dunno what happens but less is on there (long periods...3-4 months) but you won't have to re-apply it ever again...just one layer will do - if you can find a non conductive, heat resistant substance that won't shrink dramatically...use it) - this is a pic I took of bad smd caps...this is the one on the CPU that commonly goes bad:



and here is bad ones on the GPU (this owner tried to repair it after I suspected it as the cause - lesson be learned...don't try it if your not advanced enough - link (http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u69/bLuEb0x/Electronics/?action=view&current=IMG_0002.jpg)

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^^ use robinsods NAND tool

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