No, no, no, if your going to do it - do it right;

Light a small fire, open your Xbox up while the fire gets burning nicely

Place your Xbox in it for 2-3 hours (this is known as the baking method) and take it out

Now let it cool for minimum of 45 minutes, put it all back together and test it out


Jesus Christ....the Xbox doesn't even get hot enough to get anywhere close to the melting point of the solder.

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nope i'm still alive i'll be trying some stuff today (yes I replaced the actual cathode itself) -

600-800v that high to run this pissy little thing, meh (oh and yes I don't know much about LCD screens...laptops well I'm not going to say I know alot but I know alot about PC's so I figure most of it's the same  )

EDIT: Ok, I changed the polarity - nothing - tried all the function buttons - nothing seems it is the LCD inverter now to hopefully find one.

EDIT AGAIN: Ok sweet, got a brand new inverter (brand new inverter and a brand new back light should hopefully work *pls pls pls*) on it's way 

Just a question, is there anyway to check the polarity of the actual cathode (the back light), and could it blow if installed the wrong way ? ... my theory is if you put an led the wrong way in it doesn't work but works fine when you put it the right way, so i'm thinking the cathode is the same 

Place I bought it from says "Note: there is no polarity on CCFL Lamp, So you can solder either end to the wires."


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I havn't tried inverting the actual back light itself (maybe I thought at first the polarity was wrong) - two people have told me the inverter...what exactly is that ?

Ahhh just did a quick search...I re-flowed that whole board manually (that's where the fuse came from that I was referring to) and I will check out those function keys (I did see a few that I thought hmm but didn't play with because the back light never turned on). I'll play with it tomorrow and let you know, thanks heaps

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Come on....a firmware flash is what anyone will suggest. Costs $0, time (depends - I can do it in 15 min from the point it's given to me, dissembled, hacked, re assembled and given back).

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dam...sorry if I came off as rude, I never meant to - i'm sorry

I don't pay a fee granted but I try and help out my best (it's my way of giving something back I guess ?) and you can't say i'm not on here ever couple of hours .

I guess i'll keep my thoughts to myself - also for what it's worth ... this RRoD repair was for a friend who I was not charging a cent

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Kreon....yes it supports Dual Layer disks (every Xbox 360 game is DL, 1 mili-second of reading)


I think you have taken this Kreon thing like so; if it's ripped with Kreon it appears to be original therefore you can play without flashing firmware....that is not the case.

Kreon is a firmware that is used on specific drives to back-up Xbox 360 games...once they are backed-up and burned you can play them in your Xbox 360 IF it's flashed

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Ok, so - replaced the LCD back light, turn it on and nothing - check the fuse (on my multimeter both ways it reads 0.00 - dead ?) bridge the fuse with solder...nothing. Stupid crummy gateway laptop (Samsung LCD)...any ideas

thanks
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http://shop.ebay.com/items/__sh-d162c_W0QQ_frsZ1QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em359


I recommend CloneCD


Read, read, then re-read what you just read...and re-read that THEN, and only then, if you have a question come back

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Cheers - it's very good had it since the Xbox 360 came out, used almost daily and not 1 single problem

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^^ haha I never thought of that way...when I was forcing RRoD I was thinking "screw M$" 

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no prob the world is built on secrets When I say process is secret...well it may sound selfish but really if bill gates gave away the source code to Windows do you think he would still be making (as much) money ?

Money makes the world go round, a small price to pay to have a small piece of happiness

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stock fw is fine for burning, personally I use CloneCD (also use ABGX )

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I tried anyway (my process is secret) but still exactly the same...apparently before it was sent to me it was E74 but when I got it no signs of life at all.

Ah well, thanks anywayz

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My heatgun is a GMC Platinum 2000w (http://www.gmcompany.com.au/index.cfm?module=products&pid=91) it never melted anything...

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Yeap unless you anything other than a Lite-On and had some old firmware flashed with 0800 code (or F900 core), then just throw in the 0800 disk and wala - kreon drives get my vote

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you asked the question; Xbox 360 "Jasper": How much confidence do you have in its reliability?

answer: none

it's a Microsoft product haha, until I see more...(i'm yet to actually see one myself) in the wild then I say don't believe anything. Microsoft are like a used car salesman, there always hiding something

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pff textbook...probably won't (dunno never touched it) but the readme has MORE then enough information : P go to xboxscene.com

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sounds like something (software) is conflicting...this is why I always suggest closing down everything except the burning program and unplugging the net

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fk yeah ! what ya gonna do water cooling or some $#!t..fans ain't loud theirs a volume button to your speakers or not ? - it's late

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seriall.com - bitch'st site ever allows you to h4cK y0ur xB0x !!!!! (don't share with anyone)

enjoy

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