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XRGB-mini Framemeister Remote Overlay

Nix McRetro // 27th May 2013 // News

These photos show the great work a Framemeister XRGB Mini can do. The remote… a little difficult to understand since my Japanese is very limited. Now, thanks to a very kind member of the System11 forums I no longer have to guess what the buttons do. They are labelled with... Continue reading

Burnout Revenge: One Not-So-Hot Lap

Nix McRetro // 27th May 2013 // Gaming, Microsoft, YouTube

A silver medal is almost as good as gold. Never take the shortcuts. They are a LIE! Just like the cake was. Unless I’m getting it mixed up and the cake is real and the shortcuts are a great idea. That might explain the silver medal. :) Continue reading

Burnout 3 Failing to Load on TSOP-Flashed XBOX

Nix McRetro // 27th May 2013 // Gaming, Microsoft

For whatever reason, Burnout 3 hangs and refuses to load on the newly TSOP-flashed Xbox. I tried changing every relevant setting I could find in UnleashX with no success. Naturally, after all the work getting the Xbox repaired, softmodded, recovered and TSOP-flashed, I immediately suspected I had broken something else.... Continue reading

Original Xbox PSU Cracked AC Input Solder Joint Repair

Nix McRetro // 27th May 2013 // Microsoft, Repairs, YouTube

The Xbox power supply was arcing badly whenever mains power was connected. Once I had it apart, the problem was visible at the AC input connector: a cracked solder joint. I resoldered the failed joint with fresh solder, and the arcing stopped. So “reflow” is not really the best description... Continue reading

Original Xbox TSOP Flash Overview

Nix McRetro // 26th May 2013 // Microsoft, Repairs, YouTube

Here’s what I soldered to flash the BIOS on my revision 1.2 or 1.3 original XBOX. We have a Winbond 256KB TSOP flash ROM on this. Bridging the write-enable connections disables the write protection, leaving us the opportunity to install a much better BIOS. The standard EvolutionX flasher does not... Continue reading