Here we have a quick and dirty fix for a misbehaving Hitachi / LG GDR-8050L DVD-ROM. If your drive will not eject, give this … Continue reading
Category: Microsoft
Microsoft Xbox DVD-ROM Fix for Toshiba / Samsung Model SDG-605
If your Xbox DVD drive is not ejecting, but sometimes ejects when tapped… chances are the magnet is too strong … Continue reading
Xbox 360 RROD Repair Attempt Serial 072261382807
I hope you (and me) can learn from my mistakes and see if you can repair yours with more success. For now, I’ll … Continue reading
Microsoft Xbox 360 – Initial Assessment RROD
Here’s an Xbox 360 I picked up and hope to repair in the coming weeks. Flux and repair gear is on order. Cross your … Continue reading
Burnout Revenge – One Not So Hot Lap
A silver medal is almost as good as gold. Never take the shortcuts, they are a LIE! Just like cake was. Unless I … Continue reading
Burnout 3 Failing to Load on TSOP Softmodded XBOX
For whatever reason Burnout 3 hangs and refuses to load. I’ve tried toggling all the settings in UnleashX with … Continue reading
XBOX (Original) PSU Solder Cracking Reflow Repair
The power supply was arcing like crazy when power was connected. A little bit of a resolder/reflow with some fresh solder and it … Continue reading
XBOX (Original) TSOP Flash Overview
Here’s what I soldered to flash the BIOS on my revision 1.2 or 1.3 original XBOX. We have a Winbond BIOS on this. Soldering the … Continue reading
XBOX (Original) Softmod Recovery
This guide is by no means complete but might have some hints if you are stuck like I was. Soooo errr the … Continue reading
XBOX (Original) Status Update Softmod TSOP
I know I’m a bit anti-Linux in this video. Sorry Linux, I don’t hate you. I just hate when you are involved … Continue reading
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