If he wants you to install it but your worried about messing it up tell him that and have him send it to Bill at
freedomlives.com. He does a great job. If you have been reading the forums lately people have been complaining about their magic 3s not working properly. Magic 2 is outdated and you run across a lot of clones. If he doesn't want to spend $68 on a Messiah 2 then recommend an Apple chip. They run for $40 at
www.modchip-sbox.com. I bought mine from them. It has worked flawlessly for me. Or like you said get a no solder chip if he doesn't mind swapping.