[dust2dust]

hmm
question 1 normal or alternatives
qoute taken from chia messiah site
When wiring to V4 consoles, you should make all connections to the CD / DVD Controller (connections A to I) to solder points and NOT to the chip itself. Run the following connections to their solder points on top of the motherboard: A, B, C, H and I, and the following connections underneath to the 'alternative' locations by routing through holes in the motherboard: D,E,F and G.

i dont know if any one remembers but my second elvis clone that charlie got me(elvis)
i tried getting it fitted by pro (v4r) at a top import company they couldnt get it to boot
in end diff installer eventually got it to work by connecting above points as it says here
but as charlie says much care is needed not to overheat them

the reason they advise not connecting to controller legs is many people bridge them (razor blades should stop this)
but also it been known to cause the controller to crash even if connections r good