FINALLY: I'm getting an XBOX..now what?

[Neipas02]

Bahahah now you're starting to second guess your steady hand skills eh.
Whatever floats your boat dude, I would never TELL someone to get something just suggest. Hopefully 1.6 solderless adapters are reliable. No one knows yet. But if you're a little unsure about your soldering skillz wait for the solderless. All personal preference bud.

[ajmi982]

im relatively confident, its just I would have to spend 20 or so to get the materials, that 20 can go to the adapter. plus i screw up the xbox there goes 150 bux.


what is the likelihood of completely ruining the xbox anyway.?

[Neipas02]

This is true.. Considering it'd be your first go at it, it's possible.. it's my belief that screwing a PS2 is far more likely. With the xbox I guess a good way to kill it would be the result of carelessness or nervousness.. if you let the iron sit on the board too long it could heat up and blow a part.. and if you read the directions wrong you could do some damage by wiring wrong.. there's a spot on the LPC that isn't supposed to have a pin installed... So you have to remove it from the pin header.. With an adapter I would assume they'd have taken care of that for you.

All in all i'd say you made a good choice.. Just make sure everything is secure when you slap the chip on. If you have any loose connections you'll get a FRAG and have to check your setup.. This is more of a point of importance with wiring and soldering since obviously there is more room for error.. And the solderless install is supposed to take away that headache.

[ajmi982]

Yeah, i just dont know if that adapter is available for purchase yet


does anyone know?