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

[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.