Hacking rrod on my new board

[metalmystere]

Son of a B%$#h, why can't i get something that works???????????? ok what is the best motherboard to look for that will take my hitachi flashed drive?

 

[raulpica]

Son of a B%$#h, why can't i get something that works???????????? ok what is the best motherboard to look for that will take my hitachi flashed drive?

Huh, IIRC Hitachis only shipped on Xenons and Zephyrs.

Just get a Falcon/Jasper with a Liteon 16D2S (they're dirt cheap, usually) and be done with the crappy mobos (Xenon/Zephys) altogheter.

I spent 3 days this week trying to RGH a Zephyr with a R-JTAG chip (best chip around for Zephyrs), but the damn piece of crap wouldn't glitch for anything in the world.

 

[DinohScene]

Exactly what Raul said.

Also, make the CPU_RST wire as short as possible and solder it to the alternative point.
That should help a lot.

 

[raulpica]

Exactly what Raul said.

Also, make the CPU_RST wire as short as possible and solder it to the alternative point.
That should help a lot.

Done and done, still won't glitch. Team Xecuter itself said that Zephyrs are total shit and that only 40% of them will actually glitch.

 

[DinohScene]

Done and done, still won't glitch.

Voltage jumper to 1.2/1.8V?
JTAG jumper to 480?

DIP switches set?

 

[metalmystere]

okk time to look for another motherboard, looks like i'm gonna have to get a usbpro to flash the drive, crap more money being spent.

 

[DinohScene]

You can strip your old boards and sell the parts to modders ;]

 

[metalmystere]

i'm leaning towards trying to get a slim cheap, where's the best place to get any kind of chip from? and will it allow me to play the backups i've burnt on disc.
i need a change from the phat's, and i am still trying to get this one somewhat running.

 

[raulpica]

Voltage jumper to 1.2/1.8V?
JTAG jumper to 480?

DIP switches set?

Yep, tried every DIP switch with 1.2, RROD all the way. Nothing with Normal Voltage, some RRODs with 1.8V, but nothing anyway. DIP 7 was on all the time while 8 was off (Zephyr)

Yep, 480. Also 370. Tried with Aud_clamp and without. Also with QSB and with wires too just to be sure of my install.

 

[DinohScene]

Damn, you sure got a stubborn Zephyr.

They should boot normally ;o

 

[metalmystere]

i'm going to try and reflow the ram blocks with my heatgun, this is the last resort but it's the only thing left for me to try, i did place some washers on the ram next to where the gpu chip is with a touch of thermal paste and it worked longer than before, but it's heatgun time.

 

[DinohScene]

Hmm aye
Good luck!

 

[Zaertix]

You can strip your old boards and sell the parts to modders ;]

So I have like 13 boards behind me, varying from type to type. You want them for cash br0?

 

[DinohScene]

So I have like 13 boards behind me, varying from type to type. You want them for cash br0?

Can't spare any money atm.
But 2nd gen GPU coolers are sweet to have in stock for if you have a Kronos/Xenon ;p

 

[metalmystere]

nice little hint there Dinoh, i can pick both the newer coolers for about $6.00 on ebay, i was also going to get new xclamp and screws, but might wait and see what happens when i put this back together, letting it cool down now for 30 mins, just done heatgunning it lol

 

[DinohScene]

Xclamp itself isn't that bad, it's the useage of screws and washers that's bad for the board ;]

I hope it's fixed for you.
Atleast for a longwhile.
Best is to modify the fans to be on 12v ;]

 

[metalmystere]

good news, the heatgun did it's job, i just heated up the ram blocks, let it cool and put it all back together and been playing hitman for about an hour, just turned it off now, i will play in small batches, give the thermal paste a chance to bond right. keep fingers crossed for me, and now i can go ahead and order that 12v fan

 

[DinohScene]

Sweet!
You could get some thermal adhesive and glue a few pennies together to make a little heatsink for the RAM chips (for the heat to sink in)
Lets hope you're lucky and that it holds for a while!

 

[metalmystere]

is there anywhere that i could buy those stick on heatsinks for those chips? i have seen some mini one's on ebay but not sure if those are for those chips?

 

[DinohScene]

Makingyour own with a few pennies would also do.
Kinda hillbilly like but it works ;p