there is pins on the IC bridged, and a trace ripped off, I honestly would say quit while your ahead if you can get it off without damaging the console itself
Well, it's crooked, but I've never installed one, so if it's supposed to be ignore that.
You also have random solder everywhere, which might be shorting something out. Clean it.
The chip doesn't look burned to me, just dirty.
You also have random solder everywhere, which might be shorting something out. Clean it.
The chip doesn't look burned to me, just dirty.
Now I'm trying to take it off so I can give everything a good cleaning but it's proving difficult
There are no words to describe how bad that soldering is. Two pins are indeed bridged on that chip ... i would take it off as carefully as possible and if you want to try again i'd suggest grabbing some electronics kits off ebay first and doing a lot of practice
It shouldn't be dificult to take off. If you're doing it right, it should be very easy. Cook it under a heat gun a few minutes, pick up with high heat plastic tweezers, clean up with a solder wick.
if your feeling like just playing with it till it dies, here are 2 issues to start off with, although a few of the other joints look like they are probably damaged
eek, it looks worse in full resolution 
yeah, I would say just practice a lot on old junk electronics before trying on something else you wanna keep
yeah, I would say just practice a lot on old junk electronics before trying on something else you wanna keep
Last edited by gamesquest1,
It'd be easier to tell you what didn't go wrong (nothing)
That soldering is a mess, cold joints everywhere, 2 of the chip pins are bridged, too much solder, and it looks like you were burning through the board.
Don't attempt to fix or remove it yourself. Hand it to someone that can actually solder. You're only going to make things worse if you continue fiddling with it.
Never try console modding as your first time soldering, at least get a little practice on something you don't mind breaking (or is already broken) and watch some guides on YouTube or something.
Last edited by The Real Jdbye,
Alright, I'm gonna fiddle with it until it's completely busted, thanks for pointing those out
The main problem is you appear to have mistaken your blow torch for a soldering iron.
Left side is from http://gocybershopping.com/images/xeno/_gamecube_xeno_installation_en.pdf
Right is the same area from yours.
Two obvious problems
You have lifted a trace on the xenogc chip PCB and it is now flapping in the breeze.
You have shorted two pins on the atmel device.
You may also have another short on the same side as the lifted trace.
I am not sure why the trace on main GC motherboard where it says stby appears to be cut. The angle of the xenogc also looks odd. It might be OK but it might also have gone to an adjacent line on the PCB.
Going further I don't know if you lifted pads around the various quicksolder points on the xenogc board. It will have a similar effect to the lifted pad (which is to say solder but no electrical connection).
On the install guide I have here there is a resistor on the pads in the top left of the xenogc chip on the first picture. I don't know if it was dropped for a later revision of the design but it is not there in that.
Some of those joins don't look great either.
Short version. You have likely really damaged your GC such that someone with gear and skills might need to repair it, and even then I don't know how well it will take to being chipped in the future. The xenogc is likely a writeoff as well, or at least the time investment to fix it is not worth it compared to just getting a new one.
Left side is from http://gocybershopping.com/images/xeno/_gamecube_xeno_installation_en.pdf
Right is the same area from yours.
Two obvious problems
You have lifted a trace on the xenogc chip PCB and it is now flapping in the breeze.
You have shorted two pins on the atmel device.
You may also have another short on the same side as the lifted trace.
I am not sure why the trace on main GC motherboard where it says stby appears to be cut. The angle of the xenogc also looks odd. It might be OK but it might also have gone to an adjacent line on the PCB.
Going further I don't know if you lifted pads around the various quicksolder points on the xenogc board. It will have a similar effect to the lifted pad (which is to say solder but no electrical connection).
On the install guide I have here there is a resistor on the pads in the top left of the xenogc chip on the first picture. I don't know if it was dropped for a later revision of the design but it is not there in that.
Some of those joins don't look great either.
Short version. You have likely really damaged your GC such that someone with gear and skills might need to repair it, and even then I don't know how well it will take to being chipped in the future. The xenogc is likely a writeoff as well, or at least the time investment to fix it is not worth it compared to just getting a new one.
one more tip
you do not need to fill the holes entirely, (from the pictures you looked like thinking the holes should be filled) just a little pinch is enough
You need a Soldering iron with a very small tip and one that can regulta the temperature you are using.
The one that was used, was WAY to hot for the small job, so it was kind of a mess.
Yes I did, experience > tutorial though.
I have both of those things but it probably was too hot. I had it at 400 degrees Celsius
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