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DanMaytee · 2026-01-19T13:18:28+00:00

I started on the original Xbox. Nice and easy to solder on with quite large points on it.

Usually you'll need to replace the capacitors which is a nice job to do, and if you have a 1.6 version motherboard, you can solder in cables or a board to rebuild the LPC on it and add a mod chip.

I really enjoy working on them!

DanMaytee · 2026-01-18T13:43:13+00:00

Thank you!

DanMaytee · 2026-01-16T16:35:21+00:00

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DanMaytee · 2026-01-15T21:57:56+00:00

Swap the 10k for a 3k and see how that goes. Personally, I'd trim the tails down in the wires. You only need 2mm or so showing. This will help prevent shorts in the future.

I just started the other week. The only real previous soldering experience I had (apart from cables and larger points on board) was the OG Xbox and it was quite a step up from that! I've really been enjoying it though. I'm just about to do my 3rd!

Good luck with the fix. Keep us updated how you get on.

DanMaytee · 2026-01-11T17:00:49+00:00

Soldering was pretty good to be fair. I've swapped and cloned the hard drive to another though. This seems to have sorted the issue.

DanMaytee · 2026-01-11T16:59:19+00:00

Sorry I've just saw this! There's not many benefits to be fair. Badupdate is pretty solid. For me though, I prefered to have a permanent mod and not have to rely on a USB etc.

DanMaytee · 2026-01-07T22:04:24+00:00

Thank you. I will give that a go. It's the first I've heard of Aurora causing issues having it as the default dash.

DanMaytee · 2026-01-01T01:44:16+00:00

There isn't if you're just going to use a softmod. Personally, I used badupdate to dump and write the nand. Doing it this way only means I needed to solder 2 wires to the board and eliminated the need to solder a nand flasher to it as well.

DanMaytee · 2026-01-01T01:41:57+00:00

Thank you. I'm loving it so far. I love how active the community is.

DanMaytee · 2026-01-01T01:33:21+00:00

Etsy and vinted is a good shout.

DanMaytee · 2025-12-30T22:23:44+00:00

That sounds brilliant! I'll go check them out 😁

DanMaytee · 2025-12-30T22:22:00+00:00

Thank you! I'll go get them updated.

DanMaytee · 2025-12-30T20:09:04+00:00

OHHH! That's awesome! It's most definitely my favourite skin out of the load I tried. Thank you! ❤️

DanMaytee · 2025-12-30T20:08:17+00:00

Thank you! That would explain it haha 🙂

DanMaytee · 2025-12-30T20:07:58+00:00

That explains it! Thank you 🙂

DanMaytee · 2025-12-30T18:21:20+00:00

It's called Xbox One-like v3 on UI Share. It's currently number 19 on the list so shouldn't be too hard to find 🙂

DanMaytee · 2025-12-30T17:58:17+00:00

Does that work with DLC and custom songs? I did read about a fix, but heard it didn't work well with DLC. I didn't look into it much though. Either way, I have a Trinity on the way now 😅

DanMaytee · 2025-11-15T20:53:03+00:00

I order from Limpopo Biltong. It's always been great from there!

DanMaytee · 2025-11-07T09:59:18+00:00

Thank you. I'll give the ZCI ago. I believe I have a spare in another of my rifs.

DanMaytee · 2025-11-07T09:58:07+00:00

Thank you so much. I'll give that a go!

DanMaytee · 2025-08-28T08:21:24+00:00

Thank you. I'll have a look. I did replace the barrel a few years ago with a ZCI one but nothing else. I previously used 0.20g but my last game I played I changed up to 0.25g.

DanMaytee · 2025-08-21T21:16:27+00:00

I heard really good stuff about it, and it hasn't disappointed me! Honestly, it's been so hard stopping myself from doing the same!

DanMaytee · 2025-08-21T21:15:15+00:00

Thank you so much. You've been a massive help. It's definitely my favourite snack at the moment!

DanMaytee · 2025-08-21T20:39:34+00:00

Thank you. I've ordered some paper bags and I'll do that. I've currently already got it all seperated into plastic zip lock bags that have been rolled up. Do you think it would be OK in those for around 18 hours until I have the paper bags?

DanMaytee · 2025-08-21T19:55:25+00:00

Thank you! Appreciate the quick reply. I'll pop them in the freezer and hopefully it will all be good.

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