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Cause I couldn't find any help on this board. I surfed the net and found a easy to use guide for Moding you xbox or Ps2. Someone should make a sticky about this. Enjoy!
Soldering Tips
Here are some useful hints for soldering your Mod Chip. They apply to installs on PS2, XBox, PS One, and PSX.
General Tips:
* Opening your console: You will need a set of small phillips screwdrivers sizes 3 and 2. The best phillips screwdrivers have molybdynum tips. If you are doing a lot of work, it is worth it to get them.
* Tweezers are useful for picking up dropped screws.
* Snip the wires so only 1/16 is uninsulated. (Our wires are already pre-stripped.)
* We always ship professional-grade Kynar 30-gauge wires with our chips. If you need more wire this is the kind you want.We do sell wires on our site.
* Download all the diagrams you'll need and print them or arrange them on your screen.
* Never work over the board. In fact, it is a good idea to cover the area you are not working on with a cardboard.
* Rosin flux is the secret when you have a spot where the solder refuses to fuse. You only need to apply a touthpick tip's worth to most locations.
* In most cases there is enough solder on the wire and on the board so you don't need to add any. Too much solder is often the cause of botched installs.
* Lay out the wires before beginning. Start with the right side if you are left-handed, the left side if you are right-handed.
* Always heat the wire, not the chip or the board. One half-second is necessary for most connections.
* Test each connection by tugging on the wire.
* Route the chip to the bottom edge of the board (as viewed in our diagrams).
* Route the wires carefully so they do not pass over any chips and tape them to the board before reassembling.
* If you need solder, add it to the iron, transfer it to the wire, then clean the iron. Don't add it directly to the board.
* Point the wire down on the contact or against the side, then heat the wire.
* Points 5 and 6 on the Neo 2.2 install on the PS2 are tricky. Solder 5 to the outside of the leg to avoid a short.
* The PT serial number v4 PS 2 boards are slightly different, some extra screws and tabs. You'll figure it out.
Equipment Needed
* 15 watt soldering iron with fine tip
* 0.10 mm solder tip (this is very small)
* 30 or 35 awg kynar or similar wire
* Thicker stranded wire for 3.3v, 5v and GROUND: 22 awg or similar
* flux paste to help soldering
* De-solder braid
* A safety razor blade & Blue Tack to hold the blade in place
* toothbrush
Preparation Steps
Before soldering, it is useful to follow these preperatory instructions.
* Clean all of the solder points with alcohol and an old toothbrush.
* The soldering process is easier if you pre-solder the strip portion of the wire, as follows:
o Melt some solder on the tip of the soldering iron
o Dab some flux paste onto the end of the wire
o Put the end of the wire over the tip of the iron, you'll see the end of the wire shine, and the wire will be coated
* It is also useful to pre-solder the copper pads on the board chip on the ps2 board, as follows:
o Dab some flux paste on the copper pads on the motherboard using a toothpick (or something thin); do not use a metal point.
o Touch the solder core and the iron to the pad to deposit some solder on the pad
o Don't leave the iron over the pad for more than 1 or 2 seconds; the excesive heat could damage your board, especially in the PS2
* When you finish the installation, clean the points again with the toothbrush and solvent, it will remove the excess flux paste, and any extra solder.
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