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[A@ron]

Its programmed to do that just like flashing red is bad eeprom and solid red is overheat and FRAG is a bios loading issue.

A@ron

[catdog2]

QUOTE (Taily @ Aug 3 2004, 12:09 AM)

Hey, did a ram upgrade on my 1.5 xbox today, first i did everything without any additional solder, 3 times over again and if you started without the cable in the back it would turn on and go green orange i think.. and with the cable in (or 3rd time you try to boot it) its goes into the frag loop.. well so i came here and read, i got the impression i was supposed to add solder.. so i did a little, first time, nothing.. then i redid the connections again and then as i started it up i saw sparkles coming out of some connections of one ram chip (is this bad?) and i tried doing connections again but not it won't even start.. EDIT: maybe my connections vere good tho, could the tsop have erased itself?

It sounds like you shorted out the power supply.  

The RAM chips have power/ground right next to each other, so it is very easy to short them together.  Always check the power rail before turning it on each time you re-solder. A multimeter will show a resistance of approx 30 Ohms if its ok, if it is much lower then there is probably a short.

As far as sparkes coming out of a chip..... YES this is bad. If you need to ask, then you shouldn't be attempting a RAM upgrade in the first place.  I would suggest you send it to A@ron (or someone else who has done a number of these), and hopefully he can repair it for you.

[Taily]

QUOTE (catdog2 @ Aug 3 2004, 06:22 AM)

It sounds like you shorted out the power supply.  The RAM chips have power/ground right next to each other, so it is very easy to short them together.  Always check the power rail before turning it on each time you re-solder. A multimeter will show a resistance of approx 30 Ohms if its ok, if it is much lower then there is probably a short. As far as sparkes coming out of a chip..... YES this is bad. If you need to ask, then you shouldn't be attempting a RAM upgrade in the first place.  I would suggest you send it to A@ron (or someone else who has done a number of these), and hopefully he can repair it for you.

Nah the psu is okey..
It boots again

Okey, i was just too lazy to use a multimeter on each of the pin >_<

Well i do know that it can't be any good if sparkles are coming out lol..
I was more like looking for a reply like, 'yes now they are permanently damaged' or 'they might still be okey'

As for sending it someones way, i live in finland, does anyone of these guys live near here?

EDIT: any recomendations on howto remove a bridge under the chip?

[Perplexer]

QUOTE (Taily @ Aug 3 2004, 06:38 AM)

'yes now they are permanently damaged'

^^^

Sparks = bad.

[A@ron]

Alright now where is that penny arcade cartoon? Bout time for one eh Perplexer?

They SHOULDN'T be sparking (obviously) and most likely the chips and board are now toast. I couldn't tell for sure unless I looked at it but it seems that it's a lost cause.

A@ron

[Taily]

anyone know where i could get a new mobo for cheap?