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[Ripklawe]

QUOTE (knowledgeiv @ Nov 5 2002, 04:20 PM)

Just a thought... The new matrix install guide says to use tape to hold the lock washer in place, but the switches of the matrix look to go to ground where the screw attaches.  Wouldn't the tape act as an insulator preventing the connection to ground?  Or does this matter at all? I was having a lot of problems with my matrix, so I did several things all at once.  I didn't want to have to open that bastard up again. this is what I did... -reflashed with different bios -didn't use tape -used longer screw I haven't had a problem since.  I can't say that the tape was the problem, since I made several changes at once, but I wonder if this could be causing problems.  I don't really understand why the matrix team would say to use tape.  Maybe they think that the people that buy it are morons and wouldn't realize that washer slipped out and was shorting out connections on the mobo. Dark Schneider, I'm a newbie, so give me everything you got.  I can take it.

                                    I may be a total moron, but what the $%#% is a longer screw going to acomplish? Just means it takes that much longer to get it in contact with the modchip. Is there some other benefit??

Ripklawe

[knowledgeiv]

QUOTE (Ripklawe @ Nov 7 2002, 03:14 AM)

I may be a total moron, but what the $%#% is a longer screw going to acomplish? Just means it takes that much longer to get it in contact with the modchip. Is there some other benefit?? Ripklawe

                                    Well, I can't answer the total moron part, but when you install the matrix you are adding the space of the washer and the matrix and keeping the same length screw.  So the original screw is not going to grab as much, so it would be more likely to become loose after time...Just a little common sense.

[clifface]

I installed 2 matrix chips flawlessly.  Somebody I know tried installing his for a week with no luck, he finally gave in and asked me for help.  After I got his stuff the first thing I was going to do was re flash it.  Just to make sure I was going to put a brand new 9volt battery, when removing the battery in there guess what I found.  The washer still taped to the programmer under the battery.  I removed the chip from the xbox, re flashed it, installed it with the washer and it was perfect.  Since then I have installed 3 others and all went in perfect.  1 of them did have a slight problem where it gave me the green lights and after powering it on, it wouldn't boot the bios.  I realigned again and it's worked since.  I have seen people on these boards that should not be messing with this process.  People ranging from I have a chip where do I get the bios?  to I couldn't get it aligned so I soldered it and now with the chip off nothing works.  I honestly think a lot of the issues here are with the people installing the chip rather than the chip itself.  I know there are people that are more experienced than I am and have had problems and in their case it probably is the chip.  Unfortunatly there isn't much troubleshooting that can be done and we all know how *sarcastic* easy it is to get ahold of easybuy for a return/refund.  Just my 2 cents.

[wiseblood]

[wiseblood]

You saw that?
I thought it was a little wordy, and I also didn't want to alienate too many people with my words.......

[yourstruly]

[DaGamePimp]

and gets a perfect ground ] , and the washer is just a bit thicker so the chip itself sits much more even and the pins line up much easier .
--- DGP ---

[ozweepay]

QUOTE (DaGamePimp @ Nov 8 2002, 07:33 PM)

__ I actually soldered the washer that I bought to the underside of the Matrix [ it is not moving now and gets a perfect ground ] , and the washer is just a bit thicker so the chip itself sits much more even and the pins line up much easier . --- DGP ---

Hey, that's a very good idea.
But we are forgetting that most of these Matrix noobs are a bunch of numbnutz who aren't very adept at wielding a soldering iron, much less a screwdriver. Or else why would they order the non-solder mod? One of these useless titz just posted a cry for help because his Xbox was flashing orange and green, and it got cleared up, because he forgot to plug in the A/V cable. Isn't that something that you could figure out for yourself by doing a search and reading? That's the epitome of being lazy and unmotivated. They just want the easy way out, which is why they bought the no-solder mod in the first place.