Ok, I've gotten the broken connections fixed. I'm still getting the RROD, however. Is it possible that I've damaged soemthing else(since the heat fix doesn't seem to work anymore)? This is my prized japanese console, so I really don't want to throw in the towel on this one. Here's what I'm considering:
1) I have a banned US console. I may be interested in switching the necessary components to that mobo to revive this console, however this japanese console is unbanned. If I go this route(and only if necessary), I'd like to make sure that it has the japanese ID and not the (banned) US ID.
2) Pay MS to do it... Well, I'm worried about this. I have custom ports on the back (audio, composite, and VGA). I'm worried that they'd just send a refurb back, which would not only have my custom ports, but also that they'd send me a US console instead of a japanese one.
If anybody can help me figure which route might be best, I'd appreciate it.