I was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem with suggestions or even information regarding this power problem. I just installed my qoob pro chip. I flashed the bios using 1.3c (connect, erase, write, exit). And I tried connecting my gamecube to the tv and power. I hit the power button, and the fan turns on, but the orange light that normally turns on when you hit the power doesnt turn on. The only part I think I may have had difficulty with in the installation was the red 5V wire. But correct me if I'm wrong, but I figured the red wire connects the power from the chip on the gamecube to the qoob chip, not the other way around. So that means that the gamecube should start, and if there was a problem with the red wire, then the chip shouldn't function... right? Anyone got ideas or suggestions or any knowledge about this logic that may help? Thanks!
It might be touching the heat sink though. Just put some electrical tape between the solder joint and the heat sink and see if it helps.
The problem was that when I was soldering the 5V wire, it melted off a piece of the thing right above it (transistor? resistor? capacitor?). So the power wasn't being distributed to the rest of the gamecube, do you guys know of a way to fix this? It seems like a waste of a perfectly good gamecube.
If you damaged a component you might just have to replace that component itself. However, if you really did managed to melt it, then you might done more damage than that to the board itself or to other solder points that you didn't notice.
I think I just damaged a component. But it is not like I can replace that component and manage to connect it properly (or can I?). The easiest way would be to just replace that board, but I dont know of any place that sells just the board. Do any of you?
The board would probably cost as much as getting a refurbished or used GC, seeing how the laser (not even the module, just the laser itself) costs $40.
