gc-forever - Gamecube/Wii Forums

Hi there.

I'm new to console modding and modchips overall, and I need some help:

I had this GameCube that came with the Qoob Pro chip installed, it was perfect, but the lens were dead. I used it with Swiss so I didn't need the lens at first, but when I decided to buy some original games I thought it was time to switch the Lens. I bought a new Optical unit and installed it successfully, and assembled the GC back up. It was running ok, except for a Metroid Prime disk which wasn't booting. I opened it up again to see what the problem was, thinking it could be the POT or something.

But when I did, the red wire of the Qoob Pro that was soldered to the 5v point on the motherboard came loose. Now the GC won't turn on anymore, of course I should try and solder it back, but I have 0 experience with soldering and I'm looking into alternatives.

The fans are spinning when I press the power switch, but it won't really turn on at all. So my question is: The red wire of the Qoob can prevent the GC from turning on if it's not properly installed and soldered? Or did I fuck something else I don't know? I thought it would just turn on and ignore the chip but it's not.

Red wire is your problem, solder it back on and it should be fine. There are some pretty big voltage spots you can solder to. Also, I forget, but it might be 5v or it might be 3.3v, have a look at the diagrams to see or perhaps someone else with a bit more time can reply

qoob uses 5v

emu_kidid wrote:perhaps someone else with a bit more time can reply

Just the person that applied to replied

oh right...i have no time...ill get back to soldering

Thanks for clarifying it up, I've been looking at schematics and I know where to solder it, I'll look after it this week. Thanks for the help!

Hello
I don't know if ot could help you but i had these pictures on my HDD for Qoob wiring :




It may be useful.

Thank you for all your help!

I have soldered the wire back to its place with success, but the GC still didn't turn on. For some reason I believe the PCB is dead or something, so I bought a working PCB with everything on it so I can just slip my Drive unit on top of it - I will lose the Qoob modding but I'll see if I can solder it back or solder a Xeno, or better yet just buy a SD media launcher.

I was wondering now, the Potentiometer is probably messed up a little, which would be the ideal value for original, commercial games? Mine is a DOL 001 model, I suspect 200 Ohms would be fine, but I might be wrong and I don't want to damage the lens. I've searched around the net to no results, and I suppose I should ask the pros. Thanks in advance!

200 should be fine..

Fine then, thanks for the help!