Anybody with knowledge of GC modchipping that could read this entirely and help me troubleshoot would be GREATLY appreciated. I'm almost about to throw it out the window. So basically, I ordered a Xeno GC (it's the 2.0 version), and put it in a year ago or something. It worked great, played many of my old favorites. Then, it stopped working. I assumed it was the laser POT so I blindly adjusted it with no success, then used a multimeter and had no success whatsoever. It simply says "no disc", however, regular discs work fine. I then decided it was the laser that needed replaced, so I did so. My new laser is in and working fine, but the same issue is occurring. Now this leads me to believe it's the chip coming unsoldered, however I get the orange LED like I should for the 2.0... But I can't hold start to open the shell or whatever ( never have before anyway ). I really just need help.. This is driving me insane. I've tried: -cleaning lens -new burns -POT adjust -new laser Still nothing. Should I resolder the chip? If so, how do I remove it from the board?
I should also mention the thing that makes it seem as if the Xeno is installed properly is that it gets closer and closer to reading and running the disc the lower I adjust the POT, but nothing ever fully works. Maybe that doesn't mean it's installed though, idk.
Just because it lights up, does NOT mean it is intalled correctly. Best way to test whether Xeno is installed correctly or not is to use a retail (not burned) import disc. For example, I have a PAL Gamecube game (I am in NTSC region) I ordered online for like $4 for the sole purpose of testing Xeno installs. What region/country are you in?
I had a similar issue (I posted on here about it a while back). After much troubleshooting, I thought the chip was dead so replaced it, but it still didn't work. I re-installed the chip using wires instead of the "wire-less" install method, which solved the issue. In my case, I think there was a loose connection somewhere due to bad soldering made during the original install but I never worked out where. As suggested, definitely try an original import game if you can get one. If i'd have had one to hand, it would've saved hours of troubleshooting and POT tweaking!
I've never had issues with the "wireless" installs. If it's not working, you aren't installing it correctly. Trick is sometimes the solder doesn't go deep enough to actually connect with the pads, so use a little extra solder than you normally would.
