Hats off to you for taking the time to post and share your expertise. Your earlier video for repair of HDMI on an Xbox was very informative, and I loved how you recommended patience! I wanted to comment that your mic could be much hotter. It's difficult to understand you occasionally. That, and you seem like a soft-spoken person -- perhaps some compression on your audio would help intelligibility. All the same, THANK YOU. Your experience with soldering and trace repair has given me the confidence to attempt to repair my Squeezebox Boom!
Great vid, love this channel! Tore half of my ribbon cable, just soldered two 30awg wires up to the top connector from the bottom (usb side) of the cable, assuming for the sync button. Just a heads up, the entire spongy shielding block pops right off the auxiliary board with the same type of JTAG connector as the top (motherboard) end. Makes for checking cable integrity/repairing a lot easier. $50 for a replacement if you're lucky to find one, ridiculous!
I dont know if this will help everyone but figured I'll leave this here is how I fixed mine very simple! My xbox1s would not even blink when pushing the sinc/bind button... so I watched tons of videos and tried everything I could including turning the Xbox off.. nothing worked! I pull the power cord out of the xbox for about 5 minutes and plugged it back up and BOOM.. my sinc button on my white xbox 1s started working again perfectly :)) hope this helps as it was so simple for me.
Greetings from America! Hope all is well, haven't seen you post any vids for a while. I am addicted to your channel as I have recently started to get into console/controller repair. Your work is fantastic and professional. Just what we need. What kind of fume extractor do you have? With the one I have, it's not strong enough to suck out flux fumes, flux fumes are some nasty business. But I've been binge watching all your repair vids and pretty soon I'll have finished them all soon enough. I really hope all is well, we need more pros like you on YT helping us amateurs do reflow jobs. All your tips and tricks have been super helpful, filling in the knowledge gaps. Came here from My Mate Vince's channel. Once again, superb work, excellent tutorials, and your mild mannered and patient attitude is what YT is missing! Hope to see/hear from you soon!
The extractor I have is a Weller WFE-2ES - does a great job of pulling the fumes out. Many thanks for the comment - had some health issues recently which have slowed me down a little but I have some videos ready for editing / upload shortly.
@@AndrewPaul Very sorry to hear. Hope you get better. Many positive vibes and prayers headed your way. And I'm probably going to get that fume extractor since I know it works. Thanks for the reply! Salud!
Where can I solder a wire to fix the sync button? Like from the point next to the USB to where on the motherboard? I have 3 one X's and none of them has a working sync button
Hi Andrew, i would like of some help with one ps4 1115A, he speeds up cooler when loading game, in the menu that doesnt happens, i did reballing on APU and change the termalpaste but didnt work.
I've just picked up an xbox one x for spares repairs and it has this exact issue. I've taken it apart and the pads are damaged / gone like this was and the sata connector has also pulled off the motherboard! The hard drive is faulty when checking it with crystal disk info so my repair is going to be interesting! Your video has definitely helped and I'm not 100 percent sure you can't live without it. The controller will sync via the rear USB ports and if the drive is built from a Windows pc I think I can survive without that whole board being in. Will find out when I get my new drive partitioned up. Edit: I think I may be super lucky as the sync pin looks to be one of the ones still attached. The USB pins are toast tho. 😂
Hey Andy I wonder if you can help me as I have a Xbox one 1Tb which has me totally stumped. I'm leaning towards a failing hard drive. Anyway, every time it's powered down it gets stuck on the green screen or a black screen. Also if it loses an internet connection, it goes to a black screen and occasionally it still has the side menu. But it would still have to be reset to factory settings again. I've not tried another hard drive in it yet, I'd rather have your thoughts first. Thanks in advance.
If you plug in a controller with a USB it automatically syncs the controller to the Xbox then you can unplug it and it should stay synced. Unless this is also powering the signal board itself
Hello there, one question, i have the front usb broken ( the small black cable is broken) and the console is still in " hard reset, i've changed the hdd, now i can't connect my controller, also the Bluetooth is not working, can't sync it with the controller, is there a possibility to connect the controller ?
Hi Andrew,I have an xbox one s which seems to have a problem were no power is getting to the hdd so that the console will boot up.I have had it working a few times in the past by cleaning the motherboard with alcohol plus resolder the joints to the connector then it would boot up and now for some reason it won't work at all now.Just wondered do you have any idea would could be causing this issue or I was thinking about sending it to you because I thought it might make an interesting youtube video for your channel.
Great channel...Just wanted your opinion about using low-melt solder, especially for PS4 and X Box One repairs. Noticed that you don't use low-melt solder like some other UA-camrs and was wondering on the reason why. Is it because of 1) the expense or 2) the possibility of lingering contamination from the low-melt solder (especially if you don't clean it off good enough before applying new leaded solder, which will result in lower melting temperatures of the new solder joints) or 3) you may consider it a crutch, as if you cannot do the work without low melt, then you don't have the skills or technique to properly solder. As you may or may not know, low melt solder contains Bismuth, and when combined or contaminated with lead will drop the melting temperature of the combined solder alloy to possibly below 100 degrees celsius (Ipadrehab did a video on this explaining this very phenomenon). Again great channel and look forward to your reply.
sadsack1040 why would you be worried about giving your opinion on his soldering skills? He did a great job despite the fact that he used the soldering with a melting temp that’s higher than what you do. So if anything that would mean that his soldering skills are a bit better than yours since he’s using something that isn’t as easy as what you are. Like, the video is to help others figure out how to fix the sync button without replacing the whole MB and your feedback didn’t even address anything other than you trying to let it be know that you think you’re better than him. So fuzz off you sad little sack
My ribbon cable broke at the chip when taking the case of to clean and dust the inside,any idea where i can get one? I found 1 company that carrys them but outta stock.
Can I send you my one s? The hdmi port needs to be swapped. Although I did watch the whole video, I don’t have the tools, equipment and time at the moment. I’d highly appreciate a reply and btw I’m cash ready.
Hey Andrew, I've been watching your videos for some time now. I started working on consoles because of you. I have a question about the xbox one x. Have you come across the issue of the system turning on and the off? I tested it with my working power supply and placed the power supply from this system.in my working xbox one x. So I ruled out the power supply. Not sure about the power rails on this system. Defi itely not as straight forward as the xbox one and one S.
Hi Andy. managed to get the HDMI port on my first PS4 with WLOD issues with no problems and no bridges using your vids. Hoping to get the HDMI chip on as well so hope I'll get it on cleanly. So will it fizz or will it bang?.
Hi. well its on and can't see any shorts through the magnifying glass but it looks like I made a bit of a hash of it in checking the pins as it looks like one broke off. Also everything was going fine with the HDMI port as it came off easy and there were no missing pads however when it came to putting the new one on I used the drag method checked the pins and it looked like nothing was loose however when I connected it up I still wasn't getting anything on screen and when I checked again it looks as though some of the pads got lifted on the port it self. A bit disappointed but will try again at some point and will try using the jumper wire method when I come back to it. to be fair though my first attempt was fairly limited as I only have a magnifying glass instead of a microscope but still wanted to make the attempt.
Are the pins clean on both sides? As long as they are all still there and clean then keep the connector plugged in to the tab itself and then screw the tab down as central as possible, the connections should still line up and work fine. Once you've tested it and it's working I recommend tightening the screws as much as you're comfortable with to prevent the possibility of it moving out of line in the future.
Thanks to ur video I fixed my sync button was hard soldering as I didnt have the right equipment but I stayed calm and boom got that button working thanks to you keep up the good work 😃
My xbox one x boots to the troubleshooting menu just by powering on, cause my usb sync is broken too but it still works so im not going to fix it. Good videos.
Hello I was wanting to know when you fixed the USB sync module what wire did you connect the that jumper wire too? If you could let me know I'm going to try to fix mine. All you help is much appreciated. I would of sent it to you for repair but I'm in Kansas and it wouldn't be worth it. Thanks again
Hi andrew I have xbox one x with a power issue,as you press the xbox power button it lights up for about 25sec then powers off.As its powering on you can hear the hard drive spin but the fan doesn't and was wondering if you have any ideas as to what the issue could be.thanx
I'm no Andrew, but maybe check the chip/chips responsible for power delivery. Sometimes when they're bad, it'll take a bit for them to heat up and when they do it can shut off. Hard to say but that's one possible theory.
Great video, Iv actually managed to do the exact same and break the connector socket off the board, it's a clean break with all pins in tact so as long as the whole piece is screwed on centrally, both the USB and Bind button work fine. Also just so you know you can actually bind controllers without the bind button as long as at least one of the USB ports works, plugging a wireless controller in will instantly bind it to the console, the same way it works on PS4.
I never remove the solder from those little pads on the board, they're so weak. I can remember the first time I wanted to do that with this console and I fucked some pads, I had have to work a lot to rebuild them. Of course I fixed the console but what a pain in the ass. Now I just clean the pad in the center for so litlle qfn
i have the same problem the connector of front usb is broken and removed from motherboard accidentally during cleaning .. but i put it at its same spot and put the screw on and its working is that normal or it may cause damage to motherboard? pleeeeeeeeees answar me❤
Andrew Paul hey man, I did a wire from the point that you showed on the usb panel to the pin on the top of the motherboard and when I first touched the wire to the top of the MB it causes the synchronization to start and the led starts blinking, but when it goes off and I press the sync button, it doesn’t activate the synchronization process like it did whenever I originally touched the wire to the top pin. So I know it’s getting a connection but then when I go to use the actual button, it doesn’t work ?? Helppp
Andrew Paul if you could shoot me an email so I can ask you about possibly repairing a customer of mines Xbox one x that I’ve customized and then it pulled the plug& pins off of the MB when I unplugged the sync/usb flex cable. She wants it to be able to sync so I cannot send it to her like it is and she already paid me $620 so I’ve got to get this done.
You can - to be honest, with this kind of damage that's what I recommend. I only run the repair wires for the front sync button - the USB port remains out of action unless specifically requested.
@@AndrewPaul Thank you for your time Andrew. Had you not repaired damaged connector, would you still be able to install software on the hard drive and pair controllers via back USB + wire? Or is frontal SYNC button necessary to boot console in safe mode?
The front sync button is indeed needed for the troubleshooter combo. The rear USB ports can be used for software installation / controller sync via USB etc just fine so you only need to repair the button if your connector is as bad as the one in the video :)
Hats off to you for taking the time to post and share your expertise. Your earlier video for repair of HDMI on an Xbox was very informative, and I loved how you recommended patience! I wanted to comment that your mic could be much hotter. It's difficult to understand you occasionally. That, and you seem like a soft-spoken person -- perhaps some compression on your audio would help intelligibility. All the same, THANK YOU. Your experience with soldering and trace repair has given me the confidence to attempt to repair my Squeezebox Boom!
Hola Maestro! A la espera de tus vídeos, con averías más complejas para aprender.
Larga espera, 3 meses hasta ahora. Saludos , espero estés bien.
Great video, Andrew!
Seeing alot of these now where the TDP158 has gone bad. Nice work mate
Great videos Andrew, could I ask what flux paste you like to use for these repairs?
Great vid, love this channel! Tore half of my ribbon cable, just soldered two 30awg wires up to the top connector from the bottom (usb side) of the cable, assuming for the sync button.
Just a heads up, the entire spongy shielding block pops right off the auxiliary board with the same type of JTAG connector as the top (motherboard) end. Makes for checking cable integrity/repairing a lot easier. $50 for a replacement if you're lucky to find one, ridiculous!
Hi Andrew thanks for fixing my xbox one x it's now working great again. Hope mine didn't give you too much trouble
Great video as always
Great job, can I ask you what flux you use?
Hi Andrew, do you do reballing with leaded solder for original PS3's?
I dont know if this will help everyone but figured I'll leave this here is how I fixed mine very simple! My xbox1s would not even blink when pushing the sinc/bind button... so I watched tons of videos and tried everything I could including turning the Xbox off.. nothing worked! I pull the power cord out of the xbox for about 5 minutes and plugged it back up and BOOM.. my sinc button on my white xbox 1s started working again perfectly :)) hope this helps as it was so simple for me.
The sync/pairing button works fine but the front USB port on my One X isn’t working. Any ideas?
Greetings from America! Hope all is well, haven't seen you post any vids for a while. I am addicted to your channel as I have recently started to get into console/controller repair. Your work is fantastic and professional. Just what we need. What kind of fume extractor do you have? With the one I have, it's not strong enough to suck out flux fumes, flux fumes are some nasty business. But I've been binge watching all your repair vids and pretty soon I'll have finished them all soon enough. I really hope all is well, we need more pros like you on YT helping us amateurs do reflow jobs. All your tips and tricks have been super helpful, filling in the knowledge gaps. Came here from My Mate Vince's channel. Once again, superb work, excellent tutorials, and your mild mannered and patient attitude is what YT is missing! Hope to see/hear from you soon!
The extractor I have is a Weller WFE-2ES - does a great job of pulling the fumes out. Many thanks for the comment - had some health issues recently which have slowed me down a little but I have some videos ready for editing / upload shortly.
@@AndrewPaul Very sorry to hear. Hope you get better. Many positive vibes and prayers headed your way. And I'm probably going to get that fume extractor since I know it works. Thanks for the reply! Salud!
Hi, any idea where we can purchase the replacement connector for the board side?
Where can I solder a wire to fix the sync button? Like from the point next to the USB to where on the motherboard? I have 3 one X's and none of them has a working sync button
Hi Andrew, i would like of some help with one ps4 1115A, he speeds up cooler when loading game, in the menu that doesnt happens, i did reballing on APU and change the termalpaste but didnt work.
I've just picked up an xbox one x for spares repairs and it has this exact issue. I've taken it apart and the pads are damaged / gone like this was and the sata connector has also pulled off the motherboard! The hard drive is faulty when checking it with crystal disk info so my repair is going to be interesting! Your video has definitely helped and I'm not 100 percent sure you can't live without it. The controller will sync via the rear USB ports and if the drive is built from a Windows pc I think I can survive without that whole board being in. Will find out when I get my new drive partitioned up.
Edit: I think I may be super lucky as the sync pin looks to be one of the ones still attached. The USB pins are toast tho. 😂
Hey Andy I wonder if you can help me as I have a Xbox one 1Tb which has me totally stumped. I'm leaning towards a failing hard drive. Anyway, every time it's powered down it gets stuck on the green screen or a black screen. Also if it loses an internet connection, it goes to a black screen and occasionally it still has the side menu. But it would still have to be reset to factory settings again. I've not tried another hard drive in it yet, I'd rather have your thoughts first. Thanks in advance.
If you plug in a controller with a USB it automatically syncs the controller to the Xbox then you can unplug it and it should stay synced. Unless this is also powering the signal board itself
Hello there, one question, i have the front usb broken ( the small black cable is broken) and the console is still in " hard reset, i've changed the hdd, now i can't connect my controller, also the Bluetooth is not working, can't sync it with the controller, is there a possibility to connect the controller ?
Nice video
hey man, i have the same problem, is there a way to solder the kabel directly to the wifi module or on the other side from the mainboard?
Hi Andrew,I have an xbox one s which seems to have a problem were no power is getting to the hdd so that the console will boot up.I have had it working a few times in the past by cleaning the motherboard with alcohol plus resolder the joints to the connector then it would boot up and now for some reason it won't work at all now.Just wondered do you have any idea would could be causing this issue or I was thinking about sending it to you because I thought it might make an interesting youtube video for your channel.
Where can I buy a new front usb like this ?
Great channel...Just wanted your opinion about using low-melt solder, especially for PS4 and X Box One repairs. Noticed that you don't use low-melt solder like some other UA-camrs and was wondering on the reason why. Is it because of 1) the expense or 2) the possibility of lingering contamination from the low-melt solder (especially if you don't clean it off good enough before applying new leaded solder, which will result in lower melting temperatures of the new solder joints) or 3) you may consider it a crutch, as if you cannot do the work without low melt, then you don't have the skills or technique to properly solder. As you may or may not know, low melt solder contains Bismuth, and when combined or contaminated with lead will drop the melting temperature of the combined solder alloy to possibly below 100 degrees celsius (Ipadrehab did a video on this explaining this very phenomenon). Again great channel and look forward to your reply.
sadsack1040 why would you be worried about giving your opinion on his soldering skills? He did a great job despite the fact that he used the soldering with a melting temp that’s higher than what you do. So if anything that would mean that his soldering skills are a bit better than yours since he’s using something that isn’t as easy as what you are. Like, the video is to help others figure out how to fix the sync button without replacing the whole MB and your feedback didn’t even address anything other than you trying to let it be know that you think you’re better than him. So fuzz off you sad little sack
My ribbon cable broke at the chip when taking the case of to clean and dust the inside,any idea where i can get one? I found 1 company that carrys them but outta stock.
Wondring too
Where can i buy the cable?
Can I send you my one s? The hdmi port needs to be swapped. Although I did watch the whole video, I don’t have the tools, equipment and time at the moment. I’d highly appreciate a reply and btw I’m cash ready.
Hey Andrew, I've been watching your videos for some time now. I started working on consoles because of you.
I have a question about the xbox one x. Have you come across the issue of the system turning on and the off?
I tested it with my working power supply and placed the power supply from this system.in my working xbox one x. So I ruled out the power supply.
Not sure about the power rails on this system. Defi itely not as straight forward as the xbox one and one S.
Hello my friend - How long does it stay powered up for when you try and start the console?
Hi Paul do you do PS3 repairs ?
Meu xbox one x aconteceu a mesma coisa no mesmo CI, tive que esperar mais de 40 dias até chegar o ship da china.
Hi Andy. managed to get the HDMI port on my first PS4 with WLOD issues with no problems and no bridges using your vids. Hoping to get the HDMI chip on as well so hope I'll get it on cleanly. So will it fizz or will it bang?.
They're fairly tolerant of the odd bridge here and there but take your time, check your work once it's on and I'm sure you'll have it fixed :)
Hi. well its on and can't see any shorts through the magnifying glass but it looks like I made a bit of a hash of it in checking the pins as it looks like one broke off. Also everything was going fine with the HDMI port as it came off easy and there were no missing pads however when it came to putting the new one on I used the drag method checked the pins and it looked like nothing was loose however when I connected it up I still wasn't getting anything on screen and when I checked again it looks as though some of the pads got lifted on the port it self. A bit disappointed but will try again at some point and will try using the jumper wire method when I come back to it. to be fair though my first attempt was fairly limited as I only have a magnifying glass instead of a microscope but still wanted to make the attempt.
Been too long since your last video!
I have a problem with my sync button. Is there a way to buy a replacement for the Sync / USB daughterboard connector? Mine has been ripped off.
Yes you can these days.
I need this same repair. The connect has come away from the board. How much would it cost?
Are the pins clean on both sides? As long as they are all still there and clean then keep the connector plugged in to the tab itself and then screw the tab down as central as possible, the connections should still line up and work fine. Once you've tested it and it's working I recommend tightening the screws as much as you're comfortable with to prevent the possibility of it moving out of line in the future.
Where did you solder the other end where you used your Stanley blade on that via under that pin
48:32
It's soldered onto the USB / sync board.
Thanks to ur video I fixed my sync button was hard soldering as I didnt have the right equipment but I stayed calm and boom got that button working thanks to you keep up the good work 😃
Dude, what happened. are you okay?
My xbox one x boots to the troubleshooting menu just by powering on, cause my usb sync is broken too but it still works so im not going to fix it. Good videos.
Hello I was wanting to know when you fixed the USB sync module what wire did you connect the that jumper wire too? If you could let me know I'm going to try to fix mine. All you help is much appreciated. I would of sent it to you for repair but I'm in Kansas and it wouldn't be worth it. Thanks again
28:09 - the via I scratched the conformal coat off is where you need to run the wire to for the sync button to work.
@@AndrewPaul Thank You very much I watched the video again and saw what you had done. I appreciate all your help. Keep up the great videos. ❤️❤️❤️
My Xbox wouldn’t let the controller connect so I restarted it, now my hard drive won’t work. What the hell is happening
What type of flux do you always use?
Amtech NC-559-V2-TF.
Is that goot wick
Hi andrew I have xbox one x with a power issue,as you press the xbox power button it lights up for about 25sec then powers off.As its powering on you can hear the hard drive spin but the fan doesn't and was wondering if you have any ideas as to what the issue could be.thanx
I'm no Andrew, but maybe check the chip/chips responsible for power delivery. Sometimes when they're bad, it'll take a bit for them to heat up and when they do it can shut off. Hard to say but that's one possible theory.
Hi David I'll check that out and see if that's the problem.thanx
Great video, Iv actually managed to do the exact same and break the connector socket off the board, it's a clean break with all pins in tact so as long as the whole piece is screwed on centrally, both the USB and Bind button work fine.
Also just so you know you can actually bind controllers without the bind button as long as at least one of the USB ports works, plugging a wireless controller in will instantly bind it to the console, the same way it works on PS4.
I never remove the solder from those little pads on the board, they're so weak. I can remember the first time I wanted to do that with this console and I fucked some pads, I had have to work a lot to rebuild them. Of course I fixed the console but what a pain in the ass. Now I just clean the pad in the center for so litlle qfn
Are you still doing xbox one repairs
Indeed - open to all UK and EU-based viewers.
Hi whats is the name of the connector the sync controller, I need change the connector please
One of these?
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xbox-One-X-B2B-FPC-Connector-USB/324057624317?hash=item4b7356eefd:g:-g4AAOSwgN5eMbiv
@@AndrewPaul its out of stock 😭
i have the same problem the connector of front usb is broken and removed from motherboard accidentally during cleaning .. but i put it at its same spot and put the screw on and its working
is that normal or it may cause damage to motherboard? pleeeeeeeeees answar me❤
picking up new and replace the broken one and solder it to motherboard?
If you've managed to get it back on the board and it's working then you'll be good my man, great result if so!
How did you that? Just put in in there? I try that and doesnt work :(
Wait, so if I could solder from the sync button to the corresponding pin on the main board like you did(wasn't a full video), it should work?
Yes it will.
Andrew Paul hey man, I did a wire from the point that you showed on the usb panel to the pin on the top of the motherboard and when I first touched the wire to the top of the MB it causes the synchronization to start and the led starts blinking, but when it goes off and I press the sync button, it doesn’t activate the synchronization process like it did whenever I originally touched the wire to the top pin. So I know it’s getting a connection but then when I go to use the actual button, it doesn’t work ?? Helppp
Andrew Paul if you could shoot me an email so I can ask you about possibly repairing a customer of mines Xbox one x that I’ve customized and then it pulled the plug& pins off of the MB when I unplugged the sync/usb flex cable. She wants it to be able to sync so I cannot send it to her like it is and she already paid me $620 so I’ve got to get this done.
why can you not just use the back USB ports to connect controllers through wire and forget about the frontal USB port? Thank you for the video
You can - to be honest, with this kind of damage that's what I recommend. I only run the repair wires for the front sync button - the USB port remains out of action unless specifically requested.
@@AndrewPaul Thank you for your time Andrew. Had you not repaired damaged connector, would you still be able to install software on the hard drive and pair controllers via back USB + wire? Or is frontal SYNC button necessary to boot console in safe mode?
The front sync button is indeed needed for the troubleshooter combo. The rear USB ports can be used for software installation / controller sync via USB etc just fine so you only need to repair the button if your connector is as bad as the one in the video :)
@@AndrewPaul Thank you Andrew. One more question - can one use xbox one X bluray drive in xbox one S or original xbox one (1540)?
I've sent you an email about a xbox one s about powering up then shutting off randomly
I had the same problem I factory reset the console fixed everything but it sucks cuz all your games get deleted
This is exactly what i have wrong with my xbox one x i accidentally ripped it out off motherboard bind/usb connector from motherboard.
@Melvin P. Yes, but you will need sync button if you have to go to secure mode.
andrew check your email bud I've emailed about sending a one x to you for a new tdp158.
For some unknown reason i always thought you were older!! sorry
I'm getting there - I'm above 30.
@@AndrewPaul I'm old enough to have watched England win the football world cup!
Who ever put a thumb down should unfollow yourself lol!!