Tutorial written by : Gobelet
Last edited: August 22, 2003

I will not be responsible if you screw your Xbox following this tutorial! It worked for me and for other people on the forum.

You’ll need:

- Two screwdrivers to open your Xbox (TORX 10 & 20).
- Some acetone to clean the board
- A pencil, or if it don’t works, a conductive ink pen, or a rear window defogger repairing kit.

You’ll not be able to do it on a V1.2/V1.3 Xbox, because the two points to link, are like the d0 point, you have to put a wire between these, or some solder. You can try, since I don’t have any V1.2/V1.3.

It’s not recommended to work with a pencil since it will not be flawless. And you’ll be able to flash it just once or twice, or maybe the connections will be lost while flashing your TSOP. It’s highly recommended to use a conductive ink pen, or a defogger repair kit.

First of all, you have to open your Xbox, and pull out the mainboard (follow the tutorial here, by XanTium).

You have to clean the points to rely. Those points are the same points as for TSOP flashing with solder. (Tutorial is here). Clean them with acetone, or alcohol.

Then, link them with your pencil, your pen, or your defogger repairing kit.

Then you can go on EvoX, and flash your TSOP without any problem, like if you soldered the points! Now follow the tutorial here (Credit goes to sharpie00!).

If you find a way to make it works on a V1.2/V1.3 Xbox, drop me a line on the forum, by nickname is Gobelet.