Help viper install prob/probs PLEASE HELP

[herbinator]

Hi got my viper chip got a m8 to install he assures me he has triple checked all the connections.
We programmed the chip i think it programmed got the blue line going up and saying reading did compare and the get message saying no difference found.
When i turned on the cube it comes on but i just get a black screen and the drive doesnt spin at all.
Now we programmed the chip (if indeeed it did program) with a pc running win xp sp2 what do i do now oh yes the gamecube is a revision A pal black gamecube.

[maltloaf]

please, check your points again (especially yellow) Also try putting the chip into stealth mode (one of the switches on the programmer) and let us know if the cube starts up.

It may be that you have an unsupported bios in your cube, in which case you will need to either pick up another or wait for cobra to release a new bios.

[herbinator]

Tried stealth mode no joy as soon as i put the cube on i instantly get a black screen with white lines about an inch long going horizontally across the scene gutted!!!

[[FrEEzEr]]

Check the black wire

[maltloaf]

black is the ground and probably the easiest..

sounds like you have a short, or maybe a faulty mod... have you tried unplugging it from the cable

[herbinator]

do u mean unplug the ribbon cable from the modchip?
As for checking the wire i darent as i said a mate modded it i just did the attempted flashing the bios bit i can unhook the cable from the mod though so i will try that

[maltloaf]

yea unplug everything from the mod, will eliminate if the mods faulty or if something more serious is wrong

[herbinator]

Right i unplugged the ribbon cable from the mod and still the same problem ive had enuff i done as much as i can without getting into territority where i can only screw things up more lol.
Ill put it away and wait for Likkle to get back off his hols hopefully he will be able to sort it for me but thanx for all ur help guys

[foxy11]

i had this problem with one of mine...

was the pad on leg at the yellow point, then trying to fix it i snapped the leg clean off.

Luckily i did my other fine, knew it was that easy i'd do summin stupid whilst not really concentrating.

But yeah, check yellow point, and check u've not shorted anything else.... also disconnect and reconnect all cables, i had a false alarm earlier but it turns out the cable to chip wasnt seated correctly

[[FrEEzEr]]

Yellow Wire: This wire appears to emit the signal for the Cobra BIOS so that the factory GC BIOS is overridden. If you experience (after installing a Viper GC module) the console booting originals directly (as if pressing X @ bootup with a functioning Viper GC) or as if no Viper GC is present at all then there is a good chance you need to re-check this wire's connection.

Purple Wire: This wire appears to be the harness wire that goes to the GC mainboard telling it the "bypass" state of the lid sensor... it gets it's information from the BLUE wires and bypass plugs hooked up during a Viper GC module installation. If this wire is disconnected, the console will boot to the GC menu, and if you select Play Game it will show a "?" on the screen even if an original GC disc is seated on the drive spindle. However, if you reboot the unit holding down the lid sensor (to replicate what this wire does) then the GC will boot directly into the game disc on the drive spindle as normal.

Black Wire: To many people (excluding Electricians), the BLACK wire usually refers to a GROUND wire, however, when this wire is not attached by itself and the rest of the Viper GC wires are attached to the GC mainboard, then the console will power ON and scan/boot any original GC disc on the drive spindle as if it's authenticating and loading normally but without any audio/video signal on the TV screen. (Yes, I triple-checked my A/V hook-up when this synptom surfaced and it WAS plugged in securely). The exact function of this wire is not yet known, but perhaps the Viper Team will detail it for us in the future.

Red Wire: To many people the RED wire often represents POWER, however, when this wire is not attached by itself and the rest of the Viper GC wires are attached to the GC mainboard there will be NO laser activity at all. The unit will turn on to "G" logo menu, and if you select Play Game it displays a "?" symbol. Furthermore, when the "X" button is pressed on the gamepad (with an original GC game disc on the drive) it displays a "Please Insert A Nintendo GameCube Game" error prompt. The exact function of this wire is not yet known, but perhaps the Viper Team will detail it for us in the future.

Quote from ps2ownz.com

[herbinator]

Thanx for the information freezer nice 1 hope i can get it sorted i just had a 20 pack of mini dvdr delivered

update
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The guy who actually did the modding for me is gonna have another look at it with the new info i have recieved so as soon as there is something to tell u i will and thanx again

[Likkle]

i will have a look 2moz mate

check ur pm

[Likkle]

Right, ive had a look and the install is absolutley flawless, ive even disconnected the mod and its giving me a black screen and flashing dotted lines

Ive checked the chip for the yellow wire and there is no bridging (checked with multimeter). but i think the heatsink was removed for that wire do you reckon that has caused the damage

Eitherway, Its a hardware issue as its doing this with no mod at all :|

[maltloaf]

yep looks like something may have died... go pick another up from ebay or argos might be less hassle if you can still get the cheap ones there.

[Likkle]

And also

The disk spindle just lies there dead :|

[Likkle]

I cant read the mod aswell (this is probally downs to herbs handi scicsoor work tho )

Nothing from the mod is connected and im still getting the same Dead GC Screen, you might wanna go and get another one from argos herby (or i will for ya). This one is Dead its a shame though as it was a flawless install

Ive tried reading in 2 of my laptops and neither see it :|

[foxy11]

thats exactly how one of mine is likkle, not had a go at fixing it yet tho. If i come across anything i'll let u know.

[[FrEEzEr]]

Right, ive had a look and the install is absolutley flawless, ive even disconnected the mod and its giving me a black screen and flashing dotted lines

Ive checked the chip for the yellow wire and there is no bridging (checked with multimeter). but i think the heatsink was removed for that wire do you reckon that has caused the damage

Eitherway, Its a hardware issue as its doing this with no mod at all :|

Next install don't remove the heatsink, it's not needed and may cause problems...

[herbinator]

Likkle sorry about the cough scissor cough work lol!!
If u need to grab another cube just grab 1 and ill reimburse u thanx again ur a star and sorry bout the ribbon cable. :nowords:

[Likkle]

FreeZer i didnt install it, but yea it looks removed

I will pick you up another 2morro herbie, ive noticed that there is no warranty sticker on em so if it ****s up its goin straight back to argos heh

i just hope they have some left