
Originally Posted by
Sprung
Hmm...
Honestly, it's a difficult solder to do. The pins on the BIOS chip are pretty freakin small. Do you have a DOL-100 or a DOL-101? The difference is the location of the BIOS chip. On the DOL-100, the BIOS chip is located under the CPU heatsink, so you have to remove it CAREFULLY. The 101's BIOS is on the other side of the motherboard, and is easier.
It's not impossible for an inexperienced solderer to do it, just be patient...and steady.
I have the Qoob SX chip. I like it, and it does what I want it to. There are others out there with more features, but with the Qoob you have a built in webserver, so when you want to rip an original, all you do is load it, press B on booting, and then open Internet Explorer to the local address of the Cube, and it opens up a download dialog box. You copy by downloading it to your computer. (You need the broadband adapter to copy, but if you just download ISOs, you won't need it)