Pics of my DMS4 Ezi Lite install in my v7 (kind of a "how to")

[CULOKIN]

This thing was a bitch...One whole night of cussing led to nothing good...so I went to bed, woke up and got it first try.

These are pictures BEFORE I fixed everything. After Taking these pictures I straightened out all the DSP wires (i think they were interfering with each other from being crossed). I couldn't flatten out the BIOS clip wires because they were reversed (the clip into the chip needed to be turned upside down to fit)

I also put electrical tape on areas that I did not want to ground out.

I removed my clips a total of 4 times. 3 times in one night, Once this morning when I decided to "razor blade" each pin within the clip to push them in a little bit and then put them on very slow and easy.

All in all, about a 5 hour job I could have done a LOT faster if I would have routed my wires flat side by side and used some key placement of electrical tape :banghead:

Some pictures are links, just to cut down on the amount of pictures being initially loaded
Start out with the v7 MOBO (http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ar366503/Pics/DMS4/DSC05513.JPG)

DMS4 Ezi Lite
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ar366503/Pics/DMS4/DSC05515.JPG

Clips installed waiting on the chip (http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ar366503/Pics/DMS4/DSC05516.JPG)

First install...Since then the DSP wires are taped together FLAT, side by side and routed cleaner. I also soldered the ground ring to the ground point on the mobo and put some black tape under the spot were it crimps to the ground wire...it was touching the mobo. After all that it started working!
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ar366503/Pics/DMS4/DSC05518.JPG


My obsolete flip top :) and finished product. I actually took out the LED test panel and the ribbon cable for it because it's all working fine and I couldn't find a jack to power it up anyway.
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ar366503/Pics/DMS4/DSC05521.JPG

Flashed Toxic BIOS 1.4
and
Now I'm playing all my dvd9's I couldnt play with my swap magic. Im so happy :)

Hope this will help some of you out. :dance:

[T07N]

5 hour job to do an ezi? Deng... I do the hardwire in 30 minutes.

[CULOKIN]

Lol you dont understand...the pins were being a royal PITA and I am very impatient, and have a temper :)

[gamecubesuxs]

I could do 3 wired installs in that time!:) Sorry for the rant

[CULOKIN]

LOL shit man I just suck then.

To be honest it was closer to 3 hours, I Just exagerate. ALthough 3 hours is still way too long. It was my first time doing anything like that and I saved some install money doing it myself. :)

Im just happy I finally got it all fixed up and working right.

[willpower101]

I could do 3 wired installs in that time!:) Sorry for the rant
How many hours do you think it would take for a person with no soldering experience to buy all the proper tools and complete one job? i promise more than 5.

[crans]

How many hours do you think it would take for a person with no soldering experience to buy all the proper tools and complete one job? i promise more than 5.

First timers shuld take all the time in the world..

[gameplaya376]

i am willing to bet those guys first install did not take them a half hour no matter what they say . and dam people , shorten you sigs ! they take up as much space as the pics on this page !

[spedmetal]

I could do 3 wired installs in that time!:) Sorry for the rant

Yeah? So Dan?..... who cares as long as the guy got it working. It was is first time give him a break.

@gameplaya376 I agree with you.

@CULOKIN pay no attention to the lame criticism and thank you for your contributions you have made with this thread. I'm sure it has helped people no matter how long it has taken them.

[CULOKIN]

Thanks sped...Indeed, I was amped to get it working. I have been playing my backups flawlessly since :)

[ps2machine]

Question... When installing the big gold chip to the left of the 2nd picture did you have to apply alot of force to clip it into place? I did!

[CULOKIN]

Lol No, it went on nice and easy after I got the pins back in place.