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We going to take a look at modifying your Nintendo Wii, using the DriveKey. This modd works great for all regions! It enables you to play your backed up games in any region! Extremely nice and simple install.

Unlike soft molding or soldering a mod-chip, this type of chip is very easy to install. The Drivekey chip attaches to the dvd ribbon cable enabling your Wii to play game backups.

Now lets get started, first lets disassemble the Wii using the tri-wing and the philips head screw driver to expose the Dvd drive. Carefully flip it over and disconnect the Power and the Ribbon clip from the dvd drive.

Now we will take the drive key and will be switching the dip-switches according to your Wii’s Region

• Jap: on/onv
• USA: off/on
• EUR: on/off
• Kor: off/off

Lets connect the Drivekeys ribbon that came with the key, and connect it with the pins faced down onto the “DVD” side of the drivekey. Connect the lose end of the ribbon to the DVD drive where the other ribbon was connected.

OK so now that we have our Drive key connected to the Wiis dvd drive we will connect the motherboard ribbon we removed from the dvd drive and place it into the other hinge on the driveway.

Now everything should be set, now we will secure and insulate the chip to the board, but not agents the chassis, place a few strips of Electrical Tape or the Drivekey Sticker over the chip to make it secure.

Reassemble your Wii and you are ready to play your Wii Game Backups or Other Region games! Enjoy your newly modified Wii.
And that’s it for this episode of Younoob.net

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Ok Guys this is a big one! This Episode, I will show a method that will fix the RROD (Red Ring Of Death). You’ll need the following tools and equipment to repair the xbox360. If done correctly, your xbox360 will come back to life. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to post. Hope you enjoyed this episode of Younoob.net

• Presto Griddle
• Heat Gun (500F)
• Arctic Silver Remover or Alcohol/Goo Gone
• Arctic Silver 5
• 4 Machine Screws 1/2″
• Aluminum Foil
• Metal Tape
• hex ScrewDriver T-10
• Small Screwdriver Kit
• 8 M5-.80 x10 Machine Screws
• 16 #10 Flat Washers [Nylon]
• 16 5mm Flat Washers [Metal]

so lets start off by removing the casing. (Plenty of Videos and tutorials online for opening the xbox360). We will begin by removing the faceplate followed by the top and bottom cover. You will need to remove the 6 main screws, to remove the side caseing.(Diagram in shownotes)

Remove the face power board by unscrewing the 3 screws. Then Remove all the remaining undercarriage screws. After the case is removed, Flip Motherboard you will see the X-clamps, You will need to carefully remove them using a small Flat-head screwdriver, and remove the Heat Sinks. Use rubbing alcohol and a q-tip and carefully clean the 2 main chips until they shine.

Take off the DVD power and Sata Cables from the motherboard.

Now take some Aluminum Foil and some metal tape, cover all the conductors except the area we will be heating up with the heatgun. Use the four 2″ machine screws, adjust with a bolt to about 1/2″ then place in motherboard. hoist the motherboard above the griddle 1/2″. Preheat the griddle to 350ºF. Let set for 5 minutes. Heat the exposed H(ANA) Chip and the GPU using the Heat Gun at medium heat. Use a circular motion for 4 minutes. 1″-2″ away from the chips. (Do not burn any parts). Let set for 35-40 minutes.

Remove motherboard from griddle. Remove aluminum foil. Clean up any tape access (if any). Apply arctic silver (small amount) to the chips. Spread and flatten an even coat of article silver using a credit card or a trowel.

[Optional Step] Replace the X-Clamps.

Now this step is optional but i like to replace the xclamps also, so we will remove all the bolts from the Heat sinks and clean the surface. Use 8 M5-.80 x 10 Machine Screws to put metal and nylon washers on both sides of the motherboard. (Nylon washers touch both sides of motherboard)

Then Carefully Screw the heatsinks into place evenly. Partial Reassemble the Xbox360. Place motherboard and all main hardware back into the metal casing, Power on and if done correctly in most cases your xbox360 will come back to life. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to post. Hope you enjoyed this episode of Younoob.net

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Burning a Nintendo Wii game backup & Installing The Homebrew Channel.

Burning Wii Backup

OK, first we are going to burn a wii backup disk, here we got a Modified Wii with FW 3.4U with a Wiikey Installed. Lets take a look at the Burning workflow process. This only pertains to Modified Wii’s Support Playing BackUp Disks.

Preparing the Wii Backup .ISO image. Most wii backups are about 4.37gb. Use WiiBrickBlocker to remove any Region updates that may harm your wii. Remember, NEVER update from outside your wii’s region.

Once completed we are going to be changing the region of the wii iso, open RegionFrii, There are 3 different types of regions to choose from, Europe, US, Japan, the game we are burning is the New Naruto Shippuden EX3 only released in Japan. so we will select our own current region, in my case it is US, click convert.

Imgburn, clonecd, and Nero, work for windows, but i prefer to use my Mac Built In Disk Utility to burn the wii backup, I burn at 2x to 4x but never higher than that. you can burn both + and -R’s. If you use +r’s then they have to be booktyped to – rom. I recommend useing Sony for Japaneese regional Backups, i have had a few problems with other brand disks when burning Foreign games. Onced finished burining do a quick test on the wii to make sure your game can be played.

Alright and there ya have it! Burning your wii backups!

Installing Homebrew Channel

It allows Installations of The HomeBrew Browser, Apps, Games, and Utilities! We are going to be needing A FAT Formated SD Card, (preferably a 2GB) a copy of The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess with your consoles region. My current version of the wii is Updated to 3.4U some features may have some problems with certain homebrew apps and utilities. some utilities may not work properly a downgrade is optional.

First we are going to take the twilight hack v0.1 beta2, saved game file. Place it in the SD card in /private/wii/title/rzde/data.bin. Put your SD card in your Wii and turn it on. Go into Wii Options –> Data Management –> Save Data –> Wii.

Find your Zelda save, click on it, click “Erase”, and click Yes. Open the SD card and select the “Twilight Hack” save that corresponds to your game region. Click copy and then yes. Now exit out of the menu.

If you are using System Menu 3.4, you must use the hack right away or it may reset and you’ll have to start over.

Insert The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess game disc and run the game. Depending on what type of game and consol region you have, you have a choice on what save file to load. since i have a 0A-2 USA Zelda disk with a USA console, i will use the second save slot.

Once in the game, turn and talk to the man standing to the side. Follow threw with the install. Restart the Wii and you will have the Wii HOMEBREW CHANNEL.

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Back up your Xbox 360 games!

Burning a Xbox360 Backup for the NME2.0 Chip. This model has the BenQ DVD drive, installed with the NME2.0 Mod-chip. Lets take a look at the workflow process.

Step1: Backing up your XBOX 360 Game

So once you have a successful Xbox360 Game dump, you should end up with two files, a .dvd and a .iso file. You can check out our article on YouNoob.net for more info.

Step2: Changing the Region with XDVD Mulleter Beta 10

Okay so after backing up your game, you’ll want to change the Region of the game using XDVD Mulleter Beta 10 for windows. It must either be Region Free or your console region.

Step 3: Converting the Backup to be NME Compatible.

We’ll be using the offical NME software NME Associator.

• Part 1. Open the Associator and go to the Extract Tab, Here we’ll extract the Security Sector (or .ss file) from the .ISO. Then select the iso and save out your .ss file. in the same folder as your .iso and .dvd
• Part 2. You’ll need merge the .ss file with the current .iso file. Next select your iso and browse for your .ss file, and then hit Convert.
• Part 3. This will act as our fail safe. So lets make sure your dump is fully converted. So goto the convert tab, select the ISO, and click Create.
• If everything went correctly, you’re game dump should now be NME compatible.

Step 4: Burning your backup

There are two different programs that can burn your backup. IMGBurn and CloneCD. In this tutorial we will be using IMGBurn. Before burning we must make sure our preferences are correct for burning the xbox360 disk. You will need a blank DVD+R DL.

I recommend Verbatim brand, as they are the highest quality and most reliable.

• Part 1. Change your Booktype to your current DVD burner.
• Part 2. Under the Tools / Settings file menu, go to the write tab and you will see “Layer Break” options. Select “User Specified” place this sequence of numbers: 1913760. This gives us the correct spacing between the data when burning the disk.

Step 5: Ready to burn

Ok! Now its ready to burn

• Part 1. Click ok and save your settings
• Part 2. Click Write Image file to disk
• Part 3. For the Source, select the .dvd file of your 360 dump, NOT THE ISO FILE!!
• Part4. Set your burn speed to 2.4x. Uncheck Verify. then you are ready to burn!

And there ya have it, a successfully burnt xbox 360 backup. I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and please post your feedback and comments on Pixil.info and Younoob.net. Extra information can be found in the Show notes. Thanks and happy hacking.

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We take a look at installing and using GPS on your PSP.

• GSP Receiver
• Customer Firmware
• MapThis!
• Google Maps DL Utility

Installation Process of 3.52 M33

Plug your psp in. You’ll need to download Mapthis! You will need a Map downloader. When download your map, make sure the file name starts with a underscore (_PalmBeach). Place _Map in the Maps folder in Map Viewer. Upload it to the Mapviewer folder on your Memory Stick. Quick reminder Installation may very depending on your GPS Receiver. Dissconnect your psp. Boot up in recovery mode (Hold L+R+Turn On). Go to configuration: and make sure your Firmware is set to 3.52 M33.

Plug your GPS receiver. Open your MapThis! on your PSP MC. Select your map and you are ready to go. Navigate using the Joystick to mark the coordinates of our exact location. Set Marker ( X Button ). Turn GPS Receiver On (Square Button). Alright now lets open map this.

When it’s done loading select your map.Okay, here is our maps loaded and running, now lets mark our current location. Alright, now lets take a ride and test out the live tracking. Zoom In and Out Using the Up and Down (Arrow Keys Up & Down Arrow keys). Record your GPS (left arrow). Switch between views. Rotate Map using (L+R Buttons), Select a action (Start)

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Installing a Wii Mod Chip
Before we Start Disassembling the wii, We want to make sure we have all the appropriate tools to get the job done.

• Wiikey
• Triwing Screwdriver
• 15w Soldering Iron
• Small piece of 30 AWG wire
• Silver Bearing Solder
• Tweezers
• Rosin Soldering Flux
• Electrical tape
• Wiikey Setup Disc

First, test and see how our wiikey is going to be positioned on the Circuit Board.

Apply Soldering Flux to each of the 6 pad points. Then apply silver bearing solder to each of the 6 pad points. Position the chip so all of the 6 pad points match the correct spot on the circuit board. For this next step You will need 2 inch, 30 gauge wire. Apply soldering flux to each of the six points on the circuit board. Now apply silver bearing solder to each of the six points on the circuit board. Carefully solder the 2, inch, 30 gauge wire to the points on the circuit board

Place the wiikey on the board and feed threw the wired points. Curve all the wires to match to the correct pads and solder all wires closed to from the wiikey to the circuit board points. Cut the access off the wires. Apply some black electrical tape over the key to prevent any shortages. plug the everything back in and place the wiikey setup disk in and should look like a game cube game. If so proceed, if not double check your points.

Enjoy your Wii!