X-BOX series X HDMI repair

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2 жыл бұрын

Mark reluctantly takes on an X-BOX repair. He hates these things! Requires a PCB repair, as it doesn't quite go to plan...

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@russellforrest1730 Жыл бұрын

Completely share your hatred of stuff like this. The designers decided on a shape and style, the poor engineers had to make it all fit. If it doesn't sound to "octogenarian from Tunbridge Wells", is it any wonder we're drowning in landfill junk when repairs are made so difficult. Really approve of the Australian 'right to repair' laws. Awesome work, Mark.

@dunebasher1971 Жыл бұрын

Consumers want smaller and cheaper, and making things more repairable involves making them larger and more expensive.

@BrainHurricanes Жыл бұрын

@@dunebasher1971 Manufacturers want to make things look smaller to compete with other manufacturers and make the things as sheap as possible so many people can buy it 😉.

@KarenTookTheKids364 7 ай бұрын

Completely agree. Aesthetics first, functionality and repair are an afterthought.

@raidensama1511 6 ай бұрын

I really think the main design is to dissipate all of the heat without the console having to use a fan that sounds like a jet engine.

@El-Burro-Grande 12 күн бұрын

@@raidensama1511 Plus saving on the cost of including a fan.

@davidsicca2352 7 ай бұрын

"Keep taking the screws out until it submits" - I will try this with my teenage kids!!

@AudioGuyBrian 9 ай бұрын

And that is why I always use HDMI extenders so the main port never gets destroyed. Fine job fixing that one. Cheers!

@scottlp2323 Жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot of HDMI repairs on PlayStations. Never one on an XBox. Now I know why. That was ridiculously complex for a part that is probably the most likely to need replacing at some time. Superbly done though, as always. I particularly enjoyed, and shared, your disdane for the modernity of it all too. 😁

@SticksTheJon Жыл бұрын

Your contempt for this job was amusingly evident! Well done for getting it sorted.

@wannarunem Жыл бұрын

"What a nerd" had me cracking up

@ToddSauve Жыл бұрын

If it was me Mark, it would have been a hammer and then a bigger hammer to reduce it to rubble! LOL!!! You must have developed a LOT of patience over the years! Man, oh man! 🙄🤨🤷‍♂

@leechilds3725 8 ай бұрын

I am amazed you can put these things back together. I know why I own a pc and not a gaming console ! Good vid 👌 Mark.

@jabalehut7882 9 ай бұрын

This time, the fear is on your face. But happy ending take back smile on your face.

@markbrum Жыл бұрын

You have soooo much patience! Another great video!

@johnr3435 8 ай бұрын

As you started using the desolder pump in my head I shouted out NOOOOO!!! - use braid!!!! No matter how careful you are they always skid sideways and fine tracks suffer - but you know that. Too late ......................

@londonbluevideo 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy watching your repair videos Mark.

@j0hnf_uk Жыл бұрын

It's more than apparent that these devices were designed in such a way not to be repaired. As with everything nowadays, they want you to wear them out and buy a new one as quickly as possible. Planned obsolescence being the name of the game.

@fjaoos7013 9 ай бұрын

I am not sure if I agree with that completely but "mend ability" was definitely not any of their priorities

@A.R.-mk1lq 10 ай бұрын

If you tell an engineer to construct a device where exchanging essential connectors is as difficult as possible, something like this propably comes out.

@nigelwright7557 9 ай бұрын

Designed to be as hard to fix as possible. I always use USB hubs on my pc to save the motherboard usb sockets wearing out. A HDMI short extender would work well.

@jolyoncaplin747 Жыл бұрын

Knighthoods have been cheapened... after this job, Mark should have St. Mend-It-Mark's day declared!

@ZENERVOLTAGE 9 ай бұрын

Not sure why, but modern repairs don't do as much for me than older, more robust equipment. Weirdly enough, it's almost like the vintage stuff has a "soul" and "character" behind it's construction and circuitry. The new stuff literally screams "Made by a machine!" 😂

@Brianck1971 5 ай бұрын

If its so robust why does it need repaired ??

@ianhaylock7409 3 ай бұрын

I challenge you to repair a VCR with a mechanical problem. Soul and character destroying.

@robinsutcliffe-video_art Ай бұрын

@@ianhaylock7409 yes boss, tape decks are fking crazy, and video tape decks even worse!

@georgedyson9754 7 ай бұрын

Clearly carefully designed to be easily serviceable - not! Good for you for remembering where the screws go - I would undoubtedly have a few left over when it was back together.

@vannk73 Жыл бұрын

You have the patience of a saint. That thing is ridiculously complex. I'm glad I don't own one.

@lifeisfuneh 7 ай бұрын

Joy to watch you in action! Well done!

@alokkadam4416 7 ай бұрын

"Junk" loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ..... loved that statement.....

@amplituhedron5582 Жыл бұрын

That was so painful to watch that this will be the first video of yours that I leave without watching all the repair being done.

@FunzieOne Жыл бұрын

welp, just finished watching all your videos. cant wait for more !

@dmcaudio808 2 ай бұрын

I don't like any game console too, Mark You're not alone..

@godbelow 4 ай бұрын

What a horrific teardown of that thing. I hope your service charge reflected it :D

@turbojoe2 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunate the camera was not mounted to the microscope. Must be before the setup was complete. Otherwise what a pain eh.

@absurdengineering 10 ай бұрын

That Xbox looks a bit like a piece of space hardware. Say what you will, but it is beautifully engineered. Space hardware is a right pain to rework I imagine, so this one sticks to that standard 😂

@hw4527 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting 👍👍

@janskeet1382 Ай бұрын

Steg Steve! He did not steam the label off. He made a hole in it! Oh waily, waily waily!

@paulmichaelfreedman8334 Жыл бұрын

Hmm multiple yanked cords? That's been nicked.

@gribbler1695 Жыл бұрын

Don't underestimate the destructive nature of kids.

@iantyler4045 Жыл бұрын

What a pig of a thing to get apart. The only thing worse than that would be an iphone (don't ask me how I know). Well done getting it all back together and working.

@kasper1250 Жыл бұрын

I find iPhones to be relatively easy to open up, lil bit of heat and a suction cup

@WayniKlaru14344 2 жыл бұрын

Man..Just admire you, just watching you disassembled the xbox, parts by parts together those screws, I couldn't even keep track how many screws are they and thinking how am I to put it back. Very daunting task for me that I am not an technician or an engineer. Great job Mate. I always follow you vlog. I am your new subscriber and would love to learn about electronics. I know software a lot coding them but your field is a different ballgame and more interesting than I do. More power !!! 👈😊👍

@juanpabloish1 8 күн бұрын

Chip Quik always worked for me, maybe put that on the HDMI pins before adding hot air? I share your hate for these highly integrated devices! "like doing a bra up" lol - love the channel

@jerrysmicro 2 жыл бұрын

great work,love watching

@renaldonormani6646 10 ай бұрын

Mark! I’m loving your videos, and that Xbox repair felt as painful on this side as it did to you. And speaking of that, it would appear that wherever your camera is, you aren’t looking at it, but rather looking to the side. It kind of takes away from the personal experience, so I’m wondering if you might put a small dot or something near your camera so you will be looking at your viewers. Again, love the calibre of your work, and really enjoy your videos. Thanks!

@Captain_Adam 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant work. I've only done repairs on consoles from the nineties and back and this just seems horrible by comparison.

@5.1MusicChannel Жыл бұрын

Ahh, the joys of planned obsolescence...great video xD

@5.1MusicChannel Жыл бұрын

@@maxfactor4209 It obviously does not work for 4..5 years in a lot of circumstances because of the weak quality and inaccessable nature of lots of the parts (highlighted on this video).

@dannyfreitas2120 9 ай бұрын

i feel for you things you have to do. amazing.

@straxx99 Жыл бұрын

I could take the console apart, but I would be left with a bunch of screws left over after trying to reassemble it, and when I would plug it in it would show the BSOD.

@ad_fletch 9 ай бұрын

Amazing how he just put the screws in a pile but managed to get them all back in. Mere mortals could never achieve such a feat….

@oldpcgamers7450 Жыл бұрын

The less that can be fixed the more units they sell.

@Sigmatechnica Жыл бұрын

surprised that was economical to even look at gives the time and effort

@CaptainKirk01 9 ай бұрын

Wow, that was a lot of fiddly work to get to that connector. I've worked on some complicated stuff before, but never anything quite like that. Id pass on it.

@Anachronos1 Жыл бұрын

Am using around 350-400C to heat the board from the bottom side.

@gadewttk2210 3 ай бұрын

Justo estaba viendo en el canal de Adaman IT el mismo problema, hay que tenerle mucha paciencia a ese conector HDMI

@John63186 9 ай бұрын

Junk, totaly agree! No games for me either

@ecurepair Жыл бұрын

That' one hell of a extension for that quick station. Does it loose much airflow traveling all that way?

@peterldelong Жыл бұрын

Looks like a flight data recorder

@christophbisschopinck9050 2 ай бұрын

a real nightmare, well done

@markb4071 Жыл бұрын

did the RJ45 not need replacing in the end?

@btwbrand Жыл бұрын

Only the plastic locking tab for the cable was removed, the connection still works fine and the multitude of spring wires for the connection have enough tension to keep the cable in without the locking tab functioning. As he mentioned it only takes someone tripping over a cable or trying to remove it from the back without depressing the lock to result in damage. In my experience this damage is from theft. When people are quickly grabbing and unplugging items to take they don't have much care to undo cables properly resulting in damage to both of these connectors.

@ninobenjamin9020 Жыл бұрын

like your attitude towards junk 👍👍👍👍 job well done , I bet they make them this way to prevent any one else repairing them . 👌👌

@dunebasher1971 Жыл бұрын

But they clearly *don't* prevent anyone else repairing them. The bottom line is that games consoles need to pack a great deal of tech into the smallest practical footprint, so of course they're going to be fiddly to work on. An easily-repairable console would be twice the size and much more expensive, and consumers don't want that.

@TheManLab7 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how many times he was asked before she had enough 🤔 I really hope he's paying the mum back for how much it costs AND they'll be back for the RJ45.

@viziontex 4 ай бұрын

Love it😂😂😂 junk ! Love my nes from the 80s🎉

@shkokyone6748 3 ай бұрын

I think when Microsoft and Apple, those Manipulative Companies, are no more our Earth and We People will breathe more with full lungs , thank you Mark for these great Videos and sharing your opinions with us 👍

@Blitterbug Жыл бұрын

Very amusing! So did you fix the Ethernet socket that was busted in the end?

@liricalartist Жыл бұрын

The plug is NanoFit, not MicroFit lol😅

@Mike1984-lc9rh 5 ай бұрын

Really needs a pre heater, set at 210 C.

@tony359 Жыл бұрын

the internal design of that thing is amazing - but it's a service nightmare! You can't test anything while running! Only designed for parts replacement I guess.

@tompepper497 4 ай бұрын

Mark have you ever worked on Lecson amplifiers, programable unijunctions etc, ?

@outfield1988 2 ай бұрын

Glad you will do gaming consoles.

@intellex551 2 ай бұрын

Utterly ridiculous, why all the ports aren't on a separate, easily accessible board I don't know. But then again, I used to be able to just remove the back of my phone and stick in a new battery. Progress.

@billrodgers5532 Жыл бұрын

I see it comes complete with the ubiquitous boys bedroom fluff

@johnmarchington3146 Жыл бұрын

I presume you ignored the damaged RJ45 socket?

@michaelclutton8446 Жыл бұрын

Great work, I am sure I would have trashed that if I attempted to repair it

@philhunt168 Жыл бұрын

Ridiculous amount of work for a repair that AvE would call where the rubber meets the road.

@dazdaz105 29 күн бұрын

It’s always the HDMI, Ethernet or power jack that are the most prone to damage but the hardest to replace on modern equipment. if this had been sent back to Microsoft they would have just downloaded the customers data onto a new machine and sent out a new unit and thrown the old one on the skip. Modern stuff is not designed to be fixed easily by the end user. It’s the same with mobile phones. I took my phone in for a new screen putting on it and the first thing the repairer did was try and sell me a new phone !!!

@mikem9403 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@HansDelbruck53 Жыл бұрын

Nice job, but did you also replace the broken CAT 6 connector?

@btwbrand Жыл бұрын

Nope. As it is it still functions fine.

@lookoutleo Жыл бұрын

One of the most likely bits to get broken is the most buried, what design flaw

@rhkavli Жыл бұрын

That's part of the life cycle strategy from the producer.

@z98133 Жыл бұрын

You did not repair the ethernet socket. What is the economics of a repair like this? Enjoy watching your videos.

@davidhyde2992 Жыл бұрын

Great videos! Do you use lead-free solder for all repairs, including pre July 2006 equipment?

@fluke196c Жыл бұрын

Hopefully not, lead free solder is awful

@fu1r4 Жыл бұрын

I can't find solder with lead in Sweden. I think it is forbidden in the whole EU, so i have to buy from China. Luckily i still have my roll of solder from the 80s 😊

@TheManLab7 Жыл бұрын

@@fu1r4 try your best to ONLY use it (lead 60/40) for special occasions 😉

@paulmichaelfreedman8334 Жыл бұрын

@@fu1r4 Here in NL it is still allowed for personal use and 3rd party repairs. OEMs have to use lead free always.

@garyswartzlander8781 9 ай бұрын

I've always had trouble with that solder. Terrible stuff.

@Lhenndyn Жыл бұрын

What a nightmare… I would barely prefer the Walkman mecanism repair 😝

@montygore1200 10 ай бұрын

I wonder how many times Ive asked myself will it ever work again.

@bertjetolberg103 Жыл бұрын

At 13:00 i’m no expert btw😂😂😂

@toolmanchris Жыл бұрын

What happened to the broken Ethernet socket you found?

@btwbrand Жыл бұрын

Left it broken. The connections aren't damaged and even after a repair they are likely to damage it again.

@3rdaxis649 Ай бұрын

Jesus what a nightmare.

@oscar3611 8 ай бұрын

This was the first video with you where you didn't smile all the time. You really did hate this job.

@Happyland_Motel_Gamer_Cat Жыл бұрын

Mark can i ask - Are Electrical specialists like you rare in find?

@TheManLab7 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Well as far as I know.

@paulmichaelfreedman8334 Жыл бұрын

@@TheManLab7 Hell I'd give up 6 months as a non-paid intern to pick up what he knows. This man's a treasure trove of tricks and experience.

@AdnanFarhain-ed8ml Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤

@MrPINKFL0YD 8 ай бұрын

Ultimate form over substance. I'd refuse to work on that.

@hydorah Жыл бұрын

Construction of that looks like something from the automotive industry, everything having an outer steel casing. Bloody weird for a games console. Does not need any of that steel or that massive chunk of aluminium. MS are daft

@las97531 6 ай бұрын

👍

@chylimzbydzi 7 ай бұрын

11:36 🤣🤣🤣

@aliemlek Жыл бұрын

👌👌👍👍

@NebachadnezzaR Жыл бұрын

Was the replacement socket specific for the xbox, or just a generic part? The xbox series x uses hdmi 2.1, while generjc replacement parts are usually 2.0 or even 1.4. Just because it boots to the main screen doesn't mean it's fully working, you should have testes different resolutions and refresh rates. Overall we could just see how much you hated this repair, and that isn't good, for you and the hardware. Leave console repaira for people who are enthusiastic about them, and keep to the stuff you actually enjoy. That's why we watch you, after all.

@padraigholohan4778 Жыл бұрын

Mark your bare hands are touching all the circuits, is this not a problem with static?

@KneppaH Жыл бұрын

electroboom and linus tech tips demonstrated that it is very hard to kill things like memory modules etc with static.

@btwbrand Жыл бұрын

Never seen a piece of modern equipment die from static charges unless you are walking across a room dragging your feet and poking the boards at the end of your travel, or poking them with metal tips while they were running.

@Petertronic Жыл бұрын

Bench has an antistatic mat on it. It is loose components that are most susceptible to static.

@FrankJCarver Жыл бұрын

A horribly complicated and very crammed machine.

16 күн бұрын

This takes so much paitence lol.

@eknaap8800 6 ай бұрын

I presume the repair costs surpasses the price of a new X-Box. Otherwise you're too cheap, Mark.

@absurdengineering 10 ай бұрын

Molex nerds unite :)

@andrewlittleboy8532 Жыл бұрын

Give me a 486DX50 in a beige case any day of the week, why do they make it so difficult? Horrible design.

@hans-joachimschroder5469 4 ай бұрын

This kind of stuff can only be produced in so called "best cost countries". The ridiculous construction has to be screwed together by people who get only pennies for their work. It´s a shame!!!