relocate gd-rom drive on revision 1 board

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stuntpenguin007
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relocate gd-rom drive on revision 1 board

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Has anyone done it? Maybe you've got some tips for desoldering the connector on the motherboard? Desoldering braid and my desoldering iron aren't working that well. Maybe I need flux.

I'll post pics if I can successfully do it.
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I did it, see page 2 of my project; on this forum section! Works!
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Thanks.

how did you keep the wires from breaking off of the solder pads? I haven't tried it yet, but that seems like it would be a problem.
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Check all wires are soldered solid. Hot glue the wires after testing to make sure the system works ok.
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