[Repairs] price of a brick, cost of all tools needed to open and repair a d6 bricked XO

[Mel Chua]

Daniel,

This is awesome! Could you help us update the 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Repair_center_kit page with the sources and 
prices you've been finding?

Cheers,

-mel

Daniel Fuhry wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I browsed through your mailing list and thought that you could be 
> interested in the evaluation of components necessary for unbricking an 
> D6 bricked XO.
> This experiment indicates problems in getting components (parts) for an 
> acceptable price outside the US.
> Good and bad news, you can purchase pre-assembled cables from a US 
> sourcer but without group-orders or other logistic strategies it is far 
> too expensive (more than $100) to order from abroad.
> 
> I examined what it would cost to buy all the components necessary to 
> unbrick an XO (using a USB interface).
> condition 1. I don't own any tools. (no soldering iron, no crimp tool, 
> no screw driver)
> condition 2. no other equipment except another (working) XO.
> exception: I magically own an USB A-B cable (I ordered that one too, 
> this time from an European Online Store, but it never arrived).
> Important: I want to build a professional looking device that fits the 
> connectors and can be used multiple times. (unbricking other XOs)
> 
> What I need:
> at least 1 Philips cross-head screw driver
> a serial-USB interface that works at 3.3V.
> a cable with a connector that fits J1 (connector is made up of housing 
> (Molex# 51021-0400))
> 
> What I bought:
> 1x Mini Philips Cross Screw Driver (Green 5-Pack) - $1,72 (€1.15)
> 1x Arduino Serial USB Board $20,95
> 1x CA-3286-6FT (4-pin Micro Connector, 6FT length) $7,35
> 
> Take a look at all components: http://bookbeaming.fuhry.net/parts.jpg
> 
> Looks like the most expensive part is the Serial USB Board but lets add 
> shipping.
> Here comes the catch if you life inside the US your order is at least 
> $60 cheaper than everywhere else. (except maybe Canada)
> 1x Mini Philips Cross Screw Driver (Green 5-Pack) $1,72
> stealth (no extra shipping), (Hongkong Post)
> 1x Arduino Serial USB Board $25,15 (€16,65)
> $2 Handling
> $2.20 (2 oz First-Class Intl Parcel Rate), (USPS, Endicia)
> 1x CA-3286-6FT (4-pin Micro Connector, 6FT length) $59,12 (€38.80)
> $51.77 (UPS Worldwide Expedited, Zone 4)
> 
> Adding Taxes.
> 1x Mini Philips Cross Screw Driver (Green 5-Pack) - $1,72 (€1.15)
> (tax-exempt)
> 1x Arduino Serial USB Board $25,15 (€16,65)
> (tax-exempt)
> 1x CA-3286-6FT (4-pin Micro Connector, 6FT length) ~$80 (€50.81)
> ~$11.83 (€7.51) European Import Tax (the product required no duties but 
> the value of the transport does)
> ~$7.1 (€4.5) UPS Modification (fee for tax collection)
> 
> That concludes that all components end up in total of ~108$ (68.61€)
> 
> ~ means value is artificial (calculated) using 1€ = $1.575300
> All other conversions were charged by PayPal or VISA.
> 
> Now to actually unbrick a XO the parts still need to be put together.
> On the left the side of the table are the signs on the USB serial board 
> and on the right the corresponding colors of the cables.
> - Yellow
> + Red
> RX Black
> TX Green
> 
> Disassembly of the XO. (The 4 screws on the bottom - 4 screws on the 
> screen and 4 screws (under the screen) for the backplate need to be remove.)
> Removing the backplate of the XO.
> The cable connected to the board.
> http://bookbeaming.fuhry.net/board.jpg
> Plug it into the USB-Port of another XO.
> The microphone LED is lit.
> 
> What is left to do and were help is needed.
> 1. I would like to flash recover an XO using the recovery connector 
> CN24. Is another XO able to spi recover?
> 2. I need to figure out the name of the manufacturer that sells the CMOS 
> CC7L5RT oscillator.
> 
> What I need:
> CMOS CC7L5RT oscillator 65 Mhz (???), has anybody an idea of the 
> manufacturer?
> a cable with a 5-Pin connector that fits CN24 (made up of housing Molex# 
> 51021-0500)
> Picture with the heat shield removed: 
> http://bookbeaming.fuhry.net/overview.jpg. (CN24 is the connector on the 
> left side of the clock battery.)
> 
> Sources:
> DealExtreme, 6060
> Spark Fun Electronics, DEV-08165
> US Digital, CA-32866-6FT
> 
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Serial_adapters
> http://en.forum.laptop.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=430&p=533274#p533274
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Fix_Clock
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/SPI_FLASH_Recovery
> 
> 
> best regards,
> 
> Daniel
> 
> Daniel Fuhry
> daniel at fuhry.net (best way to contact me.)
> I'm on the forum.laptop.org as danielfuhry.
> I'm in the wiki.laptop.org as danielfuhry.
> You can visit my website at www.fuhry.net
> You can visit my XO-only blog at daniel.fuhry.net/xo
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