06.17.09
Broken XBox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows
My XBox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows died. No more green light, no more being recognized by the OS when I plugged it in. Weirdly enough, the first one I got was like this on purchase so I exchanged it for this one which worked fine… up until now.
Luckily, I found this fix which worked brilliantly. Amazing the fuse blows so easily, and so irrevocably and yet nothing else on the USB chain had any issues at all. Bad Microsoft hardware I guess…
Opening the receiver (use a knife or something to lever the top off):
Unscrew and turn the circuit board over then solder across F1:
Notes from the comments:
- You can test whether this will work by connecting something like a paperclip across the fuse without desoldering it, then plugging it into your PC.
- Apparently you can use foil paper and electrical tape to connect across the fuse. Personally I’d recommend soldering, but if you don’t have a soldering iron it’s worth a try.