Cool Uncle Mods: PicoBoot for Gamecube via Helder's Tech's Quick Solder Board! Plus, Pros & Cons

Everything you need to know about installing the incredible PicoBoot mod using Helder's Quick Solder Board. I go over a bit of history, the pros and cons of the PicoBoot vs the Xeno mod, installation, troubleshooting, and more. While my installation is on the DOL-001, some advice and set up will also apply to the DOL-101.

UPDATE: See Helder's pinned comment - there is an additional diode in the current revision, so updating Pico is no longer dubious.

00:00 Introduction
00:33 GC Modding History (Xeno GC)
02:50 PicoBoot vs Xeno GC
04:18 Disclaimer about the QSB Method
05:35 Materials Needed
07:38 Picoboot Firmware download
08:15 Swiss download
08:29 GBI download (Which one do I need??)
09:08 Flashing Picoboot & Prepping SD card
10:53 Soldering Pico to the QSD
12:49 Gamecube Disassembly
16:26 Removing the Heatsink & cleaning up thermal paste
17:32 Soldering PicoBoot QSB to Gamecube
18:50 Testing continuity
19:30 Thermal Pad replacement
19:55 Gamecube Reassembly
22:55 The Final Result: Demonstration
24:11 Pros & Cons of Picoboot
25:47 Pros & Cons of Helder's QSB Installation
28:29 Some final thoughts & Outro

Useful Links (No affiliation):
MATERIALS
Helder's PicoBoot Quick Solder Flex for DOL-001: https://tinyurl.com/mu3muvzp
Helder's PicoBoot Quick Solder Flex for DOL-101: https://tinyurl.com/2s3nf67f
Helder's SD Gecko (GC2SD): https://tinyurl.com/yc4rrxv7
Nick Disk's SD2SP2: https://tinyurl.com/2wu595bz

FILES & COMPUTER STUFF
PicoBoot Firmware & Installation Guide : https://github.com/webhdx/PicoBoot/wi...
Swiss: https://github.com/emukidid/swiss-gc/
GBI: https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index...
SD Card Formatter: https://www.partitionwizard.com

Many thanks to webhdx for his work on the picoboot, and @Angryhelder for creating this installation method and other cool accessories!

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