My XBox finally lost its struggle for survival today. The nation weeps.

Since it's several months out of warranty, I figured I'd have a crack at fixing it myself.

Two things made me angry.

1. The rabidly over-engineered and secretive way that MS designed the case of the Xbox. Were they expecting it to be attackhed with Armour Piercing weapons? It would seem that way. Also You need three hands to do everything.

2. Those hyenas on Youtube that attempt to extort dozens of dollars out of you in exchange for what appears to be a fat stoned man talking slowly about very simple electronic concepts.

So to hell with that, I shall attempt to find my own solution WITHOUT ANYONE'S HELP and then post USEFUL photographs of the procedure for FREE in the PUBLIC DOMAIN.