slappyafguy:
The TSOP flash trick requires that you can boot into a game (namely 007 or Mechassault). Since you can't even do that much, just soldering the points on the motherboard won't do you any good. If you've tried all the known tricks to get out of the clock loop (ethernet cable, pressing eject at a certain time, leaving it on with a retail game overnight, etc.), and it still is looping, then the only thing you can do is get the modchip.