James Sweet wrote:

Wow, that vaporized the pads and everything. Can you trace what it was
connected to? Pretty much any semiconductor in the circuit will be toast. I
have a feeling that xbox is a parts unit now, if any subassemblies even
survived.

Quite nice huh?

The hard drive, DVD-ROM drive, and power supply are all fine. I have a
suspicion the power surge came over the ethernet line, since the power
supply has no visible damage and is working properly.

--buddy