Recent content by andrewscott87

I sort of like this “odd duck” model actually. Mine runs pretty cool and quiet but it’s really a shame they’re plagued by such problematic NOR chips. I’ve been planning to do a NOR chip replacement for a more permanent fix—just waiting on the AliExpress chip order to arrive. I don’t mind doing a...

Appreciate your insights bguerville. Appreciate your insights, bguerville. That makes me feel better about running a DB firmware, only because if I RSOD again using OFW, I won’t be able to go back to CFW or downgrade to fix the RSOD without using an E3 flasher.

Hey guys, So I was curious about the Dual Boot 4.88 firmware—is there still a ban risk with running that? I’m thinking about making it my primary firmware just to give me the flexibility to install CFW in the event that I hit something like an RSOD again on my CECHL. Thanks

So far, this is the first time it returned. I made it about 6 months of regular use before it came back. I fully expected it to fail again at some point, but was just surprised to see the NOR dump check come back error free while it was in RSOD. I'll probably swap out the Samsung NOR for a...

So, I have a CECHL01 console running OFW 4.88 that just threw a RSOD on me the other day. I know these models are typically problematic with ROSD issues due to the Samsung NOR found in most of them which corrupts the VTRM area of the NOR. This console actually started off its life with me as a...

Hello! I’ve been reading up on all the awesome progress you all have made over the past few years with SYSCON and reballing/reflow techniques to keep these PS3s running and decided it was a good time to take a peek at one of my parts spares. Years back, I picked up a CECHA01 that was sold as...