Recent content by Joel_

Hey everyone, I installed a Pico in a PS1 100x. The motherboard is a PU-8. Unfortunately, it’s not working properly. It does recognize that the Pico is installed—when I press the power button, it boots to a screen that says “Please insert game” with the reset button lit up. But only when I press...

Hey guys, I have a PS3 CECHG04 that had YLOD, so I treated it as a parts donor because I assumed it was the typical 3034 error. Out of boredom, I read out the Syscon and it was 1002, so I replaced the NEC Tokins and it started up again. Now for the actual problem: I can't find the original drive...

Hey guys, the problem is the following I own a Ps3 CECHCxx for which I no longer have the original drive board. So I installed the noBD firmware and installed a drive that I tested and that works with all cables from a CECHGXX. Now I have saved the eid_root_Key and started the FSM. However, with...

Hey guys, I have repaired a circuit board. Unfortunately, it was just a loose board without a drive. I now wanted to connect a new drive board from an irreparable Ps3. I patched the Nand via the ps3toolset page and now wanted to install the CFW. Unfortunately I took the normal one and not the No...

Hey Guys, Quick question. I have reflowed several Ps3 consoles with an intact warranty seal in the last few weeks. Yes a reflow is not a long term repair but these are CECHG04 and CECHH04 consoles which unfortunately are not worth repairing anyway and all had the typical A0403034 and one 4xxx...

Hey guys, I received a PS3 C with YLOD as a gift. Unfortunately I can't say anything about the background story, as it was a gift from a stranger via the platform “Kleinanzeigen”. This is a well-known sales platform in Germany. It's roughly comparable to Facebook Marketplace. The first thing I...

Hey guys, I was also thinking about replacing the NEC tokens on a Ps3 CECHG04 with 1002 errors. The only question I have now is, why aren't the NEC Tokens replaced with new NEC Tokens? I mean, you can still get them on eBay and Aliexpress and it would be better to replace the broken part with...

If you do not read out the Syscon, nobody can tell you what is broken. Of course, there are a few things that are more likely to break, such as the 90nm RSX (which is not present in a CECHJ04) and the NEC tokens. But there is no way to say replace this component and the Ps3 will work again...

Okay. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

I use Arctic MX-4, which keeps my Ps3 and Ps4 consoles nice and cool. Give this one a try.

Yes I did a delid it was the dried up thermal paste under the IHS of the CELL. Now it's nice and quiet.

I took it apart. It wasn't the heat sink. So I delided it and now it starts up and is nice and quiet. So it was really just dried up thermal paste under the CELL I never thought it would shut down so quickly with old thermal paste as I have often tested the consoles without thermal paste between...

Okay thanks. Then I'll first check whether the heat sink is sitting correctly. If so, I will delid the CELL and hope that it was really just heat and no other defect.

No, I bought it as defective on purpose. Because it is in the Ps3 Starter Pack OVP with Need for Speed Pro Street and Uncharted as well as a second controller. This OVP is quite rare here. Unfortunately, it was only with the OVP and without the original accessories, but that doesn't matter for...

Hey guys, I have purchased a PS3 CECHG04 in OVP as a new project for my own collection. Now to my problem. The Ps3 overheats as soon as I press the power button. It stays on for about 10 seconds while the fan turns up to full speed and then it switches off. What could this be? The Syscon error...