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The connector where that driver gear board is sitting is fine, I assume. So possibly the ic that went bad. All the other fuses ok (tracking, sled fuse ok?) Can refer to this to make it easier (and for those looking for solutions)

Hey, your best bet would be to pull a drive from another 5000-series PS2(preferably dead if possible). Second hand shops or pawn dealers(people who take your goods for lending/exchanging cash) can offer these to you at a discounted rate or for free if they're generous enough.

Hi all, Have a PS2 39004 that I revived having found a blown 3v fuse (one of the modchip wires possibly touched the heatsink or ground. I uninstalled the modchip once and attempted to load original games and dvd video. It has this strange glitching sound as it boots and reads discs...

Holding L on boot unloads all plugins. Useful for broken/unreliable plugins or when plugins conflict with each other Can make the epilepsy warning custom using the custom warning text plugin (requires a text document with the text you want or you can use autoplugin for making that quicker and...

Downgrading to 3.60 will give you FULL stock firmware unless you asked for enso to be installed via vitadeploy. Why the console would brick has to do with the sizing of the bootlogo and other factors(please refer to skgleba as he is more knowledgeable). You can run his enso_ex and select the...

Hi, Having issues selecting vmcs for games-when an existing vmc is named in the configure VMC tab it does not allow you to scroll down to save that selection. Only generic_ 0 or 1 and leaving it blank are supported

Hi @MetalMonkey , I've built one (soldering adapter to ps2 mc board) for a 90004 PAL PS2 slim. Works fine in slot 2 using OPL 1.2.0 beta (1875 as of present). It doesn't pull heavy loads. it's just needed for pull up(ack). see pin 8 on the photo. 3 and 6 on the adapter are VSS( AKA GND/ground)...

Hi, will add further on in the day. I have no issue with this as this is for experimenting, learning purpose and so others can learn too. I may have gone too far, but no problem. Yes, I used a needle but thought it was possible to expose traces like you usually can on cellphones/ pcbs etc...

@sandungas at that point in time no I did not sand anything. I have now with 2000 grit(anything harder i.e lower grit and pcb will begin to ruin) and have attempted with no success yet. Will continue later on. Adding pictures.

Hi all, warm greetings to @ElGris and @sandungas Long time no see. Here's the cpu/CELL under a microscope: For reference, the key being BE MONTBLANC is the area where I scratched it (in the bottom left). No Barlow lens here, so I propped it on a box small enough to fit under it. Not sure if I...

Update: got the fiberglass pen; don't seem to have microscopes at the usual stores I go to for parts. Will keep informed on more things as soon as I can

Edit:Yes we have plenty of those insulated wires at home- the copper strands will be just nice for the job!:nevreness: Haha spaghetti fix:tranquillity::flustered:, it's a matter of hit and miss.... the console has not been used in 2 years, and as everyone suggested to use a painters knife and...

I've seen a trace before on 360 that was "patched" with the same enameled wire- just needed to burn it with the soldering iron tip as you mentioned so solder can stick to it. how @ElGris has made it simple is exciting. The 5th picture (the one with the soldered wire to the lines/traces)...

Thank you. Got 0.10mm jumper wire (enamel wire) at hand. Will check later on in the day for other jumper wire if needed, and if others possibly are in posession of microscopes.