Recent content by Wizzrobe

Finally got IHS off. I ended up sanding 2 of my painters knives the way that RIP Felix (if you're reading this, thanks for all the guides and content) recommended in another thread I was looking at. While a bit scary, everything came off and no scratched traces. I reassembled and everything has...

Sorry for the doublepost, I managed to get the error codes from PS3toolset. The shutdown errors are Ax0801103 errors. I can't find much about it, but it seems everyone who has this 1103 error damaged the CPU traces from delidding. However, I believe the 1103's said other people got were on...

Still haven't delided the Cell. Put the bare minimum together to boot and it can only stay on for a few minutes before the fan ramps up and it shuts down, likely from a thermal problem. I have checked my RSX and I'm making good die contact, so I suspect I have moved the Cell's IHS enough for...

Might have to do that, the painters knives did nothing and I've sprayed the crap out of the chip with WD-40 and this string has also done nothing. If this IHS doesn't come off soon, this board will be in 2 pieces...

Hello everyone, I've recently obtained a very worn down CECHA01 PS3. The thing works, but I'm trying to preserve it's life until the RSX inevitably fails. I heard that both the Cell and RSX can be delidded, so I decided to take a shot at it. I got the RSX quite easily, but the Cell has been...