I bought a PS3 CECHA12 from an old PS repair shop. It had been sitting in a dark and dusty storage room for about five years. There was a note on it saying the processor was faulty, but I didn't mind since the price was affordable. When I brought it home and checked the motherboard, I noticed that the CELL-BE and RSX lids had been opened before. However, there were no broken pins or any issues with the neighboring components. My guess is that the repairman had applied heat to the chips using a heat gun.
Following the syscon guide prepared by rip-felix, I made the connections, and just as I was about to test it, the PS3 booted up without any issues. At this point, the console would shut down after 15 minutes of gameplay, and the disc drive wasn't functioning properly. I replaced the ZSSR539IA power supply with an APS-216 and also remarried the disc drive. While using it in this condition, it would only crash after 2-3 hours of playing demanding games like The Last of Us.
I used the console for about 120 hours in total, and now I'm seeing the 3034 error. At this point, I have only one question: do you think this PS3 is worth saving, or should I look for a new console? If necessary, I'm willing to try the Frankenstein guide, but I believe there might be many other issues with the console. I'm curious to hear your opinions—thanks in advance!
This is my first post, so I haven't figured out how to share images yet. If you right-click on the images and open them in a new tab, they should be visible.
If they still don't show up, I'll write down every different code below.
0xA0801601
0xA08014FF
0xA0801701
0xA0801001
0xA0802022
0xA0901001
0xA0801004
0xA0801201
0xA0801002
0xA0803003
0xA0803034
Following the syscon guide prepared by rip-felix, I made the connections, and just as I was about to test it, the PS3 booted up without any issues. At this point, the console would shut down after 15 minutes of gameplay, and the disc drive wasn't functioning properly. I replaced the ZSSR539IA power supply with an APS-216 and also remarried the disc drive. While using it in this condition, it would only crash after 2-3 hours of playing demanding games like The Last of Us.
I used the console for about 120 hours in total, and now I'm seeing the 3034 error. At this point, I have only one question: do you think this PS3 is worth saving, or should I look for a new console? If necessary, I'm willing to try the Frankenstein guide, but I believe there might be many other issues with the console. I'm curious to hear your opinions—thanks in advance!
This is my first post, so I haven't figured out how to share images yet. If you right-click on the images and open them in a new tab, they should be visible.
If they still don't show up, I'll write down every different code below.
0xA0801601
0xA08014FF
0xA0801701
0xA0801001
0xA0802022
0xA0901001
0xA0801004
0xA0801201
0xA0801002
0xA0803003
0xA0803034
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