This service included a The console had a soft-mod and had previously been open to remove the clock capacitor. No additional work was found. The HDD was a stock 10GB. The console was also relatively dirty but initial testing showed that everything worked fine including the DVD drive. First port of call was to wash […]
The serviced purchased was: Playstation 1 The console was a PU-20 revision 70003. Tested in advance to make sure that CDs are reading well. The installation of the Mayumi chip is done on top of the motherboard. The installation of the DFO is done on the underside of the motherboard. First it needs the removal
The serviced purchased was the installation of a N64RGB mod 2.1 sold by Retroupgrades. The modkit comes with two flex cables with a PCB and two flex cables. One of them should be soldered to the RCP-NUS chip, and the other one to the back of the multi-out connector. Both of them then get connected
This guide is for flashing and assembling a Mayumi V4 modchip. Required parts Start up Xgpro (tested with v12.66) and connect the T48 programmer Ensure the right chip is selected by clicking in top-left button that says “Select IC” and typing PIC12F508 in the search box. From there, Manufacturer is Microchip and Device is PIC12F508
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The serviced purchased was: Playstation 1 The console was received already modded with a SIOX board to support a PSIO cart, but the cart itself wasn’t provided. The installation of the MFO was first. Only the GPU clock was required as this version of the board, PU-18, doesn’t need a subcarrier mod even if the
Check the revision of the board because the pins of the GPU might be different. This guide is for GPU 315-5700 and 315-5660 Lift the pins in the video encoder. First check that pins 21, 22 and 23 have continuity with the top 3 pins of the DIN connector. The lift those pins using an
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The serviced purchased was: Installation was performed with two 26 AWG wires, although due to the orientation of the dummy load board and to keep the wires tidy, the red wire was wired to the pad marked as GND, and the black wire to the pad marked 12V. This doesn’t matter as resistors are not
The service purchased was an OG Xbox Refurbishment and modding 1TB + after testing that a partical recap had solved some video glitching issues. The original state of the console was visually poor both outside and inside. This was mostly dust and dirt which did come off after the TLC process The plastic of the
The capacitors were bulding already despite the console working. Some small amount of rust in the shield which I removed mechanically and added a protective layer to Some pictures of the RAM upgrade process and Xblast OS reporting the success of the installation of the 4 modules Testing the Topvint ModXo modchip booting into PrometheOS
PS2 SCPH-39003 Black – TLC service Some pictures of the console as it was received before dissasembly Some more pictures after disassembly First of all full disassembly and bath of plastic components and clenaing and oiling of the fan The AV port is a particular worry. Really rusted, the metal shield slightly bent and one
