What should I do in this situation? - PS3Hax Network

mattbbx · 12-08-2008

It seems apparent that the Service mode in the PS3 can manage the pairing between the motherboard and the blu-ray drive controller. Unfortunately the controller I have went bad, but I do have another. (Origional is A1, the other I have is A2). I was thinking of preforming a NAND swap, but in all honesty I'm not that experienced with BGA and the likes.

What do you think I should do guys? Wait until someone reverse engineers the JIG for service mode (If in fact it can pair a different board in the first place) and/or releases a method of building one? Or bite the bullet and get out that heat gun, and then hope for the best?

I'm out on a limb here!

Thanks guys!

Pockets69 · 12-08-2008

umh...

i would say wait till reverse the JIG for service mode.... but if i was in your situation i would defenently bite the bullet as you said...
its safer to wait... but i wouldn't...

mattbbx · 12-08-2008

So tempting, but I'm afraid I'll kill it, I've been practicing but those stupid NANDs are so teeny tiny, and the pin spacing leaves no room for error.

Decisions decisions decisions! I wonder if anyone has the proper equipment to do this, I sure dont.

I have:

Heat Gun(250F-1100F)
Desoldering Braid
Soldering iron (15W, 30W, 15-50W, and one Butane)
Thin solder, silver, the works. Flux..etc

I just cant seem to be able to reball those suckers right!

`Mods · 12-08-2008

How many people in PS3 hax has the jig?

Ps3Rips · 12-08-2008

At the moment no one outside of internal sony staff and licensed service centre staff.

mattbbx · 12-09-2008

Okay-- I bit the bullet and did the nand swap.

Here is my issue:

I think I accidentally cooked my IC ( I hadn't pushed the foil all the way down, no big deal, just buy another IC). I dont know how to tell if the NAND Swap worked. Would it be safe to assume if I saw the blue light come on and flash a few times, and act as if it was reading it (The motor wouldnt spin due to me torching that IC)

I know last time I failed a NAND swap, it just acted as if no drive was connected.

Thanks!

MohammadAG · 12-09-2008

Originally Posted by mattbbx

Okay-- I bit the bullet and did the nand swap.

Here is my issue:

I think I accidentally cooked my IC ( I hadn't pushed the foil all the way down, no big deal, just buy another IC). I dont know how to tell if the NAND Swap worked. Would it be safe to assume if I saw the blue light come on and flash a few times, and act as if it was reading it (The motor wouldnt spin due to me torching that IC)

I know last time I failed a NAND swap, it just acted as if no drive was connected.

Thanks!

When the controller board isn't working no game would start even if it was on the HDD, try Life with PlayStation

mattbbx · 12-09-2008

Originally Posted by mohammad7410

When the controller board isn't working no game would start even if it was on the HDD, try Life with PlayStation

I don't have any games downloaded to test this, should I try to grab one off of the network?

MohammadAG · 12-09-2008

Originally Posted by mattbbx

I don't have any games downloaded to test this, should I try to grab one off of the network?

Try Life with Playstation it can be downloaded from the Folding@Home icon, or download a game from the PlayStation Network

mattbbx · 12-10-2008

Ok

Aaaaaaaand....IT WORKED! So a successful nand sawp it was!

I just ordered a new IC. I assume it is not safe to attempt to install this with a heat gun, and to solder each lead very very carefully?

12-08-2008	#1
mattbbx Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 19 Likes: 3 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What should I do in this situation? It seems apparent that the Service mode in the PS3 can manage the pairing between the motherboard and the blu-ray drive controller. Unfortunately the controller I have went bad, but I do have another. (Origional is A1, the other I have is A2). I was thinking of preforming a NAND swap, but in all honesty I'm not that experienced with BGA and the likes. What do you think I should do guys? Wait until someone reverse engineers the JIG for service mode (If in fact it can pair a different board in the first place) and/or releases a method of building one? Or bite the bullet and get out that heat gun, and then hope for the best? I'm out on a limb here! Thanks guys!

12-08-2008	#2
Pockets69 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 6,681 Likes: 2,087 Liked 2,449 Times in 1,389 Posts Mentioned: 139 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	umh... i would say wait till reverse the JIG for service mode.... but if i was in your situation i would defenently bite the bullet as you said... its safer to wait... but i wouldn't... __________________ <eussNL> judge: ´so why did you torrent 5 million AVI of women moaning´ <eussNL> <TizzyT> i dont judge if it sounds good i listen

12-08-2008	#4
`Mods Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA, WI Posts: 174 Likes: 6 Liked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How many people in PS3 hax has the jig? __________________ 160gig NTSC Launch PS3(60g w/ EE) with 60gig external drive for backups. :joyman:

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Ps3Rips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,081 Likes: 8 Liked 88 Times in 52 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	At the moment no one outside of internal sony staff and licensed service centre staff. __________________ ************************************ Exploiting Ps3 = while(!(succeed=try()));

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12-09-2008	#6
mattbbx Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 19 Likes: 3 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Okay-- I bit the bullet and did the nand swap. Here is my issue: I think I accidentally cooked my IC ( I hadn't pushed the foil all the way down, no big deal, just buy another IC). I dont know how to tell if the NAND Swap worked. Would it be safe to assume if I saw the blue light come on and flash a few times, and act as if it was reading it (The motor wouldnt spin due to me torching that IC) I know last time I failed a NAND swap, it just acted as if no drive was connected. Thanks!

12-10-2008	#10
mattbbx Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 19 Likes: 3 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ok Aaaaaaaand....IT WORKED! So a successful nand sawp it was! I just ordered a new IC. I assume it is not safe to attempt to install this with a heat gun, and to solder each lead very very carefully?

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