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My ps2 chipped with an NH3 is not working ever since I brought it to a friends house. What I get is a 5 second extra of the cd tray coming out after pressing the eject button when in standby mode, I also hear a louder noise when starting up, like a fan. Anyone know what could be the problem? 39001 is the version number making it a v7, I would really appreciate if anyone can solve this, please note that I have no experience in chipping, nor opening the ps2, but if I must as long as it is a simple job, I will.
I would take it appart and see if anything came loose. Look here (http://www.modchip.ca/install/ps2/general/ps2apart.pdf)
Okay, I removed the cover but I don't want to do too much in the risk of it messing up even more. I think it is something wrong wit the disk tray, because before this happened, the blue light would come immeadiately after pressing eject or reset, now it takes up to 5-8 seconds to come out.
dust2dust
18-05-2003, 01:52
its something wrong inside the ps2
only way to repair it is to open it
Well if you aren't going to open it up took have a look, you will have to pay somebody to fix it....
I just opened the case, that danger sign after that scared me off. And about that somebody who fixes it, they would just rip me off. I guess that it my only choice though..
Where you located? If you are in the US send it to Bill of freedomlives.com. Very reliable.
Wow my 3000th post.:D
That is not too far from Chicago, but it will cost ya a wad of cash just to pay for the shipping there and back. You might want to try emailing him. Say you have used his services before and ask if he has any ideas why you are having this problem.
I guess I can do that. Do you have any guesses on what part of the ps2 isn't working right? As I sad, the cd tray comes out 5 seconds later than usual and the blue light doesn't show until those 5 seonds. I should have brought my m2, that way if it broke, I could still load it on the browser without having to press reset.
Can you still boot games? Your problem sounds similar to a bios pin problem. Usually the problems you are describing are also accompanied by the fact that you have difficulty going back to standby also. If this is the case then it is definetly a BIOS problem.
No I cannot boot games, since this ps2 is chipped with an NH3, you can't load from the browser, if it happened to my messiah I could. And I have no trouble oing into standby mode.
K, last time i'll bump this, I just need a basic idea of what is wrong.
Still would start off by checking out the bios. Get the most powerful magnifying lens you can find and a nice well lit area. If you are lucky it is just a wire that has come loose and is bridging a gap. Worst case senario would be that a solder ball is rolling around and bridged that gap, this is much harder to spot. Also be sure to check out all other connections and do a check for solder that could have fallen off the iron and onto the board.
Okay, I have no idea what the bios is, guess i'll just send it to someone. Thanks anyway.
If you were to take it apart yourself I would recommend downloading one of charlie's install guides for the messiah2. This will tell you were the BIOS chip is. There are 9 wires soldered to the chip. In the newer version PS2 these are the only wires that go directly to a chip and are extremely close to each other. This is where most bridging problems occur.
I don't think this is the chips fault, there is a delay when I press eject of 5 seconds, after that the blut light fnally comes on, and tht weird sound goes away.
The BIOS is a chip on the mother board of the PS2. There are 9 points on the modchip that are soldered to this chip on the motherboard. For the newer versions this is the most difficult part of the install and where most trouble happens.
Ohh. So it might have been damaged when I took it to my friends house? He may have dropped it.
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