backups not working

[lufcfan]

Recheck all your wires and see if there are any bridges or dry joints. If there are, redo them. As long as you tried different media other than Princo DVD-R and it still isn't working, then I suspect you may have some wiring problems.

EDIT: In response to your edit, you should ALWAYS solder where the diagrams tell you - they say to do it there for a reason. As for multimeters, always check there is continuity between the solder point, and the pad, and then from pad to Power and Pad to GND. It's pretty fool proof this way


Another tip is to keep GND as short as possible. Have you got a picture of the install?

[DutchDemon]

yea, i do
the m is fastened in place, and the solder next to the scex is cleaned up, so thats not the problem.
http://www.gengvv.nl/DutchDemon/PS2/full.jpg
http://www.gengvv.nl/DutchDemon/PS2/diagonal.jpg

ill check the wires. do you know any points that i should double-check, ie, which might cause my problem?

btw, did you read the last part of my previous post? i think you might not have seen it, because i edited it a few mins ago...

[DutchDemon]

whats the pad?
the power is the 3.3 volt?
and the multimeter should beep on every of that tests?

ill try to solder the scex to where the diagram says, but its alot harder i think... also, it seems pretty weird to me.. it IS connected on the board afterall..

[lufcfan]

The pads are the solder points on the actual chip itself. You multimeter may not necessarily beep, just al long as it gives a reading - as long as it doesn't stay on infinate you should be OK...

[DutchDemon]

the scex is now stuck in the right place, but the capacitor next to it looks pretty badly messed up now :/ i think it's broken, my dad is not sure. well, we put the ps2 back together anyway, and its still working, but still doesn't boot backups... (always red screen, insert ps or ps2 disc)
is this a problem with the scex, or can it be something else? if it's with the scex, i think i might have to go find a proffessional solderer... :/

edit: also, should i upgrade my matrix infinity for any reason? might that help?

edit: i also discovered a strange thing... if i put in a copied ps1 disc, and force ps1 boot mode, then it boots... if i dont force the boot mode, then it doesnt boot. but, it doesnt boot right... it boots like this
well, its not really clear, but the piece of text should be in the mioddle, not all over the screen.
im not sure if this is a good or a bad thing, or if this is supposed to happen or something... but if i can get the screen right, then i want a force ps2 boot mode too :P

[DutchDemon]

editing sux... people have already read your reply, but dont see what you edited, because it doesnt show as an unread message :/

alright, what i was wondering, is there anything that i should check specifically in my case (ie, backups not working, originals do)? cuz i think i can get someone to replace the capacitor, but if that's not the problem, then why bother? so, i want to have one last check, but i gotta know what im looking for... any ideas?
o yeah, do read the edit of my last post if you haven't already