Infinity install prob, advice needed please

[mrbluesman]

Originally Posted by spedmetal

What are your exact symptoms again?

The console boots normally and plays originals but the "Infinty v1.2" text is not underneath the Playstation 2 logo on the boot screen which leads me to think theres a prob with the power supply to the chip. I appreciate your patience with me on this, I'm an electrician and not an elctronics engineer so please tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree.

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regards

Col

[mrbluesman]

I got the chip from the same place I got it from when I did my v9, the same supplier that a certain Mr "LUFCFAN" uses, I don't think my soldering is that bad but no offence taken

[sl33p]

ground bounce... never even heard of that till now, seems logical. i would just take his advice andshorten the ground. sped is a very smart guy! ground bounce.. wtf lol

[mrbluesman]

yes I sorta got that impression, I did my homework when I chipped my v9 and sped's installations are very tidy, I'll shorten the ground wire tomorrow and keep you all up to speed, this is better than corrie.....lol

regards

Col

[H|LLJD00]

Im not bad mouthing your soldiering at all, its just it looks a bit big, if you get me

In my Systems & Control lessons, the teacher would just put our work in the bin if it wasn't perfect, well basically.

I gotta get a new soldiering iron, wire and solider and anything else im going to need, as I am gonna give it a go. (prob mess up my ps2 )

[mrbluesman]

Ok, I've shortened the GND wire and took it to the edge of the motherboard, it's now about 1/2 inch long. Updated pics of the install can be seen here,

http://groups.msn.com/Colspages/colspics.msnw?Page=Last

I've checked all soldering for shorts, bridges etc both visually with a 10x magnifiying glass and also with a multimeter. I've also sent an email to the Matrix team.
The console works perfectly and plays originals, it's as if the chip is not there. One suggestion I've had is that some Matrix chips have left the factory with no bios installed and the chip needs to be flashed from memory card manager, I'll have to wait and see what the Matrix team have to say.

I'm stumped

[H|LLJD00]

I wonder if you and LUFC_Fan both got your chips from the same batch, if you get me?

Like all made at the same time, so both of you have the same problem... SOunds too me its that.