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KenToad

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Edit: Fixed PS One - Abandoned Mod Chip
« on: October 19, 2005, 10:44:21 am »
I'm so bummed that I just fried my PS One while trying to mod it.  The CD rom stopped spinning. :'(  I already have one of the old gray boxes.  I need the small white PS One, since I recently got an LCD screen for the PS One.  I would really like to find a PS One for $20 plus whatever it costs to ship to area code 45701.

I would also appreciate any links or suggestions.  I will check out the nearest EB Games in a week or two.  I've seen PS Ones on Ebay for $18 plus $15 shipping.  That seems a little steep for shipping without insurance.  Plus, I don't really dig Ebay.  I don't have an account with them or with Paypal, although occasionally I use their online credit card swiper. 

Thanks in advance.

KenToad 

*Edit*  I forgot to mention that I don't need any controllers or even hookup wires.  I only want a working bare box.  Apparently, the wires alone go for $6-$8 on Ebay. 
« Last Edit: October 20, 2005, 08:33:41 am by KenToad »

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*Edit* Fixed PS One - Abandoned mod chip
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2005, 08:29:50 am »
I found a used broken PS One at my local rental/used games dealer.  I paid five bucks for it.  It has a broken CD rom.  Since my motherboard was fried, I just did the old exchange-o and got myself another working PS One.

Then I felt like the bomb squad cutting wires as I attempted for the second time to add a mod chip.  I don't know if my IDE wires weren't carrying enough juice or if the solder connections weren't complete, but the Mod Chip didn't work and I have abandoned the project for the moment.  I'll just stick with the swap disc that can't play games like Dino Crisis, Strider 2, and THPS 3 (not to mention being funky with multi-disc games).  Oh, well.  I still love the PS One/LCD combo.  I even run my Super NES through the LCD and it looks and sounds great.  My TV has been moved permanently to the basement.

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Re: Edit: Fixed PS One - Abandoned Mod Chip
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2005, 01:36:24 am »
just so you know theres like a billion ways to solder a mod chip for a psone depending how it was flashed.... ive tried 8 ways before getting a chip to work before... just remove solder nothing should be dead
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Re: Edit: Fixed PS One - Abandoned Mod Chip
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2005, 12:07:42 am »
Hey nullboy,

  Having trouble grokking what you're saying.  I just used the diagram supplied by my vendor.  It was identical to one I saw from another vendor.  There are a million little doodads on the motherboard of a PS One.  How did you go about trying out different soldering combinations? 

  Just wondering and I would love to be able to play my NES emulator on this box without having to swap disks. 

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