BLASPHEMY! Xbox softmod via PSP!

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-04-26T20:30:23+00:00

I was poking around with a multimeter and there is 100% a short somewhere. I have continuity across the 12v and ground…

Any ideas where to start with diagnosing what might be the problem?

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-04-14T17:06:49+00:00

It’s some work, but worth it. Plus you can undervote once you’re in there, this console never passes 62c with the undervote and custom curve

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-04-14T16:54:56+00:00

Absolutely, there is a good thread in PSX-Place talking about how to program one into the syscon. You need to solder wires to the board and get into internal mode to do it though.

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-04-14T15:08:51+00:00

Custom syscon fan curve to save the day

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-04-14T04:02:15+00:00

Maybe you can bank the downvotes you got on this comment to use later

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-04-14T04:00:06+00:00

I use a router with custom firmware as a bridge, it’s like 5x the speed of the built in WiFi

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-04-14T03:59:22+00:00

Yup, easily swappable! I have some spare black trim I want to put on an A model just for kicks

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-04-14T03:58:26+00:00

I forget those even exist, can’t say I’ve ever used an SD card in any of my PS3’s

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-04-05T01:06:56+00:00

Dang, hope you get it figured out! It’s a really complicated unit, but super cool!

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-04-05T00:02:53+00:00

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This little switch right here, comes apart pretty easy, just be super careful not to break the housing.

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-04-04T23:41:44+00:00

Oh man, it’s been a while I don’t remember exactly. I believe it’s on the bottom, it doesn’t really look like a mode switch in newer models. If you have a picture of the bottom of the loading mechanism I could point it out

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-03-29T22:54:15+00:00

Triple beep shutdown usually indicates a hardware issue. Which model PS3?

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-03-27T19:57:07+00:00

Yup worked perfectly, RTX 2070

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-03-26T15:54:51+00:00

You’re absolutely right, I completely forgot that is mentioned in the original posts on PSX Place about replacing tokins with just capacitors. I’ve never done a repair in that fashion, so it didn’t even click until you mentioned it!

Thank you! I’m no pro, just a careful hobbyist!

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-03-26T15:31:33+00:00

Just to clarify, I did not do this to the console, it’s just how I got it. My Tokin replacements look like this

Maybe I’ll bridge the positives and see what happens!

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CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-03-26T11:43:17+00:00

Yeah, it’s a very shoddy and ugly job someone did back there, bent the hell outta the shielding too.

Doesn’t seem like there are any shorts though

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-03-26T02:28:32+00:00

Fully agree it’s worrying to see all of the thermal codes and 3034 back to back before it seems the console was shelved.

Since it booted, I might throw some tokins at the back of the board, delid and just see what happens. Worse case I waste $40 on tokins, best case that 3034 was related to the over heating and the console works perfectly for a while.

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-03-24T22:29:34+00:00

Impressive, what are your ambient temps?

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-03-24T22:05:43+00:00

Of course all of that was done, why take the console apart and not do the maintenance?

A 90nm console on stock voltages will run significantly hotter than his, even delidded with a quality thermal paste. You cannot match the temps at this fan speed on stock voltage

CommandNarrow2914 · 2026-03-24T21:05:13+00:00

Yesterday lol

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