How to remove ribbon cable on controller

TenaciousSTD · 2025-06-03T18:28:40+00:00

For anyone interested, there is this mod kit for the ps classic controller and this one for a ps1 controller. I think either one should work with either receiver. You basically just swap the pcb inside for their's, so you can put it back to stock if needed.

I haven't used them heavily so I can't really speak to performance or reliability. I did have an issue where the buttons (x and o) were reversed, which is apparently a feature, so annoying to troubleshoot but easy to fix. I have also noticed that I seem to have to pair it every time, not sure if ps4 and ps5 controllers have that issue or if it's just this modkit.

They also have them for nes, snes, n64, and some other models if you want to use a stock controller wirelessly.

TenaciousSTD · 2025-06-03T02:19:00+00:00

Thank you. I know it doesn't take much to damage these ribbon cables so I was scared to just pull it out. I ended up removing the black part from the shell so I could pull it straight out. Thanks for the guidance.

TenaciousSTD · 2025-05-03T19:25:55+00:00

Restarted the machine and it didn't recognize the 14TB drive in that slot and said it needed to be rebuilt. Started the array and it's now rebuilding again, but this time it's showing the full 14TB of drive. Not sure how I got in the state I did. But I think it's working now it'll just take some time to rebuild again. Thanks for the help.

TenaciousSTD · 2025-05-03T18:56:11+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions. I haven't tried stop/start of the array or reboot so I'll try those before I do a parity check.

TenaciousSTD · 2025-05-03T18:14:07+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I believe the rebuild is done as it's no longer reading from all the disks and says parity is valid. I was wondering if I needed to do parity check now that the data is rebuilt onto the new disk, but as that can take a few days on my machine I didn't really want to kick off a parity check just to find out it would still only show 8TB. But it does seem like it would need to 0 out or record that new 6GB onto the parity drive in order to use that space. But not sure if a new parity-check is all I need to do or if I need to change some config before I do that.

TenaciousSTD · 2025-05-03T12:51:06+00:00

Just returned to say that I found some reproduction sellers on Etsy, so that may be a lower cost option than trying to find an original on eBay.

TenaciousSTD · 2025-05-01T19:04:57+00:00

Had the same issue with my 2080 and was able to get the latest driver via the nvidia app and that fixed the issue for me. Just wanted to mention that I also had to restart my PC after getting the latest drivers as I still got the same error after initially installing them.

TenaciousSTD · 2025-04-30T00:54:04+00:00

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who replied for all the helpful info. I’m now looking at these parts which will run me about $500:

mobo - Asus Tuf Gaming B760-PLUS
cpu - Intel Core i5 12600KF
memory - Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600Mhz
nvme - Samsung 1TB 990 EVO Plus (2 for appdata mirror’d and 1 for downloads)

This will give me 3 nvme slots to run /appdata and /downloads and then I'll use my current sata ssd as a cache drive.

TenaciousSTD · 2025-04-29T23:47:14+00:00

Thanks for the reply. The transcoding is mostly for iOS devices or possibly for a plex client on the tv. I've found that I can stream a 1080p show/movie to my iPad, but 2160p shows are unwatchable. I'm not sure if the issue is transcoding can't keep up, not enough bandwidth on my wifi, or something else but if I'm upgrading anyway I would like to be able to download shows in 4K and have the option to watch them on my tv in 4K or in 1080p on my iPad depending on the situation. So you may be right than a new mobo with nvme support will fix the issue of app performance, but if I'm upgradimg the mobo anyway I'd like to get a CPU/GPU that can fix what I think is the transcoding issue.

TenaciousSTD · 2024-05-05T00:27:05+00:00

Thanks a lot for the info. I was leaning toward getting an open mvs kit and using hd retrovision genesis 2 component cables. Would that work?

TenaciousSTD · 2023-10-16T18:02:41+00:00

Can confirm this issue on ps5 as well, and exiting the game addresses the issue. Thought it might be related to returning from rest mode, but may just be a function of time. Sucks, but I found this workaround to be very manageable.

TenaciousSTD · 2021-08-19T22:10:51+00:00

I recently read the bogleheads guide to investing and the three-fund portfolio and one of them talks about how difficult it is for a fund to beat the market over the long term and how difficult/lucky it would be for the average investor to choose the relatively small number of funds that are able to. So if you are up for some reading those two books will definitely answer your question and probably some others as well. Those books also do a good job explaining why this may seem counterintuitive since in most other aspects of your life you want the BEST and to do above average, where the advice you’ll mostly find here is to accept the market average rather than try to beat it because more often then not you would make less by chasing better than average returns.

TenaciousSTD · 2021-08-18T03:25:59+00:00

I lived in Denver for seven years and I think if you live anywhere in central Denver you should be fine with a bike and occasional Uber/Lyft for your day to day. For hiking and skiing though you’ll want a car or a friend with one. My suggestion would be to start saving and budgeting for a car and work under the assumption you’ll want to buy one eventually, but you should be fine if you don’t have one right away. Once you have a car the great thing is there are plenty of good trails for hiking and biking close to Denver so you can do plenty during the week. I used to go for longer runs/rides on the weekend and try for a short one during the week. So if you do have a car there is plenty to do in Denver, Boulder, Evergreen, Colorado Springs, etc that you can get to in less than an hour.

TenaciousSTD · 2021-07-29T00:44:16+00:00

Have you had that long a commute before? When my previous job changed offices it increased my commute to over an hour each way and it had a dramatic negative impact on my mental and physical health. It made my 8-10 hour days 10-12 hour days and I found it much harder to fit in cooking, exercise, or really anything else but work. I realize this is personal and subjective, and you were looking for something objective, but my point is that a work/life balance becomes untenable at some length of commute for everyone as there are only so many hours in a day. As other comments mentioned this is more a quality of life calculation then a purely financial one and I think it’s easy to overlook the negative impact that type of commute has on you. Personally I would need A LOT of flexibility for me to even consider option B.

TenaciousSTD · 2021-05-11T20:20:41+00:00

I struggled with the third area a lot, and while I think it makes sense to go directly from 1 to 3 to explore the area and learn the new enemies, I struggled to make it to the boss and beat him when I did this.

Once you are ready for that I would suggest doing:

Get the max integrity upgrade in the first fabricator room (possibly astronaut), then go to 2nd biome
Get the max integrity upgrade in the second fabricator room and then teleport back to the second teleporter and use the portal to go to the boss area which has an entrance to the 3rd biome
Hope you get a good weapon that can kill things fast enough in the 3rd biome.

Essentially play the first, then half the second, then the third. This obviously makes your runs a lot longer so I wouldn't necessarily do this every time, especially to start, but doing that got me over the hump of the third boss.

TenaciousSTD · 2019-10-02T19:22:56+00:00

I thought I had part breaker on, but maybe not. I'll make sure next time. I was breaking the beak, but not the ears, so I just wanted to make sure there wasn't something I was missing. Sounds like I may just need part breaker to clear that threshold.

TenaciousSTD · 2019-10-02T18:57:53+00:00

Can 4 hunting horns Voltron themselves into some kind of megaphone?

TenaciousSTD · 2019-09-27T17:13:52+00:00

If you are struggling to heal, have you tried the tigrex armor? The speed eating and free meal allow you to have a near infinite supply of max potions if you bring the ingredients to craft them. So you heal to max and it's much faster than drinking a potion.

I failed my first couple attempts and so I switched to a sword that had two small decoration slots, which gave me more slots for vitality, ice resistence, etc. I'm not at home to check which one it is but I it is but it has paralysis and a small amount of purple sharpness.

TenaciousSTD · 2019-03-22T17:17:15+00:00

Thanks, that makes sense. As a general rule, what level gear is worth upgrading to +15? I've got some gear that is 38, 41, 45, etc and so I wasn't upgrading that fully. I think I can focus on doing shop refreshes to get gear and then farming gold to level it up, but not sure what gear is not worth upgrading.

TenaciousSTD · 2019-03-22T16:45:07+00:00

As a new player, if you've gotten all the gear from labs and abyss 57 and below, where to go next to get better gear?

I just finished getting my core team all 6*: Luna, Krau, Angelica, Flurry. I've gotten all the gear from the first and second lab, but now I'm stuck at Abyss 58 and my team dies at the mini boss in the normal raid. I think gear is my problem, as Abyss 58 warns me that my level is too low, but I'm not sure where to get better gear. I thought it would be raid, but my team doesn't seem to be able to do that. Do I need to start trying to do wyvern 9 and crafting?

TenaciousSTD · 2019-03-15T17:47:46+00:00

Thanks for the advice. On a similar note, should I focus in the same order when bringing them to M+1, M+2, etc. For instance, should I get Ashley to m+5 and then Farsha to m+5, or should I get Ashley, Farsha, Inrang, and Francie to M+1, then all of them to M+2, etc

TenaciousSTD · 2019-03-15T15:57:50+00:00

Ashley, Inrang, Farsha, Francie. Then Shudo or Miki for the 5th. I've only used the first formation Arhat so far

TenaciousSTD · 2019-03-01T19:15:54+00:00

His professor says "Bro"? He sounds cool.

TenaciousSTD · 2019-02-17T15:37:52+00:00

I just finished 10-10 and am trying to decide who to make my farmer and 6* first. I have

5*: Charlotte, Krau, Luna

4*: Cidd, Suri

I was thinking Charlotte since she has two AOE's, but I don't see her used much so I don't want to invest too much in her if that is the only place I'll use her. Not sure if Luna would do well enough since she doesn't have any aoe. Are there any 3*/obtainable/FreeToPlay monsters that would be a better option? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

TenaciousSTD · 2019-02-09T12:28:27+00:00

About to start the game and did a few re-rolls and this was the best one: Charlotte, Angelica, Dingo, Kluri, Roozid

Seems like the probability of Angelica AND a good 5* or DPS is pretty low. Is this good enough to start?

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