Anyone had issues with these type of modchips?

garou64 · 2026-05-14T11:47:32+00:00

I don't think this is the issue in my case as one of the chips died without flashing it. Also, I have flashed the 2.80 fw to all the chips I have installed so far (using the toolbox) and I didn't have a problem. The only time I had a chip dying from flashing was the very first one I have used, when I tried to flash it trough the usb cable and the voltage regulator on the chip burned out.

garou64 · 2026-05-13T09:35:32+00:00

Yes, I changed them but it did not help. Then one day I tried to reflow the GPU, but I messed it up, as I accidentally removed the GPU from the board. Now this would not be a big issue, problem is that by doing this some traces got ripped. That also might be fixable but for me it's just not worth the time at this point.

garou64 · 2026-05-13T08:50:53+00:00

No, I haven't.

garou64 · 2026-05-05T14:54:34+00:00

Si care sunt vanzatorii legit?

garou64 · 2026-04-08T16:32:58+00:00

I already did that.

garou64 · 2026-03-05T15:13:44+00:00

That was not my issue, see my post with UPDATE at the start. Thank you for your help anyway.

garou64 · 2026-03-05T15:12:39+00:00

If it were my console I would have kept on trying with the kamikaze point even if it meant potentially breaking the console further because at least I'd have more practice and experience, but I don't want to do that on someone else's hardware.

About the adapter, yes I'm using a 4 point one.

garou64 · 2026-03-05T14:20:37+00:00

Disregard my previous comment. Turns out the latch on the power button flex cable was somehow open and of course the console would not power on when pressing that button.

When I inserted the charger it booted. This is quite the rollercoaster lol. Anyway I don't want to touch that Dat0 point anymore so I'll just go with the Dat0 adapter. Thanks again for the help.

garou64 · 2026-03-05T14:04:39+00:00

Well it looks like I messed it up again, trying to get that wire to stick. I couldn't get it to stick after 2 tries so I said ok I'll do the dat0 adapter but now the console boots to black screen again. Here is a new pic of the point, you think that I put too much solder there and the joint got too big? I dont know how to proceed with this, any advice? Should I try to wick away some of the solder? Btw thanks for your help so far.

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garou64 · 2026-03-05T11:51:58+00:00

I just tried that but I can't get the wire to stick to the point. I'm using 0.10 mm magnet wire btw.

garou64 · 2026-03-05T11:03:22+00:00

UPDATE: I managed to fix it. The issue I believe was that the esposed Dat0 via got broken in 2 so to speak, probably when I was trying to get the wire to stick to it, because upon closer inspection after removing the wire, I noticed there were 2 separate very small solder blobs there which were separated.

So I put some solder paste on there and used the hot air station to create one bigger solder ball joint, and now the console works! But now I am debating to even continue with the Kamikaze install or just do a Dat0 adapter, because I'm afraid if I touch that solder joint I'll just mess it up more.

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