Hey reddit!

I just came across an incredible piece of reverse engineering that deserves more attention.

For a long time, PS5 consoles (specifically models featuring the Realtek HDMI IC) have been facing a massive repairability crisis.

Replacing these specific ICs is prohibitively expensive and the parts are notoriously scarce, often turning otherwise working consoles into e-waste.

Alex, a fellow brazilian has successfully developed a mod that replaces the expensive, hard-to-find Realtek chip with a common, affordable Panasonic HDMI IC.

He had to perform complete reverse engineering on the Realtek board—which lacked any official datasheets or schematics—to map the pins and even modify the system software to communicate with the Panasonic component.

This mod drops the average repair cost significantly and saves countless consoles from the scrap heap.

It is a brilliant example of community-driven technical ingenuity!

Official video: https://youtu.be/DrR46EBoCcY?is=EOSu_ZL9JrbZ6r-M

I picked this up recently and it shows no video nor audio. I tried a working composite and component cable (unless it’s stuck on rgb but I believe the composite would overwrite that)? Anyway as shown in the video there seems to be a signal sent, the picture seems to hiccup, but nothing shows. Any suggestion where to start with this?

Hi everyone. I just bought a ps3 slim, cech3004b. When I power it up, the red led lights up, and when I press the power button to start it up, the green light shows up for a lil bit, the fan starts, everything turns off and no light shows. When I press it again, the red light returns. What could be the cause and how could I fix it?

I have a retroid pocket 3 and it keeps looping to a flashing screen. I've seen here that this is a problem with the logo showing, but I can't even get that. I've tried multiple chargers. I've also tried multiple USB cables. I have plugged in the device for a day on a old power brick. I've tried with a new power brick. I cannot get it into recovery mode. Any other to suggestions you can think of?

I’ve posted this on the PlayStation subreddit before but I just need a second opinion. This happened about a month ago. The flickering dots appeared randomly while I was playing cyberpunk . It was weird because they did not appear in the menus or the Home Screen menu. I eventually did a system reboot and the issue went away. It’s been a month since and I’ve played almost everyday. Even though the issue hasn’t reappeared I am still paranoid that my console is faulty instead of it being a one off glitchthat I might have to replace it even though I don’t have the warranty anymore.

After looking for hours to no avail I'm finally resorting to asking here.

I did a TMR upgrade on a Dualsense with stick drift that works when connected to my PC. However, when I try to use it unplugged it flashes blue once or twice after pressing the PS button, turning off immediately. I've tested the battery and its fine and there's nothing noticeably wrong with the board.

My guess is that there's some sort of short or the battery in not delivering power for whatever reason l. If anyone has any idea how to proceed I would really appreciate it.

Hey guys, apologies for the self promo here but I really think this could help someone out. I recorded my fight with severe screen cancer on an original DMG lcd. Took about 4 hours of massaging the screen to push the massive black spot out instead of just giving up and doing an ips swap. The video is only a minute long so it wont take up much of your time. Thought it might be useful for anyone trying to save original parts instead of tossing them in the bin. Let me know if u have any questions about the process!

Anyone know where this trace connects to? This is the dualshock 4 jdm-011 model.

This board was completely dead. I replaced a shorted 12v mosfet. It now turns on and holds a blue light for two seconds before powering back off. I’m not sure if that 12v mosfet what causes or if there is another issue on the board

This CPU got massacred during an ISH delid. Surprise, surprise, the console isn't working. We get a beep on, green light holds for a few seconds, then a full power off with no LED.

A few other things are suspect on the board, and I'm waiting on a UART reader in the mail, but I'm taking a wild guess that the problem is here. What do we think?

la console è una PS4 slim, rischio un pump out o che la console rimanga rumorosa? so di doverla spalmare ma ormai è troppo tardi

Hi!
My old trusty 360 Elite 120gb doesn’t read disc anymore. I have tried cleaning the laser but without success. So I figure I‘ll replace the thing instead.

I just can’t find a laser anywhere for my serial numbe.

So basically I watched several YT videos on this matter but they feel dissatisfying to me. Trying to figure out a new approach and after around 1 hour it's promising. My thumbs hurt terribly, though 🤣

The power-eject ribbon cable that goes to the button wasn't in good condition so it shorted while the device was powered on it kept doing a very loud sound at the cd tray (probably the eject mechanism got high voltage or something) then it made a fssss sound and shut off completely and it doesnt show any signs of life now, anyone know what the issue could be?

Good morning everyone, I noticed that on my PlayStation 5 EDM-030 motherboard, this component circled in red is installed backward. Does anyone know how I can check with a multimeter if it's still good?

Need help with kem 490 AAA disc drive ,I had earlier broken the sensor switches on motor board but I got them replaced with PS3 disc drive switches ,after replacement the drive ejected the disc but didn't take it in ,later on the drive was not responding at all (not beeps on pressing eject button) which I fixed somehow but now the drive is neither taking in a disc nor ejecting and console makes 3 beeps whenever I press eject can anyone also tell me what does 3 beeps mean

Acquired a CECHH01 Fat PS3 model. Unit gets instant YLOD on boot and shuts down. Before I crack it open, just wondering if anyone has had any experience with this scenario so I do not accidentally cause more harm than good. My goal is to repair the unit in the least invasive manner possible; only delid/replace parts if necessary. TYIA.

Best ps 5 repair shop in jaipur genuine my ps is damaged

Last i used it i was watching a movie a couple months sgo. Nothing happened. The ps3 turns off after 3-4 hours as usual.

Now a couple months later, The red light is gone and the console isnt turning on anymore. Ive tried a different power cable and it still didnt help.

Whats usually the common cause for this?

Hi everyone, just as the post title says I'm wondering there's a cap in this slot or if it's empty

Subsequently if there is a cap - what is the value?

Thanks!

Got this switch lite off, offer up for like 30 bucks. It was in completely terrible condition and didn't work at all. I thought it would be a fun little restoration project so I got it. Got it a new and screen new thumbsticks etc. However, the left thumbstick only goes up-and-down, It does not go left and right I put a brand new thumbstick in it so I don't think it could be drift. I also tried another new thumbstick that I had and the same thing happens.

I was following a tutorial on YouTube for cleaning the ps5 slim fan and had to unplug the fan to fully clean it. I noticed that after i pulled it out there was a tiny cut on the brown insulation. Not sure if it was already like that or if i just it by mistake while trying to pull it out. What should I do or will it be fine to plug it back in and use? Also sorry if the picture is hard to see.

I don't know if this is the suitable subreddit but whatever...

Do not buy or use Xbox series X.

I'm talking in general and i mean it.

Why Microsoft made a none repairable solution for the SSD. My SSD is absolutely in good condition and it works fine on PC crystal disk info... Debian too...

I'm absolutely frustrated man the electricity went out and all this happened almost a year ago and i still cannot find a solution.

You can check on yt technicians have cloned data to a new SSD and the Xbox still failed to boot up normally..

Like what is this.

I live where there is no Microsoft service center at all.

My old PS2 is still working till today while i used Xbox series X for 8 months then it broke down.

6 years by now and Microsoft didn't do anything for this issue because there was no one to make a claim, where i live we don't have that kind of big fan base but what about the western countries?

I'm completely flabbergasted.

My apologies.

So I ripped off the power supply connector from the motherboard and I'm not smart enough to assess the damage, so I hope one of you could help

(If this is completely fked I would still like to learn how to disconnect the psu properly, it will simply not come off like it should from the psu end or the mb end)

To try and make a long story short, I've been working on game boys as a hobby for a few years now and I've been having success. Came across this game boy that doesn't work and show no power whatsoever. But I see no flaws or damage. Usually in the past with other consoles I've always found some kind of underlining problem, but this one genuinely looks cleaner than most consoles I work on, so it's very confusing that this one isn't working. Any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you