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PlayStation 3: PS3 Has Broken Blu Ray Drive, it wont connect due to a roken ZIF clip.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:26:44 -0700

My BC Ps3 launch day drive wont connect to the console. The ZIF clip to hold the ribbon cable broke. No matter how many times I try to get something to sit on it/weigh it down/lay it in the connectors nothing has worked. Could it be a ribbon cable issue or do I have to replace the whole ZIF connector?

⟐ Answered 4월 21, 2026 at 22:26 GMT-7

PSP 1000: No display or power led

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:24:48 -0700

Hey, I’m kinda stuck on a PSP-1000. Battery and charger are good (checked with a basic voltage tester), but the thing just won’t turn on. No power LED, no screen, no sound.

I’ve already tried:

Different batteries
A new charging port
A new button board
Reseating the grey ribbon cable

Power is getting through (even to the LED board), but the LEDs never light up. Hold switch moves fine. Same result every time.

Before I drop like $50 on a replacement motherboard, does anyone know any common PSP-1000 issues that cause this? Bad ribbon cable? Blown component? Something dumb I’m overlooking?

Any help would be appreciated

⟐ Answered 4월 21, 2026 at 22:24 GMT-7

DualShock 4: Is the mask scrapped off or a torn trace?

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:05:35 -0700

Ok, I found another possible torn trace I think I might've just scrapped of the mask cause I did a continuity test among that path and got a continuous beeping sound

⟐ Answer accepted 4월 21, 2026 at 20:05 GMT-7

PlayStation 3 Slim: Porque mi ps3 slim tiene color banding?

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:17:36 -0700

Mi ps3 slim tiene color banding

Translation:

Why does my PS3 Slim have color banding?

My PS3 Slim has color banding.

⟐ Answered 4월 21, 2026 at 9:17 GMT-7

DualShock 4: Controllers Turns Off Right After Connecting + Nuances

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:17:12 -0700

I have checked this forum far and wide but haven't found my answer nor does it describes my issues. My issue im getting is that after paring/connecting to my PC or iPhone via bluetooth with pulsing yellow light, it simultaneously shuts off like it lost power. Heck, my Linux PC thinks the battery is less than 5% remaining.

I have swapped out the battery with a new one and still getting the same problem. I have confirmed the battery are charged as both the old and new battery reads 4V on my voltmeter. When I hook it up to an wall charger however, it connects then stayed powered on.

I have also done the trivial troubleshooting such as holding the PS button and Select/Share button to re-pair (Bluetooth), also press & holding the Reset button for 10 seconds to wipe out the paired address but to no avail. I do not have a PS4 console if its somehow needed to access certain settings or tools

If the community are stumped then im fine with using this controller soley wired as that works correctly.

Edit: I should mention that I never seen the LED bar changed to other colors other than Yellow & Off.

Edit 2025-11-19: Okay, I've seen the LED changed to green when plugged into my PC and playing a game, specifically Ace Combat 7.

⟐ Answer accepted 4월 20, 2026 at 21:17 GMT-7

PlayStation 3 Super Slim: Ps3 shutdown immediately after Green light

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:47:39 -0700

PS3 Super Slim power supply failure

⟐ Commented 4월 20, 2026 at 11:47 GMT-7

DualShock 4: Is there a cut trace on the hole(via I think)

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:11:28 -0700

Hi, the king of cut traces has returned this time its a on the via I think its called. It is on the front of the via the back its fine. The first three pictures are in the front of it

⟐ Edited by author 4월 19, 2026 at 16:11 GMT-7

DualShock 4 CHU-ZCT2U: L2 Trigger influences Right joystick

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:45:10 -0700

I've been trying to repair a Dualshock 4 controller (JDM-055) that had the following issue:

Pressing the L2 trigger induced an input on the right joystick's Y axis. So pressing L2 made the camera go up.

What I've attempted: Opening up the controller, cleaning it, and making sure all the contacts were clean and aligned. Once that was done, I test it again on gpadtester and it was still displaying the same fault. So I thought maybe the joystick was faulty and leaking current somehow and de-soldered it. It's still behaving the same even without any joystick there, it just pegs the value further up. Is this a known issue? Is the main PCB toast? I can't think of anything else other than a drifted resistor somewhere or a PCB crack, which probably wouldn't be worth repairing. Any tips appreciated!

Image of what gpadtester looks like when pressing L2 with no joystick installed. When released, the input hovers near the edge of the circle. When pressing, it goes up.

⟐ Commented 4월 19, 2026 at 5:45 GMT-7

PS Vita Slim: Battery charges, but green light only blinks once when turning on

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:22:23 -0700

I have a Vita PCH-2001 that I bought off eBay for parts and repair and I’m trying to figure out what the issue might be. The orange light turns on when charging and turns off when the battery is fully charged, however when attempting to turn on the system I am greeted by the brief flash of a green light and nothing else.

I am unable to get into safe mode, or make anything display on screen. I verified that the battery is alright by checking its voltage manually, and it sits at 4.18-4.2 volts.

Thus far, my only troubleshooting has been checking for water damage (none that I could find), and re-seating all the ribbon cables inside, which resulted in no change to the symptoms. It should be noted that this obviously included disconnecting the battery, which was what I originally tried thinking the issue may have been related to the previous firmware issue with Vitas.

Visually, I am unable to find anything wrong aside from some cosmetic scratches. Does anyone have any idea what the issue might be?

⟐ Commented 4월 18, 2026 at 21:22 GMT-7

PS3 SIXAXIS Controller: How can I fix my controller

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:05:46 -0700

My controller, controllers it's self how can I fix it

⟐ Answered 4월 18, 2026 at 7:05 GMT-7

PlayStation 3 Slim: Why does my PS3 turns on but never turns

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:58:34 -0700

When ever I turn on my PS3 it turns on but doesn't read the HDD and doesn't display any output and never turns off till I rip the power cord out please help.

⟐ Commented 4월 18, 2026 at 2:58 GMT-7

PSP E1000: How to put in correctly the bumpers?

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:37:12 -0700

I'm struggling to close my psp becouse bumpers are "hiding" inside when I put the cover on.

⟐ Answer edited 4월 17, 2026 at 0:37 GMT-7

PlayStation 4: Looking for a ps4 midframe part

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:25:54 -0700

I'm looking for a ps4 midframe part that looks like this

https://ibb.co/ksFFtFWj

Here's a website called fasttech where the part is in stock

https://fasttechstore.com/playstation-4-...

My question is are the parts exactly the same? I do have a CUH-1115A ps4 and the fasttech website seems to have the correct part in stock. From the pictures on fasttech.com, I really can't tell.

On fasttech.com, the back of the part, where the lan and hdmi plug in, it doesn't look slanted in the pictures.

I'm 99.9% sure that this is the correct part. The only reason I'd like to replace the part is because heat from the hardware has caused the plastic to break apart.

⟐ Answered 4월 17, 2026 at 0:25 GMT-7

PlayStation 4: Can't install PS4 system software onto new HDD

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:16:43 -0700

Hi. Have installed replacement HDD into a PS4 mk1 but am now stuck in a Safe Mode loop of trying to install the latest update .pup file from USB. All other Safe Mode options are locked out. Any ideas..?

⟐ Commented 4월 17, 2026 at 0:16 GMT-7

PlayStation 4 Pro: PS4 Pro Displays Black Screen, Even in Safe Mode

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:02:05 -0700

Hello, I have a PS4 Pro CUH 7016B, and it has some strange issues. When I got the PS4, it would turn off after some time while playing demanding games, and it also had an overheating warning, so I thought new thermal paste would solve it. I used Arctic MX-6, and I am sure I applied it correctly, as I have done this many times. After reassembling the console, it was still not that quiet, but as far as I know, this is normal for Pros. The next day, I tried testing it further to ensure it was working properly, and in the middle of the game, it beeped three times and turned off. The weird thing is that the fans were not even at max speed, so I am assuming overheating is not an issue. I did not receive any overheating warnings. Sometimes it would also turn off without even beeping. To be completely sure, I reapplied the thermal paste, but that did not change anything. Then I tried testing the PSU with a multimeter, and it was showing 11.86 volts, so that should be okay. The next thing I tried was replacing the HDD, but after doing so, the blue light would flash once before the console turned off. After trying to power it on a few more times, it turned on, but now all I see is a black image, and that's it. I tried putting the old HDD back in, but nothing changed. The same thing happened in safe mode. I also tried cleaning the HDMI cord, using different TVs and displays, and using a different HDMI cable, all with no success. Does anybody know why this is happening? Maybe my APU is dead?

Edit: i should have clarified this before but it does actually seem to enter safe mode because the light turns white.

⟐ Commented 4월 16, 2026 at 4:02 GMT-7

DualShock 4 CHU-ZCT2U Generation 4: Burnt a chip in the right of the touch pad 😭🙏

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:34:33 -0700

So i connected my controller but to the wall instead of my ps4 and ts burnt n don’t know how to replace it or buy a replace

I opened it, because i though it was the battery, and replaced it and didn’t work, then i unassembled it completely, and it even has the black thing that appears when something burns, and all the plastics around, like the one holding the battery is melted in the closer parts, and also the case plastic

⟐ Commented 4월 15, 2026 at 22:34 GMT-7

DualShock 4: How to connect the traces?

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:32:57 -0700

Do I scratch off mask right by the yellow circle(pic2 or pic3), then connect the with a wire correct? What size wire do you recommend? Also the trace in picture 4 should I cut it off of leave it?

⟐ Commented 4월 15, 2026 at 22:32 GMT-7

PlayStation 3 Slim: I don't know what this problem is, any hints?

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:20:37 -0700

So I got a PlayStation3 Slim model CECH-2004A, PAL 120, I guess; and when I press the power button, green light, it beeps three times and then red blinking light. Is it the famous Yellow Light Of Death? What can I do? (weird fact: i checked the HDD and it said it was 40GB, is it possible?)

⟐ Answer accepted 4월 15, 2026 at 14:20 GMT-7

PSP 2000: Start button problem psp

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:01:30 -0700

Start button not working and all rest of the buttons

⟐ Answered 4월 15, 2026 at 7:01 GMT-7

PlayStation 4 Pro: My ps4 pro will not accept my psn account since it was an exchina main

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:58:47 -0700

How to create a psn account to an exchina mainland console at home

⟐ Answered 4월 15, 2026 at 6:58 GMT-7