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PlayStation 4 Slim: PS4 wont install update

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:30:07 -0700

I swapped the hard drive on my ps4 slim and attempted to download the newest software update. I am aware there are two versions and the larger file is the one im using. I followed the exact guidelines on how to setup the usb, with the right directories.

I have tried 2 different hard drives, 3 different usb drives and even downloaded it from different computers and different browsers.

I have tried both usb ports on the console aswell.

Nothing has worked yet.

when I try to reinitialize I get two errors in separate occasions.

SU-30625-6

SU-30645-8

If anybody knows how to fix this please help!

⟐ Commented 7월 04, 2026 at 8:30 GMT-7

PlayStation 4: ps4 not turning on properly

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:19:01 -0700

it turns on after i press the power button, then goes off then i have to press the power button twice again for it to come on.

⟐ Commented 7월 04, 2026 at 7:19 GMT-7

PlayStation 4 Slim: Ps4 is overheating and turns off in one minute

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:43:10 -0700

Ps4 is overheating and turns off in one minute

⟐ Answered 7월 04, 2026 at 4:43 GMT-7

PlayStation 3: PS3 does not see my disk drive anymore

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:15:26 -0700

Original PS3 Fat Boy. Loaded a game I had but hadn't played yet after finishing playing another game. The game loaded, then performed an update. During the update, my television screen flickered, and the PS3 rebooted. After that, my PS3 stopped seeing my disk drive.

Under Game in the menu, no disk selection is present.

System recovery doesn't restore the previous settings.

⟐ Answered 7월 03, 2026 at 12:15 GMT-7

DualShock 3: PS3 CECHZC2U MSU_VX8_0.14, charging port replacement requesting help.

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:34:32 -0700

Currently I've been working on my uncle's controller for a few hours now that I got the charging port replacement I need. I've done what I've usually do, try and learn about the part I'm dissembling, the only problem I keep finding is.. there's no videos about the exact motherboard my uncle's controller have, not only that but it also has a surface mounted charging port or "SMD" for short. Tried using some solder and flux to get the said SMD off but I can't, even then the motherboard has the white plastic block extremely close to the 5 pins in the back so the soldering tool my uncle bought me can't get in-between unless I wanna melt the tan ribbon and the white plastic block. I'm making this in hoping there's someone out there that has to replace a charging port on a MSU_VX8_0.14 before. Also, the SMD has four legs that sits on top of the motherboard with two plastic legs that go through said motherboard and 5 pins in a line in the back. Help would really be appreciated, anyways I hope everyone is having a good day.

⟐ Commented 7월 03, 2026 at 6:34 GMT-7

PSP E1000: My PSP won't turn on and heats up at one point on the motherboard

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:20:13 -0700

Hello, my PSP Hello, my PSP E1000 didn't turn on, so I took it apart and noticed that with the battery inserted when I press the ignition switch a part of the motherboard heats up a lot. I don't know if it heats up on one side or if it heats up on the other side of the PCB. Has anyone already happened and knows how to solve it?

⟐ Commented 7월 03, 2026 at 0:20 GMT-7

PlayStation 5 (2021 revision): Power light on and off

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:02:24 -0700

Power goes on then off. Cuts out after seconds

⟐ Answered 7월 02, 2026 at 11:02 GMT-7

PlayStation 5 Slim: Slim shows no lights, but the fan turns on?

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:47:46 -0700

I bought a broken ps5 slim recently that had a solid blue light for about 2 seconds before turning off. The fan ran for a second but no picture or anything. I took it apart, cleaned it, and tested the power supply which runs just fine. I figured it likely had something to do with the motherboard and just put it back together since I don’t have the tools for anything involved with that. Now I plugged it in and it shows no lights or beeps or anything, but the fan still turns on for a second. Not only that, but it only gets some power from the power cord once. I have to unplug the cord and plug it back each time I try to turn it on. I’m not sure what’s wrong or if I made the issue worse? Should I just take it to a shop at this point or can I still do something?

⟐ Commented 7월 02, 2026 at 10:47 GMT-7

PlayStation 5: Ps5 won't turn on. No lights, no beeps. Just dead.

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:32:59 -0700

Last night in the middle of a round of Overwatch 2, the ps5 randomly cut off. New outlet, new cable tried, totally unresponsive. No lights, no beeps as long as I hold it.

⟐ Commented 7월 02, 2026 at 10:32 GMT-7

PSP 3000: Why does my PSP shut off during booting

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:43:23 -0700

when i try to boot up my psp, it gets the the logo but then shuts off with a distinct click sound. i tried to adjust the battery so it sits properly and put a piece of paper inside it and tried to boot it, still didn’t work. i also tried to take the battery out and boot it while directly connected to the power cable. this still didn’t work. i also tried to take out the sd card and boot it, thinking that it could be because of a plugin. but this still didn’t work. any advice or help without having to tear the whole thing apart

⟐ Commented 7월 02, 2026 at 8:43 GMT-7

PlayStation 5: My ps5 shutting down randomly in the game.(Play Station 5)

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:15:28 -0700

Hello, my PS5 randomly turns off in the middle of a game, it may turn off after 10 minutes or it may turn off after 8 hours. And to turn it on, I have to unplug the device and then plug it back in. The power supply broke once before and I replaced it. It didn't work for a while, but then I encountered this problem. Even the USB port on the front of the device stopped working, which the repairman said was okay, but in short, it turns off in the middle of a game. I did everything you can think of, I cleaned the device board and the device fan as well, I bought a separate cooling fan for it, but it didn't work. Please help me and tell me where the problem is.

⟐ Answered 7월 01, 2026 at 2:15 GMT-7

PSP 1000: PSP not charging and won't turn on

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:57:22 -0700

No power, does not charge

⟐ Answered 6월 30, 2026 at 23:57 GMT-7

PlayStation 3 Slim: PS3 is shutting down after finishing loading

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:50:09 -0700

please i need help when i put on my ps3 and select a game to play like infamous or watch dogs after it finishes loading the game suddenly beeps off i am tired of try please someone should tell me how to fix it.

⟐ Answered 6월 30, 2026 at 23:50 GMT-7

PlayStation 3 Slim: PS3 won't boot and is making strange noises

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:48:14 -0700

Please help me. I have a ps3 and my mom dropped it and all of a sudden its been making strange noises when I turn it on and it turns off once I turn It back on.... I don't know what to do... Somebody please help me

⟐ Edited 6월 30, 2026 at 23:48 GMT-7

PlayStation 3 Slim: PS3 won't turn on

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:44:59 -0700

Ps3 when I go to turn power on it turns green then beeps a couple times then turns off .???

⟐ Answered 6월 30, 2026 at 23:44 GMT-7

DualSense Controller v2: Tmr replacement in duelsense v2

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:15:34 -0700

I put in new tmr sticks in my duelsense v2 controller. I accidentally stripped out the through hole for the middle pin on the right of the board but it came out whole so I took it and pushed it back in the hole. Now after fully soldering in the tmr stick that one is hard stuck to the left when trying to calibrate it.

⟐ Commented 6월 30, 2026 at 9:15 GMT-7

PlayStation 3 Super Slim: Need help finding flex ribbon cables for PS3 Super slim

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:07:40 -0700

I tried to replace CMOS battery for my ps3, but during disassembly i tilted the console as i had trouble removing the top cover, this led to the Blu-ray drive pop out and was hanging by the flex cable, the flex cable slightly ripped off on the edge and can see the copper wire, i immediatly quit the process and put back everything, the disc drive works fine, but if i had to replace my cmos battery then i might need to fix this cable, i found only this one "PS3 Optical Drive Moudle 400A Flexible Ribbon Part" on amazon, can anyone confirm if this the correct cable?

Edit: have attached pictures of the ribbon cable and Blu-ray drive

⟐ Commented 6월 30, 2026 at 8:07 GMT-7

PlayStation 3 Super Slim: How do I upgrade the memory on the 12GB model?

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:59:50 -0700

A friend of mine has a 12GB model of this device and I understand that this does not contain a hard drive. How do I add an internal hard drive so that I can increase the memory?

⟐ Answer edited 7월 01, 2026 at 0:59 GMT-7

PlayStation 4 Slim: I need help to get the value of an SMD part around the Panasonic HDM c

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:26:46 -0700

Hi all!

I was replacing the Panasonic chip on my PS4 Slim and in the process I lost the part marked in red in the attached picture. It looks like an SMD resistor to me, but i'm not sure.

I would really appreciate if someone can tell me the value of this part, so I can replace it.

⟐ Commented 6월 30, 2026 at 4:26 GMT-7

PlayStation 4 Pro: Help finding HDMI SMD capacitor values

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:29:09 -0700

I recently took in a WLOD PS4 pro and was attempting my first ever HDMI IC chip replacement. I successfully removed the chip, but accidentally nudged these two (what I think are) SMD capacitors off the board and lost them. Does anyone know what size or better yet where I can find these components?

The motherboard model is an NVG-004.

It was suggested I try taking components from a PS4 slim, but the slim model’s components are larger than these, and I have yet to get access to a junk PS4 pro board.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

⟐ Commented 6월 30, 2026 at 3:29 GMT-7