The 410 and 400 are not interchangeable (unfortunately). Are you getting a whole deck with worm drive or just the laser? They have similar...
A lot of freezing problems are solved with a reformat, hopefully that'll get you going again. Make sure you do the full format, just doing the...
Warby, First off, is the PS3 still under warranty? If it is, obviously ring Sony and have them send you a 'coffin'. They'll either repair...
I've calmed down a bit (I tried it over Saturday and Sunday), I'll probably try it again. I tried it with an iron and thin silver infused solder,...
Yeah, I'm pretty bummed out. I had so much hope after Federico was successful, I might give it another go, I'm hoping that I just didn't get...
Well, my first two attempts were failures. I'm pretty pissed off so I'm probably going to give up. I removed the BGA, cleaned it, soldered it,...
It sounds like a bricked system update. There is a crazy way to re-flash it involving soldering 32 wires to the IC that holds the .bin file on...
Glad to hear it (well, sort of glad, at least it's not something worse) boneyard. It's pretty amazing how pitiful the good % is on these items, I...
Rich, I've seen numerous youtube videos with people using a thin tip soldering iron with wire solder, so yes. I really liked Federico's idea...
Yeah, it's the same seller. That original auction ended and he's relisted another at the $75.
Yes, a heat gun can destroy the surrounding circuit board and de-solder chips in close proximity. It takes a keen eye and a heat gun with...
Fantastic Federico, thanks for the video. I'm hoping to pick up a heat gun tomorrow and give it a shot. If I can resurrect the PS3 I'll be...
Hey there, Thanks for sharing some information. This has been covered around here before regarding those lasers quality. Another member here...
Wow, just WOW! Federico, congrats man, I applaud your resolve and your guts to even try it. I've been unable to locate my heat gun (haven't...
grazy, I think people who have trouble physically loading disks are in a different boat or are unlucky enough to have multiple issues...
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