Sony PS4 Disc Drive DEAD & EJECT Button NOT WORKING - Trying to FIX

[@StezStixFix]

Great video, Vince! 👍 That slow-mo resistor jiggle was a delight to watch! 😊

[@Mymatevince]

Cheers Steve, the jiggle was just lovely!

[@InMyHead]

Great job. I really admire your troubleshooting methodology. Many, MANY times, as you have shown here and in your other videos, 95% of the repair is usually troubleshooting and identifying the issue and 5%, or less is spent actually fixing the issue. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

[@MrStereoify]

Thank you Vince for endless stream of entertainment!

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you 😀

[@denisibriks9768]

@@Mymatevince my ps2 is overheating you are lucky if you have problem with ps4 where shoud I found in croatia parts for my ps2 lol

[@spetsnaz1014]

I love the fact that you show if things go wrong/don't work, however...... fingers on discs.

[@thomasesr]

You can check the voltages with the chip removed to see where the supply comes from and the voltage directly from the supply.

[@Mymatevince]

Good idea, thanks Thomas 👍

[@1up_Gaming]

Excellent video, really happy to see the outcome :) Thanks again for everything you do Vince :)

[@Mymatevince]

Nice one Mike, thanks for sending it over 👍

[@kikihobbyrepair]

Really amazing fix Vince. Your patience and fault finding is really really good. 🙂

[@dennisethier9176]

Thank you for your help. I replaced the mylar cable that you indicated that you had a problem on pin 1. When I removed the cable the two ears broke off the cable. This somehow made it so I could not eject my cd with the button. After replacing the cable my button now works. Thank you so much.

[@beavis6363]

I love the long video format and following your adventures. Been subscribed from the start. Sometimes the folks that fast forward everything don't teach very much. Better to see all the gruesome details and learn.

[@UltimatelyEverything]

Brilliant work Vince my old PS4 fat has the exact same problem this one had it doesn't take discs and it's just completely dead but everything else works perfectly fine.

[@oBsRVr666]

Thank you for this video Vince! With this I was able to find the fault in a PS4 I was trying to fix for a friend. The eject button wasn't working after my friend went dust cleaning inside his PS4. I disassembled the PS4 further to also replace the thermal paste but after that neither the eject nor the power button where reacting anymore. Turns out that this issue was also related to that flat flex ribbon cable that connects the drive daughter board to the mainboard and I just didn't fully insert it. There are some line markers on the cable to show you how far you need to push it in. After that I went on to bend back the metal contact on the lower case shell and now both buttons work again. Great! I have to say I am not a big fan of how Sony technically implemented those keys. Some normal push buttons would have worked too (like it's done on the XBOX 360, for example) without the hassle of a metal plate being required to be exaclty bent at the right hight and angle, but yeah whatever. Thank you again!

[@Jdbye]

Congratulations on yet another successful repair, I always enjoy watching these, especially the ones where the repair was a failure or a partial success but later in a followup video you manage to get it fully working at last.

[@MandalorianForever]

The cleaning of the contacts on the disc drive ribbon cable (and connectors) did the trick for my sons console. Thanks for the video 🙏🏻

[@OGReeRee]

love the content vince, been watching since just before all this covid rubbish, really made dealing with being stuck at home a lot easier, glad to say as of today im finally able to support you via patreon, unfortunately i cant be part of the MMVM but atleast i can support you even if its just a little, the trying to fix stuff is what i just binge watch on a regular basis, so keep up the entertaining content :)

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks OG for watching and the support. If you need to stop Patreon at anytime then don't feel bad. If you watch the vids and the odd advert!!! 😂 Then I am more than happy 👍

[@skinlesswalnut6259]

Been trying to fix my broken disc drive all so been watching some videos and I have no idea what’s going on in your video but I’m thoroughly enjoying it lol wish you was here with me now you’d have my PS4 sorted in no time lol

[@thomasesr]

A bad connection pin can cause a lower voltage than intended for either increased resistance on the line limiting the current draw and lowering the voltage to compensate, or the conection is intermitent and the capacitors smooth out the supply to a lower voltage.

[@cambloch]

Another possibility regarding the pin is that even if the pin is notphysically connected to the cable, with enough power (3.2V in this context), an electric arc couble be create, bridging both poles, and sticking them together will enough heat is here. And with time it will unstick. This could explain what appends

[@infernic15]

Thank you so much! A client came to me with the problem of a dead disk drive, so coming across this video helped me save his ps4!

[@senketsu8632]

Amazing video vince watching you helps my depression =). i love how excited you get working on things. i always wait to hear the YES moments. Can't wait for more stay safe Sir

[@BlueSkull-pq6sl]

Vince your amazing at fixing stuff also thank you for your long stream this should help me a lot.

[@Khashraan]

Great work, Vince! I enjoyed this repair alot! It is always very nice to see, that you don't give up!

[@1978SOOTY]

I'm guessing maybe when you feed it the 3V it may have flicked over a stuck latch/bit in that chip from being low powered. I've actually seen this before on a Sony television where the buttons on it wouldn't work. After fault checking I put external power through the daughterboard and worked instantly. After years of use, it still works and wasn't sure what fixed it until I saw this video. Great work btw, this is the first video I've seen of yours. You have earned another sub.

[@chrisshaw7328]

Mate I feel your pain, I've been at this for 72 hours now, tried to swap disc drives with another from exact same ps4... bloody ribbon cables were different sizes. Every fault I seem to find and fix springs up another unespected fault, I'm gonna drop kick this thing out of the window soon I think. You've got more patience than me clearly lol

[@daz41262010]

awesome job Vince your fault finding is getting spot on results :)

[@The_Keeper]

I learned two things from this; 1. Even one tiny slightly out of alignment pin can make a huge difference. 2. **BeepBeepBeep!...** **BeepBeepBeep! BeepBeepBeep! BeepBeepBeep!"**

[@dimitrismaster]

Just fixed a ps4 with the same issue.swapped the hdd for a new one,it wouldnt let me install firmware through usb,it errored su-42118-6.(bluebray driver error)Turns out,it was the eject button not working,but from the mainboard side of the connector.I just inserted a thin plastic piece just to tighten the ribbon cable and make better contact,and voila,eject button works.I salute you sir!

[@brynx24]

I hope this works for me

[@beerme27]

what about an eject button on the ps4 slim? it's cracked a bit around the button. it won't eject discs. do you think it might be fixable?

[@rebug5614]

I knew when the video hit @0:23 it was either going to be the flat white blu ray cable or the metal eject button being to high was the problem 👍🏻 I've serviced well over 100 ps4's & the amount of times I've seen people just pull the flat cable out & break the "ears" without pressing the metal release catch first is unreal! Well done as ever on getting it working, you've come leaps n bounds with your channel & fixing skills 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 btw it's only the 'renesas chip' that's "married" to the motherboard. If you buy another of the same logic board & take the chip off off the original & solder it to the new working logic board that will work 👍🏻

[@tommasogaetani7964]

How do you fix it if you break the ears of the flat cable?

[@stevedebeukelaer1424]

Nice video and perfect fault founding. They probably damaged the connector with disassembly and assembly the device. Probably for cleaning

[@mopagemo]

Once again, such a tiny thing that stops an expensive device from working. In the end all you needed was a needle to fix it :)

[@Mymatevince]

👍👍👍

[@Anonymous-rs3fm]

@@Mymatevince More Playstation and Xbox videos pls

[@bbrr4342]

@@Mymatevince i have got a ps3 superslim

[@mumof46]

@My Mate Vince I have a Nintendo switch

[@mumof46]

@@Mymatevince Where is your House

[@Dimych90]

Thank you, Mate, your video really help. Buying PS4 fat with 8.52 FW. And it was only a decoration, because i have same problem with BD drive and sensor eject button. I cant update to ofw and play online and i cant jailbreak it because only 7.55 or 9.00 exploit exists. I disassembled the console, cleaned it, reconnected all the BD ribbons, did some operations with the eagle and the connector in the upper corner of the board, just like you and now it works and I can update FW.

[@Evaldas65]

Absolutely amazing detective work. You have the patience of a saint.

[@darkwaterblue]

Well done Vince, that was a really entertaining little problem solver.

[@Chakotay2222]

Well thx alot, you ruined it for me

[@Undersocre_Guy]

Thanks for saving my day one PS4 disc drive

[@sprayem1k478]

Thank you so much I was thinking of getting rid of my PlayStation but your video really helped me

[@DEmma1972]

Awesome fault finding. Made harder by the distance from the actual end fault to the source

[@tiporari]

Nice job Vince. Sometimes power comes through chips and you end up with some voltage but it isn't referenced correctly with respect to the circuit design. If you ground a 12V circuit to the positive of a 3V circuit it will still work, albeit at 9V instead of 12. Sometimes it's ok. Other times... Not so much. If you have a voltage out of spec, trace it back to the source and check that. Then check along the circuit to see if any component is pulling it up or down. 1-5 volt logic circuits behave erratically when not properly supplied or referenced to ground.

[@solm67]

Thank you so much Vince. I managed to fix my PS4 using your video 👍.

[@donbuche]

The video and explanations were amazing, very funny video. Currently, I have same problem with my PS4 (It stop working after the first time I opened the PS4 for cleaning tasks). Now its 5 AM, but I can't wait to try to fix it tomorrow morning. I hope it would be same issue with the flex's pin, because I don't have all these tools nor spare parts xD. Wish me luck ;-) Cheers from Barcelona, Catalonia.

[@nicholas790]

Great to see long videos again!

[@StromboliKicks]

Amazing fault finding Vince. I really enjoyed this one.

[@abdulhkeem.alhadhrami]

I missed the console repair videos!

[@CLC-1000]

Love to see items getting repaired. Great video. 👍

[@JourneywithJesus14367]

Great video mate!! I'm learning a lot from watching you at work

[@wisher21uk]

Vince keep your fingers off the probes resistance in your fingers etc Plus if you’re probing a power supply you could end up with a shock 😁

[@guystevens162]

Good video Vince. Thanks for your time it takes for you to do.

[@JosephSalmans]

Vince: "might be a simple fix" Checks video length 49min Me: perfect :)

[@metroid031993]

Hey Vince, been awhile :) I know this video is a bit old, but I'm just catching up on your vids rn. I think the voltage injection worked due to the power supply not being sufficient for the chip to start (which is where the most current draw is likely to happen) leading to something called a "brown out". When you inject the correct voltage in, it draws the initial burst from the bench psu, and then the lower voltage on the connector is enough to avoid a brown out again. This also tracks with the whole "turn it off and it stops working" symptom. Nice fix :)

[@joecamilleri6325]

Another great video Vince. Who would have thought that some needlework would do the trick! :)

[@BlackHedgehog]

What an interesting fix to watch early hours in the morning.

[@ralphj4012]

I would check the caps (at the points which 'should have' 3.3V on them) for leakage. Though voltage injection, sparks etc can reform some electrolytics, this may also be true (I dont know for sure) for ceramics (which do leak when they are very hot anyway).

[@spacekees102]

Mate I bought exact the same ps4 phat for 75 bucks with the same issue. And couldnt find anything wrong. Replugged the cable just like you and it started working 🤣🤣 Easy flip👍

[@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis]

Well done Vince ! 😊....I have a question,what what flux do you use and where do you get it from ? seems like it will work better than the Rosin liquid flux i use !

[@matthewcb1970]

Amazing fix, Vince! A real head-scratcher!

[@AlexStroiescu]

What a nice fix man! Keep it up!

[@TheSlysterII]

Great video as always Vince!

[@AnonymousRepair]

Very nice repair

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks AR 👍

[@HavingFunRepairs]

Excellent Vince! Great find!

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Shawn 👍

[@BevanLeigh]

I literally just had this exact issue... and while watching your vid in the background, I tried your fix and suddenly the disc drive drive started working again 😂😂

[@omarg8663]

I always thumb up your videos because i really love your videos

[@SSADO-]

I had this problem for more than a year. I hope this fix works.

[@alejandrod2]

Cara de todos os vídeos que eu assisti ate agora o seu foi o melhor... estou com um problema parecido porem quando o drive ta conectado nao funciona nem o botão de power, não puxa disco e também nao ejeta. se eu colocar o disco manualmente pelo sistema do ps4 ele ejeta o disco mas pelo botão nao funciona...vou fazer as medições e ver se ta tudo certo

[@tomaszski9818]

Great Vince, you are learning, we are learning, thank You.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Great video and amazing persistence! 👏

[@dbibby1988]

Thanks for all your content Vince. Ive been watching your videos over the last year or so. Im a complete novice at anything like this. Watching your videos gave me the confidence (after a little research too) to fix my gaming laptop fan which would make a knocking noise as soon as the laptop powered on. I had to take the fan apart and apply a tiny amount of lubrication to the needle on the fan. Once it was housed back inside where the motor powered it, the lubrication did its job. I used sewing machine oil and it worked a treat. Ive since read its a fault on the laptops fan so will probably need doing every year or so. The cost of sending it away to be repaired would of definitely of been a lot more compared to the cost and time spent by me fixing the issue.

[@ErenTech]

Thank you very much, your troubleshooting is great and has helped me a lot!

[@jessede1970]

have a great weekend vince mate!

[@paulwilliams7070]

Another top fix vince awesome channel 🙌

[@dadsvlogs1116]

Hi Vince, love your videos 👍. I’m wondering what site you are using to purchase your PS4 parts, I’m enquiring as I am struggling to find parts to repair my PS4. Kind Regards, Des.

[@PlytkaChodnikowa]

For when you were trying to turn it on using the kect button: it does not turn on by pressing the eject button, only the power button, this is not an xbox/ps4 pro Just the standard FAT ps4

[@zx8401ztv]

Vince remember to keep your fingers off the probes, your skin has resistance and can confuse the readings and you lol :-D. Maybe slide heatshrink tube over the metal probes, leaving a few milimeters of bare probe. You won't forget to check ribbon connectors again ha ha :-D Ribbon cables often have black dents in the ribbon made by the connector, very common.

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks ZX, the heat shrink is a really good idea as the probes are very long on these. I going to do that right now!!!! 👍👍👍

[@mickyparker3949]

Great Video Vince

[@catcam]

Great and proper fix !!! Many thanks for nice and calming content !

[@Lightning2011]

I indeed was using headphones, and man did my ears hurt hearing those beeps haha! But nonetheless, it was a very interesting and informative video! Thanks for the video Vince :)

[@epicfootballtom1264]

Everyone knows the PS4 is a very loud console

[@Brylant1980]

Guys in my case it was a damaged cable from the disk drive power supply. It turned out that when I was cleaning my ps4, while assembling it back together I accidentally crushed this cable with the power supply unit from the console. Two of these four cables were broken inside, I checked it using a multimeter. I cut off these two cables at the place of crushing and soldered them together. That's how my disk drive came to life. So if you ever disassemble the your console it's worth checking out.

[@omarg8663]

GREAT video Vince👌

[@sunstart]

37:11 lol yes they are. Love the videos beautifully done and explained thank you.

[@leedavis5958]

hi Vince. great video. What is the makers name of your screwdriver bit set called. Thank you.👍

[@jessede1970]

i love taking things apart to see if i can fix things

[@martijnappeldoorn8686]

After you bend the pin back up (around 42minutes), did you also comfirm that you got the 3,3v back on those 3 capacitors near the touch ic?

[@LoftechUK]

Now that was some good fault finding. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@falloutguy8878]

Nice one my mate Vince

[@thomasesr]

Leassons learned: : Thou shalt check voltages. 3.3V should be 3.3v if its not, check the source, where does it come from? Is the voltage lower because of the chip? To know is easy, is the chip hot? If not, check the source, in this case a ribon cable...

[@chapuawedph921]

It seems to be a voltage leak, I am not expert so I don't know where a voltage leak originates

[@thomasesr]

@@chapuawedph921 A bad connection pin can cause a lower voltage than intended for either increased resistance on the line limiting the current draw and lowering the voltage to compensate or intermitent conection can fill the capacitors to a lower voltage and they smooth out the reading.

[@Mike57906]

Hey vince can you do a tutorial on how to increase the storage on the ps4 not the digital way like you did with the nintendo switch back in 2018 but like inside the ps4

[@MentePositivaRafael]

Brilliant video, very entertaining!

[@manuelsilva9335]

Hi, could you tell what câmara do you use? Thank's in advance.

[@redeemedheathen]

You should have plugged it in and just touched the brass contact on the board just with your finger to verify if it registering, before going into a full teardown

[@andersmmvfc.8376]

What a nice video! Thank you!!

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Anders 😀

[@MathiasVen]

I got a ps4 with a faulty disc drive. Wasnt working at all. The one i got it from told me a friend cleaned the ps4 and after it didnt worked anymore. Well... i opened it and one flex cable wasnt connected... 😅. Fastest fix i have ever done

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

have that model and had that issue. was that little rubber piece on the underside it was out of whack.

[@BikerBloke600]

Well Done Vince 👍👏🍻

[@paulmaclachlan6960]

superb Vince ,well done :)

[@tongravity5668]

Now this is called proper repair!

[@TFL_LondonBuses177]

Thanks for the video now I know to fix this stuff now.

[@eathenalexander2836]

Once again and amazing video

[@BitMan775]

Great one, Vince!

[@michaeld1879]

Amazing job! Really a simple fix when you think about it. Curious though, as I have been looking for a rework station for a while now and yours seems to do the job great. What is the name of your solder/hot air station? It would also be great, if anyone reading this can leave a recommendation. Thanks!

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Michael, yes a very simple fix once the problem was found :-) The station I have is a cheap generic Chinese one but it has served me well over the last few years. It is a Yihua 853D. I think it is the same model rebranded by many different companies 👍

[@michaeld1879]

Ahh, okay then. Thanks so much for the reply. Was hoping that it wouldn't be a really expensive one so that good to hear. Keep up the great work!

[@RetroClaire]

There looked to be a solder blob or metal shaving bridging the capacitative sensor. Was it just a scratch?

[@joesanchez979]

Great video mate🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@kd23se4]

Great job, as always!

[@GadgetUK164]

Nice easy fix =D

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Chris 😀

[@vintagesegaoz4411]

Dammit. That's the third time your phone going off has caused me to check mine. The first time I looked at my phone for ages wondering what is was on about until: "Wait a minute..." **scrolls video back**.. "ahhh, I see."