PS3 Frankenstein - Retrofitting 40nm without Orbis mod (how it's made with explanations )

[@wdunn06]

Hey gameover. I've been part of the playstation scene for a while now and this is just mindblowing. A truly fantastic achievement getting to this stage. This video was probably the best explanation out there for rsx swap mod. Psx place can be an intimidating place especially when your not an expert but videos like this certainly help people learn. Thanks man.

[@calyps0man]

Thanks for the good feedback. I was also planning to make a more comprehensive pdf that would have less complicated text/ guides on what parts to use and what steps to follow. And perhaps more videos related to the topic.

[@wdunn06]

@@calyps0man That's definitely something I would download if you made that available. As I imagine many others would.

[@tokin420nchokin]

I too appreciate it. Many like to gatekeep their trades so this is fantastic to see done.

[@lolzman2539]

@@calyps0man i would love that as well, just bought my sec backw compatible ps3, but need to do the 40nm as well, i dont want it to die again, so some documentation with the required hardware and such would be great! Thanks for the video man!

[@oldygoldy9920]

The reason why emulation is very important so that we can let this beautiful console to rest in peace in the future.

[@darkzealotjg]

My ps3 fat 60gb is dying 😢

[@draxoronxztgs1212]

What kind of a computer (in performance) is required to emulate PS3 games on an original BDROM-disc? I was once into getting a PS2 disc compatible PS3, but after realizing it will screw me with this kind of problems sooner or later no matter what prevention method made to make the original PS3 last longer, I ended up with buying the Super Slim Edition, and a original PS2 with a HDMI converter to go around this issues. And it still works greate to this day, no fear for the devices breaking down soon.

[@oldygoldy9920]

@@draxoronxztgs1212 PS3 emulation for now is far from being perfect but our technology is keep advancing particularly in PC which become more and more powerful. Its good you still have those consoles to enjoy until now. Enjoy it until we are able to play those on hanheld console buy emulation in the future.

[@legeaux1]

@@draxoronxztgs1212 rcpsx3 pc emulator is good and has worded for a long time. Midrange pcs can emulate at least 90% of ps3 library

[@draxoronxztgs1212]

@@legeaux1 Okay, of which specs and at fps in 1080p res? What about the other 10% if you happen to have one or several of those games? Its a known fact that gaming on a good pc gives you the best experience, but also the most crap after upgrading a ton over the years to a point where the previous games and softwares will become incompatible, even if it was made to run on pc. A game that is made to run on a specific console, will always run on that console no matter the year it was released.

[@Imdabossou]

Incredible work! This will definitely help the community keep these systems alive. I wish I had a rework station at home, I've always wanted to do something like this.

[@aliaqayi4814]

Thank you for this video. I’m looking forward for your DIY BGA machine video. It’s several times more expensive where I live to buy one so being able to make one is a great point.

[@MrGable02]

Thank you for making this, just did my first delid last week. I used a 0.005in 45 degree automotive feeler gauge to remove the lid and i must say i thought it worked very well with some finesse. Hopefully new thermal compound and pads with keep my Phat running a little longer than if it wasn’t done.

[@N00B283]

Yeah but sadly bumpgate will happen eventually for all 90nm RSX’s and some early 65nms as well, they are deadmen walking

[@stevenross-watt8640]

@12:30 i was educated on how to add fresh solder balls to a chip. I didn't know how they did it till right now. Thx

[@Josh.Davidson]

Fantastic video. I recently came into possession of PS3 with full backwards compatibility hardware, and I was going to replace GPU... (syscon indicates RSX failure) but I think instead I will try this mod!

[@calyps0man]

Yea, you just need to find a good 40nm. NOS seem to be out of stock, but you can pull one out of slims. Check the list of models that have them. I think they fitted them starting with models CECH-21xxA

[@Josh.Davidson]

Aaaand I did it! Working. Great video.

[@TheMegatron673]

is it the A01 model? because i think the early models had full hardware backwards compatibility.

[@Josh.Davidson]

@@TheMegatron673 Yes.

[@TheMegatron673]

@@Josh.Davidson thats cool man

[@solid_rob3236]

Good job. I wish I knew more about reballing, the temperature profiles and etc to do this myself for the BC PS3/Dev kits I have. And now hearing about possibly swapping the CPU to a smaller one got me excited and thinking if I should wait until that becomes possible to avoid wasting too munch doing the RSX swap now and CPU later.

[@calyps0man]

Not sure if it would become possible any time soon. i've looked into the idea and it would be a lot more complicated procedure ontop of this one. There is additional voltage source needed for newer Cells which is not present on COK boards. Not to mention somebody would need to design an interposer PCB for it because many pads won't match. But of course, maybe somebody eventually gets it done haha

[@solid_rob3236]

​@@calyps0man ​Yeah, it does sound more complicated than the RSX swap, especially needing the additional voltage source that you speak about for newer CELLS not present on the COK motherboards. On the COK motherboard from a refurbished PS3 that Sony sent me back in 2014, they only replaced the 90nm RSX for the 65nm RSX and left the original 90nm CELL. Also, will you ever offer this RSX swap service or at least limited? :D

[@calyps0man]

​@@solid_rob3236 At the moment I'm struggling with a board where Cell's BGA got damaged during RSX Swap and Im' trying to reball it. But a lot of things went wrong during it. So at the moment I really don't think I would be offering it. Even doing it for the consoles I already own is not fun at all. Perhaps I change my mind later. But you can contact the people I listed in the description.

[@solid_rob3236]

​@@calyps0man Ah, I see. Very risky. Hopefully you get it done. I already contacted one of the people you listed here and will be sending it tomorrow. Thank you.

[@calyps0man]

@@solid_rob3236 Hi, so did you get the swap done?

[@B9NE]

You can use a hammerhead tip with solderwick to clean the pads. Its pretty good when you get the feel for it.

[@neddy1287]

For the tan caps there should be some sort of socket with pins so it can be plugged in without too much soldering otherwise it would take ages to try and make the solder to stick to the copper pads without damaging the surroundings is just my thinking

[@hardwarerepair200]

Excellent video! I have learned a lot from it and I can't wait to see more videos like this!

[@iurizinhodoti6611]

Man,what a WONDERFUL JOB! So gratefully for the detailed video,keep going!

[@Classified0]

I'm sure its hard as hell to do this swap, but I'm not gonna lie you made it so easy with the explanation that now I want to get my own workstation just to do it myself 😂. Good job man

[@calyps0man]

Yea I skipped the part where I was building a station for 2 months and also killed several boards before having a success. So keep that in mind :D I think I may have skipped a tad too much in fact...

[@Classified0]

@@calyps0man practice makes perfect 👌🏻, but really what you and Psx place community did to revive this 16 years old console is seriously amazing AND FINALLY BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE CONSOLES ARE NO LONGER DOOMED TO FAIL BECAUSE OF RSX OR TOKINS something to really be proud of

[@calyps0man]

@@Classified0 Appreciate it :)

[@Scornfull]

I highly recommend leaving the nekon tokens alone if they're not the issue as "fixing" the system by messing with them rarely fixes the issue for very long as the chances of it lasting longer than a week or a month is about 2 percent

[@blondbassist]

This is extremely clever stuff well done on getting it working. I'm sure you get asked this often, but do you offer this as a service? or sell consoles with this modification already done? Edit: just saw the end of the video so ignore the second bit :)

[@KNINESVIDS]

Bro your loco... This is magic but also makes my anxiety sky rocket... Skills

[@calyps0man]

Haha thanks.

[@Zergultra]

thanks a lot for exposing all neccessary steps. Well done!

[@3b1n85]

Hyvä video! Kiva nähdä muitakin aiheesta kiinnostuneita suomalaisia. 😄

[@calyps0man]

Kiitos :)

[@Collector123k]

Tääl yks lisää 😄

[@eileenlucynakurosawa7421]

A true success doing this work. Impressive

[@Ashkimbo]

Very cool, hope to see your rework station video some day. I am surprised not many people follow you, I'm sure that will increase soon :)

[@calyps0man]

Ive been rather unmotivated lately... And lots of people asked for the station. I still feel like showing how ghetto it is would actually put people off. I wish it were more "presentable" , but it's not... So I keep putting off showing it.

[@Ashkimbo]

@@calyps0man I'm sorry to hear you've been unmotivated and I can understand that your rework station may not be aesthetically pleasing... ultimately, it's the results that matter in my opinion: you did a great job on this PS3 and have demonstrated you have knowledge about PS3 fault-finding and fixing. If you were to make a video about your setup, I think it would be important to have a section at the start of the video where you show what a professional setup might look like and cost. Ok, maybe that will look nicer than your setup, and if people want to pay for it that is their problem, but the goal of the video is to show *your* setup, not the best ideal setup money can buy. And honestly, people that are into modding things like this are probably not too bothered how it looks. Hell I know I have jury-rigged a few things in my time. As I said before, it's about results, so if someone said to you "lol this guys setup looks janky he must have no money!!!" I would just say "and yet, look at the PS3s he has modded with it - he actually knows what he's talking about"

[@mr.gtafunglitchlp4697]

​​@@calyps0mancan You say me what Temp you use? I have a Reworkstation and have 3 Boards blow Up the Memory on the RSX, because it was to Hot... would be cool :). Ps3 Repair is Not easy

[@carlosleal7g]

I just sent my ps3 for rsx swap because of you 😁 Finnaly a reliable fat model with bc

[@dark_horizon706]

Curious, how’s it going?

[@Kaspertube513]

Had this mod done in the UK by Rarethingz ps3delidding, 40nm on my cech A00 absolute game changer 🙌

[@Ulmentflam]

I would love to see that video on how you made your reflowing station. I’m interested in doing this myself as a hobbyist but can’t find many great guides on diy and temperature profiles for the PS3.

[@techmagnetde]

genius bro

[@Islamisthecultofsin]

Need to figure out how to put lever arm sockets on the board and use even newer chips on it.

[@test_account939]

This is so cool! Nice job!

[@nicolaslacoste9367]

Hello, where did you get 40 nm rsx processor? It's from on new old stock or did you get on an slim ps3 and reballed it? Thanks. Best regards, Nicolas Lacoste

[@happyvibes4575]

Hi. I had NOS chips before... But now only 2 left. They were sold on ebay sometimes, seems like not anymore though.

[@nicolaslacoste9367]

@@happyvibes4575 thanks for your reply

[@calyps0man]

@@nicolaslacoste9367 btw happyvibes is my other channel, i forgot to log out when i replied lol.

[@TravisStamper]

You should come hang out at Computer Booters streams, he does this on a regular basis now. Great work

[@calyps0man]

I know. But those 10 hour streams are a bit much lol

[@mike101sd]

Wow best explanation on the web! Same procedure with a COK-001 board?

[@calyps0man]

Yea, but with one minor difference for the resistors. t's mentioned on one of the screens.

[@goncalojaneiro4657]

Hey man! Firstly, let me thank you for this guide, it seems to be one of the most well strutctured on the internet, and the simple fact that it's a vido helps a lot, and gave me inspiration to try and fix my CECHC04 that has a 3034. one thing i'm really fearful of is the de-soldering of the old RSX and soldering the new RSX. is there any general guideance you could give on temperature profiles or the time we should keep at a given temperature for soldering and desoldering? thanks again!

[@calyps0man]

Hi, sorry i ve been busy with some life changes. It is quite challenfing to desolder old rsx without ram bleed. It all depends on thr equipment. But 40 rsx is more resilient . 90 is more sensitive past 200 c. But I myself use a station that I showed im my other video, it had temp profiles built in.

[@Yungcertified]

How did you make the custom text on the PS3 when starting it up? 0:12

[@calyps0man]

If I remember correctly, I recorded the output from the console when it starts up with no hard drive and throws an error. I edited the error out and put the text instead.

[@worroSfOretsevraH]

Hi. A question not exactly related, but I hope you answer. I use a slim PS3 with it's top half removed. It runs much cooler according to webman. Is it good or bad practice? Thanks.

[@calyps0man]

Well, any time you remove parts of the case you are sabotaging the original design. I haven't checked how slim air circulation works...but if it was meant to draw in air from air vents and blow towards a specific direction, then definitely not the best practice.

[@gapistan2335]

Hey man I’ve been following your project and It got me thinking do you reckon we would be able to retrofit the 28nm RSX from the super slim and make in theory the ultimate rsx swap if so what would be required because I’s like to do that to my console

[@calyps0man]

I was preparing a video about the theory of it, but don't hold your breath. While I am working on a possibility, it will take a long time to even come close to the testing stage. What is required is reverse engineering 28nm and slim boards + interposer that I could design. But since we do not have SS schematics, I have been trying to reverse the design... It's still not finished and I've been at it for weeks. Now, imagine how long the interposer design will take. But apart from that, several voltages were lowered for 28nm, so that will also need to be modified. And I have not even looked into that.... Soo, I will eventually post a video, but it will be in the style of my Cell video, where I go over what i've learned and how to proceed from there. My point is, if you want to mod your console, go for 40nm .

[@calyps0man]

Btw, I have just discovered that 28nm has been stripped of analog inputs, which are essential for ps2 backwards compatibility boards... So even IF it were possible to retrofit, ps2 compatibility will be lost.

[@kosne]

Hello! Great video, I have a question, the 40 minute time you use for reballing is also to preheat the PS3 board first, right? I'm just starting out in this world and my first attempt sounded like popcorn and I saw some tin balls on the chip.

[@calyps0man]

Hi, I may have been a bit off with my time estimates. But you could preheat it for however long you wish , however best way is to bake each board in the oven for at least 8 hours at 90-100 C to get rid of moisture before you start the desodlering/reballing process. What you had is ram bleed and it's a very common issue on RSX chips, especially 90s . The small balls came out from under the Vrams (black chips on top of the RSX), and once that happens you might as well throw it out . However, there is a person who managed to replace them too... And it requires a CNC device/Laser engraver, a lot of time and practice. And most likely the results won't be the same as factory. Sometimes vram bleed also happens due to temperature changes or bad temperature profile. It's a tricky thing to figure out and you need to use a lot of practice boards first.

[@kosne]

Hello, first of all, thank you very much for answering 😌! Yes, I have seen some videos that commented on the same thing, that I should preheat the chip or board for at least 8-9 hours, but I thought that with the reballing machine that I bought it would not be necessary, it would just be adding temperature curves and that's it, by the way. It's an Achi ir 6500, I imagine you know it, right? I live right in front of the beach and it is very humid here, do you recommend that I heat it up to around 90-100 degrees before then? I thought that those balls that jumped came from between the chip and the motherboard, even so that chip was possibly dead before putting it in the machine and it is the one that I am using for tests to practice... since I am you Honestly, the videos I saw from Ripfelix and yours encouraged me to try it too, I have bought some more backward compatible PS3s and I have ordered some 40nm chips from AliExpress that I hope work well, for now I have removed the syscom errors from several boards already. I'm inexperienced at this, but I'm determined to try!!

[@calyps0man]

@@kosne If you're talking about the bottom preheater, it is important to let the board reach about 100-150 C at the top with only bottom heater before you switch on the top heater profile. Let me rephrase, you preheat the board with the bottom heat only until the readings at the top of the board show 100-150 C. At least that's how I do it. But you may have to test it out , it seems it works differently for everybody. I do believe it's important to definitely dry/bake the board before any of this however. Especially in a humid climate. Do keep in mind that aliexpress chips may be faulty, there's no way to know. Also I definitely made it seem easier than it actually is. Be prepared to kill lots of boards. The ACHi station is not perfect for this, I haven't used it personally but ive heard people who ended up modding it and it still didn't always work for ps3 boards. Also do ensure the station is earthed properly. Some of these cheap chinese made devices are fire hazards. Also watch out for the plastic connections and all the mains connectors with 110-250 volts (Depending wherre you live) . Those may melt if they're cheap quality.

[@kosne]

@@calyps0man Thank you very much for your advice, I will keep it in mind. For next time I will try to preheat them first to remove any humidity that may be present because I live very close to the sea. I will keep in mind to heat only the lower plate until the motherboard temperature reaches approximately 150° and then I will activate the upper one, I will practice first with junk boards until I find the optimal point. Thank you again for your help!!🙂🙂

[@calyps0man]

@@kosne no worries, I'm happy to help . I'm building a safer bga station myself , so hopefully it will work well enough to show another video when it's done.

[@timdark9282]

At 14.35 you place the newly reballed 40nm on the area it needs to be placed. Is there any particular way to line this up, or will it naturally fall into place once it reaches the required temperature? I have to say this video is simply amazing, do you mind if I put a link for this video in my description? I wm currently on my own journey to perform this mod and I am documenting the process on my channel

[@calyps0man]

You try to line it up manually with the help of the markings on the pcb. It's a little tricky to be sure 100% how perfectly it's sitting. But as long as it's within the designated limit, once the soldering balls melt then they seem to fuse to the correct pads. Thanks for watching . It is an old video. Sure you can put a link. It's good advertising. I am surprised how many people have been trying this out over the last years.

[@timdark9282]

@calyps0man it's next level repair. I was inspired to do it because in the UK, only one person offers the service. Both me and two of my friends had terrible experiences with the person offering the service. As I referbish games consoles and customise them, after the terrible experience, I decided to learn the mod and offer the service myself. I am taking it slow because I want to get it right. Your video, by far, is the most informative and educational video available on KZbin. Thanks to you, I am looking to have fully mastered this mod in the next six weeks 👍

[@calyps0man]

​@@timdark9282​@timdark9282 I don't know if I mentioned this earlier. But in this video I used terrible flux. I have learned since then that only original amtech is truly the best. Do not use quikchip !!! It will damage your board.

[@timdark9282]

@@calyps0man I am using TermoPasty Flux RF800 and TK83. Seems good enough

[@p4radigm989]

cool video. thanks. not that I have any equipment to do reballing. I don't have too much space either. I just did basic maintenance and delid so far. going to buy a TL232 board just in case I need to read/write syscon on my consoles.

[@bobbyboygaming2157]

can you post the name of the machine you are using, or where you bought it? the reballing station thanks

[@calyps0man]

I built it from schematics online. It's not sold anywhere. But you can find good alternatives like Jovy

[@bobbyboygaming2157]

@@calyps0man do you have discord?

[@calyps0man]

@@bobbyboygaming2157 in the description, yes.

[@calyps0man]

@@bobbyboygaming2157 Sorry I forgot I changed my discord name haha. I've corrected it now. I've also replied to you there.

[@ramakrishnamishra8179]

Thank god for rpcs3.. I can leave this forever breaking console and play Silent Hill Downpour in peace

[@ChondroMan]

Was that a guitar pick at 8:05?

[@calyps0man]

It's a tool for opening phone cases.

[@DPbuilds]

i attempted this mod. console was originaly 3034 ylod. soldered new 40 nm rsx and now im getting error code a0203010 any ideas?

[@mobobrien4934]

Can a 45nm chip from the first PS3 slim work also or does the 40nm rac only work?

[@MichaelM28]

What's that tool you used to hold the solder braid?

[@calyps0man]

It's on aliexpress vi.aliexpress.com/i/4000238594789.html

[@heyitspanos8004]

Great video, also what happened at the very end? Did it throw another ylod after the fans went off lmao?

[@calyps0man]

Nah, it was a joke because I had turned it on earlier without the heatsink properly connected so it overheated instantly and shut down due to thermal protection lol

[@cybcarr]

pretty useful! Thanks for your effort. subbed! :)

[@dragosbogdan3450]

Hello. How I can run linux direct from boot or dualboot with grub ? PS3 OS is based on freebsd like as ps4/5 ? I know is ppc64 architecture.

[@milanterzic3980]

Can syscon codding be performed with ft232rl?

[@MidnightPodcastGaming]

They don't fail.

[@palnov_life]

Does it matter what model of 40nm RSX should I place instead of 90nm? I mean CXD5300A1GB or CXD5300CGB or CXD5301DGB or CXD5302A1GB or else? Maybe it depends on what 2971 was there?

[@calyps0man]

You can put any of them. The code is slightly different for some of them, it's in the pdf document with voltage calculations.

[@palnov_life]

@@calyps0man thank you

[@igort5418]

So much work for these

[@silvio3461]

Is it a way to fix definitly the ylod from the RSX CHIP ? Thx for answering ;)

[@calyps0man]

Not entirely sure what you are asking. YLODs are diagnosed through syscon error codes. 3034 is usually RSX related. Other codes have explanations on devwiki.

[@javiles2331]

Awesome job!

[@patriknord998]

Interesting, i have 2 PS3 that's backward compatible and both have the YLOD. Would be awesome to learn this🤯

[@Death_Vail666]

Sell them if you can't fix them. Let them live again. People will probably pay good for them.

[@RicardoRamosRetrocomputacao]

I tried many solutions, but I came to the conclusion that it's not feasible to do all the work to keep a ps3 fat working for more than 20 years (I like my devices to last many years, because I collect them). Unfortunately there are several other problems in the project, and the cost to fix everything is unfeasible. So I ripped everything from the inside, built a ryzen 5700G computer with igpu, and it was able to run PS3 games perfectly via emulation. There are still titles that are not 100% compatible with the emulator, but it is a matter of time for this to be resolved. So I set up an XMB menu to launch games, a 4TB hard drive to store my favorite games, and a slot loader type bluray drive (I haven't tested physical games on it yet). I'm currently developing a project with arduino to turn on/off and eject through the PS3 panel, including the characteristic beep. As my ps3 was a FAT with 4 usb ports, it also has a memory card reader, which I will convert to USB in the future. Advantages of my project: - I can play many games that ran at low resolutions (below 720p, like fallout 3 and GTA IV) in native Full HD - low noise - Much less heat - Lower electrical consumption - Ability to use much larger hard drives than a vanilla PS3 could - "Backward Compatibility" with PS1, and PS2, and a much higher level of graphic quality - I don't need jailbreak or homebrews to run my "backups" Disadvantages: - Some games still cannot be emulated perfectly - No PSN (although I think sony turned off psn support on ps3 a few months ago) - Nostalgia?

[@calyps0man]

I'm quite sure everyone has heard of a PC and emulator. This in fact applies to every other console as well. Yet a lot of people are still buying retroconsoles... So idk, different tastes for different folks. I'm not sure why you have come to the conclusion that it's not feasible. I mean, the work was shown mostly as an example that it is possible to repair it and make it last longer. I wasn't saying that everybody should buy their own station and learn reballing skills just for that. I myself have finally managed to improve the process so every now and then I sell them. But there are also technicians offering services. You're right about one thing, it is rather tiring to build... However , I still find it fascinating. Also PSN still works.

[@alleembalagens6334]

hello friend, I did the process of changing the rsx and training the syscon, and I was successful, but in the voltage mod, I used 2k2 and 4k7 resistors following the @deadend model, and I got ylod 3034/4002 that is related to welding from mod. I used 5% resistors, @felix told me the correct one would be 1%, would that be the reason for the ylod?

[@calyps0man]

Hi. I doubt it's because of the resistors. It's hard to say, maybe the soldering wasn't successful. Maybe the 40nm was faulty . These boards are sensitive.

[@alleembalagens6334]

right, but before starting the voltage mod, the device worked correctly, I installed cfw evilnat, played heavier games, I believe it is not 40nm. I think that in the worst case scenario, the resistors count is below 0.95v (necessary for 40nm) and causing the system to shut down.@@calyps0man

[@tomcrush9869]

Can you add wifi to CECHB model

[@deslardesslok]

5 MONTHS LATE SQUAD WHERE YOU AT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[@fasttechvideo]

This is a great video. Can we feature this on our channel with commentary? We will provide appropriate credits and links to your channel at the beginning and end.

[@calyps0man]

Yea, go ahead.

[@brostenen]

True... All electronics die at some point. That is just how things are.

[@dvuemedia]

It took awhile to finally find the real cause of PS3 failures, that probably Sony already new, but did not wanted to share. I had one of the first 20GB models that failed soon after they removed the otherOS, which I did not upgrade, instead I got another used PS3 to play with. It was weird, It was a console that I did not use much, sat on my desk, did not get hot etc, but failed anyway. I used that 20GB model to play GT4 in 1080i resolution, it looked real good. I also installed Linux on it, made couple videos showing few emulators and games. Fun times. The process to install new RSX looks too complicated for mare mortals. Thanks to RPCS3 developers we can play our PS3 games on a PC.

[@calyps0man]

Well I build and sell them sometimes, you can add me on discord. It's just tedious and the latest one i made decided to fail just because i knocked one resistor off. And ive been diagnosing that for several says now. Ridiculous !

[@ayumuaikawa]

By sharing it Sony would probably put themselves in a tight spot knowingly selling faulty unit tbh when you see the cooling on the ps3 dev kit (the ps4 devkit funny enough doesn't sound as bad) I strongly believe Sony knew since the beginning

[@VladVVT]

I’m glad I have a ps3 slim cech2504 with only 50 hours of usage.

[@tokin420nchokin]

Man the piano is giving me hollow knight vibes an im here for it

[@tokin420nchokin]

Also, seems like a hassle having to remove all the non leaded solder. Whats wrong with using pins and why did all these chip makers stop using them? Cost? I know they were usually gold plated pins, at least the processors i have installed back in the day did.

[@cuonotanzillo5049]

Hi, good video please can u exploit step by step how to connect syscon? In what port of cable usb we insert the rx dx and diag? How install the syscon driver for PC? I have a COOK02 what is the code for recognize the rsx 40nm? Thank you for the amazing Job man!

[@calyps0man]

Hello, I will eventually make a video (i hope) to show how I connect it. But you can google rip-felix's video on how to read syscon and where to solder it. At the moment I am in the middle of a move so all my tools are packed.

[@cuonotanzillo5049]

@@calyps0man thanks, beacuse i changed the 90nm with 40 nm lite you but i dont know how to connect syscon for recognize new gpu

[@cdoublejj]

yeah the ps3 can still fail but, it won't be bone caner though. i'd rather have a bad valve cover gasket then needing to have the entire engine block bored and machined. unless the PCB it's self faile but, i'd think with good thermal pastes or liquid metals and improved fan curves and keeping the entire console well ventilated would seriously help. i'd think instead of PCB failure it would be psu recapping needing to be done

[@calyps0man]

Yea it shouldn't fail, but nobody has tested it that long yet. Although any fail can be repaired in the end, you just need to know how. I repaired 2110 fault and 14ff the other day, it took forever but it was all about understanding the logic of the board. Luckily service manuals show everything you need to know.

[@WeebGamer101]

Can this help prolong a fully backwards compatible PS3 and make it live longer without the Yellow Light Of Death?

[@calyps0man]

Theoretically, it should. But YLOD can be caused by other problems too. Nothing is 100%.

[@richardsd8526]

Still gives me hope that I can get my ps3 fix, if only for bit longer till something else comes by for a better way to play ps3 games. Other concern is that some of the ps 3 games got remastered or remade for ps4 and other systems, I wonder if Sony would come up with a decent solution ? Still want get this done and thanks for the video!

[@calyps0man]

If you're still interested, you can contact me on discord.

[@yasser_music]

i just did two franki and they are stuck at bit training rsx error even i dif the training code

[@calyps0man]

I'm sorry, you might have bridged balls or something else. If it's FlexID error , then your voltage mod may have gone wrong.

[@yasser_music]

@@calyps0man so its not rsx ?

[@calyps0man]

​ ​ @Yasser Remix It most likely is. But It's hard to advise here... I don't know your "bringup" log. I don't know where you got new RSX from. I don't know anything about your BGA machine or your reballing skills, Idk if you performed the voltage mod. You didn't give any information other than bittraining error. What kind of bittraining error? Is it the same as I showed at 23:53 ? Where it says FLEXIO_ID ? IF it is, then either you didn't enter the bittraining code correctly, your voltage mod is not working or it could also be a bad reball so balls are bridged. If it's showing something else, then it's either your bad reball or dead RSX.

[@yasser_music]

@@calyps0man i install 90 nm rsx back do you have traning code for it ?

[@calyps0man]

@@yasser_music Why are you putting it back so fast if you didn't figure out the issue? I don't have a code right now, but the values can be found on devwiki.

[@Death_Vail666]

Now for his next trick.... Making a Magnovox Odyssey forward compatible with ALL games. Old,new, past, present and future. From Atari 2600 to Nintendo NES, from Commador 64 to PC and everything in between and even the Sagas the PlayStations and the xbox's . All games on one very old Home console from the early 70s. It may be the size a a king mattress but dont let that scare you away because this beast needs plenty of nesting room for all of its many bits and 1.21 gigawatts of terraflops... Floppy disk, hard disk, tape, cartridge, disk, drives and a calculator anything and everything to play a game is here even doom on a calculator, doom on a pregnancy test doom on a tiger electronic!! Its all on the upgraded Magnavox Odyssey 3000. May need the included screen clinger attachment for high definition virtual reality real 3D gaming on your very own 19 Inch CRT. WITH COLOR!

[@rabiusharefbabina2844]

Hi bro ps3 fat ver 001 no display no hdd light no optical light no safe mode whats the problem ?

[@calyps0man]

Bad power supply?

[@dgm778]

Are all these design errors on purpose on Sony's part? Because if so, I don't know how they haven't filed a lawsuit against it.

[@TobiEstosWorld]

I got a CECHB00 with a partly ylod, it only ylods in ps3 games, in xmb ps1 and ps2 games it works finde every single time. I live in germany europe and looking for some one that can put me in a 45nm rsx. Do you know anybody near me?

[@ОлегОлег-ф1ю6ъ]

Hello.Error 3034 was caused to me, although I did everything according to your video.You will persuade them to forget the system code, so error 3034 is caused. How do I change the system code again?

[@calyps0man]

Either you did not solder it correctly or something else is wrong (Bad GPU). I don't understand what are you trying to change now?

[@ОлегОлег-ф1ю6ъ]

@@calyps0man with the board itself, everything is ok.There was a 90 nm processor on it, it worked, only there were artifacts.I put rsx 40 nm it is working 100% problems started after I entered the code for 40 nm.Now error 3034 is coming out.How to rewrite the system code?which you're talking about in your video for 23 minutes and 30 seconds.

[@calyps0man]

@@ОлегОлег-ф1ю6ъ What board? Original code depends on the board. I don't know yours. I would also need to see full error log from 'bringup" command. Also in case you speak russian Не уверен почему у вас не работает, если все шаги сделаны правильно, то должно работать. Код тоже рабочий.

[@ОлегОлег-ф1ю6ъ]

@@calyps0man cok-001,code for 40 nm.If I typed the code incorrectly, can I change it somehow? Do you have a whatsapp phone number?can I send a photo via whatsapp?please help me

[@calyps0man]

@@ОлегОлег-ф1ю6ъ Just type it correctly again and it will fix it. Here are the originals. www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/Talk:Rambus_Registers I have discord in the description. You can leave a message there...

[@vdochev]

Is it worth the hassle to save a system with emulated backwards compatibility?

[@calyps0man]

I think everybody decides for themselves. I don't work on other people's systems, but I've been testing some new equipment and sometimes I do sell the finished models with retrofitted 40 GPU. If you really need one, I could build it and sell.

[@vdochev]

@@calyps0man Thank you very much for responding. Right now I have 2 working slims and they are enough for me, but if I decide to get a backwards compatible model, I'll contact you. I was asking because I also have a backwards compatible unit, but it does not have the EE and GS, it emulates the PS2. I suppose that anyone who has a 40nm RSX would reserve it for the real backwards compatible system and would not be interested to save something like mine. I don't have the equipment to do the work and I don't have the skill, so if I attempt something like that, I'll probably kill it beyond repair. So, basically what I meant was: will people who do this work say I'm not wasting my time and good chips on that, just buy a real backwards compatible one? Thank you for your time and sharing the knowledge. I've subscribed and I've also subscribed to RIP Felix. I would very much like to be able to do what you guys do and your videos are very interesting.

[@calyps0man]

@@vdochev If you mean your model Is CECHC , european fat version that came with 60 gb? Then it still has GS. Those are good systems too. They provide sharper graphics in some ps2 games. I was planning to make more videos about these topics, but it is difficult to find free time for these projects. I definitely will try to post more videos in the future.

[@vdochev]

@@calyps0man It is. It's CECHC04, but it has some problems. When I got it, it has already been molested, but it booted up and everything was working, if you don't mind the fan taking off on idle, that is. I decided to de-lid it and I did the job, but when I was done it just went YLOD. I inspected the chips again visually and everything seemed fine, I didn't see any visible damage. It is possible that I cracked the solder balls under the RSX when de-lidding, but I can't tell for sure. I just bought a USB to UART convertor and I'll attempt to read the syscon errors at some point. I also broke off the little plastic notch on the side of the BD ribbon connector on the motherboard. It was too stiff and I just pressed it harder. I admit that was my dumb @$$, but on the de-lid I think I did a clean job. It has been in some shady repair shop before it got to me, so I don't know if they baked it or what they did to it. The poor thing was missing parts: screws and the HDD caddy mainly.

[@devil4hunt]

hello, do you charge for modding such consoles?

[@calyps0man]

Hi, I haven't been modding for a while. Also working on somebody else's machine is too risky for me. Sometimes this mod fails ...

[@bkconsolemods2771]

Hi, i need the resitor mod for DIA 001 board.

[@calyps0man]

It is probably not needed there. But you might have to check RSX voltage IC

[@bkconsolemods2771]

@@calyps0man can you show me where the IC is on the board?

[@calyps0man]

​@@bkconsolemods2771I dont have that board, so I can't check. But you can try asking on psx place forums

[@williamhouse754]

❤️❤️❤️

[@TheMegatron673]

i dont know what is more difficult to do, reballing or replacing the nec/token caps. 😁

[@calyps0man]

I'd say reballing is definitely harder.

[@RyanBurnsRed]

It sucks this is out of reach for so many people like myself. I’ve got two A01 models, one is dead and the other I’m not sure. I bought a super slim recently and am using that to play my collection again. I love these model PS3s but the fact they’re all ticking time bombs is unfortunate and Sony basically got away with it while Microsoft took all the heat for the RROD. Pun unintended

[@jbdeen]

lol that is a good point. MS fixed 1 if not 2 concoles for me that RROD back in the day. While my Feb 2007 A01 didn't YLOD until later on, Sony basically was like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@josephhall7317]

Do you do this for people?

[@calyps0man]

Well, at the moment not really. I'm preparing another video on how to build the station though.

[@cdoublejj]

some of us may be looking to swap our working consoles

[@MarkVll]

Hey i would like one of yoir Phat Consoles that's backwards compatible with Ps1 and Ps2. How much!? $

[@calyps0man]

Hi, sorry I didn't see this comment. You can contact me on discord to discuss it.

[@megapro1725]

29:50 FFS! Don't you have heating gun

[@t4rif4ri]

Very nice mod but temps are still very high

[@p1dj98]

bro make a video about your rework station, it will be useful

[@jayfowler4747]

Dude.. you obviously have skills... please get yourself a better iron and perhaps a cheap scalpel set that last bit of soldering was pain to watch.. but other than that Good job 👍👍

[@calyps0man]

Haha, well, I found soldering on the board rather troublesome due to massive amount of copper on board that absorbs all the heat. The iron tip was already thin, it's just no space in there. I believe using hot air or placing the caps to the sides might be a better alternative indeed.

[@Aleksa.09]

Your ps3 was very hot 72 degrees is too hot mine had cheap thermal paste but its not hotter than 68 degrees

[@Master-qj5qg]

I measure the ohms and eveything is 003

[@ctOS111]

1 volt vddc rsx , cell be you will never fix get any other voltage until you fix memory trace there is somthing wrong with it all fat model have the same fault from the factory

[@lifegame7372]

Ну ты крут !

[@deslardesslok]

1:10p.m. 12/2/2022

[@EdnoAverche]

Seems tricky

[@Starcat128]

They should make all processors and GPUs use sockets If you have to replace that you could buy one from the company itself marrying components to motherboards is stupid as hell

[@calyps0man]

Probably not good for business, easier and more profitable to just sell customers another console.

[@strelatronics5533]

Horrible soldering, but great video and experiments!

[@LuisAngelRamirez7]

I thought this wasn’t a tutorial

[@freddiecabrera2150]

ƤＲＯ𝓂Ｏ𝕤ᗰ 😄

[@andrejpopovic52]

Awesome video. Great work!