PS4 Pro No Button Sound No Power Southbridge CXD90042GG Replacement

Southbridge replacement on Ps4 Pro.
Please forgive the fact that I spoke away from the mic a time or two. It's a new shotgun microphone and I haven't really gotten used to it yet.
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Thanks for watching!!

[@mohamedgothany240]

Guys this guy is the man! He's super friendly and honest. A great person to work with. With so much skill and communication I would 100% send my console in for repair. He'll make It right no matter what!

[@ceejay_gaming9636]

Sir I have a PS4 FAT and when I press the power button I only get one beep but the system doesn’t come on, I also checked the PSU and it’s absolutely fine

[@AlphaBravoTech]

Maybe it's the southbridge. Maybe its the APU. Maybe it's something else. Hard to know for sure without properly testing it.

[@konturgestalter]

Love your channel and love to see more content for sure!

[@antonioperkins1927]

I think I have a Southbridge problem I have no power not dic sounds or inputs for the ps4

[@fixitprohr]

Great work my friend!

[@Jodasmp3]

Excelente trabajo. Podrias decirme que temperaturas usaste en ambas herramientas como asi el flujo de aire para desoldar y soldar? gracias

[@MrSodium271]

Recently I replaced the small black transistor(is it?) next to that southbridge. My console doesnt start sometimes and sometimes it does, is this southbridge problem?

[@adelekeolajide2635]

Great job sir. We need more tutorials on ps4 ans 5. Thanks

[@ChristianoRS]

But why are you scratching all the time this case, you could put some coverlet on the bench

[@hove131]

Thin layer of flux and lower airflow next time but nice repair. All that flux made the chip slide off initially the way it did.

[@REMEDY-REPAIRS]

Nice vid bro amazing work💯👍🏾

[@lallyji8051]

Amazing explanation and quality. What smartphone or camera are you using to record this with? Also what is the model of that thermometer that you are using. Thank you

[@AlphaBravoTech]

Hi! Thanks for watching and for the comments! I use a lot of different cameras and microphones. For this video, I used my Sony AX-33 with an external RODE shotgun mic. I'd have to look up specifics. There's a couple of parts in there that I dubbed my voice into. I think I used my snowball microphone for that. For the meter, I'm not exactly sure which brand it was but if you search on Amazon for Kamtop Digital Thermometer Dual Channel Thermometer with Two K- type Thermocouples Temperature Meter. You should be able to find it. Thanks again! 😊

[@lallyji8051]

@@AlphaBravoTech thank you for such extensive reply. Hope you continue to make informative videos and get increased business in return. I am new to console repair and just recording with s7 smartphone as I don't have enough cash for real camera plus lens. They are expensive! Keep on sharing tricks and tips with each other because these corporations certainly ain't gonna share their schematics with us. So we must help each other in this profession. Again, thank you and wish you success and growth

[@LuFastNinja]

My power supply is fine, power button is fine, but I get no lights and only response is 3 beeps from eject button when there is a disk in. 1 beep when there is no disk. Disk will not feed automatically, and no response with controller plugged in. Does this sound like a southbridge issue?

[@LuFastNinja]

Also, did you test the PSU while plugged in?

[@justinl4060]

Hmmm my cuh-7215b has the CXD90046GG in it no power after a 5v connector repair.

[@AlphaBravoTech]

Connector ripped from the board of the PSU? Maybe it wasn't soldered back on to the PSU correctly. Maybe the PSU is just bad? A trained professional should verify the PSU is fully functional. Or if you can borrow a known good one from friend and test your console with that, that would be good too.

[@justinl4060]

@@AlphaBravoTech Ripped from the motherboard. PSU is good as I tested with known good system.

[@justinl4060]

I’m fixing a hack job repair that did have a blown PSU when their wires seemed to have grounded themselves.

[@AlphaBravoTech]

10-4. Well it could be your 46GG but if it was a HACK JOB repair and they even ripped a connector off of the motherboard, I would first assume damage on the motherboard. Inspect it very closely for damage. I've seen hack job repairs like this where they ripped a connector off and super glued it back to the board and make it look really good, like there was no issue. Then upon further inspection I realized a connector was actually ripped off of the board a needed rework. I would look closely for missing or damaged components and connecters before I went after the Southbridge.

[@Ale-zx7nz]

I’m trying to repair my ps4 fat that doesn’t turn on due to a lightning (I think)... the power supply works, I tested components of the motherboard and a lot of smd capacitors in the front and the back too are shorted. How do I know which chip shorts all the capacitors? I’m I newbie and I really need help, thanks you for the help❤️

[@thetechgurulouies9952]

Hey great video and yeah it seems like the next gen of consoles got issues with southbridge chips going bad and having apu issues because of weak solderballs/cracked. Just have a question, can you tell if a ps4 with no power can be a power supply issue rather than a apu or southbridge causing it to not power on? Just planning on buying a no power for cheap to just replace the power supply if there was a way to tell even though it seems that you cant tell until you start to testing things

[@AlphaBravoTech]

Thanks. Cant really tell until you start testing things but with APU issues, the console will usually still turn on. PSU going bad is very common so if it hasn't been swapped out already, it is a high probability. Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@hamishussen1589]

What is the name of your pre heating machine

[@Fox9582]

There was a power outage so my PS4 Pro stills turn on but the USB ports don’t work any more. Could this chip be the problem too or another driver?

[@johny1220]

Holy shit I had the same issue! Thank you so much you absolute legend! You just earned a new sub man. 😄

[@Saddbunnyy]

Any advice for a ps4 pro that won’t turn on at all after a power surge?

[@Cronicbarbarian]

Great work

[@rlgarcia25]

I don’t think it was fixed. He messed up way too many times and put heat on it for much too long. That’s why I think he didn’t show it working

[@giorgostexnikos6976]

bravo.nice work

[@DjSerolmp]

Can a bad Southbridge cause a blod? I also have a ram chip that won't heat up. Ps4 currently has a blod flashing

[@joachimhauck9629]

Did you prepared the chip with tin or is there already some beneath? As you've shown you've cleaned the board from the old one, right?

[@AlphaBravoTech]

This chip came preballed with solder. They don't always. Sometimes I have to add the solder (tin) myself. Yes, I clean all of the old solder from the board before applying the new chip. Thanks for watching! 😊

[@hidinfrombiden6251]

What would cause this south bridge to go bad? I was playing my pro last night with no issues, today it won't beep, flash or anything. I have a new power supply on order. I just happened to find your channel & just now learned of this south bridge. Thanks for the video, new subscriber.

[@AlphaBravoTech]

😂🤣 at your username. Honestly, I'm not sure. The fault is so common I would guess some kind of design flaw. That's totally a guess though. The PSU is also a very common issue. Thats definitely the first step you should take, checking the power supply. Hopefully that's your issue. Keep me updated and thank you for the Sub!

[@hidinfrombiden6251]

@@AlphaBravoTech 😂😂😏. Thanks for the info, I'll come back to this as soon as I get the power supply swapped out. It's not supposed to be delivered until next Wednesday though😕.

[@hidinfrombiden6251]

@@AlphaBravoTech hey buddy just keeping you updated. The system wasn't responding at all, no lights, beeps or anything. I just put that new power supply in it and now all it will do is 1 single beep accompanied by blue light, but dies back out instantly. I removed the hard drive, blew it out and reinstalled it to see if that did anything. Do you think the power supply I just bought could be faulty?

[@AlphaBravoTech]

@@hidinfrombiden6251 how long does it stay on with the blue light and will it do the same thing immediately, over and over? If so, probably not an issue with the new power supply. But it could be. Could also be Southbridge, APU or RAM issue. If you want to you can send me a short video on my Facebook page. I think its posted in the description.

[@hidinfrombiden6251]

@@AlphaBravoTech with my old power supply it's not doing anything at all. With the new power supply installed it will beep once and the blue light comes on for a split second. It does this over & over. I contacted the person who sold me the power supply and they said it sounds like a mother board issue. Just doesn't make sense to me that it's the mother board when I can swap power supplies and get different results lol. It's like the new power supply works, but for some reason it's not producing enough power to initiate start up. The day before yesterday I actually purchased another used PS4 Pro for $300 that's only about a year old. I bought it with the intentions of being able to swap parts between systems until I narrowed down the problem, so I wouldn't be just randomly throwing money at new parts, but the one I just bought is newer than my old one and the ribbon cable that plugs into the power supply from the board is shaped different. Other than that it's identical. After I noticed that I was going to just swap hard drives so I might get lucky and not have to reinstall all my games & stuff and even the hard drive has slight differences how it plugs into the board. So for now I'm in the process of having another power supply shipped to rule that out. I'm not sure what the issue is but I read somewhere online that people were having the beep once & light flash issue's and it ended up being the screws for the X clamp came loose or needed some washers put on the screws. I'm gonna check that on mine but I don't expect to find that problem lol. But that's about all I can think of, if I find anything out I will let you know. Thanks again for responding.

[@samanthawilson9430]

Well my ps4 pro only turns on with controller but after it's stuck in safe mode any tips

[@user-cm6cj7oe8e]

Where you buy that chip? Can you help get a link for all chips for ps4? Thank you

[@Toqhy]

For the hot air I think it's alot to use more than 280 c and for the pre heater during desoldering temperature most be around 360 or 380 and for the solder process 280 same for the hot air and 340 on the preheater I'm proud that you use preheater because some people just go with hot air with no preheater I recommend everyone go to him

[@AlphaBravoTech]

Toqhy, thank you! Technique is better than exact temperatures, in my opinion. Knowing when solder is melted, knowing what temps it melts at, knowing how it acts when its melted. Knowing how everything works is key. Thank you for your comment.

[@Toqhy]

@@AlphaBravoTech No problem man but I tell you if you need good rework station check aoyue 866 this is good for Playstations motherboards takes less time to desolder and cost around 190$ and for reballing I recommend if you want to buy machine I recommend with dhb1 or honton r490 you can find it on eBay for 1400 dollars

[@mickey408]

Hey, great job and video too! Got a similar problem with my 7000 rev. ps4 with a small difference: when i push the start button it beeps once and blinks blue light and then nothing happens. PCU is 100% good. Do you have any ideas to start with? Any response will be much appreciated!

[@AlphaBravoTech]

Hi Mickey. Thanks and thanks for watching! Most commonly, in my experience, that issue is caused by a cracked solder ball under the APU. Reballing the APU would be something I would consider doing for this console. You'd have to take it to a super experienced repair shop though because not all of us repair techs can do reballs. 😎💪😁

[@rileyandiggy3608]

Can I put thermal pads on this chip would it last longer or will it cause it to shorten its life

[@PiotrJareckiOfficial]

Hey, did you find somewhere answer for that? I am considering same thing since I saw that in slim model SCEI chip is connected to shield by thermalpad and aluminum little heatsink. SCEI chip gets really hot and in pro model it is hidden under shield where is little to no air circulation.

[@DownUnder43]

Man I got a short on a different spot from the Ares you showed us. However close by towards the right side not directly under the southbridge. Under the southbridge everything is fine I also checked the IC chip and caps near by also good however the short is affecting 4 small Caps. I wonder how can I get some help to pin point what to order.

[@arthurcuesta6041]

Did you find an answer? I think I've got the same problem.

[@trilexfix]

when mounting the chip try not to remove the entire nozzle

[@spearsc49]

I trying to test one but What measurement of voltage are you using to test it. Not sure what setting to set my multimeter to to read the voltage

[@AlphaBravoTech]

I was using continuity mode (beep mode) on the meter to see if any of those caps had a short tp ground. I hope that helps.

[@РоманПроцишак]

Hi Fred, thanks for great video! Basically I found you because I try to solve an issue with my old laptop: it suddenly stoped booting at all: when power up all things looks kinda normal - leds are on and reacting when connect/disconnect the a/c, cooler is working, but the screen is black and is not reacting to any inputs, bios also is not shown - just black screen. Can the problem be connected with southbridge?

[@AlphaBravoTech]

The first i would try is flashing the bios to see if that fixes the issue. But yes, it could also be Southbridge or similar type of fault, I think.

[@kingkoopa187]

This would also cause Ethernet and usbs to not work correctly even if it powers on right?

[@AlphaBravoTech]

yes, it can also cause that. does it work in safemode? it might also be bluetooth module. that causes usb issues sometimes. thanks for watching!

[@skilarbutler1018]

Hey Brother. I'm having the same issue. No power at all. Changed outlets, changed cords, changed the psu. Still nothing. No power, no beeps. How can I get in contact with you to see if you can fix it if you have the availability.

[@AlphaBravoTech]

I am pretty busy these days. I'm still taking in some jobs though. 1st question: Are you in the USA? 2nd question: if so, what major city are you near? (I know of a few other repair techs across the country) Feel free to PM me on Facebook. Just search "Alpha Bravo Tech" Thanks for watching!

[@xzeuii]

I’m guessing no readings on my power supply means it’s dead? Thank god I thought my console was ruined

[@dean_ferguson2825]

I had Blue Light of Death. I sent it in and the person did a reflow on APU chips and reworked on Southbridge. The problem was not found and doesn't work. What do you advise me to do. Thank you

[@AlphaBravoTech]

It's better to do a reball than a reflow for a BLOD issue. I can take a look at it if you want to send it in. I have all necessary tools and equipment to do a proper reball. Hopefully the prior repair attempt didn't cause irreversible damage to the APU or any other components but there's only one way to find out! 😎👍

[@dean_ferguson2825]

@@AlphaBravoTech How would I be able to send it in

[@antonio010]

I have a pro board that is completely dead (unresponsive), replaced the power supply with a known working one and replaced the southbridge as well still not working. No response when pressing power. Any ideas?

[@AlphaBravoTech]

Check measurements on the board with multi meter. Check for shorts. Also, where did you get your replacement southbridge? It needs to be from a trusted source. There are fakes out there. Did you possibly knock any component off of the board like I did in this video?

[@antonio010]

@@AlphaBravoTech I get them from China, but I get a lot of my components from them that work, bluetooth mods, switch usb-c ports, m9t36, etc. All caps seem to check out, fuses check out ok as well. No components knocked off.

[@ruthlessc95]

Hello, I have here a adp300cr and when testing I didn´t have the 12v like in 6:50 minute, has at 0 all the time. How can I repare it?

[@AlphaBravoTech]

Hi Ruthless. I have a couple of other videos showing how to troubleshoot these power supplies. There's a lot that can be wrong with them though. If my other videos don't help you I would recommend to just buy a new PSU so that you can get back to gaming!! Sending it in to us is also an option. Thanks for watching! :)

[@ruthlessc95]

@@AlphaBravoTech Hello, today arrived my new psu and still no life, my friend says can be a fuse in the motherboard but after seeing your video probably will be to the southbridge :(

[@AlphaBravoTech]

@@ruthlessc95 Aw man. Sorry to hear that, bud. :( If you're interested in us troubleshooting the board and repairing it, you can always send it in to us. Message us on facebook.com/AlphaBravoTech or AlphaBravoTech.com if you're interested. Take care and stay safe.

[@timjolo]

Hello Where did you buy this cxd chip? was on aliexpress????

[@AlphaBravoTech]

Yes, aliexpess. If you're in the US, I may have one I can part with but I'd have to verify my stock first. If you're interested, let me know and I'll check. Thanks for watching!

[@AbelMendezSr]

@@AlphaBravoTech I'm in San Antonio Texas. How much for a SB chip?

[@Bigmatt5533]

May I ask what model preheater you're using?

[@AlphaBravoTech]

T-8280 preheater. Quick 861DW hot air station. Thanks for watching! 😊

[@Bigmatt5533]

@@AlphaBravoTech Thanks for the reply! I've had the quick a few years now but im staring my first south bridge replacement in the face so a preheater is in order. Btw I subbed so keep up the good work!

[@rogermohammed86]

isnt the southbridge chip married to the apu?

[@AlphaBravoTech]

Hi Roger. No, it is not. Thanks for watching!

[@Captain3li]

Excellent job. I have a device with the same malfunction, but unfortunately, we don't have any professionals like you, and a very high cost of about 2,000 Egyptian pounds, about 130 dollars.

[@ahmedelawad2549]

Same in Sudan 💔

[@snowydemo6629]

How much u charge to fix a PS4 Pro only had it 3 months now it acts like it not getting power I go to turn it beeps like it’s coming on then I see the blue light for a second then it just goes off....

[@corvack0005]

Happened to me too did u get it fix please let me know I’m going crazy

[@snowydemo6629]

@@corvack0005 nope still not fixed looked at everything online 🤷‍♂️ I give up on consoles I’ll remain on PC good luck bro

[@tommyjohnson7506]

Power supply

[@corvack0005]

My ps4pro beeps blue light for a second then shot off no power please help

[@AlphaBravoTech]

Have you tried a new power supply yet?

[@corvack0005]

@@AlphaBravoTech I check the power supply and it’s good

[@Loveyou-bo3kw]

@@corvack0005 then it must be southbridge

[@smiley52270]

I came here from Predator Poachers

[@kei_stackzz]

How to contact him

[@AlphaBravoTech]

You can contact me through my website alphabravotech.com Thank you! 😊

[@scarfacejam]

do the south bridge comes reball

[@AlphaBravoTech]

If purchased brand new, yes. I'm not sure who has some in stock right now in the USA. I can check if you'd like. I know they're available on aliexpress but I've heard different things about the quality from aliexpress.

[@kei_stackzz]

Do he have like a Instagram

[@AlphaBravoTech]

No Instagram, YET!!