Is The PlayStation 5 REALLY An Unfixable Disaster Waiting To Happen? PS5 No Power Repair Attempt :-(

[@TheCod3r]

Use this post as a dislike button (like to indicate a dislike) and tell me WHY you dislike the video

[@marcianzero_yt]

Perhaps you should update the video description to link to the more recent video...

[@Alexander_l322]

I dislike that you make me worry about my PS5 😕

[@zanewinters2855]

So did it turn out the donor south bridge would work or not. I’m experiencing the exact same issue. Also where can these parts be found I do not have access to a donor board?

[@ion_X]

ik it's way way too late now but the solder ball that you thought crept on was actually just meant to be there on the pad next to it just happened to flow out of place just letting you know in case you didn't find out for future reference

[@fierakuitali9313]

You haven't checked donor southbridge. My donor beep caps the same line faulty one and now have to buy the chip that probably for this reason havent repaired

You're a mad lad for reballing these chips by hand, I don't have the skill to do that yet xD greetings from Brazil

[@TheCod3r]

Haha yeah definitely 😂 you can do it, just need to practice 😉

[@RedmiNote-nd6hm]

Great video, greetings from Prague. Thank you for your channel, it's awesome. Keep it growing, best of luck :)

[@sneakepictures1661]

Hi. The southbridge ic is not married to the Apu and you can easily replace it with the donor one. One polish guy had the console you was working on and he did replace the southbridge ic and it worked.

[@SessleIsosceles]

Dude , you are a open heart surgeon doing the job of what a precision robot would Be doing otherwise, wish I had you s a friend to fix my consoles

[@dannyhood2093]

Thank you for showing off your solder skills. It has helped me a lot.

[@really-america]

Great video, sometimes the journey is as important as the destination. You showed some great techniques, add one subscriber!

[@TheCod3r]

Thanks mate, much appreciated 😃

[@mm0077]

I am always learning from you. I have really enjoyed this reballing because I know from personal experience how difficult they can be. By the way I admire the way you do it with ease. It is a shame as from all the information you received and as you demonstrated more likely this chip is married to the board.

[@TheCod3r]

Thanks mate, yeah I need to do more experiments but I do have a ps5 here which I might be able to experiment with

[@Aepek]

30:28 AND YA FOUND IT…..as I was shouting at ya, glad you heard me mate 😆 Cheers✌🏻

[@KyleGP]

Without schematics, it's all a cat and mouse game. I refused a Playstation the other day which I suspect was an APU issue but couldn't be certain without anything to reference the board against. Right to repair is more important than ever.

[@paulwitulski1905]

Its good to see someone who knows what they are doing with BGA footprint chips, I love to solder but my best on a good day is 0603 or legless ic's. Good work!

[@ion_X]

ik it's way way too late now but the solder ball that you thought crept on was actually just meant to be there on the pad next to it just happened to flow out of place just letting you know in case you didn't find out for future reference

[@silvestr2417]

Great video! Every new video seems to be better in general. Greatings from PL.

[@TheCod3r]

Thank you 😊

[@davetelford-musicalexplora5474]

I have Prime and have linked my Twitch. I am on planet Destitution right now but if it helps by linking those accounts I am glad to do so. This channel is incredible.

[@TheCod3r]

Thank you very much, it's highly appreciated and all helps 😀

[@tunkunrunk]

Greeting from Africa !!! yeah man , you've been watching worldwide , keep up the good job !

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

Imagine reballing that entire thing (twice) just to find out

[@_mylastname]

At around 6:50 we're looking for 3.3v at that fuse/resister?, what happens if there's nothing there? No volts. Where do I look to figure out why there's no volts? Thank you

[@_mylastname]

I'm replying to this because I found shorts around the Southbridge chip, and some long black chip with lots of legs(I'm a noob and don't know names of things,) has sorry to ground on half the legs

[@davidadkins6412]

Since I've been watching your channel, this is the first time I've heard you sing, sounded really good in my opinion

[@alzaabialzaabi]

The South Bridge is not married to the board because in some cases we replaced the southbridge and the PS5 works fine , what I know from this video there is a short under the APU which mean a dead APU

[@TheCod3r]

You're right, the southhbridge isn't married. I did address this in a later video, but you're wrong about it being a dead APU. I fixed this in a later video kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6S5YpWGablgrqs

[@Aepek]

26:01 isn’t pad on Row 6 Column 1 Oxidized as well? Was near the 1st pad did on this chip at Row 3 Column 4…..if not an oxidized pad, maybe a ghost image 🤷🏼‍♂️….or doesn’t do anything…. Also, do u ever use silver solder for repairs, & if so…what would be the reason? Great vid. Cheers✌🏻

[@PSYCHOBABAYAGA]

You are truly amazing at what you do💯 great vid sir😁

[@EkkoTheDrummer]

i put in a new powet supply that i ordered from amazon Friday, and my PS5 still will not turn on any idea what's going on with mine? I have the digital one

[@TheBizzyBScience]

Thanks , I am learning everyday! Can you recommend a good boom miroscope

[@Plan-C]

You deserve way more subs bro

[@ЕвгенийПоляков-л1я]

On EDM020 Southbridge is married to apu? No way to replace it?

[@Mark1971-1]

Absolutely fantastic video Phil mate

[@REMEDY-REPAIRS]

Amazing vid bro 💯👍🏾

[@Silentnight1979]

9:10 the power cord is clearly unplugged?

[@TheCod3r]

I wasn't testing for voltage at that time. I was indicating how I knew a component was reading as shorted without having to use diode, resistance or continuity mode. If you're in vtahe mode and your reading drops to 0mv the leads are essentially nulled, which means they're basically touching together. That indicates that the input of the component has a direct path to ground, which would indicate a short

[@Silentnight1979]

@@TheCod3r thanks...i was trying to follow along and thought i was doing something wrong...wasnt sure if i missed a step or if you were supplying voltage via your testers. Thanks for the response.

[@TheCod3r]

@@Silentnight1979 no worries buddy, that's what comments are for 🤪 I appreciate the feedback mate. I was thinking of doing a video to cover it because it can be quite confusing with my testing methods sometimes

[@Silentnight1979]

@@TheCod3r do you have a schematic for board values? If not, i would pay for one if you made one

[@Dyrnn]

How much ti fix a ps5 power on then off fast like 1 or 3 seconds

[@JJ-Streaming]

Another video shows replacement south bridge change and works. Is that fake?

[@TheCod3r]

No not fake. When we first started seeing bad southbridges they were always accompanied by other issues. If you look for my video titled "I Finally Fixed The Unfixable PS5" you'll see where I discovered I was wrong in my initial thinking ;)

[@B9NE]

Fast production lines could cause mistakes I suppose. Damn it.

[@geraldmcfadden2270]

I have a ps5 I replaced the hdmi port soldering is good no missing components when i plug it in I get ps5 hdmi 1 but no signal. what would be wrong?

[@_mylastname]

The zenor diode or C1 diode, maybe the power ic chip (marked 15jL) it has 6 legs, it's right near the HDMI port on the bottom side) and finally,it could be the encoder chip(check the caps around the encoder chip)

[@sirmi9868]

Aparently that is a common fault on ps5's.This week alone i received 5 ps5 alone with this faults. All clients told me they had blackouts. I had a ps5 that i replaced a fan(yes already) and i tried that working power supply on all 5 ps5 they didnt do anything, then i tried all other 5 power supplys on the working ps5,they were all bad. All fuses were good on the 5 ps5, sad thing is that most of those consoles have warraty with sony but are people that bought from scammers. These ps5 are so bad in quality, ive been receiving them for Fans,bad ssd,hdmi port,controllers with drift,r2 button mostly non functioning. And worst they have like a 100 srcews. So far only a series s with bad power supply,no series x and no ps5 digital

[@main_tak_becus6689]

So PS5 motherboard's quality is cheaper than $50 budget pc motherboard? lmao. PS2 still works a charm after more than a decade.

[@deepbasspcmaster]

Hello dear! Can you send me pleace the dump of 25Q16JV? Model of PS5 is CFI1000B. Motherboard model is EDM-010. Thank you!

[@denman123456]

What if you try putting the Southbridge that had oxidized pads back onto the donor board and see if that will fix the donor board.

[@abedin1]

really enjoy your videos :)

[@yeshua418Q]

Couldn't you get a stencil made for putting the solder balls onto for your South bridge you could probably make one

[@jasperglasper2891]

Can you have a look at my ps5 ? And whats the charge ?

[@suppaman12]

Quick question… my ps5 beeps twice when I hook up the power code, then nothing. Which shows it receives some power, but does nothing after. Is it toasted??

[@_mylastname]

Same. I get 3 fast beeps upon plugging in.. That's all. It's like pressing the eject button when theres no disk.. when I press power, I get nothing.

[@Nanoha3972]

@@_mylastname I just fixed one with that exact failure. Dead southbridge ic

[@gizmo1252000]

so glad phil found that sneaky hide and seek pad as i was shouting at my monitor lol

[@TheCod3r]

Haha they can be a pain to see sometimes when you're looking under the scope 😄

[@_mylastname]

Given the amount of oxidation on the chip, would that be the reason it was showing a short?

[@ИгорьШовкин]

Hello, I would like to ask about this southbridge. If my PS5 isn't getting hot, should I be worried about the southbridge? (I have ps5 CFI-1000)

[@_mylastname]

I'd be more worried about the liquid metal on your APU, or the lack of.

[@ИгорьШовкин]

@@_mylastname Why? I haven't seen anyone complain about liquid metal.

[@_mylastname]

@@ИгорьШовкин ohhhh sorry, I thought you said your system WAS getting hot.. Sorry I didn't see the. "ISN'T" in your question . My bad

[@ИгорьШовкин]

@@_mylastname np :)

[@OkieOrganix]

Somewhere someone at Sony is watching this video in the dark, laughing creepily and saying yes this is going to work out just as we planned… 😞

[@tunkunrunk]

dude , this is the law of competition . Now that Nintendo and Sega are no more "serious" competitors, Sony is ready to take any risk to sell more consoles than Microsoft and its Xbox, even if they know some consoles will fail quickly

[@maximeboisdron6728]

Hello, great work. What are all the components linked to the card that cannot be changed? Thanks

[@andyledford8380]

Could it be possible that it won't turn on without detecting certain components like the fan ?

[@TheCod3r]

No unfortunately the console should turn on without the fan. I did confirm at the end of the video that even with the console fully reassembled it didn't turn on

[@saketindra]

Nice work mate :)

[@ravendrow83]

Only because I saw the chips avaliable on mobile sentrix did you try swapping the power IC I believe it is next to the south bridge

[@TheCod3r]

I didn't on this but I do believe just because of the symptom change after replacing the southbridge it was definitely that at fault

[@Rartillo]

Whats the size ?

[@krushingbro6620]

Sony have this reputation of very suspect initial revisions of thier playsation systems they usually get better as is natural but by this point you'd think they would have got thier act together to have better 1st revisions but no PS5 is no different. since PS5s aren't easy to come by i myself am waiting till a proper hardware revision is released that changes alot for the better before i get one, its too risky right now.

[@MrPhats85]

Great content mate, just found your channel and subbed. Not in a situation to become a member or that but you fot my support and i love watching your videos already 👍

[@clapper2trapper481]

No disrespect to you, but why don’t people use the warranty if it breaks. if it is out of warranty then definitely use someone like your self but why risk it when they will give you a new one. As long as it hasn’t been opened up.

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

Warranty claims can be a hassle. Also, if you caused it (dropped, liquids etc) the warranty claim will be difficult.

[@greenreaper1985]

I bought my ps5 from a scalper, so warranty isn't really an option for me

[@TheCod3r]

I fully agree. Some people buy them from scalpers though (like this one) and Sony refuse warranty on them. I didn't know that until after this video was released but it's something that needs discussing

[@frankynakamoto2308]

@@TheCod3r what is the repair percentage on the PS5, what I mean is how many are non repairable from those who are repairable? I am interested in knowing. Also why don't they make Graphite LED Coils. They be more resistant.

[@_mylastname]

@@TheCod3r it's still Sony's product and they're not standing by it because people are almost forced to buy from scalpers? Shame on them! Such a sickening scam. I have 3 ps5, 2 have the power problem.1 has video output issue.1 gets 3 beeps upon plugging it in, then nothing . The other beeps and does nothing.. I'll keep trying to fix.

[@spacekees102]

That sucks man! You did well replacing that chip, too bad these consoles are such a pain to repair. Ill stick with my ps4 slim for now 🙈

[@Silentnight1979]

Bro how were you testing for power without the ps5 plugged in?

[@TheCod3r]

I wasn't testing for voltage at that time. I was indicating how I knew a component was reading as shorted without having to use diode, resistance or continuity mode. If you're in vtahe mode and your reading drops to 0mv the leads are essentially nulled, which means they're basically touching together. That indicates that the input of the component has a direct path to ground, which would indicate a short

[@hungowapower]

I'd love to do this kind of repair but I lack the patience necessary to do it properly.

[@screen-protector]

The southbridge is replacable, I've seen some video where guy have ordered new chips and was able to wake up one PS5.

[@_mylastname]

Do you have that link?

[@screen-protector]

@@_mylastname Toltec Merc is a youtube channel, I don't remember which video only. Sorry.

[@_mylastname]

@@screen-protector thanks. I've watched that channel before I'll look

[@screen-protector]

@@_mylastname this chanel and Steve Be are my two favourite PRO/Expert level channels out there. All others are on my channel, or similar level to be true. Only on those two channels I've seen fixing stuff with an oscilloscope. I don't use it too often, but that was the reason why I've stick to them :).

[@lonnygallant827]

Amazing effort! Sorry it didn't work! :(

[@gmanindustries2133]

Hey Mr N your a legend if I lived in uk I’d love to shake your hand.I have a ps3 Fatboy I would like fixed.couId send it to you.do you think that would be possible? You can keep it for parts if you can fix it.

[@clapper2trapper481]

Another Question is this the first model or the 2nd model I wondered if they have changed that.

[@TheCod3r]

I don't think the southbridge changed between revisions because it seems they both use the EDM-010 board

[@stevetealey2804]

hay phil how much did you raise for David in the end i glad i could help.

[@TheCod3r]

Just a little over £1500 mate, I screwed up and updated all my video descriptions and overwrote the list of donators, but I'll get it updated ASAP and re write the list out

[@stevetealey2804]

@@TheCod3r nice one and nice of every one that helped out

[@Tenjio79]

In times of Resource scarcity, this is your answer Sony!? No words for that.

[@gmanindustries2133]

Hey Mr N your a legend if I lived in uk I’d love to shake your hand.I have a ps3 Fatboy I would like fixed.couId send it to you.do you think that would be possible?

[@DKMaester]

You really know your stuff!

[@pauls826]

Clever bloke this one that would proper stress me out doing all that haha

[@DJSPARKS86]

Hi mate I’m struggling with identifying a component is there any way I could send you a pic see if you have any idea love the videos mate 👍🏻

[@TheCod3r]

You might be better sending it via discord mate that way there should be more than just me who can help :)

[@DJSPARKS86]

@@TheCod3r thanks mate I’ve messaged you on Fb with the picture

[@martinhammerton8157]

What's your discord group called bud as would love to join

[@phynx-victumterra652]

I got 0.5mm for a ps4 south bridge, guess that isn't gonna work out :(

[@TheCod3r]

As long as it fits its fine. I use .5mm too if I'm out of .45mm and they work fine

[@phynx-victumterra652]

​@@TheCod3r nice less to worry about, thanks! now if only the replacement south bridge ic arrived faster, getting close to 3 weeks

[@lkb6080]

You from dudley ?

[@TheMaGGiiiii]

How can this chip married? There isnt any Memory inside.. oO

[@TheCod3r]

I believe there is on these. As far as I can tell it has the syscon built in to it

[@Sayhi2theFBI]

I just got one in … wish me luck 🍀 🤣

[@kikihobbyrepair]

Nice video and a sad story that Sony is making this...... Many thanks for the shout out mate 🙂

[@TheCod3r]

Yeah it sucks mate. You're more than welcome ;)

[@yoyomismo2052]

They still in warranty but you only get the money no new console. No stock no console so many people try to fix for that.

[@TheCod3r]

I'd rather get my money back lol

[@JJ21lives4ever]

@@TheCod3r Yeah, same here. Forget the faulty console. Spend the money again when the "slim" or "pro" comes out

[@marcobrandao1993]

Not really. Sony repair centres have an allocated amount of units, separate from retail stock, to replace if needed. I had to send mine twice to warranty and they sent me a different one each time. Paying for a fix while still in warranty is not a good choice.

[@yoyomismo2052]

If you go to the store where you but, you got the money, no console, if you have a PlayStation service nearby (many people do not know they exist, they give you a remanufactured one) paying shipping + insurance that is expensive. (They see get repair your ps5 for xx/€£$ and is less they go to repair) many people don't care about money others are just obsessed

[@marcobrandao1993]

@@yoyomismo2052 I just called sony and paid nothing. I sent it to them and got it back, all shipping costs covered by them. Going through the store it's the same, they send it to sony and the same process aplies.

[@luizgamers626]

Reflow soundbreat

[@vinxlin1165]

Just finished watching this and holyyyyyy shiiiii that looks way to confusing for me

[@machenka]

Hi Phil. I’m not sure if my question is controversial but I always wonder whether you feel safe using leaded solder? It seems to be your preferred type of solder but it does not seem that you have any ventilation going when working with it thus risking inhaling lead. I understand the difference in the temperature needed to melt them but I see other people using some kind of ‘low melt solder’ that sounds like it’s free from lead. I read an article regarding the differences written by a technician earlier this year that I found quite interesting but I can’t find it at the moment. I will post it if I do manage to find it as it would be interesting to hear your feedback on it as it seems you have a clear preference here. Perhaps you should talk about it in a video or at least warn viewers about the dangers when you use leaded solder as I think most people aren’t aware of how dangerous it can be if you’re working with the stuff often or are just plain unlucky with your tolerance to the stuff. I mean nothing negative with this comment, I just find it an interesting and important topic to people thinking about starting doing soldering work themselves. Thank you for putting up all these interesting videos! :)

[@christiancarassai9540]

Lead vaporizes at 1600 c. You never inhales lead. It's flux

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

These PS5 consoles seem to be faulting thick and fast nowadays... not a good sign... ✌️

[@TheCod3r]

Yes they definitely are. It's quite sad how it's happening right outside the warranty period

[@rickydeldo8596]

.. so i can buy some food, .... :). Epic ^^.

[@fasttechvideo]

Are you looking for a sponsor?

[@TheCod3r]

Possibly mate yeah, it depends what the sponsorship would entail though :)

[@moosesugar]

pa1 and 2 were the best consoles

[@at-cj2iy]

Fuck this I'm waiting for PS5 slim glad i waited

[@roshenelectronics2646]

Need to ask you something

[@TheCod3r]

What do you need to ask mate?

[@Viggen66]

So besides ps5 having a soldered sdd, which no one knows if it can be replaced, owing to security measures, how to clone original data to a new sdd which needs to be soldered in the first place to copy data, on xbox you can connect a new sdd to an adapter and access its contents, and clone it to a replaceable sdd, the ps5 besides that, has a married Southbridge to the motherboard, what a stupid move from Sony, really what a rubbish system, these ps5 are meant to be durable for 2 years an bin them, avoid it at all costs.

[@ch3micalromanc369]

Lmfao oh stfu Xbox fanboy ffs

[@PuzzyMonsta]

You have the best UART Program available

[@PuzzyMonsta]

P.S. make sure your device is at 3.3 Volts….

[@Old_Man_Pete]

You are worth every penny you make, it's basically micro surgery what you perform.

[@TheCod3r]

Thanks very much mate, much appreciated

[@aad9108]

Glad i have a series x 😁

[@hefeydd_]

As an IT Engineer, I've brought up with Sony my concerns with the same problem. I told Sony this is like buying a console with a time bomb waiting to go off at any moment but when? However, I do have a solution, not a fixable one but a software one and that is when you set up the PS5 to set it up as Low Power Mode. No remote access, no internet when then to standby mode. Thisvthenblimitsctge amount of power to the console also prolongs the life of the console at the same time. WHY USE LPM and why I recommend everybody do the same and switch your power settings to these settings as a software fix that is built into the console. It isn't a fix as such but it does hopefully prolongs the console and so down the inevitable that this chap has mentioned in his video.

[@ahmad1080p]

Sony already cooking a slim version

[@UmVtCg]

Good video! I'm leaving a comment for the ytube algorithm

[@borisdg]

LIke every electronic thing, it has flaws or certain amount of % failures. Switch has also issues.

[@moosesugar]

ps1 and 2 were the best

[@TheCod3r]

PS1 was probably the only playstation i ever enjoyed playing lol

[@ngonohtc5724]

Ps4 is the best

[@timothyp1937]

Considering how PlayStation 5 is I noticed many of them in need of repairs evidently they must be junk you think PlayStation would build their products a little bit better that last longer considering the amount of money you have to pay for the damn thing evidently you just pay for the name the product itself is junk that's too bad PlayStation 5 evidently got sour

[@3absisoRA]

SB is not married to Anything in PS5 like PS4... Ur problem somewhere else.

[@zaindamjad8839]

i think same too but ps5 use southbridge as main memory controller maybe its married but if its married status should be change after replace southbridge

[@3absisoRA]

@@zaindamjad8839 already changed SB alone and worked fine

[@ch3micalromanc369]

All the haters stfu it's only because you can't afford one or ain't got one ps5 are a class console had mine over a year no issues, just remember all new technologies fuck up from time to time it's the luck of the draw I suppose put it this way the first edition ps5 are way better than the newest version have you seen how much heat sink they took out of it lol

[@timdog3104]

Phil instead of asking for people to donate for food because your a skinny ask for a donation for a hair cut 😂😂 Nice video shame it’s a no fix

[@TheCod3r]

Haha I should probably do that 😂 worst thing is the barber is 2 streets away and I actually have hair clippers myself 😂

[@TheCod3r]

@Rich haha that's true, at least my head is warm in the winter 😅

[@victormures878]

You shold come into whatsapp group repairs for fast repair and support we may figure from voltages what cousing short on ps5

[@TheCod3r]

I don't join group chats, sorry. I don't like notifications that aren't directly for me

[@victormures878]

@@TheCod3r BWE wold like a dump of this ps5 for his ps5 nor validator if you wold like to help messege him directly ,help/developing will be repairs benefits

[@TheCod3r]

I can't do experiments on customer devices unfortunately, which means I can't read the roms without their permissions

[@snoopy_peanuts_77]

You can actually sing!

[@TheCod3r]

Haha I definitely can't, but thanks 😅

[@vinxlin1165]

This is why Xbox is the best 😏

[@revokednetwork4212]

First!!!

[@ilikewatermelons494]

dammit

[@ilikewatermelons494]

second will do

[@TheCod3r]

Haha nice

[@davetelford-musicalexplora5474]

Retro AF lol My happy place, someone mention IRC quick! /me waits

[@TheCod3r]

@@davetelford-musicalexplora5474 haha I'll be honest I never got into IRC, i was always more of a lonely soul, even the Internet trolls didn't wanna play with me 😂

[@mohandmohand2047]

You are took same witcher game..

[@Ninjakillergaming34]

Dude bro stop faking there is nothing wrong with the PS5 I have a PS5 and it totally works 100% so if you do your video next time don't talk about a PS5 you're totally

[@TheCod3r]

Lol wtf are you talking about you fool?! You really think just because YOUR PS5 is fine there's no problem with other PS5s? Yeah OK pal if you say so! You might want to look past your little bubble and you might realise the world isn't full of little rainbows and unicorns. You might actually get somewhere in life then. Also, it's my channel. If you don't like what I talk about, don't f**king watch it. See ya!

[@gamedoctoruruguay]

this guy seems a drug adict

[@TheCod3r]

And you seem like an arsehole but you don't hear me complaining

[@johnmccall3456]

Ps5 sucks

[@ch3micalromanc369]

As do yourself *slurp*

[@johnmccall3456]

@@ch3micalromanc369 do no why I say it sucks everyone is buying it that's why I said it sucks