Perechipovka PS2 - an exciting thing for those who are not afraid of disappointment

If you are bored with your games on Sony PlayStation 2 and yet you want to extend the life of your console under the persistently upcoming PS3 and PS4, the most exciting thing is to reprogram (and also say to reflash or re-write) your console's ROM.

For a start, it would be nice to solve another problem - how to find out if a chip PS2 is or not. To do this, the best way is to call the chip menu, which can be done with a key combination on the joystick:

  • “Triangle” plus “circle” - if the Matrix firmware is on the chip;
  • “Triangle” plus “square” - if the Tocsic firmware;
  • “Cross” plus “square” - from standby mode.

We will not forget to remove the disk from the drive and unplug the memory card before a similar call to the chip menu. On the other hand, if none of these methods gave a result, then you can get down to business. And what do you lose if you have a chip in your hands, which you need instead of what is now?

Preparatory operations

Just want to make a reservation. In fact, nothing has to be reflashed in the traditional sense of this action. You do not have to look for a programmer for your ROM, you do not have to look for appropriate software. The task will be simpler: unsolder the old memory and solder a new one, which is called chip with your own hands.

The first thing to do is to accurately navigate the model of your console and determine the type of chip that this model uses. Then we get the stitched chip.

Among the many chips offered on the market for SonyPS2, Modbo 4th or 5th version is best recommended. 5th, last, on sale yet you can not meet so often. Therefore, we advise you not to waste time and stay on Modbo 4. On the other hand, of course, there is great temptation to launch games from flash drives and an external hard drive, which is available in Modbo 5.

In general, everyone decides for himself whether new opportunities are worth the search effort spent. Please note that if you are offered a double-sided tape for future fixing of the chip on the board, you should not refuse, otherwise they should still be stocked up.

Chipovka step by step instruction

So, the chip is in store, proceed in steps.

  1. We overturn the console and take out the plastic and rubber feet, we need to get to the screws.
  2. It also removes the sticker with identification and warranty - a plug under it and one more screw.
  3. Unscrew all the screws.

  4. Remove the top cover.

  5. Removing the board, slightly prying up the back and pushing back.

  6. An important part of the work has been done, and you can relax, but with the benefit of the console - take care of the prevention of the fan and clean it, it must be dusty. Sooner or later it would have to be done when the console suddenly starts rebooting or shutting down - these are sure signs of overheating, which means the fan is slowing down.
  7. We continue with the board. We remove from it a metal casing that protects the bottom of the board. The casing is fixed with four screws, which are still visible - two in the middle, one on the very edge, the fourth 2 cm from the edge.
  8. But one screw fixing the casing is not visible, it is under the DVD-drive.
  9. We overturn the board and proceed to disconnect the DVD-drive.
  10. First, disconnect 3 loops. Central requires special care - it is fixed with a plastic bracket that needs to be lifted.
  11. Then unscrew the 4 screws in the corners.
  12. Our goal is the last screw, which fixes the protective cover.
  13. Unscrew it.
  14. Remove the cover.
  15. We have a fascinating picture of the layout of the entire PlayStation control board.

  16. Now the main thing is to find a chip soldering laugh, it is different for all models. As for Modbo 4 and 5, it is a little simpler here - their schemes are the same.
  17. As usual, the Internet will help in this situation - in any case, it is impossible to make a mistake with the scheme, otherwise all the work will go down the drain.
  18. Vypayva old chip - it is best to use a soldering iron with temperature control sting. The sting itself should be quite thin, half the size of the soldering points.
  19. Soldering is the most important stage of work. If you are not confident in your skill, then it is better to entrust this work to a greater professional. You want yourself - then practice. So with a swoop to use a soldering iron, not everyone succeeds.
  20. Having discharged the old chip, we proceed to the soldering of the substitute.
  21. To do this, we put a piece of flexible textolite or all the same double-sided tape on the board and first model the wiring. Choose soft wires, but “not crumbling”, otherwise, especially not having a great skill, the whole ration will turn into simply torment. Strip the wires completely a bit - 3 mm, better not more and not less.
  22. First solder the exposed wires with solder, “assemble” them, and then apply them to the contacts.
  23. When the wire is soldered on one side, cut it along the length, but not in the tension, solder it on the other side and fix with tape.
  24. When all contacts are soldered, let the board cool down and assemble the console in the reverse order. Chiping PlayStation 2 is complete.
  25. Now we can only hope that we didn’t hit anything inside the chip and the console would justify the hopes we had placed on it.

And finally. Of course, today the remaining PS2 are unconditional objects for experiments, including in soldering. But if you are not confident in your abilities, it is better to entrust all the work to a good service center. Having done everything yourself, in any case, you will not lose anything, even if for the first time in your life you take a soldering iron in your hands.