I just finished up modding my v9 PS2 with a Duo3. However, I run into a few problems when I tested if everything was okay.
The fan does not start spinning when I press the power or eject button, but the lights on those buttons are on. If I press the green power button again, the fan will start spinning and the Duo3 light would turn on. After this, if I press eject, after 3-4 seconds, the DVD tray will come out, but will not retract. There is no response from the TV except for a few times where it just flashes/blinks, then its back to the blue screen.
As for the modding, I am confident about all my soldering points except for the 4 on the back, B, H, G, I I believe. I also did a v9/v10 Romeo mod on the LA chip, which I feel was very succussful. However, I did have a bit of trouble soldering on the VIAS points, both for the Romeo mod and the 4 points on the back of the circuit board. I did spend a bunch of time on picture 3 of the diagram, since I had to desolder some points, as the solder went across a couple legs. Would that chip being fried cause the problems I am having?
Lastly, i did have a lot of trouble on Y, of picture 1, since everything is so close. I am pretty sure that I successfully soldered that, but in case a couple were touching, could that cause my problems?
If its not too much of a bother, I was wondering what the 4 points on the back governed (G, B, H and I), as they are the ones I had the most trouble on and feel the least confident about.
Also, if anyone could offer some advice/tips on how to solder well on the VIAS holes, that would be really great. I have a terrible time trying to solder on them, since they seem not to attach to the solder. Even after a while of scraping them, they still seem to be extremely resistant to holding solder.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
I'll be taking apart my PS2 again tomorrow to make sure it works without all the mod stuff before trying to figure out if there are any weaknesses in my solder.
Thanks again for anyone that took their time to read all of this!
-Cao
-Cao
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