Matrix worked for 10 minutes on V5, then freeze and no video

[EspeN]

Hi,

A customers v5 install worked for 10 minutes.
While he played GTA he claims the console freeze and from there no video.

Since it worked for 10 minutes first and not now, there must be a fuse, dont u think? Anyone know which i should check out first?

[T07N]

Hmmm, could his laser or media be bad? GTA is a game that's hard on the laser.

[EspeN]

Well, since its dead now it cant be laser?
The game he played was a ORIGINAL too. Now he got NO video at all when the ps2 boots. Im getting it back tomorrow. Ill try measure some fuses or remove the chip.

[T07N]

Oh, yeah, if he gets no video then it could be the chip that fried or a fuse blown somehow.

[EspeN]

Ok, i unscrew this machine, removed the 3.3 (awg22) cable and replaced with awg26 cable. Now it works.

Looks like the 3.3 came kinda loose since the 3.3 point on that mobo is very small. so i used a thinner cable to get it stick better.