Having a bit of trouble Freezing on a V9 with a MI

**EvilCloudStrife** · 09-05-2006,12:28 AM

I installed a MI for a customer and then sent it up to canada. It says it worked perfect when he got it. Now about a week and a half later today i get a email from him saying this

"having a bit of a problem with the PS2.. it has frozen on me twice now and nothing I can do except turn it off cold. Then after I restart it it doesn't get past the "Matrix" screen until 4-5 tries.. it has happened with both an original ps2 game and a backup.

anything I can do?"

I would think it is a couple of things. The laser was good as new. I told him to only use high quality DVD media. I would think that would be the problem except for one thing. He says it doesnt get past the matrix screen until 4-5 tries. This makes me think that the modchip is overheating or something. I dont know. Has anyone heard of this? thanks for the help

**Jit** · 09-05-2006,12:34 AM

I am not sure if this is the problem but did you use thick wire for 3.3v and gnd ? If I were you I would tell him to ship it back and then you can take a look at it and maybe re install it etc.. from experience I wouldn't tell the customer to open up the console and take a look.

**EvilCloudStrife** · 09-05-2006,12:41 AM

Originally Posted by Jit

I am not sure if this is the problem but did you use thick wire for 3.3v and gnd ? If I were you I would tell him to ship it back and then you can take a look at it and maybe re install it etc.. from experience I wouldn't tell the customer to open up the console and take a look.

i might end up having him send it to you. Shipping down and up would be $60. Do you live close to quebec? ground wire was super thick, the 3.3 wire was just normal 30avg but it was working perfect before. i dont know why it would just start acting up like that.

**Jit** · 09-05-2006,12:44 AM

Well it would be cheaper if he ships it to me I am in Burnaby, BC, Canada. If you want me to do it just pm me thanks. Also I had a weird problem like this before when I installed a Crystal Chip v1.1 he had it for 1 week and it was fine then one day backups would not boot but he can still get into bootmanager..

**EvilCloudStrife** · 09-05-2006,11:59 AM

anyone else? i wonder if the modchip can overheat..

**EvilCloudStrife** · 09-09-2006,02:41 AM

Does anyone know whats wrong? i got another message today

"it keeps freezing on me, even with original games, it's really frustrating me. I'll play for 2 mins and then it freezes and I can't even get past the Matrix screen even if I reboot the ps2 40 times. I just have to wait and maybe i'll get lucky later.. (doesn't always work later either)

I cleaned the game I was using and it still did it right after. I think there could be something broken with the chip inside, hence the little piece moving around. Maybe you could guide me into looking into that? never opened a ps2 before.

thanks"

**kl1k** · 09-09-2006,03:50 AM

is the fan still working? maybe there's a suspect soldering joint which is sensative to heat. difficult to say without looking at the mod.

**indoweed** · 09-09-2006,10:08 PM

No I don't think an infinity is that crappy. Never had a problem with overheating before.

T07N · 09-09-2006,10:12 PM

Ask him to reflash the firmware. That might be the problem. Update to the latest firmware.

**EvilCloudStrife** · 09-09-2006,11:34 PM

it is 1.88, i flashed it before it sent it off. i wonder if reflashing would work. maybe have him try a older version

i will update this thread

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