Modbo v4 installed in Slim SCPH-77004, all seemed well...

[All Systems Go]

Hi guys, I hope I posted this in the correct section, if not, please forgive me..

So, I installed a Modbo v4.0 in a PS2 Slim (SCPH-77004) last night. Soldering went ok, checked for shorts, cleaned it up with alcohol and put it all together.
Starting the PS2 resulted in a nice Matrix logo and then the normal PS2 screen appeared. All good. I then decided to create a backup and switched the PS2 off.

When the backup was done, I switched the PS2 back on, but now I heard a whirring noise (like the drive motor was stuck) and no screen. The whirring noise stopped after a few seconds and I saw the Matrix logo. And the PS2 froze.

Tried this a couple of times now and it's still the same, most of the time i don't even get the matrix logo anymore, just a black screen.

Any ideas what could have gone wrong here ? Broken chip, did I blew a resistor somehow, loose wire ? I'm taking the PS2 apart tonight, but wanted to know if this is a common issue (with a common solution).

thanks in advance !

[All Systems Go]

And.. success !! Cleaned it up, used shorter wires and it works Just to be sure I also used a new chip, but since 2 wires came loose very easily, I figure the chip was not the problem.

Anyway, it works, but I'm still posting the pics (should you have any remarks, please say so).


https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15856171/modbo/P1010278.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15856171/modbo/P1010279.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15856171/modbo/P1010281.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15856171/modbo/P1010282.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15856171/modbo/P1010283.jpg

[Fulaeetoy]

Good job! By the way, we have the same modchip.