Why? In an attempt to curb piracy, $ony designed the laser to fail and burn up. Sadly this backfired
Courtesy of El Isra
Invented by the Matrix Team, they designed a cheap and easy fix for V9-V12 PS2s, documented here and refined by HaloSlayer255 and ModzvillUSA
I (R3Z3N) simply applied some artistic touch to make this an easier install that will look professional with decent soldering skills. CLEAN YOUR FLUX BOYS!
If your PS2 is the following model with the circutry in red, you DO NOT NEED THIS FIX!
El Isra made a PS2 app which identifies if your console is safe, unsafe or uknown. Run the ELF on your PS2 with your desired exploit/elf launcher of choice:
Atheris, SylverRez and PCM720 for kicad, electrical and logo help! ModzvilleUSA & HaloSlayer255 for the writeups and schematic.
I would ask that if you are printing your own and satisfied with the product that you would consider donating here @ Ko-Fi to help further more projects. I feel $1 per pcb printed is fair, but do as you wish! Feedback is appreciated!
Download the Gerbers, BOM and Hex Files here.
Tutorial incoming....sorry. If you'd like to help please reach out!
Waiting for V9 PCB to design one
The below Flex PCB is for experts only, as soldering to the DSP may be quite difficult:
Licensed under the TAPR Open Hardware License (www.tapr.org/OHL)
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