Recent content by devsfan1830

FIXED! In my case the SPU chip (IC 308) required a reflow. Audio now works AND the xstation is properly booting again!

Lol actually i just did that after seeing exactly what those ICs were for. Al pins now nice and shiny with plenty of kester no clean flux and a fine point iron. Still not working.

The thing is, the audio was working when I got it back from the installer. Xstation and PS1Digital were 100%. The chain of events are as follows. I had fiddled with the xtstation sd mount some time after the install when i saw the story about rerouting the sd extender cable to relieve stress on...

Also worth noting i get no analog audio either. And yes i did test every pin to make sure there are no shorts or pins lifted from their pads

So as Im about to do this bypass I discovered something rather concerning. That component that appears to be a ceramic cap where you marked the spot to tap off the green RST signal, that component is gone from my board. I have no idea if it was always missing or it got inadvertently removed...

Oh yeah....DUH. LOL. Thanks.

Having the same issue. An initially good install suddenly has no audio. So I've ordered these parts to attempt your bypass method. I was wondering if you could post what signals go to which pin #s on the adapter pcb.

Dammit! Wish id checked here. I had the same thing! I thought it was a bad solder job on the gpu flex. I didnt know about the button combo. I tried to rework it and ended up introducing a short on the 3.3v line. No LEDs and the PSU squealed when powrred on. The way to fix it was to take a hot...