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The psx has had it's fair share of hardware problems, so have other consoles. Here is a guide i have prroduced to help those who are having problems with their playstation or other machines.
Note: Feel free to put this on another website as long as you give me credit:)
Guide:
This guide is to let you know what you should do in the event of your video gaming pride and joy breaking down.
Yesterday consoles
These are machines like the snes, mega drive and master system.
For all of these consoles try your 2nd hand shop cos its cheaper to by a 2nd hand snes for £10 than get your old one repaired. The main reason for this is parts are scarce so repair shops charge ridiculous prices.
Old consoles
Were talking ZX Spectrum and the likes here.
Get somebody who knows what there’re doing to look at it. Parts aren’t cheap but you can’t usually buy these 2nd hand.
Consoles >1995
For example PSX, N64 and Dreamcast.
PS2 Import
Blown Up PS2s cost between £45 and £65 in most repair shops to be sorted out. This usually involves opening the PS2 and replacing lots of fuses. Using the right step down usually saves this from happening.
PS2 UK model
Blown up? Early UK models are more likely to suffer this. If your PS2 is less than a year old claim on your Sony warranty unless you were stupid enough to get your PS2 chipped. If you can’t claim most repair shops charge about £50 to fix your PS2.
PS original style and new PSone
Drive related problems can be claimed under your one year warranty. Costs about £35 to be fixed.
Dreamcast Import
Blown up, as with PS2, imported DCs aren’t muppet proof. Cost around £35.
Dreamcast UK model
Drive related problems like on the PSX/PSone claim under warranty if possible otherwise about £30.
Overheating is the other main DC problem usually results in DC resetting in the middle of playing games. Costs anything from £5 to £40 to be fixed. Claim under warranty where possible to avoid costs also give your DC space so as to lessen risk of overheating.
Oh and joyport failure costs about £30ish to fix unless claimed under warranty.
N64
Cartridge port failures cost around £30 to fix unless claimed under warranty. Don’t ram games in to lessen the risk.
Memory expansion pack failures are rare but cheaper to buy new or 2nd hand N64 than to get broken one fixed.
GameBoy all kinds
Loading failure is normally caused by dirty cartridge port. This costs around £20 to be sorted.
The other common problem is cracked screens usually caused by the gb being dropped. Pocket and original screens cost around £20 to be replaced but color and gba screens cost about £35.
Old GameBoys sometimes need button contacts replace because of wear over the years. Costs about £10 to recoat or replace these.
Note: Feel free to put this on another website as long as you give me credit:)
Guide:
This guide is to let you know what you should do in the event of your video gaming pride and joy breaking down.
Yesterday consoles
These are machines like the snes, mega drive and master system.
For all of these consoles try your 2nd hand shop cos its cheaper to by a 2nd hand snes for £10 than get your old one repaired. The main reason for this is parts are scarce so repair shops charge ridiculous prices.
Old consoles
Were talking ZX Spectrum and the likes here.
Get somebody who knows what there’re doing to look at it. Parts aren’t cheap but you can’t usually buy these 2nd hand.
Consoles >1995
For example PSX, N64 and Dreamcast.
PS2 Import
Blown Up PS2s cost between £45 and £65 in most repair shops to be sorted out. This usually involves opening the PS2 and replacing lots of fuses. Using the right step down usually saves this from happening.
PS2 UK model
Blown up? Early UK models are more likely to suffer this. If your PS2 is less than a year old claim on your Sony warranty unless you were stupid enough to get your PS2 chipped. If you can’t claim most repair shops charge about £50 to fix your PS2.
PS original style and new PSone
Drive related problems can be claimed under your one year warranty. Costs about £35 to be fixed.
Dreamcast Import
Blown up, as with PS2, imported DCs aren’t muppet proof. Cost around £35.
Dreamcast UK model
Drive related problems like on the PSX/PSone claim under warranty if possible otherwise about £30.
Overheating is the other main DC problem usually results in DC resetting in the middle of playing games. Costs anything from £5 to £40 to be fixed. Claim under warranty where possible to avoid costs also give your DC space so as to lessen risk of overheating.
Oh and joyport failure costs about £30ish to fix unless claimed under warranty.
N64
Cartridge port failures cost around £30 to fix unless claimed under warranty. Don’t ram games in to lessen the risk.
Memory expansion pack failures are rare but cheaper to buy new or 2nd hand N64 than to get broken one fixed.
GameBoy all kinds
Loading failure is normally caused by dirty cartridge port. This costs around £20 to be sorted.
The other common problem is cracked screens usually caused by the gb being dropped. Pocket and original screens cost around £20 to be replaced but color and gba screens cost about £35.
Old GameBoys sometimes need button contacts replace because of wear over the years. Costs about £10 to recoat or replace these.
Thanks 4 the feedback, i might update the guide if i have the time taking into account the things you have said.
Nobody said anything about chipping did they?
My brothers had a PS2 since launch day (not modded) and hasn't had a single problem, a few of my mates have bought them recently and had loads of problems. When I first got a PSX it worked perfectly until the day after the warranty ran out and the drive packed in (never had it chipped), Sony sometimes use cheap laser units that just don't last that long.
I think the intention of this thread was just to provide a bit of info to people who's consoles genuinely need repairing.
I agree with you though, go messing around with your console and it's totally your own fault if any problems occur.
My brothers had a PS2 since launch day (not modded) and hasn't had a single problem, a few of my mates have bought them recently and had loads of problems. When I first got a PSX it worked perfectly until the day after the warranty ran out and the drive packed in (never had it chipped), Sony sometimes use cheap laser units that just don't last that long.
I think the intention of this thread was just to provide a bit of info to people who's consoles genuinely need repairing.
I agree with you though, go messing around with your console and it's totally your own fault if any problems occur.
I've had my PS2 since launch day and nothing has ever gone wrong with it.
I had my PSx from launch day & I can guarantee if I plugged it in tonight it would work first time......anyone who chips their consoles are stupid and deserve to have it break on them.
I had my PSx from launch day & I can guarantee if I plugged it in tonight it would work first time......anyone who chips their consoles are stupid and deserve to have it break on them.
They send a courier to collect your old console and drop off a new one, you need to give the serial no. when you call them because they replace it with the same version PS2 (That's what I've been told anyway)
Dreamcasts are very easy to repair yourself, I've replaced 3 GD drive units, 2 GD controller boards and loads of blown power supplies + controller ports. Replacement bits can be found quite cheaply as Sega sold off all the hardware that they had left, or you can just get a second hand unit for about £20 - £30 from online auctions.
Dreamcasts are very easy to repair yourself, I've replaced 3 GD drive units, 2 GD controller boards and loads of blown power supplies + controller ports. Replacement bits can be found quite cheaply as Sega sold off all the hardware that they had left, or you can just get a second hand unit for about £20 - £30 from online auctions.
Here's a tip for 'blown up' PS2's...
Don't bother paying a repair shop £50 to fit a fuse. Simply phone Sony's customer care hotline, and they'll usually replace the machine free of charge within 48 hours - even if it's out of warranty.
Don't bother paying a repair shop £50 to fit a fuse. Simply phone Sony's customer care hotline, and they'll usually replace the machine free of charge within 48 hours - even if it's out of warranty.
The psx has had it's fair share of hardware problems, so have other consoles. Here is a guide i have prroduced to help those who are having problems with their playstation or other machines.
Note: Feel free to put this on another website as long as you give me credit:)
Guide:
This guide is to let you know what you should do in the event of your video gaming pride and joy breaking down.
Yesterday consoles
These are machines like the snes, mega drive and master system.
For all of these consoles try your 2nd hand shop cos its cheaper to by a 2nd hand snes for £10 than get your old one repaired. The main reason for this is parts are scarce so repair shops charge ridiculous prices.
Old consoles
Were talking ZX Spectrum and the likes here.
Get somebody who knows what there’re doing to look at it. Parts aren’t cheap but you can’t usually buy these 2nd hand.
Consoles >1995
For example PSX, N64 and Dreamcast.
PS2 Import
Blown Up PS2s cost between £45 and £65 in most repair shops to be sorted out. This usually involves opening the PS2 and replacing lots of fuses. Using the right step down usually saves this from happening.
PS2 UK model
Blown up? Early UK models are more likely to suffer this. If your PS2 is less than a year old claim on your Sony warranty unless you were stupid enough to get your PS2 chipped. If you can’t claim most repair shops charge about £50 to fix your PS2.
PS original style and new PSone
Drive related problems can be claimed under your one year warranty. Costs about £35 to be fixed.
Dreamcast Import
Blown up, as with PS2, imported DCs aren’t muppet proof. Cost around £35.
Dreamcast UK model
Drive related problems like on the PSX/PSone claim under warranty if possible otherwise about £30.
Overheating is the other main DC problem usually results in DC resetting in the middle of playing games. Costs anything from £5 to £40 to be fixed. Claim under warranty where possible to avoid costs also give your DC space so as to lessen risk of overheating.
Oh and joyport failure costs about £30ish to fix unless claimed under warranty.
N64
Cartridge port failures cost around £30 to fix unless claimed under warranty. Don’t ram games in to lessen the risk.
Memory expansion pack failures are rare but cheaper to buy new or 2nd hand N64 than to get broken one fixed.
GameBoy all kinds
Loading failure is normally caused by dirty cartridge port. This costs around £20 to be sorted.
The other common problem is cracked screens usually caused by the gb being dropped. Pocket and original screens cost around £20 to be replaced but color and gba screens cost about £35.
Old GameBoys sometimes need button contacts replace because of wear over the years. Costs about £10 to recoat or replace these.
Note: Feel free to put this on another website as long as you give me credit:)
Guide:
This guide is to let you know what you should do in the event of your video gaming pride and joy breaking down.
Yesterday consoles
These are machines like the snes, mega drive and master system.
For all of these consoles try your 2nd hand shop cos its cheaper to by a 2nd hand snes for £10 than get your old one repaired. The main reason for this is parts are scarce so repair shops charge ridiculous prices.
Old consoles
Were talking ZX Spectrum and the likes here.
Get somebody who knows what there’re doing to look at it. Parts aren’t cheap but you can’t usually buy these 2nd hand.
Consoles >1995
For example PSX, N64 and Dreamcast.
PS2 Import
Blown Up PS2s cost between £45 and £65 in most repair shops to be sorted out. This usually involves opening the PS2 and replacing lots of fuses. Using the right step down usually saves this from happening.
PS2 UK model
Blown up? Early UK models are more likely to suffer this. If your PS2 is less than a year old claim on your Sony warranty unless you were stupid enough to get your PS2 chipped. If you can’t claim most repair shops charge about £50 to fix your PS2.
PS original style and new PSone
Drive related problems can be claimed under your one year warranty. Costs about £35 to be fixed.
Dreamcast Import
Blown up, as with PS2, imported DCs aren’t muppet proof. Cost around £35.
Dreamcast UK model
Drive related problems like on the PSX/PSone claim under warranty if possible otherwise about £30.
Overheating is the other main DC problem usually results in DC resetting in the middle of playing games. Costs anything from £5 to £40 to be fixed. Claim under warranty where possible to avoid costs also give your DC space so as to lessen risk of overheating.
Oh and joyport failure costs about £30ish to fix unless claimed under warranty.
N64
Cartridge port failures cost around £30 to fix unless claimed under warranty. Don’t ram games in to lessen the risk.
Memory expansion pack failures are rare but cheaper to buy new or 2nd hand N64 than to get broken one fixed.
GameBoy all kinds
Loading failure is normally caused by dirty cartridge port. This costs around £20 to be sorted.
The other common problem is cracked screens usually caused by the gb being dropped. Pocket and original screens cost around £20 to be replaced but color and gba screens cost about £35.
Old GameBoys sometimes need button contacts replace because of wear over the years. Costs about £10 to recoat or replace these.