How-To: Switchable Pandora PSP-Slim Battery (Hard-Mod)

[groundzero]

Originally Posted by Intergalactic Captain

JayL - Where'd you get the switch? The smallest that I could find at radioshack today was an SPDT that wouldn't fit the battery case...It's just hanging out the bottom at the moment.

Best place that I can find Small switches is at a hobby shop that deals in almost everything. R/C, Trains and Collectibles... Could try ordering from Tower Hobbies online!

[groundzero]

Originally Posted by realblue

tried it and tested all connections ok but psp boots with ofw version 3.95 how can i get round it dont know anyone else with psp very hard to comeby in my country

I think there is 1 step missing... getting the MOD software on Memory stick...

[itach7]

this is good but dumb u could just install timemachine it takes like 2 minutes instead of doing all this

[n_smith_n]

@groundzero: actually if it boots without the stick back in OFW than you can't boot from the stick. if the green led comes up but the screen remains blank than you have a hardmoded pandora battery (!with no stick inside!).
@itach7: and how do you expect to do that if you have OFW 3.95 out of the box and have TA-88v2 motherboard??? if you don't have a softmod pandora battery from a CFW PSP than you are stuck with OFW. Another option would be to hardmod the PSP-slim battery that came with your PSP-slim.
Please also read this post in case the tutorial doesn't work: w w w . dark-alex.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=6907
PSP with TA-88v3 is still not hackable: : / /sceners.org/?itemid=168

[Dj Less]

Hi eveyone. Today is my first time on the site. Excellent guide. Here's my story,

I've got a PSP 2000 w/sony firmware 5.01 & i've never modded my psp before. I'm using windows Vista. (the only reason i mention vista is while creating my magic memory card, i got a few error messages along the way, but at the end it still said It had completed) Should it still work, or do i have to find an xp machine?

So far i've cracked open my battery (think i've done a bang up job ) Before i start soldering, I just want to be clear on one thing. I don't have a switch or a second battery. Based on what i've read in this form so far, is my best bet to bridge the 2 contact points with a wire & then after pandora has done it's thing, remove the wire?

If my batter becomes a perminant pandora, can the PSP still be used? Or am I looking at buying a second battery.

Thanks so much everyone,

[depassp]

Very nice guide. Thank you very much! This should be stickied

Originally Posted by madrespex

Hey, Would you have any pics or schematics of how to do this with the psp-280 battery? Thanks a lot!

I would like this also

[LauVanne05]

Can v3.6 1200mAh battery pandorize through hard mod?

[colin10]

I only have one chip?
Help

[blackscreen...]

I we4nt through the ste4ps off of a video on youtube,
cut the correct wire.
and it turns on automatically like it should

the screen is supposed to bring up system info, but it just remains black.

green light is on with black screen.
what do i do?

[blackscreen...]

sorry...double comment

[Freddy shoulda beat Jason]

Could this mod work on a PSP phat battery? I couldn't see the contacts well enough, m computer's screen is pretty old. It looks simple, yet effective, just the way I like it.

[Geek9]

yes it can