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| My PsP got Wet -_- | 10/21/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: Please help, My PSP got wet and it started to randomly mute on and off by itself and the home ...
A: Take out the battery, UMD (if there is one), battery door and memory stick and let it air out for a ...
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| Three Red Lights | 10/12/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: My xbox 360 has three red lights flashing on the console. They says it is a hardware failure but i ...
A: Alright. Give this a try, this will give you a temporary repair untill you can send it in- Take 2 ...
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| PSP Dropped in SODA | 10/10/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: i just started having problems after i accidentally dropped it on soda, but i quickly got it out. i ...
A: Sounds more than likely that the lens and motors and other various parts inside the drive mechanism ...
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| Three Red Lights | 10/9/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: My xbox 360 has three red lights flashing on the console. They says it is a hardware failure but i ...
A: Microsoft extended the warranty to 3 years after the purchase date for the 'Ring Of Death" error. If ...
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| ps2 slim keeps freezing | 9/26/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: my playstation2 is about 2 years old and it keeps freezing. It happens on all games or dvd's. ...
A: Sounds like it may have a heating or electrical problem caused by heat or lack of air circulation. ...
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| i need help bad | 9/25/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: my psp is not coming on there are no lights or nothing like that just like i said its not doin ...
A: Make sure that the battery is fully charged and connected properly. If it still wont do anything, ...
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| broken PSP | 9/17/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: my friend gave me a psp because he got a new one. his sister dropped it down a few stairs and a drop ...
A: Sounds like something in the PMU (power management unit) got damaged and the PSP isnt getting power ...
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| psp help | 9/14/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: my brother broke his psp screen. the frontal screen is intact, but the inside is all cracked and ...
A: There are various websites that specialize in repairing PSPs, however they range from $80-100 for ...
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| psp | 9/11/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: my psps keeps freezing everytime i do anything then it turns off.This doesnt really happen to ...
A: Chances are that the firmware has been corrupted or damaged to the point where a complete ...
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| psp | 9/8/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: my psps keeps freezing everytime i do anything then it turns off.This doesnt really happen to ...
A: Try updating the PSP firmware through a wireless connection such as your wireless internet (if you ...
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| xbox360 reads cd's and dvd's but not games? | 9/2/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: My friend is selling his xbox 360 cheap because it will load up to the dash and can load cd's and ...
A: Yes, it is a fairly inexpensive fix. There is a method called 'Pot tweaking', which is changing the ...
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| original pac man arcade game. | 8/29/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: When I turn on the game, sound works great but I get no picture. When I push start I can hear that ...
A: It certainly sounds like your monitor has died. This can be caused by several different things: ...
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| Psp Speakers | 8/27/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: i think i got someting gammed in my headphone jack, like where i plug my headphones in, but when i ...
A: It sounds like you've got something in there shorting out the headphone jack, so the PSP thinks that ...
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| disc skip fixer | 8/26/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: i have a midnight club 3 remix game[used] that is not working every time i play the career mode and ...
A: It really sounds like you've either got a scratch on the portion of the disc that has the Tokyo ...
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| ps2 lens | 8/24/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: how can i clean my ps2 lens without buying items and damaging my ps2?
A: There are a few ways to clean the lens without opening it, but chances are your going to have to ...
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| broken lcd screen | 8/15/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: i dropped my psp now the lcd screen is broke when i turn on my psp what shall i do
A: You're in luck! While a broken LCD screen looks to be a major problem, it can be fixed for a ...
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| psp problem | 8/14/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: My son has a PSP2 and he only uses it for games. all of the sudden when he inserts a game it just ...
A: It sounds like there is a problem with UMD drive. If it is making clanking noises, it's entirely ...
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| 'ring of death' | 8/14/2007 | Drew Nicholson |
Q: i purchased an xbox 360 console in january this year, on saturday last week i recieved the dreaded ...
A: As long as the Microsoft seal is intact (the silver sticker located behind the faceplate), then you ...
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| my xbox 360 | 8/13/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: my 360 turns on but doesnt read discs,what could be wrong with it??
A: ...unfortunately, the advice i have for you is not the result of good news. Basically, if you have ...
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| games | 8/9/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: alought this isnt about videogame repair as such i will ask anyway. I have a gran turismo 4 ps2 disc ...
A: Interesting questions, Jack. I'll try my best to answer them. 1) Your GT4 disc, unless you have a ...
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| PS2 play PS1 games but not PS2 | 7/26/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: I just picked up a 2nd hand PS2. Initally, it wouldn't read anything. After cleaning the lense, in ...
A: This is a pretty common problem with PS2 machines, and usually the larger ones (not the slim ones). ...
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| scratches on a ps2 game | 7/26/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: i have a play station game Grand Theft Auto:san andreas and there is scratches on and i tired ...
A: With a game like GTA:SA, the cure for your problem may be more expensive than just purchasing a used ...
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| PS2 game stopped working | 7/20/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: my friend let me borrow the four final fantasy 9 games and i got to the second disc. A few hours ...
A: TO properly clean a disc that freezes, it is very helpful to buy a plastic polisher called Novus 2. ...
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| psp charger help | 7/19/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: I can't recharge my psp battery using the stock ac adapter. The orange light doesn't appear and it ...
A: While this isn't in my area of expertise, i can try to help as much as possible. The first thing ...
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| defender game | 7/14/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: I own a 1980 Williams defender stand up coin operated game. At one time it worked fine but now when ...
A: Greg, It certainly sounds like the monitor has gone out on your machine. Here are a few things to ...
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| psp circle button | 7/13/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: I just dropped my psp on the ground and the circle button is starting to come off. When i hold it ...
A: It's likely that you broke one of the pieces that holds the circle button to the contact. It may be ...
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| psp | 6/30/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: Hey, my psp directional pad is acting up. the right direction arrow is being pressed by itself, and ...
A: While this isn't really in my line of expertise, it sounds like you've got at least one bad or dirty ...
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| PSP help | 6/29/2007 | Lynn Brown |
Q: My cousin just got a PSP and in order to play his game i needed to update it to 2.82 but during the ...
A: I'm sorry but it's pretty certain that the PSP is now "bricked" which means the firmware is either ...
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| Psp screen won't turn on | 6/29/2007 | Lynn Brown |
Q: the green light on my psp turns on but the screen doesn't turn on, it stays completely blank. the ...
A: If you put a game in and it still starts up normally it may just be a connection/corrosion problem ...
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| games freezing | 6/29/2007 | Lynn Brown |
Q: is there any way that i can stop my games from freezing because once i droped mine and it never let ...
A: Quite often this happens when the UMD door hinge breaks off and gets jammed in the laser gear but ...
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| PSP Game Cartridge | 6/29/2007 | Lynn Brown |
Q: My question is about a PSP game cartridge rather than actual PSP itself. Is there anyone that can ...
A: I don't know of anyone that specializes in fixing these things but with a little patience I'm sure ...
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| PSP won't play games | 6/28/2007 | Lynn Brown |
Q: I have two PSP systems that don't play games. Everything else works but the little UMD icon when ...
A: Most likely the UMD triggers inside the drives are either broken or missing but it shouldn't be a ...
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| PSP No Sound | 6/25/2007 | Lynn Brown |
Q: I have sound from the headphones..but no sound when i take them out. I consider myself pretty handy ...
A: The headphone jack is attached to the wi-fi PCB but once you have the PSP entirely apart it should ...
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| PSP power | 6/20/2007 | Lynn Brown |
Q: My son's PSP does nothing when turned on. the power light comes on and the only way to shut it off ...
A: Unfortunately this is usually a sign of corrupted or absent firmware, most often due to an ...
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| PSP Screen Connectors | 6/18/2007 | Lynn Brown |
Q: When a friend of mine took apart my psp he was guided by an online guide. The guide said when taking ...
A: I know the guide you're referring to and your friend isn't their first victim. I don't know why ...
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| My PSP | 6/16/2007 | Lynn Brown |
Q: My PSP Has A Orange Light All The Time Whether It On Or Off The Charger. The PSP Screen doesn't come ...
A: I can't say for sure but my first guess would be that the power switch PCB needs to be replaced. ...
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| Error in Nintendo Gamecube | 6/16/2007 | Brian Penzone |
Q: Please answer question ASAP! My Nintendo Gamecube games flash errors. I tried cleaning them with ...
A: You should never use a napkin to clean discs. Use a soft cloth made for cleaning lenses and some ...
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| xbox 360 promblem!!!! | 6/15/2007 | Lynn Brown |
Q: sorry i wasnt sure if you were firmilar with the xbox 360, but mabey my promblem you migth be able ...
A: I can't say for sure what may have happened but the first thing to do is borrow a friend's A/V cable ...
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| PSP UMD's wont play | 6/13/2007 | Lynn Brown |
Q: I recently dropped my PSP and found that it would not play any UMD's All other systems like music, ...
A: I'm afraid I can't say for sure what the problem is, or how much it would cost to fix, without ...
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| PSP | 6/13/2007 | Lynn Brown |
Q: My son's right hand buttons didn't work on his PSP. I ordered a set of replacement pads and ...
A: The analog stick assemblies are pretty easy to take apart so I'd do that first to see if there's ...
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