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PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« on: May 17, 2008, 03:04:10 PM »
Not sure if it's already known but I did a Google search and found nothing.

I bought a PSP Slim today and took it apart about 10 minutes after unboxing it. :w00t:
I found that inside is a TA-88 motherboard. I haven't looked compared it to other motherboards and don't know how different the layout is, but I saw that the metal shielding on the front is now larger and soldered directly to the board. Also, although I'm not sure if it's specific to these new models or if Sony started doing it a while ago, but on my last Slim the UMD drive had a plastic piece in the shape of a UMD to help guide the disc into place. This has now been replaced by two small plastic pieces.


Front of TA-088 motherboard:


Back of TA-088 motherboard:


Haven't tried it yet, but most likely these motherboards can still have CFW installed.

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2008, 03:50:59 PM »
you can still install cfw on them

but you can't make a pandora with that mobo ;)




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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2008, 03:52:59 PM »
Ok, just like a TA-085 v2.

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2008, 07:42:46 PM »
so is there a ta-087?  I haven't heard of one

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2008, 08:34:16 AM »
No TA-087 as far as I know. There's TA-085, TA-085 v2, and now TA-088. Most likely TA-087 was under development but never released. Of course, there's also no TA-086 as this is a PSP Phat board (kinda neat that the PSP Slim development had been happening for so long).

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2008, 11:32:44 AM »
how do u know thats its a ta-8 does it say it on it

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2008, 01:52:37 PM »
Ya, in the first pic I added a red box showing where it says "TA-088".

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2008, 01:57:00 PM »
does cfw work on it

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2008, 03:40:29 PM »
Ya but you can't create a Pandora battery on it (just like the TA-085 v2)

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2008, 04:04:40 PM »
so the program that makes a pandora battery and mag. mem. stick wont work either

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2008, 06:04:59 PM »
Correct. However, if you already have a battery and memory stick made they will work.

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2008, 06:42:21 PM »
how is it not able 2 make the pandora battery but the first couple of motherboards r able 2 make a pandora battery

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2008, 06:58:02 PM »
how is it not able 2 make the pandora battery but the first couple of motherboards r able 2 make a pandora battery

Because the original Pandora came out just before the slim did, Sony couldn't change every motherboard without costing themselves millions of dollars. So, they just rolled with it. They came up with the only solution without screwing themselves up the butt, and only took away the ability to make Pandora on the newer slims, since if they took away the service mode, they couldn't refurbish them easily.

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2008, 07:23:14 PM »
so then how would r u gonna make a padora battery if u dont have a psp with cfw already on it and u dont know anyone with a psp that already has cfw so on it

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2008, 07:33:05 PM »
You can hard mod one if your good at soldering, otherwise your out of luck. It doesn't really change anything though. Even if the PSP Slim mobo did allow for creating the battery, you would still need CFW to do it, and in this case, you wouldn't. :P

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2008, 08:50:27 PM »
1.ok tell me this how did any1 get cfw on there psp slim without already having cfw on it 2 make the pandora battery and mms i am so confused
2. do u need cfw 2 make a pandora battery and mms

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2008, 11:55:54 PM »
Please, keep creation of Pandora's and MMS's in the right forum, and read before asking questions.

1. This mobo cannot CREATE Pandora's (MMS's aswell???)
2. This mobo can be used with a Pandora and MMS to get onto CFW
3. Other than that, it seems this slim mobo is exactly the same, apart from the heatsink/sheilding
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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2008, 02:00:56 AM »
what exactly is supposed to be the diff between this and the ta-085v2? (well besides the layout and metal sheild thingy) lol btw what does "ta" stand for? "the awesome"?, " :censored::censored:"? lol
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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2008, 02:33:07 AM »
what exactly is supposed to be the diff between this and the ta-085v2? (well besides the layout and metal sheild thingy) lol btw what does "ta" stand for? "the awesome"?, " :censored::censored:"? lol

i'd be carful what you say here dude. but back to topic, no i'm not sure what that means. i'm sure someone here would know.
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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2008, 02:43:14 AM »
ahhhh! quick delete that reply lol!

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Re: PSP Slim now shipping with TA-088 motherboard
« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2008, 06:54:37 PM »
Ya but you can't create a Pandora battery on it (just like the TA-085 v2)

just wondeing, when did the ta-085 v2 come out?

maybe this is why i can make pandora battery on my mint green.  my deep red was able to. darn, i miss the red.  i realized, i should have stick with it.
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