Author Topic: My PS3 Worklog (Read 7230 times)

treemty · « **on:** September 28, 2009, 12:38:19 AM »

ITS ABOUT :censored:ING TIME!!!!!!!!
wow, I still cant believe I havent cracked this baby open yet. I got it December 26th 2008(lesson learned: never go to mall day after christmas) and never even removed the warrenty sticker.
Im not going full blown on this thing*right now*, but I am doing some small mods.

Mods to be done:
*Blu-Ray leds(like the ones on the front of the wii)
*4-8 blue leds giving a nice under-glow to the console
*Sickmods Fader chip
*Possible LED Swap
Wish Me Luck

Post Merge: September 28, 2009, 12:53:00 AM

on the 4 pin jack to the right, the top pin is 5v, and the 2nd pin is ground(w00t for multimeters)

alman101 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 28, 2009, 12:32:42 PM »

is that an 80GB? It looks really different compared to my 60GB on the inside, no card reader?

treemty · « **Reply #2 on:** September 28, 2009, 02:06:24 PM »

Quote from: alman101 on September 28, 2009, 12:32:42 PM

is that an 80GB? It looks really different compared to my 60GB on the inside, no card reader?

Yeah its the most recent 80GB(not slim) and it has no card readers

alman101 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 28, 2009, 04:39:31 PM »

Did you take the front On/Off swtiches out too? i think there also missing

And I guess ur PS3 will be horizontal, the fader and blu-ray LEDs will look good then

treemty · « **Reply #4 on:** September 28, 2009, 05:15:37 PM »

Quote from: alman101 on September 28, 2009, 04:39:31 PM

Did you take the front On/Off swtiches out too? i think there also missing

And I guess ur PS3 will be horizontal, the fader and blu-ray LEDs will look good then

Actually no, I keep it vertical lol. And also, what do you mean by on/off switches? there are two little bent metal things, that you can just touch while its open and it turns on, I guess the older PS3 worked differently, but these work by you being grounded I guess.

alman101 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 28, 2009, 06:27:01 PM »

Quote from: treemty on September 28, 2009, 05:15:37 PM

Actually no, I keep it vertical lol. And also, what do you mean by on/off switches? there are two little bent metal things, that you can just touch while its open and it turns on, I guess the older PS3 worked differently, but these work by you being grounded I guess.

Ya thats what i ment the little metal spring things, did you remove the little board there on? or is it on the mobo now?

treemty · « **Reply #6 on:** September 28, 2009, 07:33:20 PM »

Yes, it is now on the motherboard itself.

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #7 on:** September 28, 2009, 08:47:09 PM »

Good luck on it treemty.

Tri-edge · « **Reply #8 on:** September 28, 2009, 09:12:17 PM »

Cool a ps3 mod. Looking forward to getting to see this done. Maybe you want to add a couple usb ports in the back while your at it? Or even a memory card reader?

robin1989 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 29, 2009, 08:38:18 AM »

looking good there treemty cant wait to see the progress

treemty · « **Reply #10 on:** September 29, 2009, 12:02:52 PM »

Quote from: Tri-edge on September 28, 2009, 09:12:17 PM

Cool a ps3 mod. Looking forward to getting to see this done. Maybe you want to add a couple usb ports in the back while your at it? Or even a memory card reader?

you know, I might just consider doing this, but since the PS3 is SOOOOOOOO easy to take apart, compared to the 360 it wont hurt to open back up later on.

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 29, 2009, 01:18:19 PM »

Finally, a real ps3 mod. Have fun buddy.

Tri-edge · « **Reply #12 on:** September 29, 2009, 01:19:44 PM »

add a usb hub inside and do that. That way you can have 3 in the front and 2 in the back. Or you can hook up a memory card reader and have 2 in front and 2 in back and a memory card reader somewhere else.

Slim Hacker · « **Reply #13 on:** September 29, 2009, 04:41:48 PM »

Lol same day purchased and I recently opened mine I'm doing some planning riht now

treemty · « **Reply #14 on:** September 29, 2009, 05:48:50 PM »

So I have to sand down part of the case to allow blu-ray leds, this shall wait until another time, video uploading

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #15 on:** September 29, 2009, 06:18:51 PM »

Hmm how much voltage does that thing produce again.

treemty · « **Reply #16 on:** September 29, 2009, 07:08:54 PM »

Modded Playstation 3 V.1

robin1989 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 30, 2009, 01:50:19 AM »

good progress

gamerdude767 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 30, 2009, 10:40:49 AM »

nice one Treemty

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #19 on:** September 30, 2009, 11:26:05 AM »

Yes PS3 treemty XD. But any ways good progress its coming along.

budgray19 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 01, 2009, 04:38:14 PM »

nice ps3 treemty

ProperBritish · « **Reply #21 on:** October 02, 2009, 12:47:15 PM »

nice work man

itd be lovely if someone could provide pinouts and traces for stuff like this

it doesnt look like you have to take the PS3 apart much at all to do this.

though i have a 60GB with media card reader

Tri-edge · « **Reply #22 on:** October 02, 2009, 11:55:34 PM »

I'm not taking apart my 60gb ps3. I worked hard to get it and I'm not messing it up. But your free to do so

blackburn · « **Reply #23 on:** October 03, 2009, 12:18:40 AM »

i modded my 60gig release day PS3 right when the warranty ran out, ive got a bit more planned for it here in about a week

treemty · « **Reply #24 on:** October 03, 2009, 08:54:44 PM »

Quote from: ProperBritish on October 02, 2009, 12:47:15 PM

nice work man

itd be lovely if someone could provide pinouts and traces for stuff like this

it doesnt look like you have to take the PS3 apart much at all to do this.

though i have a 60GB with media card reader

k ill provide later

treemty · « **Reply #25 on:** January 20, 2010, 03:22:08 PM »

Im reviving this topic,
I have started modding it again =D...
Figured out a way to get the leds in the blu-ray drive SO im doing that currently, might add some leds behind the fan since my console is normally vertical. Might also add some leds to the grill on the top...
Post ideas here... If you post about making a PS logo on the side i will be mad at you

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