Undiluted Platinum: Compatibility Check made Easy! |
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Since it became officially known that some of the more recent versions of PSP hardware will not be compatible with the initial releases of Undiluted Platinum, many PSP owners have been wondering if they should be cracking open their precious handheld to check out what hardware they have. Well wonder no more!
The makers of Undiluted Platinum have just sent us a little bit of info which makes it easy to determine whether you have an unsupported TA-082 motherboard inside your PSP. Simply open your UMD drive and take a close look at the area indicated in the picture to the right. If it says "IC1003" in there, you have one of the dreaded TA-082 PSP's and will have to sit out on this round of modchips.
I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I could have sworn I just hear the sound of thousands of UMD drives being opened in unison.
Now that you know whether or not the modchip will work work for you, be sure to take another look at the several options for purchasing a modchip - and be warned, installing this chip on your own is going to be mighty difficult and possibly damaging to your PSP if you don't have advanced soldering skills!
- Buy the modchip and do-it-yourself (or have a friend help out)
- Have it professionally installed by ModChipStore.com
- Buy a pre-modified Black PSP with Undiluted Platinum already installed
- Buy a pre-modified White PSP with Undiluted Platinum already installed
Update: According to early reports, some people are finding "IC6001" located on the other side of the UMD drive than what is pictured. This is an indicator for TA-081 PCB's and WILL be compatible with Undiluted Platinum. If you don't see "IC1003" than you are good to go!
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thats pretty good :)
There's nothing too read for me. Got a 1.5 anyways. I have no writing there...
my 1.5 doesnt have anyting written on the said part..
i'm qualified
i bought my psp and it was fw 1. 5 but right now i updated it to 2.71 fw there is nothing written on the psp will this still work for me?
nowt there for me 2.5 uk version
Oh yea I'm straight.
yes u are.. O_o
Mine says IC6001... can I use the modchip?
What's the price to get a them to install the modchip for me? All i see on http://www.modchipstore.com/sony-white-psp-giga-pack-jap-201-console-firmware-ceramic-16322.html is buying a PSP with the modchip......
Theres nothing written at mine! Im happy!
nothing written on that spot, on the other side tough, there is something partly hidden by a metal cover, but i dont think it looks anything like IC1003, or the likes.
So does this mean it will support the modchip?
I have 2 PSP. the first i bought came with 2.01, stupid me upgraded to 2.7. (doh....)
So i bought a new one and made sure it was downgradable, and that one came with 2.00.
And if I have understood earlier posts about the compatibility problem, PSP'S made after the "dreaded" date (dont remember it), is PSP's with f.w. 2.01, and not supporting the modchip....
(dont take this for granted, i could be wrong about this, and it can also differ from witch PSP you have(US, UK or JAP))
#9: Are you sure you're looking at the right place? It might be written stuff elsewhere but don't care. On mine it is written IC6001 (or something like that) on the left side of the UMD drive, but it's not relevent (it is a TA-081, I've opened it)
Come on people psp with new Hardware are 2.01+ stop saying ur 1.5 isnt ta 082 WE KNOW THIS Ta 082 cant be a 2.0 or a 1.5...
You must have NOTHING written on the back in order to use the modchip.
Well mine says nothing on the area stated but it does have something printed on the other side like Northernfusion says. I thinks its 100831. I cant really see it too well, its 3/4 hidden...
EVERYONE WHO HAD A 1.5 DOES NOT HAVE THE NUMBER PERIOD
hope that help
Hi!
Mine is IC6001!!!
And the number is on the other side!!!!!
I think it was 2.6 yet when I bought it, in december. And, by the way, it's a spanish one.
there is nothing written on my psp there, : /
I got mine around last december though, its white
No text on the right on the psp when disc drive is opened. YESSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSS
Nothing written on my 2.6er EU PSP ;)
nothing in my 1.0 psp with 1.5 firmware =)
Nothing writen on mine!!!!!
I'm in!!!!
allright i can get it its not on the right side on the other side and alsoi got my psp when it was 1.00 now its 2.71 :(
Does anyone know any shops in the UK which will fit UP. As im interested in getting it but thers noway i could fit it myself lol. Thanks
Saley
its to much for someone to do it for you might as well buy a v1.5 psp
IF U HAVE NUMBERS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE BEHIND THE METAL THING WHICH IS HARD TO READ. YOU HAVE A TA-081 PB WHICH MEANS YES IT ISSSSS COMPITABLE WITH U.P
Hey i bought my Ceramic White Value Pack 2 weeks ago in Holland and there's no IC1003 so newer (EU) psp's do support the Undiluted Platinum modchip.... lovin it
Nothing on my psp-1004 H (Europe) came with firmware 2.5 bought it in april.
ATTENTION
If it isn't written in that place described in here, look on the left side, not very left (ca. a finger from the left side, a thin finger;)) there is a metal cover, you can see the number hidden there. My Number is something with a 9 in it so i can use the Modchip for sure, cheers.
$200 USD TO HAVE THIS INSTALLED!?! What a friggen scam!
I figured it'd be 90 bucks retail, 120-130 installed. ModChipStore is a scam and we should be supporting a more reasonable retailer of this service.
My 2.01 psp is clean at that area :)
I got my PSP a week after it came out.
I'm definently going to get this chip!!!!!!!!!
bigshynepo, here, installing ps2 modchip costs 50euros, and installing psp modchip is most likely twice as hard, even though the price is pretty steep, its still acceptable imo.
my psp dont have hauhahuahuahu yeahhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhh
i just checked mine and well im good to go. I bught mine a little over a month ago. It was a white psp loaded with version 2.01 firmware...im soo lucky!
I'm so MADD!!!! garagggagh!!!! bbahgdhjsdlaa! ASJKBHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHH!!!!!! MY PSP ISN'T COMPATIBLE!!!!! ! WAGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGGGHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHH!!!!!! !
ok, I got the first core psps that came in the US, so I guess all of the cores have this TA-82.
I guess I';; have to wait, but it is better anyway so I can get mine bugs-free later on :)
I think their price to fit it is extortionate..
Even if you tried it yourself and made a total mess of it, you could buy another psp with the money you didn't pay them - more chance of getting it right the second time and you'd learn some soldering skillz, too!
God damn it.
/wrists
IC1003 as well. Bought it end of May, came with v2.5, I've been counting days and watching the posts carefully. Booerns.
whooooo i hav the IC6001 psp so happy
Gluv, are you in the US? From what we've heard, TA-082's are limited mainly to Asia, so I'm curious as to where you got yours.
No text for me, but mine was one of the last of the 1.5 batches, so unless something earth shattering appears on newer firmwares, no need to upgrade or get a chip.
QJ stop advertizing modchipstore ffs, it's annoying. I know you're getting your wallets stuffed with money because of it.
My PSP has the number on the opposite side near the metal cover so I can't see, but it's a 1.5 anyway. It seems that most people who have the number on the opposite side partly covered by the metal cover have 1.5's which should be compatable with the ModChip.
Yeah mine is compatible!!! I got the value pack in january 06 it is a proud american PSP >.
Check out the forum
http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=55536
And i bought my 2.5 psp beginning 2006!
this is *****ing great i now know i can use this modchip
IC6001 baby
You'd think the commenters having a fit about a typo would make sure their comment doesn't have one:
"You would think the front page peeps would proof rread"
A simple "Hey, you've got a typo" would've been much more appropriate instead of resorting to vulgarities.
Hey Jake
*****aaa pleeeez, just wait a few weeks after this crap 'UP' comes out... by then 2 facts r guaranteed:
1. there will be other web sites offering the same service for much less (im guessing around £80 max - in UK anyway)
2. we will know weather or not this chip is any good
a little paitiance is all that is required.
Many of you seem to be confused. The $200 charge covers BOTH the modchip purchase AND the installation service.
I'd be cracking up so hard if the guys from U.P. went : "This was a hoax, sucka my balls" LoL that would be so hillarious.
Your right,it charges me about 170$,i'll consider trading my 2.50 for a 2.00
mine is empty also... i got mine January 2006, i didnt think it would be compatible, but i guess it is.
AHHH I HAVE A CORE PACK AND MINE SAYS 1c300 *****!!!!
IC1009 over here. Shown on the LEFT side, as opposed to the RIGHT side as illustrated in the photo attached with this article.
Already FW 1.50 though ;)
No need the bloat my PSP with this chip.
I'll wait for "hackers" to achieve 2.71 emulation by software means. (=DevHook, MPH FW Emu, etc)
As always..
Good things happen to those who wait ;)
Frankly, I like the modchip, but its waaay over priced. $100 for a 20 wire install?? cmon, the chip doesnt cost THAT much to make. plus its got to be a ***** to install, good idea, but ill wait till the price is lowered. and for all the peeps out there like "z0mg pi3ce of 5*** bricked p5p!!11" I can guarantee they dont have to skill to solder much less 20 wires. ~NAte
where the hell is it looked with a microscop and didnt find nutting
I got mine about a month and a half ago, a core pack. I got a 2.5, and it has IC1003... Funny thing is, it's upside down. Dammit, I was looking forward to this.
well im not getting one... not because its overpriced or its bad in any way ( i would having 1.5) but i just would never risk my psp for it... i have no soldering experience and i dont know any1 who has (well not anyone im willing to risk my psp with), and im not willing to pay $200 to get it done for me.
im still waiting for an external one you just plug in to the usb port and keep the stick in your pocket (if thats do-able)
why is part of my name stared out?? ***** a swear word
I have an IC6001. Not that I need it. My PSP is possibly the best you can possibly get. A 1.5, U.P compatible PSP. I can hear Ebay buyers clawing at my door already....
the number is printed on the left side in the UMD stuff, behind a grey structure, so you can't see it (for older PSP's like mine, the first generation of PSPs)
Anybody willing to pay that much is an idiot! Spend 50 more bucks and buy another PSP!
if i open my psp drive and want to take a closer look at the motherboard, i see a metal cover in front of the motherboard, so i can't look at it... i don't know if i have a compatible psp now or not... sry 4 my bad english
Its hidden, but I can make out that it does'nt say the TA-... which the chip aint compatible with.
Doesnt say anything on both sides over here.
My firmware's 1.50 anyways so.
Strange, are you sure it's not behind the metal part covering the mother bord, on the left in your umd drive ? (i've got a PSP which was built in august 2004, and it's on the left, behind this particular metal part ..)
Mine has no text. Not that I will be getting a UP mod chip...
I found some text on the other side behind the metal.. but can't manage to read what it says :(
I obviously don't have the new hardware though.. I bought my psp ages ago
//"Update: According to early reports, some people are finding "IC6001" located on the other side of the UMD drive than what is pictured. This is an indicator for TA-081 PCB's and WILL be compatible with Undiluted Platinum."//
So this means that i can use the ModChip if i got "IC6001"?
But what about this part: " If you don't see "IC1003" than you are good to go!"
That's *****ing confusing!
I dont have any text!!!
So is it good or bad?
My psp is 1.5 and over year old....
Update: According to early reports, some people are finding "IC6001" located on the other side of the UMD drive than what is pictured. This is an indicator for TA-081 PCB's and WILL be compatible with Undiluted Platinum. If you don't see "IC1003" than you are good to go!
ME AM COMPATIBLE WITH UR GRANNYYYY!!! Bring it on, baby. One modchip, please!
I have a japanese white 2,5 PSP and an european 1,5 PSP... Both have no text. But I own a 1,5 PSP. The white 2,5 PSP is only for my hardware collection. A psp that doesn't support full homebrew is worthless...
30 day warranty?? what? is that how confident they are? only for 30 days? id believe more if they have a 1 year warranty, now i would say soldering it your self mite even be more safer since you KNOW what you done and how good you did, hey im sure this is really hard to install, but with patience and determination added with some education learned from the internet, i would say im good enough to install this modchip my self, I',m good with delicate stuff even when i was little.
sry no offence to the modchipstore, im just offering my opinion, so you can use it to improve your selves, im sure if i think this way , others mite think this way and not spend money for installation service, just a suggestion.
Boooooooo Yaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I have no writing
heheheh me happy
oh yeah no text on this bad boy
Well, as minor as this is, Fans of fighting games may rather these versions. I noticed that all "core" systems come with this mobo and they do not take well to the fighting game dpad mod that was made by putting a thin piece of plastic under the dpad. Consequently, the stock dpad is much better than the original and diagonals can be easily hit. With Tekken: DR sure to have 2.72, this might come in handy.
Just my $.02
mine says ic9001
umd
mine says ic9001
by hunter (Unregistered),
i meant ic6001
on my psp it says nothing.
but on the left it says "IC6001" (the number is partially hidden by that metal thing.)
i can use the modchip. YES!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!
I pretty much knew mine was, I bought it when it first came out. Before they even put it up on display:P...LOL. Gee it feels nice to be special..lol
I have a 1006KCW asian 2.6 out of the box and it doesn't use the ta-82!! WOO i'm was so relieved
Fantastic. Mine has no writting/codes anywhere. I bought it with fw 1.5 originally i.e. has "A" on the box.
#83
I think your right about the core pack, they seem to be NOT compatiable with the current UP modchip X_X, mine has that IC1003 thing on it, oh well gusse have to wait. and to QJ.net hope you note that so people will know before buying it and yes it has FW 2.50 NOT 2.60 and it's a US model PSP1001.
i have 1.5 and no text so i guess im in, i guess...
now all i need to do is wait to see a bazillion people say it works and for the price to go down. then i will totally mod my psp to the max
im gonna buy asterix white faceplate with red buttons and the black part of the psp i will put a white skin on it and the paint the rest of the black spots white then paint the gray/silver area red and in the areas around the power switch and the wifi switch i will put in a little white. then to top it all off a screen protector and Undiluted platinum. but.......... thats only if the chip ACTUALLY works.
btw my psp is a 2.6(was bought as a 2.01 before i knew of homebrew) U.S. and is compatible.
i have my psp motherboard sitting right in front off me now and its a bricked 1.5 motherboard it has the whole IC1003 right where they pointed it out. But when i look else where on the chip it says in two places TA-081 which means i cant be a TA-082 and the install instructions look just like my motherboard so this must be only on the later TA-081's and TA-082's that it says IC1003 on. Alot of people now think they have a TA-082 when they really have a TA-081 so that may make them loose some customers because of this mistake. i can show a picture if anyone wants one but i would open up the psp and make sure yours is the one you thought it was.
What's a psp?
#94
a psp is to shut the hell up and get some help cuz u r a retard! I hope that answers your question.
Im good to go
mine was a 2.0 when i first bought it, but didnt know about homebrew :(
Hey, I thought they said that the IC3001/TA-082 PSPs:
Quote:
"TA-082 is not supported, however, they seem to be limited to Asia and have 2.6 or above firmwares."
I live in Ontario, Canada and bought my PSP about a month or two ago. It was a core pack (the one just with the system and without the headphones, 32MB card, etc) and first came with firmware 2.5.
Yet my PSP has 'IC3001' written in it. So I believe there might be a whole lot more TA-082s out there than they think.
Can anyone tell me if this is because it was a core pack, because I'm in Canada, or just random bad luck?
rAy
On my psp there is something partly hidden by a metal cover, it's write " IC6001 " . compatible ?
My PSP rocks! Doesn't say anything (:. It'a a downgraded white PSP 1.5... (:.
"IC6001" located on the other side of the UMD drive=COMPATIBLE yeahhh
I bought a 2.0 psp upgrade to 2.6 than I now of hombrew now I will buy the UD and play isos :DDDDDDDDDDD
so I have a white psp that is compatible and the latest FW does this matter or is it still compatible
#102
its still compatible
Yay!!! Mod compatible PSP!!! Now I can buy a cheaper-than-UP-but-does-the-job Mod!!!
His firmware is 2.6 and he got it from a Costco a month ago. Oh yeah, his box also said "I" from the firmware identification on the barcodes.
Yeah, my sister first bought a Core with "I"... it seems out of 6+ stores we've checked all the Cores say I, and of the ones we've checked come with 2.5 and the TA082/IC3001. We found 5 stores which had Value packs with the "H" printed on the sticket, and one with the "G". We bought the G and it came with 2.01.
... anyone have experience with "H"?
I = :-(
hahah I wish i would buy this @ a 100 bucks f*ck that they can keep it
mine has that number on the right but ill wait for the downgrader for 2.5 jajajajaj
What is thee site? me no speak englise, me frome Iraq? what are modchip? and what psp?
he from india hindi baba hindi bobo modship aaaaah here in inndia we stick em up our asses and then we use a psp (pepe sasa pepe) to jam it up .
he from india hindi baba hindi bobo modship aaaaah here in inndia we stick em up our asses and then we use a psp (pepe sasa pepe) to jam it up .
the code in my 1.5 jap PSP is in the left side and is written from right to left (it can be read putting the open side of the umd slot towards the floor) it reads IC6001.
Dude I got nothing in PSP right on! How much for the Chip........... you don't have to anwer that.....
my has something written on the other side it looks like possibly a 9 and 1 and some other numbers am I qulifeided
cbfreak is a mexican, go make anothervideo for 2 pesoes while you do my landscaping hahahja im rich
so if it says nothing there does that mean it is compatable? id rather qj.net or the people making this say the answer but answers from other people are also helpful :)
Like it was mentioned ,,If you don't see "IC1003" than you are good to go!''.Btw mine is IC6001,bought it in november,2.50 1004 H,lucky me :)
yea wats a psp?
Holy crap there are a lot of comments!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
yey mine has IC9001 woo! i bought mine seotember 1st, the day it came out in england, it was 1.5 i stupidly updated to 2.0 then 2.5 :(
My PSP is one of the UnLucky Ones Big Deal!!
It will come out for the Our hard ware any how so....
Ive got time...!
mines say on the left side upside Down it say's IC8001
so can i use it???????????
My PSP is an IC1003 came with 2.6FW...
Am I Out of luck to mod it???
wolvorine4424@g mail.com
Here is a brain buster...
I have 2 numbers...
On the left its: IC1003
On the right its: IC6001
While looking at the PSP upsidedown...
Any ideas on this one... I will have to open it to make sure...
wolvorine4424@g mail.com
I have the TA-082 version, but am I still able to ModChip it? Or am I out of luck?
I dont have that number, but my PSP is japanese! Will Modchip work with it? :(
I am japaneseboy.
I do not English well.
YOROSHIKU!
one quick thing... what if ur psp has both IC's mines has both....
I have 2 numbers...
On the left its: IC1003
On the right its: IC6001
can it be downgraded??
i doubt that.
i got the first ones at launch but my parents wouldnt let me play it for the next like 2 months
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