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Undiluted Platinum: Install Diagrams and Compatibility Update! - Fresh Update: Installation Guide |
Listed in: Hacks & Exploits, Mods, News Tags: 0okm, firmware, modchip, motherboards, psp exploits, psp hacks
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UPDATE #4: A few more installation pictures have surfaced showing detailed examples of the Undiluted Platinum Installation. These new images are much larger and will be extra handy when soldering in those small areas. We hope you put them to some good use.
UPDATE #3: Shortly after receiving and posting the PDF guide, we were informed that it contained some serious errors. If you downloaded the PDF before Tuesday, June 27, 12:00am (Noon) EST then please re-download the file.
UPDATE #2: The Undiluted Platinum Installation guide has just arrived, complete with disclaimers that the installation is for "skilled professionals only, and should not be attempted by amateurs" (Check images below). The installation guide is in a .pdf format, so you will need Adobe Reader to view this.
UPDATE #1: We've got diagrams for chip installation on TA-081 motherboards! Scroll down, guys! (The diagrams for the TA-080s will follow shortly.)
This just in hot off the presses from the dudes and dudettes behind the eagerly anticipated first PSP modchip, "Undiluted Platinum." Finally we have some concrete information on where the chip stands as far as PSP compatibility goes.
"The U.P. team have released the first set of installation diagrams for their upcoming modchip.The diagrams show installation position of the FPC cables , traces which require soldering of wire to and usage procedure of the installation aids. The first release is for Motherboard TA-079, with TA-080 and TA-081 to follow tomorrow. TA-082 is not supported, however, they seem to be limited to Asia and have 2.6 or above firmwares. We believe that overall numbers of TA-082 as a proportion compared with TA-079, TA-080 and TA-081, should be quite limited."
If that all sounds and looks like Sanskrit to you, fear not, we're here to transambulate the kooky techspeak for ya. Apparently 0okm was right when he stated that PSP's with TA-082 motherboards wouldn't be able to benefit from the sweet chip's modular magic, but don't panic, here's the skinny:
The chip will work with all PSP's that contain motherboards with model numbers TA-079, TA-080 and TA-081. However, the installation of the chip across these three motherboards will differ, the images below show the installation of the chip on a TA-079 motherboard.


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This is NOT something we recommend to anyone without any previous soldering or modding experience. As a reminder, USA based ModChipStore.com will be providing 3 services for those of you that are lazy who don't have the time, or are afraid of breaking their PSP by installing this.
Keep watching QJ.NET and PSPUpdates, we'll keep you posted on all Undiluted Platinum news as soon as it breaks!
Download: [UP Installation Diagrams for PSP TA-079]
Download: [UP Installation Diagrams for PSP TA-081]
Download: [UP Installation PDF Guide]
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But I can solder, so it shouldn't be a prob.
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i don't think so !
http://0okm.blogspot.com/2006/05/does-undiluted-platinum-support-psp.html
on next ver. they can support TA-082 ?
i wish they can, but .....
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this must mean its coming out soon
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and im sure im not the only one that feels this way
change it back (not like u will anyway)
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The only way to tell really is to open it. the install pic shows the board to look at for the model number; though Oookm found his in a PSP-1006 (see his blog)
8 - the soldering will be a walk in the park if you have a low watt needle tip iron, its peeling the laquer and severing that one path that concerns me...
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Thanks,
`Mike
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come with FW1.50 also is TA-082 PCB !!
check your pcb ver before buy !!
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PSP-1000 (Box Code H)
come with FW2.50 also is TA-082 PCB !!
check your pcb ver before buy !!
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Thank you.
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Plus ive been soldering for 14yrs so hopefully this shouldnt be too much trouble to install....should it?!?!
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FW1.0 is like the rarest one in the world right now don't risk it with the UP, u can just buy new psp from asia on ebay and use U.P. aite? safe your FW1.0 psp
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Devhook only runs on 1.5 Psp's which are getting rare. Many people have 2.6 or higher firmware and eventually it will be very difficult to purchase 1.5's if your current one broke. This is where the Modchip comes in. Also the more Devs that will be given access to the 1.5 environment and no fear of bricking will mean the potential of more programs and innovation. If you don't look at the big picture then yea, the Modchip isn't needed because we have Devhook.
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Thankz
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I found this one a long time ago, where it get hot real quick and then in a sec it gets really cold. Like quick solder and touch the solder's tip ( the hot part) and it wont burn you.
I can't wait for the video installation on where to solder it because it be better to see where to solder the wire hand on instead of just looking at the picture.
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Mines is TA-081 I updated mines to 2.70 just to play a game.
Im getting this because they said you dont need any loader to play iso, just put the iso in the game folder and then just load it like a demo and it should work.
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(#30 is gay)
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no way would i send my only psp out AND spend the price of a new one just for this.
Glad i got a 2.6 for upgrading and my 1.5 in two days!
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very much agreed. the chip is mainly for bricked psps and devs, rite now ill stick to my 1.5 and use devhook ;]
and to all you ppl who dont know what motherboard you have..... then try this, when you bought your psp, what version was it? if its like 1.0 or 1.5, your probably all set, but use the version!
plz dont take my post down because of my OPINION, i could be wrong as i am also a human.
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Does this mean I have a TA-080 or TA-081?
Also, the print date on the manual says October 2005. Probably a chance that it is a TA-081 possibly?
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the usb bit will detach and the little cable will just sit there. you will still be able to put your battery in it.
Re: 50
only one way to find out
open it
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Id rather buy a second PSP than UP...Its pretty much the same price (for me since i cant solder) and i don't have to risk bricking my perfectly good rare 1.5...
Clearly the guys who came up with the UD prices are aiming for those retarded rich kids that were buying those 1000 dollar 360's off eBay...450 dollars on UP pre-modified psp is beyond ridiculous...A 20 gig ps3 will cost 500 dollars...NO PSP is worth 450 dollars...
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And I still have 1.50, so I'm probebly not going to get it.
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I know I know im a moron! i was crying while it was updating LOL!
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That's really sad. I only plan to buy a modchip if I brick my 1.5, it's waaaay too expensive right now, and much too complicated.
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TA-079?
TA-080?
TA-081?
TA-082?
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Trust me guys, wait for imitations of the modchip that will be cheaper and wait for better stores to sell them at better prices.
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any idiot who buys a premodded one(450 bucks) is effin retarded
then the suggested price of the chip is 129.99 then they sell it for 100 so they knock off $30
and to the person who said the price is ridiculous..... i definitely agree. dont buy this chip if u dont got solder skills; instead buy a new psp so then 1 for homebrew and 1 for umds.
and my friend who is pretty good at soldering informed me that its pretty d*** hard to solder a psp cause you might fry the motherboard trying to solder it and that you have to have an extremely light hand to even think of attempting to solder on the chip and that it would be better to make a small structure and sorta plug a chip in to that structure so u dont risk messing up your psp. and he said he would solder mine in for me but thats irrelevant
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I'm sure more mod chips will come out and we'll see the price drop significantly.
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patience is the key here..
In a few months other people will create another chip and the prices will decrease.. so just wait..!!
and I find the solding looking quite easy actually..
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come on hurry up with that soldering already :)
or isn't it working...huh
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chips not due in yet maybe moro...
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Your quote:
"Look at me, I cant doing nothing, this UP modchip wont work on my psp even though I have a the latest firmware". "My psp is trash now". "I cant play homebrew, damn 1.50s people and UP people and their modchip". "Why don't I just cuss at them that I wont be one that will enjoy this modchip."
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p.s. u dudes are all safe exsept 4 people who brag bout 1st post woooo 1st post
...WHAT THE HELL!
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@EHER0Z It's a fairly hard install but with experience it should be no problem UN as they should do tell people it's a pro job who wants tons of people contacting the mod stores they are supplying with loads of complaints/problems it's easier for them to say leave it to the pro's (plus mod companys make a nice sum on installs) So if your friend has seen the guide has been told about the pro bit and still thinks it's easy ....and he is not a *****y s**t and you trust him then let him do it but dont blame him if he f**ks it up!!
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Hey guys, download the nand-dump.flash file that has the 1.5 firmware here:
http://tacticalro.deltaanime.net/nand-dump.flash
^^^ File available at 4:45 PM CST ^^^
Click "Save". Size : 30.7 MB, as NAND Dumper stated that the dump will be around 33 MB ;)
WARNING: This nand dump WAS NOT DUMPED FROM A 1.5 PSP. IT WAS MADE BY DOWNLOADING THE 1.5 DUMP FROM PSP-HACKS AND ADDING FLASH0 AND FLASH1 FOLDERS AND CREATING A BIN USING ULTRAISO.
IT WAS THEN RENAMED TO .FLASH SO IT CAN BE COMPATIBLE WITH U.P FLASHER
This is the worlds first user-made 1.5 U.P dump without dumping from an actual PSP 1.5
*** USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. I AM NOT LIABLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO YOUR U.P PSP | Remember that the U.P can be reflashed anywayz| SINCE AGAIN THIS HAS NOT NOT NOT BEEN TESTED ***
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I've been modding ps1 and Ps2 for the last couple of years and i won't even THINK of installing this one.
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And if it doesnt work, its not the end of the world. The U.P is undestructible and as well can be reflashed. Thats why the U.P has more than a NAND chip in it. ;)
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I dont know if it works or not, as I have no modchip yet. I will test it out when my PSP comes back from MCS.
And there is a chance that when you click Read Flash it will say "Invalid flash dump" or something. It was just a test of putting flash0 and flash1 of 1.5 to a flash dump file. Nothing else ;)
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my 2 cents.
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GUYS, THE UNDILUTED PLATINUM IS JUST A NAND.. NOTHING ELSE.. IT DOESNT HAVE AN OS... NOTHING! THE U.P DOESNT REMOVE THE REGION CODING RIGHT ON MOVIES? IT IS JUST A SOLDERING OF ANOTHER NAND CHIP TO STORE ANOTHER FIRMWARE ON
STOP DEALING ON SONY TRYING TO SAY THEY ARE GONNA BLOCK U.P CUZ THEY ARE NOT, AND MY VID PROVES IT (I HOPE)
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Well guys modchips should be arriving to ppl in a few days, and I do believe that many installation vids and tests will pop up. ModChipStore already have theirs done with the custom installation guide they have ;)
And well guys unfortunately Pox of PSP Hacking 101 will simply deny dumping their 1.5 firmware, because mainly they dont want to be sued by Sony. Scary rednecks right? Many ppl and websites have posted dumps and not a single warning. POX AND RAG = "Who cares about the dark side? Stop saying your s**t and just post it!" >:(
So uh yeah.. and also when I get my PSP back I am going to make a video of me testing it out ;) and MAYBE open the PSP to see how MCS did it...... if my parents let me open my precious ONE more time!!!!!!
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Really not worth the hassle if you're on 1.5 or 1.0.
Oh you're on 2.5+? well, you lose, get a 1.50, it'll cost you the same as a UP + installation ahah
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i was just checking the installation plans for the undiluted modchip and i can tell you this : If you get that modchip, then youll really kill your psp ! and i dont mean brick it i mean kill it !!! i explain myself : I'm an Cable and Internet installer and i studied in electronics, cables and satellite installation...........and i can tell this, when i first watched the modchip i was like : Oh my god ! How many person are gonna kill their psp ! The fact of the matter is this: You cannot (or should not) solder a wire directly over a circuit path or els that psth will get off its board and could even just rip of the board....wich would kill your psp ! After that, I've learned at school that soldering is harder than i tought, you have to check the temp so the soldering point is really fixed for good , then it should not stay too much long at high temp or so the path is going to lift of the board and i think you should know that a bad solder results in bad connection or even no connection at all.....You think that's all......hell no ! If you managed to get all that working well (and i don't think you will) , youll have to pay attention to another thing wich is very important, you should never again (i cant do that) drop your psp on the ground or else there is about 80 % chances that you just broke one of the soldering point.......and after that is you get it working again by soldering that point your a king i tell you.......
.......so i leads to this; I (probably unless there is something very better like 5 solder point on psx) will never pay that monstruous price for a piece of an extra (hard to install) psp board wich has a 90% chance to KILL MY PSP !!!
Sorry But That's My Point !! Hope It'll Won't You Mad At Me !!
As a "résumé" i could say this: If you'r lucky like me and still on 2.00- firmware, just stick with fanjita and his eLoader and for 2.71 and ++ just get another psp cuz its woth it...and if your st*p*d enough (i don't like to insult people) to get that modchip for half the price of that other BRAND NEW (maybe white) psp than I REALLY THINK that you have 90% chance to KILL YOUR PSP !!
Well, I'm sorry i took the whole page but i think it was worth it.......HOMEBREW FOREVER ! LONG LIFE FANJITA !!
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It used to not do this, but untill you changed I feel like you guys downgraded on the sites design.
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Like it's a party on my mouse untill I get to the pictures, and then it's aggrivating clicks.
What is QJ gonna do with all that junk, all that junk inside that picture viewing trunk?
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To 139 man i don't mean to be rude but your soldering must be c**p plus once it's stuck to the trace the only way it's gonna move is if you rip it off trace and all?!?(I've been practising removing the enamal and soldering to a trace wire on a similar board so trust me!!) And also there is no movement inside the case it's a snug fit plus if your dropping it then sweet jesus i would be more worried about the fact that your dropping it let alone there being a chip inside!!
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The casual electronics hobbyist can't handle this type of soldering. And soldering on the tracks is gay. You gonna rip the tracks out if you accidently pull on one of the wires.
Loads of PSPs gonna get bricked.
Watch ebay for loads of PSP parts.
RIP PSPs! LOL!! ahahahahahhaha! !!
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check this link for a better explanation and a pic.
http://www.modchipstore.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=164
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Can someone else please check if they have writing on there mobo too?
Also since I don't have any writing on the PSP how do I know it's compatable?
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There are many different types (acrylic, epoxy, etc.), here is one that works damn good:
http://www.mgchemicals.com/products/8331.html
It's also handy for repairing broken traces.
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"TA-082 is not supported, however, they seem to be limited to Asia and have 2.6 or above firmwares."
Well, I got a TA-082 sytem from a GameStop in Virgina a couple weeks ago. It has firmware 2.6 pre-loaded, so I've been able to use e-Loader. Now I just need to wait for Undiluted Platinum Rev2. (A ficticious future version that I hope will have support for the TA-082 systems.)
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