How to brick your PSP (tested)

**cablio** · September 5th, 2005, 10:08

Read this (2nd paragraph). It's my posting. If you are too lazy to do so lemme quote myself: dropped my PSP (in plexiglass case) on a hard concrate floor

At first I thought Sony made it little bit more durable (+ in case) but no. Everything was working until I tried to watch a movie - little bit after half of the it, the PSP "jammed" trying to read something from the UMD. I was feeling a little shock from inside about every second. None of the keys were working exept "Power" and "Open" (disk). Hoping that this is from the current UMD, I changed it and I found out the terrifying truth that the falling decalibrated the "eye."

I will wait couple of days to see if anyone comes up with a solution for that. If not, I'm gonna buy a 1.0 or 1.5 one and use this one for something else. Or I don't know.

**Shiaoran** · September 6th, 2005, 01:12

i accidentally dropped mine once, and since it, when i play any megaman games sometimes i can't charge the shot, the [] button is kinda malfunctioning...

i hope someone have an answer for this too
i haven't played any UMD since it, i'll play a game and a movie now to chack if it works...

**Dragnar** · September 6th, 2005, 03:20

aww unlucky! ive dropped mine loads of times and not had a problem.. lol

**cablio** · September 6th, 2005, 08:51

I was going to buy 1.50 but I saw that WAB already has IT (the downgrader), so I decided to fix my decalibrated laser. The repair is classified as "Hammer and Screwdriver." I started dropping it (1foot) on the carpet floor in direction wich is the opposite of the direction it originaly fell, as far as I recall. Drop, load UMD, play (to where the jamming started), drop, load, play, drop, load, play. After 7-8 attempts - it worked with no problems

WOOT!

P.S. I was desperate and I did that. I don't put my word on it as an effective and safe solution. Shiaoran, I noticed that the buttons ([]OX/\) were more difficult to press at some point so I guess it was the thing behind them.

P.P.S. "A Sound of Thunder" socks bolls!

**Sharkey** · September 6th, 2005, 22:06

Originally Posted by Shiaoran

the [] button is kinda malfunctioning...

sony knows about the square button problem, and its common.
its a result of having the button too close to the screen.
if i were you id contact sony and see if theyd fix it for you.

**Cirus** · September 12th, 2005, 14:24

my psp survived once i dunno how was kina funny in a way. My usb cable got rapped around my chair wheels i spun around to get something and seen my psp fly past my face and out of my bedroom window

. dunno how it got so much momentum. i ran downstairs to find my baby on the grass still playing a mp3. well lucky tbh

**ForteGSX** · September 13th, 2005, 21:23

Originally Posted by Cirus

my psp survived once i dunno how was kina funny in a way. My usb cable got rapped around my chair wheels i spun around to get something and seen my psp fly past my face and out of my bedroom window

. dunno how it got so much momentum. i ran downstairs to find my baby on the grass still playing a mp3. well lucky tbh

You just got lucky that time...

**bobcobb** · September 14th, 2005, 00:27

I dropped my psp one night while I was playing in bed. A grasshopper came out of nowhere and attacked me and I dropped it underneath my bed. There was a scratch on the screen protector, but other than that its fine.

**Cap'n 1time** · September 14th, 2005, 03:44

instead of buying a psp just to brick it... mabey you should all just buy a brick eh?

**cablio** · September 14th, 2005, 09:18

Originally Posted by Cirus

my psp survived once i dunno how was kina funny in a way. My usb cable got rapped around my chair wheels i spun around to get something and seen my psp fly past my face and out of my bedroom window

. dunno how it got so much momentum. i ran downstairs to find my baby on the grass still playing a mp3. well lucky tbh

I'm not saying you are liar but I will never believe the thing that you say. How come the USB cable is so "jammed" in the port of the PSP and then somehow releases. If I'm not wrong, the force you apply to accelerate it from idle to speed, high enough to reach the window, is > or = to the force you will need to stop it. Doesn't make sense. I gotta see it.