TA-086 Motherboard question?

**Gray Fox** · December 14th, 2006, 19:18

Allright I'm buying meself a new psp, and now I've been reading all this $#@! bout the so called TA-086 motherboard or something like that. So I don't want to end up with buying one of those psps

So I wondered since I can't open the psp box to check the UMD drive in the shop without buying it, is there a way to check if it got a TA-086 on the outside of the box?

I no you can check what FW it got on the outside but newer heard if u can check if it's a TA-086 or not??

**steve-b** · December 14th, 2006, 19:21

There is a code on the box that looks like CEL PSP-1004K on the box near the bar code. As long as that letter is K or earlier you should be good for downgrading etc.

**Gray Fox** · December 14th, 2006, 19:24

Originally Posted by steve-b

There is a code on the box that looks like CEL PSP-1004K on the box near the bar code. As long as that letter is K or earlier you should be good for downgrading etc.

Allright

Thank you so much

I'll be looking for a letter lower than K then thx:thumbup:

**steve-b** · December 14th, 2006, 19:38

Good luck

Ebay is a good source of homebrew friendly PSPs

**splodger15** · December 14th, 2006, 19:40

Although you cannot downgrade a TA-086 or a TA-082

Check ebay

**ExcruciationX** · December 14th, 2006, 19:46

Not much is known about these motherboards, except you cannot downgrade below a certain firmware, which hasn't been cracked yet. TA-82 Motherboards haven't been cracked either.

You're best bet is to find a downgradable one on Ebay.