Hi, and help!

[mrsour]

Ok so hello everybody im new here. Here is my problem, i have a problem with my psp, it will not work without the power cord (tried a new battery and that is not the problem) it appears to work fine as long as the power cord is in. Does anyone know what the problem would be?

[crait]

It is possibly a hardware issue.
Maybe there is a short where you put the battery into your PSP?

[mrsour]

yeah i figured it was something close to that, i have also heard about a "bricked" ipod. I dont really know what they are but could it be that?

[technomike]

This seems to be a problem with the Power Management Chip. A friend of mine had this problem after he used a hard-modded Pandora Battery (this is one of the risks of using one).

I'm afraid you may have to buy a new PSP or if it is still in warranty with SONY, you maybe able to send it off for warranty repair or renewal.

I can't say for definate though so I maybe wrong, but it looks strongly like that is the problem.