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Nvidia Shield TV 1st Generation: Nvidia Shield will not power on

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 21:01:37 -0700

Hi, just got a 2015 Nvidia shield P2571 as I thought they were the better model, used it once and now it wont power on at all. Tried everything I can think of, different sockets, TV but nothing. Spoke with Nvidia support and they are not bothered due to its age (and the fact its not new), they have said ‘it must have gone bad’…….. Not sure what that means but really, after 1 hours use?….. Anyone know what the likely cause is as I cant return it to the seller. Even obtaining a new power supply for it seems difficult to find.. Any help appreciated.

⟐ Answered April 07, 2022 at 21:01 MST

Nvidia Shield TV 1st Generation: cant install apps from google store... only from USB drive

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:41:15 -0700

cant install apps from google store... only from USB drive

⟐ Answered August 04, 2023 at 20:41 MST

Nvidia Shield TV 1st Generation: Nvidia shield tv remote not working

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 21:33:55 -0700

I have two 2017 Nvidia shield tvs. Both remote controls stopped working. I installed new batteries in each and that did not fix the problem.

⟐ Answered December 27, 2021 at 21:33 MST

Nvidia Shield TV 1st Generation: Tried to upgrade my pro to an ssd and the flimsy sta cable tore

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 12:19:00 -0700

Tried to upgrade my pro to an ssd and the flimsy sta cable tore. Just need to buy several sata cables to repair my pro.

⟐ Commented March 26, 2018 at 12:19 MST

Nvidia Shield TV 1st Generation: Need a way to remove, reflash and reinstall eMMC chip to unbrick

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 07:55:57 -0700

My Shield TV is bricked, and I believe the only way to fix it is to desolder the eMMC chip, reflash it with a correct image (and possibly replace it with a high-capacity chip) and resolder it to the board. The chip is a Sandisk SDIN9DW4-16G and it’s surface mounted so the solder bumps are under the chip. I have neither the skills nor the tools to fix this, so I need to find someone to do it for me but I have no idea where to look. Any suggestions for me? Thanks

⟐ Answered October 01, 2019 at 7:55 MST

Nvidia Shield TV 1st Generation: Is it theoretically possible to upgrade the RAM?

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:45:02 -0700

It's a question that's been bugging me for a while.

Is it possible to - after finding a similar enough RAM chip as whatever's already soldered on the board - remove the chip from the mainboard and solder on a chip of higher capacity?

From a bit of research, the Tegra X1 chip supports up to 4GB of RAM maximum. The Shield TV has 3GB of RAM, so if I found a 4GB chip and had someone replace the 3GB one, would it work? I mean unless there's some weirdness where the system reserves some RAM and just reports 3GB or something.