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PSP 1000: How to fix psp when it doesn't read

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:04:43 -0700

I would put a umd in but it wouldn't show up

⟐ Commented December 19, 2025 at 5:04 MST

PSP 1000: PSP UMD reader not there, none of the buttons work

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 02:41:20 -0700

I just found my brothers old PSP 1001.charged it, and it got on the initial setup screen twice, but none of the buttons, nor the analog seem to work. The power light is green, but it’s not booting up (the lcd backlight is visible).

Edit: I manage to boot it up. The X, Circle, and Triangle buttons work, but not the d-pad or Sqaure. Attached is a video of it working(sort of)

⟐ Edited by author March 15, 2025 at 2:41 MST

PSP 1000: How can I fix the top right button of the PSP

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 22:56:53 -0700

My PSP works well, and the battery works great and everything was going well. However, the button on the top right has stopped responding to input. I have tried cleaning it, but I want to know if I need to open up the PSP to properly repair it or if I need to clean it more thoroughly.

PSP 1000: PSP 1001 Charging but won’t turn on

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 07:55:36 -0700

Hello everyone,

So I got this PSP 1001, that when connected to the charger, the battery orange light turns on and the battery is charging. But if I try to power the psp on, it won’t turn on. With battery only, connected directly to charger only, nor both.

I disassembled it to test the fuse and it passed the continuity test of the multi meter. Tested the power switch too and it also passed continuity test when sliding it upward. Checked all ribbons connections. Tested the led to check if the green power led is not faulty.

While I was testing it with only the bare motherboard and charging socket and power board (made sure that the yellow charging connector and its wires are supplying 5v), the green power led came up suddenly for a second then went out, and I could not replicate it again.

Tried reassembling the board and testing but I couldn’t get the power led to turn on again.

Checked if any motherboard component is heating/overheating when the charger is connected but every chip and components were cool.

Any ideas or a fix for this psp?

Also tried this combo buttons (Home + Start + Select + square + triangle + power). And tried to make a Pandora battery, but turned out the battery is a knock off.

⟐ Edited April 09, 2024 at 7:55 MST

PSP 1000: None of the games will work it says copyright

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 08:55:48 -0700

How can I play any games on my PlayStation, portable if it says everything is copyrighted?

PSP 1000: PSP Green light but black screen and no sign

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 04:31:04 -0700

Yall, i need some kinda help, I charged my psp, i tried everything just to fix my psp and nothing. I dont think its bricked but can yall help me? Its been almost 2 years since its broken. Im trying to fix it and nothing. Please somebody, help me.

⟐ Commented December 27, 2023 at 4:31 MST

PSP 1000: psp hangs it will only display sony logo. it won't go to main display

Sat, 16 Dec 2023 02:00:56 -0700

psp will boot will display sony logo after that it will hang will not go to main display

PSP 1000: I damaged the clear rubber connector for my joystick

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 06:29:01 -0700

i recently opened up my psp to clean it and i accidentally damaged the clear rubber connector and now it only goes down-right and when i try to use it, it goes up-left

is there anything i can do beside change that connector?

exucuse my bad grammar english isnt my first language

⟐ Commented November 30, 2023 at 6:29 MST

PSP 1000: Hi I have a psp 1004 and it seems like it's bricked and I can't fix it

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 06:01:35 -0700

I tried many ways but it still doesn't turn on the problem is when I turn it on the green light shows on but no sign for the screen and after a couple seconds the green light turns back off

PSP 1000: Green light quickly then off

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 05:56:00 -0700

Hi. My PSP 1000 won't turn on. When I push the power button up it lights green for a second then goes off again. I know it's not the battery as changed it with another psp I have. Have swapped the ribbon cable and the power board over from the working psp and still does the same thing. Is there anything else I can look at.

⟐ Commented August 20, 2023 at 5:56 MST

PSP 1000: Reliable, good quality, safe PSP Batteries in Uk

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 06:07:21 -0700

PSP rbatteries for the 1003 model are only available in the US iFixit store and they will not ship to the UK. Any suggestions on how I can get one of these batteries? I am in the UK. I am not confident of the quality of batteries bought on eBAy or Amazon.

PSP 1000: PSP1001 Powers with Green Light But No Display or Audio

Sat, 15 Apr 2023 17:13:13 -0700

I recently got a PSP1001 off of ebay as an as-is untested device. I already knew I was going to have some issues with the system and it definitely needed repair from the listing alone, but I can't quite place what's up with it.

I haven't done a full teardown because I was still testing the basics. I replaced the battery, got a new memory stick pro, and I recently replaced the screen just in case that was the issue. It looked like it was one of the issues previously, but I'm back at square one with no idea what's wrong with it.

I tried powering it up without the memory stick, powering it up without the battery, I tried holding the power and the bumpers R and L buttons, all of that and all alike. It's not a software issue I don't think. However, without me doing a full teardown, it's hard to point what is wrong hardware-wise.

All I need right now is suggestions on what I should look at next at this point. Thanks!

PSP 1000: Why is my PSP not turning on, but showing the green power light

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 05:20:15 -0700

For a more thorough explanation and the steps I have already tried:

The console was noted as not working and untested
When examining the console before repair-
- Swollen battery
- Noticeable crack above the memory stick port
- Missing silver lining plastic along the left side of the console above the memory stick port
- Small amount of dust behind screen
Beginning MINOR repair-
- Battery was replaced with brand new 3.6-volt, 2600-MA battery
- Brand new charger was purchased and tested on console
- Geen light power indicator was on with NO audio or screen light
- Possible brick was assumed, and all following button combinations were tried
  - Power switch on + L + R
  - Power switch on + L + R + Home
  - Power switch on + Home
  - Power switch on + L
  - Power switch on + R
  - Power switch on + L + Home
  - Power switch on + R + Home

I began teardown following both the Ifixit PSP 1000 teardown article and Robles Junior PSP 1000 disassembly video. No corrosion on the motherboard, memory stick board, and power switch board was seen. All ribbons were removed successfully without tears or accidental bends. All assumed problems are believed to be around the memory stick board as after teardown the plastic tube above the board that holds the memory stick (if you turn the back plastic shell on its back its where the top screw when you first begin disassembly is located) broke off from the back shell piece. After removing the memory stick board, I noticed that the small metal piece that holds the board was completely missing. No other pieces or screws were missing from the console. After teardown I reassembled the console enough to see a response. The only pieces not assembled were the bottom bar (home and volume), plastic door tray, and top shell piece. After inserting the battery and turning on the console, the screen did come on and respond to left, right, up, and down commands as well as the triangle, circle, x, and square buttons. After inserting a game, the screen showed it was unable to read the disc. After attaching the mention pieces that were unassembled for the test run another final test showed the green power indicator with the screen showing light; however, it was completely black. I hope this serves as a good explanation as I want to be as detailed as I can. Thank you for taking the time to read this and have a good day!

P.S. before I forget, the audio had no noise and I have ordered a shell replacement to see if this may be the possible problem. In short of the whole big explanation, I think the system is possibly overheating due to the missing metal piece that holds the memory stick board in place. I haven't seen any listings on ebay, amazon, or the ifixit store for this piece though.

⟐ Commented August 21, 2022 at 5:20 MST

PSP 1000: PSP 1001 - only works "Power up without battery then put battery back"

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 04:19:26 -0700

Let me sum it up of what I found and what I did so far, thx !!!

The PSP 1001 was from a thrift store, it came with Sandisk 4gb stick Pro (I formatted and no difference between with OR without booting ) + Sony branded 1800 mAh battery (but it has a tape around the battery, assuming it has been tampered).

The first time I turned it on normally, it got "green light and no screen". Then I tried both "Holding HOME + R + POWER" & "HOLDING HOME + SELECT + START + SQUARE + TRIANGLE" - still only green light.

Next, I took out the battery and just power on with the power cable - it would "green light" for a second then it turned off by it self.

And after that, I finally got screen by doing "Power on without battery then immediately inserts the battery back before the green light turns off"

After I got the screen back. The PSP had firmware "5.00 M33-6", so I upgraded the firmware to 6.60 and then 6.61. During both firmwares, they didn't fix the "green light no screen", I still only get screen by doing "Power on without battery then immediately inserts the battery back before the green light turns off"

So assuming it is soft bricked, how can I fix it?

Thanks a million for your time and helps !!!

⟐ Edited by author September 21, 2021 at 4:19 MST

PSP 1000: PSP 1004 will not charge with official battery charges

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:04:29 -0700

In the last few days I found at my mom place my old PSP 1004. I decided to use it again and try some old game I played when I was young.

So, when I tried to plug the official battery charger the PSP won’t charge, no lights at all. After a while I found a sort of power cable, USB-A to DC 5v, and I give it a try. I can see the orange light and the PSP tunrs on, the device doesn’t recognize the battery (it gives me an external battery signal) but I am just happy it’s functional and not broken.

So I thought the battery or the power charger are broken, I have tried with a multimeter to test the battery (no signal) and the power charger (I really can’t make the multimeter work with the power charger, the plug is too small for the mutimeter to give me any feedback).

Anyway, I decided to buy another original power charger. I tried it, doesn’t work, no lights agian. So, 2 different original power charges didn’t work at all.

Maybe it’s the battery I think, and I bought a new one. With the new battery inside, the official power charges don’t work, no lights again. The USB-A to DC 5v cable instead it’s working, I don’t know if it is capable to charge a battery (I' am testing it right now) but the PSP recognize that is charging the battery. However I bought on amazon even a wall Portable Rechargeable Battery Charger (I will receive it tomorrow).

My questions are:

- What is demaged? I can’t understand.

- How can I make work an offical adapter with my PSP? I refuse to think 2 original chargers on 2 are broken, and 1 one them is new.

I really don’t know what to think, at this point any help could be really appricieted.

PSP 1000: PSP 1001 not turning on. Green light black screen.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:41:11 -0700

I found my brother’s old PSP 1001 that had stopped working a long time ago, according to him. I found it while cleaning out the workshop. I am trying to get it working and when I got a brand new battery and charger, only a green light is showing and there is no sound and the screen is black. I don’t know when the PSP stopped working, but I do know it has been well over 7+ years, and sitting in an old camera bag. My brother moved out maybe 5 years ago, and it has been broken well before he graduated from high school. When I opened the PSP step by step very carefully, the only thing I can spot that is broken off or damaged is the left speaker, the screen, and I assume is the WLAN switch. The WLAN switch is completely broken off of the motherboard and has a little rusting where it was. The screen is cracked quite a bit, probably form when it fell, and the left speaker needs soldering back on. The moisture pad in the battery compartment is red and the SD card is unreadable in both my mac, with a memory stick duo reader, and in a Windows 10 laptop with the same reader. I know the reader works because I use it with my micro SD cards. The only thing I can think of that is wrong is either the screen or the motherboard, but the only thing broken off the motherboard is the WLAN switch and the left speaker.

PSP 1000: Headphone Jack Problem Not Working as Intended

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:17:06 -0700

So I recently received a motherboard replacement off of ebay. Once it arrived, I connected everything necessary to work. No sound come out of the speakers. That is until I plug in a aux cord or my headphones, then the speakers work. The motherboard is a TA-082 from Japan.

Thanks.

PSP 1000: Psp 1000 won't charge or power on

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:05:35 -0700

So my psp 1000 won’t charge or power on. Even if I were to put in a charged battery into it it won’t power on, same with leaving the battery out and just trying the charger

PSP 1000: PSP 1000 power not working

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 02:20:33 -0700

how to fix my psp 1000 issue ? whenever i try to turn it on , the green light show only 3 seconds and then it turn it off . what kind of problem does it have . please help me . thanks in advance .

PSP 1000: My PSP will freeze when trying to use UMD's

Tue, 05 May 2020 15:57:46 -0700

I have a PSP 1000. I got it as a gift from my brother and it worked great. Then i got adventurous and decided to change the housing. I had a few problems along the way but once it was all back together it still turned on. Successful! No….

When i tried to play one of my UMD discs it would sort of freeze with the loading icon in the bottom right. Nothing else happens the disc wont be read. I thought I may have broken something so I bought some new parts. i replaced the UMD drive, tried again. Still nothing. I looked into updating my system, and its already up to date.

I want to save getting a new console as a last resort. I would appreciate any advice.

⟐ Edited by author May 05, 2020 at 15:57 MST