⟐ Edited by author September 23, 2024 at 10:09 MST

For a bit of a backstory, the psp isn’t mine but a family members. They told me that the system charged fine and that it was functioning fine until they lent it to thier brothers. They used the system while it was plugged into the wall outlet and charging, the issue here being that my particular country is notorious for it’s shotty electricity, and in general I feel like no handheld should be used while charing no matter how good the electricity is, but I digress.

The family member brought me the console to check it out because it randomly shut off the day after thier brothers had used it; the console does this thing I have never really seen and nothing online helps with these particular issues. For starters, the day he brought it to me the thing wouldn’t turn on at all, then suddenly last night at around 4 in the morning the thing turns on by itself as if it were completely fine, then it would shut off again. Today I checked it out and it stays on for the most part but it still shuts off seemingly at random, sometimes a few times in a row, shutting off with this loud audible “pop“ from what I can make out to be hopefully the speakers..

It also can’t charge from the normal port after the brothers played with it and the power/charging indicator doesn’t come on even though it’s on/charging meanwhile the the battery indicator says it IS charging.

I feel like it can be an issue with the power slider, the fuse, and the port itself but I can’t quite put my finger on it at all. Had anyone had an issue like this? and if so did you find the fix for it? Any tips or speculations about what this might be to help newrow it down would be greatly appreciated. I would love to get this fixed for my family member since this system did cost (what for us is) a lot of money, we can’t really afford to buy new things (or things in general lol) so we take what we can get. It was bought used.

My PSP 2000 won't turn on. All that can turn on is the power notification light which is orange because it is being charged. I tried to turn it on but couldn't at all. I tried various methods on the internet and youtube, but the display only turns on for a few seconds, then turns off again and can't turn on again. What should I do?

⟐ Commented February 17, 2021 at 20:20 MST

-when have battery + charging, light orange comes all the time;

-when removing the battery + charging, light green come on 2s and disappear;

-when not charging and turn on, light green come on 2s and disappear;

My screen in these situations is black(won’t turn), I don’t hear any sound or vibrations.

suggestions of what could be (motherboard, battery, software, etc..).

Thanks,

Francisco Caldeira

⟐ Edited by author May 25, 2020 at 5:17 MST

i have a PSP-2006 with a TA-088v3 motherboard and i brick it accidentally last 6 years ago.

ok now to the present day.

i decided to fix it since the only problem is a the motherboard so i bought a “semi-broken” PSP in which the only problem is the buttons are not working but other than the other parts are working fine and i kinda got lucky since its a TA-085v2 so if i bricked it i can just use a pandora.

Here lies the kicker. I kinda fixed now my PSP. Just swap some parts like the motherboard and stuff. UMD games work fine same as the games in the Memory Stick but the battery can’t be recognized by the system. So i thought maybe the battery is just busted or some sort. Kinda fiddle with it and got it fully functional (reviving a dead battery trick). Even tested with the voltmeter but the PSP still won’t recognize the battery but there are times that the battery is recognized and able to play for about 1 and a half hours just to drain the battery. So just to test a theory that maybe the batteries are really the problem, i bought a new knock off battery which run pretty smooth at first after i drained it and charged my PSP but after that it won’t recognize the battery and now it crashes the PSP and won’t start but if i put my original batteries it turns on but won’t recognize the battery.

So to summarize things up

My PSP SOMETIMES recognize the battery, sometimes not.

If the PSP is acting up…

-PSP turns on but won’t recognize the original batteries

-PSP crashes and won’t turn on if i inserted the knockoff battery

(i already thought that it maybe a faulty motherboard but can you give me an insight)

so what can be the problem, charger is not because it works, at least supplying energy.

Battery is also ok, it works in my other psp, and charges normal.

I looked back in the 3 pins conectors of the psp battery socket, and they look fine, not bended or corroded.

I left my main psp stored in my shelf, but left if at least a year without charging, but i could charge the battery just fine.

can this be a fuse? but if the fuse were damaged, it wouldn’t turn on with only the charger rigth?

i was thinking to buy some kind of cradle for the psp, to play with it connected to energy all time at this point, but i will read suggestions.

⟐ Answer unaccepted October 23, 2018 at 13:03 MST

but then an message shows up that says i need to update the PSP to 6.61

then i do it. After 1 hour the PSP updated then i check the games but....

The games are all disappeared idk why it does that. i'm been searching google and youtube to see how to get them back but... i don't have a usb so what do i do?!?!?!

⟐ Commented December 08, 2017 at 11:20 MST