but left and right still work

The TOTAL NEWBIE INSTALLER site..

http://tinyurl.com/2ac67k

The PSP Repair Tutorial…

http://tinyurl.com/5tb4kj

I had to use tinyURL to make the links smaller, so that they could be used.

You either have someone make a Pandora magic memory stick & have a Pandora Battery (self made service battery)*note* they also have to have a hacked (custom firmware like Dark Alex’s m33) psp to make these* & the 1.50 eboot, to downgrade your psp to 1.50 ofw (Original FirmWare).

I didn’t have any *friends* that had either of those. So this is what i done to unbrick/downgrade my psp. First off I bought a Datel Battery Tool (an already made Pandora battery basically) online. Google it, buy it. Then there is a program called Total Newbie Installer. You don’t need a Hacked psp to create the magic memory stick using this program. the site to download this programis here http://dl.qj.net/TOTALNewbi-easyInstaller-PSP-Tools-Utilities-(on-PC)/pg/12/fid/14749/catid/193
Its a pretty large file…like i think it was almost 187mb’s. But it is a GUI program, emulates a hacked psp.

That program will make a pandora magic memory stick for you, just follow the instructions given when the program runs. That program already has the 1.50 eboot, and also has the Dark Alex’s 3.71m33 custom firmware included.

So all you’ll have to do is run the Total Newbie Installer (to make your memory stick a Pandora magic memory stick), after that is finished, take your battery out and place the Pandora or the Datel Battery Tool in, and follow the instructions ON THE PSP SCREEN. Another thing, when you buy the Datel Battery Tool, it isn’t charged to 100% out of the box, and it doesnt come with instructions. All you do with the Datel Battery tool is charge is and place it in the bricked psp along with the memory stick (you created with total newbie installer to unbrick/downgrade your psp) Also make sure the Pandora Battery or the Datel Battery is at least charged above 90%, most say at least 75%. But 90% is safe. All you do is place it in your already turned on psp, and charge it. when the indicator light turns green, it’s fully charged.

OPTIONS If you have a *BRICKED PSP*

Option A- find a friend with a pandora magic memory stick & a Pandora Battery.

Option B- Buy a Datel Battery Tool online or have someone make you a pandora battery (its cheaper to find someone that knows how to make a Pandora battery , but if you can’t find one you only option is buying an already made Battery tool), and have a friend with a computer & a WORKING! psp to make your memory stick a pandora magic memory stick using the program i explained above.

if option A and option B is too much for you……

Option C- take it to a technician and have them fix it for you for a price. Just be prepared to pay a lot of $$$ for this service.

This is where i learned how to fix my psp, and replace items. Here’s a Tutorial on taking apart your psp, from replacing the faceplate to the UMD/Laser assembly. Just reverse the Instructions to put the psp back together correctly.

http://www.llamma.com/PSP/PSP Repair Information.htm

-Person with the *sound is working but i can’t see anything*-

with the screen not showing any visuals, but the sound is playing, when you took apart your psp, and removing the lcd screen, there is two harnesses, a large one, that is clipped the to motherboard, and a smaller one. The smaller harness isn’t plugged in correctly. It’ll pop out. Go to the tutorial site where i posted, and follow the instructions on how to remove the LCD, don’t worry about removing it completely, all you’re going to do is see how the harnesses are attached, as a visual reference. So you’ll know what i’m talking about.

Thats basically your problem, it’s not plugged in all the way.

Oh and remember, everyone is a newbie at one point in their lives, so don’t feel like you’re stupid. Nobody is an expert from the beginning.

You guys did a great job.