CFW 3.71 M33 onto SLIM (3.60), no Soldering, Cutting or PSP Fat

Right, after banging my head against a wall for a couple of days, finally got this to work.


Console: PSP Slim + Lite, Official Firmware 3.6 (PSP 2002)

Battery: Standard Slim battery. (SONY MODEL PSP-S110 Li-ion, BATTERY PACK 3.6V == 1200mAh)

Memory card: Genuine Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo 2GB magicgate

Equipment used:

Plaster knife (far left)
Foam/sponge from kitchen (2nd from left)
Cheap craft knife (3rd from left)
Needle nose pliers (right)



Also used:
Wire from inside cat 5 network cable (orange wire used for hard hack below)
Scissors
Regular sellotape
USB mini jack cable (PSP to PC cable)

Software used:

14749_TOTALNewbieasyInstallerPandorasmenu.rar
This is the exact name of the download. It is ALL YOU NEED.

NOTE: it will NOT work on windows Vista (although it looks like it works, the memory stick will not work). I used it on Windows Server 2003, but it works on XP too.

Reference tutorial and credit to JayL:
http://www.pspmod.com/forums/hardwar...-hard-mod.html

Process:

* Open your slim battery. This is not easy. Take your time, especially when you come to the end with the connector - that is the hardest part. TAKE YOUR TIME!
I used the plaster knife, starting on one side and gently prying the halves apart by pushing upward at about 45 degrees. Do NOT put the instrument in horizontally, you risk damaging the circuit board/connections inside. I have read that a guitar pick works well too, and is probably better than a metal plaster knife!

* Fashion a small piece of wire as shown, stripping 1-2mm off each end. I used a strand from inside a regular network cable. It has also been done by others with a strand from an IDE cable. I used the pliers to help me bend it into shape. Be careful when positioning it not to short any other wires



* Once you are confident the wire is in the correct place, put a piece of sticky tape over it to hold it more or less securely:



* Now, here's the interesting part. The first time I closed the battery, a small rib on the other side moved the wire out of position, even though the tape was there, and the battery was difficult to close.

* As you can see I have trimmed the interfering plastic, and used a small piece of foam to put pressure on my wire and make sure the contact with the circuit board is good when the halves are pressed together.



* Tape the battery back together and test by putting it in the PSP (make sure you have no memory stick and no umds in the PSP).



* If the PSP power light comes on by itslef, and it remains on a black screen for more than 10 seconds, your battery is PANDORA'ized successfully.

* If the PSP loads back to the regular menu, take the battery apart and recheck/redo your wiring until you get it working.


* Extract the RAR archive for the downloaded software using windows xp or 2004 (remember, it will NOT work on Vista).

* Connect your PSP to a/c power using the charger/adapter that came with it, insert the memory stick, and turn on.

* Activate the USB connection on the PSP under system settings to determine the drive letter (mine was F, but it can be anything).

* Double click on the Start.EXE in the extracted archive. Follow the instructions EXACTLY.

* When asked for the drive, type the letter only eg F Do not type F: or F:\

* Make sure you actually type in 'y' followed by pressing 'enter' when prompted to enter [Y] - do not just press 'enter'

* When you get up to the 5 options, choose option 4

When the credits appear, your Magic Memory stick is complete!

* Power down your PSP, remove the A/C power and memory card.

* Place the memory card back into the PSP FIRST

* Place the battery back into the PSP

* The WiFi/Memory card light may flicker briefly. This is a good indicator that all is well. I had the WiFi turned on, but I do not know if this is necessary.

* Press the X button. The WiFi/Memory card lights will flicker like crazy for a couple of minutes then the PSP will shut off AUTOMATICALLY. When this happens your upgrade is complete!

* Remove the battery and remove the hardware mod to return your battery to normal if you wish.

Check in the System Settings and enjoy your new custom firmware!

I'm off to find out what I can use this new firmware for!




(camera used was a Fuji Finepix A820)

hmmm ... why bother hard modding when you can just softmod the battery using pandora installer for 3.xx by HellCat

He might not have a PSP with CFW to run the program.

Personally I just did cutting lol. I found a cheap extended PSP battery at Blockbuster for $17, and decided to use tiny pliers/scissors to cut the pin connection rather then lifting it off the board. Downside to this is, it's very easy to severe another pin which would leave you without a pandora battery.. But if you use small equipment and a steady hand you should be able to do it..

Now if you only found an extended PSP battery for $50, then you might not be so willing to destroy it lol.

That's right, I had no access to a PSP with any custom firmware, I had to do everything using out of the box parts.

Great pictures, Zaaron! Glad you got your CFW installed properly.

great pictures and great find for those that want a self-contained method

well done

Originally Posted by bu22ard

great pictures and great find for those that want a self-contained method

well done

Agreed. For your first 3 posts! Great finding, and its good to know people still do things without asking first

hey dude, good job and great idea in not soldering anything.

Great trick, thanks!.

Nice job!
But make sure not to short any other chips,
if you do, you might ruin your expensive battery or your life.

Fixed english mistake.

Originally Posted by zaaron

That's right, I had no access to a PSP with any custom firmware, I had to do everything using out of the box parts.

good job! Should we call you MacGyver in the future ? *grin*

T.

Just wanted to add that I'm a total noob, with no experiance, but thanks to this guide, I got my new Slim battery modded, and my first CFW installed successfully!!!

will this work with v3.80 ofw?

Originally Posted by T3MT0P@

will this work with v3.80 ofw?

Yes, that's what I had when I started!