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DualShock 4: Is there a cut trace on the hole(via I think)

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:01:45 -0700

Hi, the king of cut traces has returned this time its a on the via I think its called. It is on the front of the via the back its fine. The first three pictures are in the front of it

⟐ Answered April 19, 2026 at 6:01 MST

XBOX One S Military Green: Why does my xbox continuously beep and turn itself on sometimes?

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:52:22 -0700

While xbox is on it beeps periodically but nothing happens and after it has been turned off it will eventually turn itself back on also.

⟐ Answered April 19, 2026 at 5:52 MST

Xbox 360 S: Random freezing, restarting by itself

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:47:10 -0700

My xbox is freezing during gameplay, mainly at the first loading screen I come across, rarely at the dashboard and I have to unplug the power cord to shut it off. Sometimes the wifi card isn't detected as well. I can play Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for 10 minutes before it abruptly shuts on and off by itself.

I've tried cleaning and repasting it, didn't work and I can confirm temps are low. I've also reinstalled the latest update.

⟐ Commented April 19, 2026 at 5:47 MST

DualShock 4 CHU-ZCT2U: L2 Trigger influences Right joystick

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:45:10 -0700

I've been trying to repair a Dualshock 4 controller (JDM-055) that had the following issue:

Pressing the L2 trigger induced an input on the right joystick's Y axis. So pressing L2 made the camera go up.

What I've attempted: Opening up the controller, cleaning it, and making sure all the contacts were clean and aligned. Once that was done, I test it again on gpadtester and it was still displaying the same fault. So I thought maybe the joystick was faulty and leaking current somehow and de-soldered it. It's still behaving the same even without any joystick there, it just pegs the value further up. Is this a known issue? Is the main PCB toast? I can't think of anything else other than a drifted resistor somewhere or a PCB crack, which probably wouldn't be worth repairing. Any tips appreciated!

Image of what gpadtester looks like when pressing L2 with no joystick installed. When released, the input hovers near the edge of the circle. When pressing, it goes up.

⟐ Commented April 19, 2026 at 5:45 MST

PS Vita Slim: Battery charges, but green light only blinks once when turning on

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:22:23 -0700

I have a Vita PCH-2001 that I bought off eBay for parts and repair and I’m trying to figure out what the issue might be. The orange light turns on when charging and turns off when the battery is fully charged, however when attempting to turn on the system I am greeted by the brief flash of a green light and nothing else.

I am unable to get into safe mode, or make anything display on screen. I verified that the battery is alright by checking its voltage manually, and it sits at 4.18-4.2 volts.

Thus far, my only troubleshooting has been checking for water damage (none that I could find), and re-seating all the ribbon cables inside, which resulted in no change to the symptoms. It should be noted that this obviously included disconnecting the battery, which was what I originally tried thinking the issue may have been related to the previous firmware issue with Vitas.

Visually, I am unable to find anything wrong aside from some cosmetic scratches. Does anyone have any idea what the issue might be?

⟐ Commented April 18, 2026 at 21:22 MST

PS3 SIXAXIS Controller: How can I fix my controller

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:05:46 -0700

My controller, controllers it's self how can I fix it

⟐ Answered April 18, 2026 at 7:05 MST

Xbox One Chatpad: What kind of audio jack is in the xbox chatpad 1676

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:16:43 -0700

What kind of audio port is in the chatpad? What is the serial or model number so that we can purchase and replace?

⟐ Answered April 18, 2026 at 4:16 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: Why does my PS3 turns on but never turns

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:58:34 -0700

When ever I turn on my PS3 it turns on but doesn't read the HDD and doesn't display any output and never turns off till I rip the power cord out please help.

⟐ Commented April 18, 2026 at 2:58 MST

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: My system will not turn on, I've tried replacing the battery

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:56:08 -0700

I recently got my 3DS out of storage and found it wouldn't charge or turn on. If I tried turning it on it would flash red a couple of times on the power light.

So I figured the battery must be dead. So I order a new battery, and when it arrives I make the replacement and let it charge. Same thing happens, the power light turns red a couple of times.

I grab my brother's 3DS and put the battery inside and find that the battery works and is fully charged (Meaning my 3DS is charging the battery, it's just not displaying the orange charge light), I swap back and decide to take it to a local game store.

The local game store refuses to do anything with it, but tells me there are signs of internal corrosion. They tell me a place to call, but the place I called says they don't do systems as old as a 3DS.

So now I'm stuck wondering, what should I do? Does anyone have any ideas what could have caused this and if it's fixable? Thank you, this 3DS has a great deal of emotional value to me, and there are a few miis I want to try grabbing off of it.

⟐ Commented April 18, 2026 at 2:56 MST

Xbox One: Errors E106 and E101

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:37:54 -0700

I get error E106 whenever I boot and when I try to update or factory reset I get E101. I used the factory update trick by holding eject and bind even after two beeps with a USB drive plugged in to instantly start updating but every time I try to update or factory reset I get error E101. When it says checking update, i checked on the drive and saw that it does move the update files to the disk but it doesn't install them. I have repartitioned the hard drive with ludvig jerabeks Linux tool. I tried every USB option available. Any ideas on what these error codes actually mean? I know E101 has something to do with updating.

Oh and I can't send it to Microsoft because my warranty period has ended and I don't want to pay half the retail price just to let them repair a known issue.

⟐ Commented April 17, 2026 at 21:37 MST

Xbox Series X: E100 code needs repair but where to start?

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:26:14 -0700

I have a xbox series x with e100 error code. It boots up straight to the update and then throws this error try to factory reset and USB update but just boots to update over and over. Where do I begin to test on the board to try to fix

⟐ Commented April 17, 2026 at 17:26 MST

Xbox Controller: lt sul mio joistik è rotto e funziona a scatti come lo sistemo

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:51:55 -0700

indicamiindicami

Translation Italian - English

lt on my joystick is broken and works in fits and starts how do I fix it tell me tell me

⟐ Commented April 17, 2026 at 15:51 MST

Game Boy: red light, sound but White/Black screen | led ok, son mais pas d'image

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:47:55 -0700

Hello,

I tried to fix my GB DMG but I could not. The problem is pretty simple, I have red light, sound, game starting (I can hear the music of the games) but nothing on the screen.
I know it's not coming from the screen board because I tried with two other screen board from two working gameboys and I have nothing on the screen when I try on this particular one.

My guess is that something is wrong on the other board (the one olding CPU, cardridge reader, power) but I could not find what.

I cleaned up everything with IPA and contact cleaner with no success.

I am running out of ideas so I'm posting here in case someone can help me.

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(in french)

Bonjour,

J'ai essayé de réparer ma Game Boy DMG, mais sans succès. Le problème est assez simple : le voyant rouge est allumé, le son fonctionne, le jeu se lance (j'entends la musique), mais rien ne s'affiche à l'écran.

Je sais que le problème ne vient pas de la carte écran, car j'ai essayé avec deux autres cartes écran provenant de deux Game Boy fonctionnelles et le même problème se produit.

Je suppose qu'il y a un problème sur l'autre carte (celle qui gère le processeur, le lecteur de cartouches et l'alimentation), mais je n'arrive pas à trouver laquelle.

J'ai tout nettoyé avec de l'alcool isopropylique et un nettoyant pour contacts, sans résultat.

Je suis à court d'idées, alors je poste ici au cas où quelqu'un pourrait m'aider.

⟐ Answered April 17, 2026 at 10:47 MST

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: New 3ds XL says "Could not access microSD card."

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:44:06 -0700

I bought an used New 3ds XL and tried modding it but noticed it doesn't detect my 32gb microSD card, I've already formatted it to FAT32 with 32kb allocation size so I tried 2 other microSD cards with same format and one with 128gb 64kb allocation but nothing worked so I bought a card reader replacement for my console and even after replacing it to the new one I still can't get my 3ds to read my microSD cards, please help me cuz I'm starting to get really desperate

Also I've tried multiple apps to reset them in cases of them being broken or something like that and also they're not counterfeit

⟐ Commented April 17, 2026 at 10:44 MST

Nacon Asymmetric Wireless PS4 Controller: The joystick is not stable.

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:33:50 -0700

The joystick doesn't return to its halves when I move it to the right; it remains the same when I move it to the left.The joystick doesn't return to its 50-degree position when I move it to the right; it remains the same when I move it to the left.

New Nintendo 2DS XL: Nintendo New 2DS XL does not power on after battery replacemet

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:44:44 -0700

Hello,

I recently purchased a new battery for my Nintendo New 2DS XL from iFixit. The device was working perfectly before the replacement. I decided to replace the battery because I have been using the console since launch day.

After installing the new battery, the 2DS no longer powers on. When the charger is not connected, no LEDs light up at all. When I connect the charger, the battery LED lights up orange. If I then try to turn the device on, the power LED turns on for about less then one second and immediately turns off again.

I have also reinstalled the original battery, but the same symptoms occur now.

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,⏎
CouKice

⟐ Commented April 17, 2026 at 6:44 MST

PSP E1000: How to put in correctly the bumpers?

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:37:12 -0700

I'm struggling to close my psp becouse bumpers are "hiding" inside when I put the cover on.

⟐ Answer edited April 17, 2026 at 0:37 MST

Nacon Asymmetric Wireless PS4 Controller: Why is my power button not working

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:32:34 -0700

Why my controller power button not working or not switching on my controller?

⟐ Answered April 17, 2026 at 0:32 MST

Xbox One S: I open Xbox I have to wait 30 minutes for the game to play

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:27:56 -0700

I open Xbox I have to wait 30 minutes for the game to play

⟐ Answered April 17, 2026 at 0:27 MST

PlayStation 4: Looking for a ps4 midframe part

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:25:54 -0700

I'm looking for a ps4 midframe part that looks like this

https://ibb.co/ksFFtFWj

Here's a website called fasttech where the part is in stock

https://fasttechstore.com/playstation-4-...

My question is are the parts exactly the same? I do have a CUH-1115A ps4 and the fasttech website seems to have the correct part in stock. From the pictures on fasttech.com, I really can't tell.

On fasttech.com, the back of the part, where the lan and hdmi plug in, it doesn't look slanted in the pictures.

I'm 99.9% sure that this is the correct part. The only reason I'd like to replace the part is because heat from the hardware has caused the plastic to break apart.

⟐ Answered April 17, 2026 at 0:25 MST