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Hey everyone,
I have a PS4 which won't start. All that happens is that the blue light turns on and continuously dims and brightens again. No white light appears, and the PS4 doesn't respond to the controller. I've already tried using a different power supply, but no luck there. I'd greatly appreciate any help.
Thanks in advance,
Minas
This is a different PS4 to the one mentioned in my other thread.
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After quite some time searching I’ve come to the conclusion that it is probably a problem with the APU chip. The next step now will be to take a look at reflowing the motherboard, but I highly doubt it will work permenantly.
Anyway, thanks for all the help!
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What???? How do you do that mine won't power on at all it had the issue of having to reset it by unplugging and replacing the cable and it would work but this time all that happens is the blue light flashes then it becomes unresponsive. No light what so ever. I took the plastic off amd cleaned all the dust but didn't do and good think it could be the power supply?
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there are a few things it could be the the apu chip, ram or southbridge chip. but theres no way to test which 1 it is
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here's a link i found that may help further diagnose it. I hope it helps.
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Since I've tried with different TV's, Power Supplies and Hard drives, I can guess it's only an internal issue. :/
I will check and see if I can find a solution other than contacting Sony.
Any luck yet?
I apologize, I think you are correct in your determination of the APU chip. It requires microsoldering and could be difficult to repair. I wouldn't use the heat gun method as this is likely to do more damage than fix the issue.
I would check with Louis Rossman to see if they are able to change this for you.
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Hi
I had this problem too, it took ages but eventually I found an easy fix!
Follow the linked guide and never have problems with your console again
Your welcome in advance
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I tried this repair and couldn't get my PS4 repaired. Though I did fix my gaming problem.
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