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xStation ODE installation guide for the PU-18 Playstation 1

motherboard

PU-18 Mainboards can be found in:
All SCPH-5001
All SCPH-5501 – 5503
All SCPH-5552
(very rarely) SCPH-7001 – 7003

1. You have to disassemble the Playstation 1 completely to get to the
mainboard.

PLEASE REMOVE ALL CABLES FROM THE POWER SUPPLY. MAKE

SURE THAT THE POWER CORD IS DISCONNECTED!

2. Search for IC701
- IC701 is labeled CXD2545Q. You will find it in the lower right corner. See
picture below

Summary of Contents for PU-18

Page 1: ...PU 18...

Page 2: ...n be found in All SCPH 5001 All SCPH 5501 5503 All SCPH 5552 very rarely SCPH 7001 7003 1 You have to disassemble the Playstation 1 completely to get to the mainboard PLEASE REMOVE ALL CABLES FROM THE...

Page 3: ...80 Please make sure that only the shown pins are lifted 4 Please be careful not to damage the mainboard when lifting pins Use a needle or x acto knife and a fine soldering tip to simply touch the pin...

Page 4: ...wood 5 Please make sure that you have lifted the pins completely They should have no contact with the motherboard 6 We are now finished with the top of the mainboard turn it bottom side up Now you hav...

Page 5: ...is kept very simple and can already be seen at the solder pads of the QSB Simply place the QSB on the mainboard as shown the yellow markings make it clear again 8 Before soldering the via pads on the...

Page 6: ...ide by rama www castlemaniagames com seewood After preparing it should look like this on the left on the right 9 Now you have to desolder remove one small resistor which is located next to the OSC V67...

Page 7: ...uide by rama www castlemaniagames com seewood 10 The small resistor marked in violet has to be removed 11 Finally you have to connect the APLL pad from the QSB to the marked location above the desolde...

Page 8: ...the PS1 case still needs to be prepared Cut off the small plastic pin marked below in red This is necessary to prevent the flex cable from breaking during installation 13 Now you have to connect the f...

Page 9: ...d 14 To ensure that the cable sits correctly route it through the slot on the top shield 15 Prepare the PCB and push all 3 spacers into the xStation board If you look at it from above they can be foun...

Page 10: ...6 Now grab the other side from the flex cable and carefully connect it to the cable holder on the xStation When it is done you have to fold the flexcable a bit Folding it like this is best 17 Mount th...

Page 11: ...d When everything is ready you have to reassemble the Playstation 1 in reverse order A freshly installed xStation recommended adaptation of PCB and SD card adapter 1 You can use the rubber spacer to c...