viewsonix Member Joined May 7, 2009 Messages 955 Reaction score 10 Location Virginia May 24, 2011 #1 I picked up a PP2 and on boot up it displays the following garbage on the screen. Should I do the +5 power mod on this or is this some sort of ram or chip problem? I'm new at fixing so I'm coming here first for details.... Attachments pp problem.jpg 81.9 KB · Views: 61
I picked up a PP2 and on boot up it displays the following garbage on the screen. Should I do the +5 power mod on this or is this some sort of ram or chip problem? I'm new at fixing so I'm coming here first for details....
Arcadenut Well-known member VAPS Joined Jun 12, 2003 Messages 9,355 Reaction score 4,887 Location Glendale, Arizona May 24, 2011 #2 viewsonix said: I picked up a PP2 and on boot up it displays the following garbage on the screen. Should I do the +5 power mod on this or is this some sort of ram or chip problem? I'm new at fixing so I'm coming here first for details.... Click to expand... Start by checking the voltages. If those check out, then you can move on to checking other things.
viewsonix said: I picked up a PP2 and on boot up it displays the following garbage on the screen. Should I do the +5 power mod on this or is this some sort of ram or chip problem? I'm new at fixing so I'm coming here first for details.... Click to expand... Start by checking the voltages. If those check out, then you can move on to checking other things.
SuperSprint Well-known member VAPS Joined Jun 29, 2010 Messages 2,753 Reaction score 664 Location Georgia May 24, 2011 #3 Mine was intermittent like that. I puled all socketed chips, cleaned the pins with 600 grit, blew out the sockets, and re-seated. Next step was power point mod, but I skipped it to test. Not a problem since...
Mine was intermittent like that. I puled all socketed chips, cleaned the pins with 600 grit, blew out the sockets, and re-seated. Next step was power point mod, but I skipped it to test. Not a problem since...