PS1 Can anyone identify this chip/mod?

[themoon]

I have a terrible habit of buying 'broken' consoles that I don't need, to sharpen up my repair skills. I recently got a great deal on a 'working' (turns on, menu works, outputs video) 7 series which I planned on using for PSIO, something I've been wanting to do for like, years.

Anyway, I'm no stranger to Playstations, and have been fuxing around with them since they're release. I know its super common to find modchips in systems that are still in circulation. However, this newest one I bought has some weird chip that either is something I haven't seen before, or was poorly installed or incompletely installed.

I don't remember/know enough about the mobos to know based on where the wires are going. I plan on researching more this weekend I just wanted to see if anyone here had an idea. I can take better pictures if you think it'll help.

 

[SkunkyBeaumont]

It looks like a repair honestly. Like the power supply burnt out. which happened with those models. Looks like they bypassed the board and wired the power directly, and grounded it to the board. I don't see any new chips? Total guess.

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No, there is a new chip. derp. Some sort of MM3/region free backup mods

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Sony Playstation 1 PS1 Modchip - Region Free - Backups

www.willsconsolemodifications.co.uk

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Okay, I think I got it.

Making PlayStation 1 Modchips

When I was young I owned a PlayStation 1 (PS1). It was one of the first, if not the first, game consoles I owned and it had a profound effect on my future. I can trace the history of how I got involved in computers back to playing and modding

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