HOW TO INSTALL YOUR STEALTH 4 MODCHIP IN YOUR PS1 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... 2 IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER................................................................................................ 4 STEP #1: DISASSEMBLE YOUR PS1 CONSOLE .............................. 6 STEP #2: INSTALL YOUR STEALTH 4 MOD-CHIP................... 10 STEP #3: TESTING YOUR WIRE CONNECTIONS...................... 14 STEP #4: TESTING YOUR GAME CONSOLE .................................... 14 TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................... 15 RECOMMENDED TOOLS: 1) #2 Phillips screwdriver 2) Wire Strippers (Radio Shack Catalog #: 64-2979) 3) 15-Watt soldering iron (Radio Shack Catalog #: 64-2051) 4) (Optional) 45-Watt de-soldering iron (Radio Shack Catalog #: 64-2060) 5) (Optional) Digital volt meter (Radio Shack Catalog #: 22-811) 6) Mini hot glue gun (Do-It-Yourself Center SKU# 6113476) 7) 30-Watt or stronger soldering iron (used to remove EMF shield, Radio Shack Catalog #: 64-2067) 8) (Optional) Solder Flux Cleaner (Buy Reliant Catalog #E1637) 9) (Optional) Small soft bristle brush (to clean tined locations) 10) (Optional) a small jar (to hold removed screws) NOTE: Having the right tool for the right job will make all the difference between a pleasant experience vs. a nightmare!!! BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Make sure you are grounded before you begin disassembling your PS1 either by a grounding strap (Radio Shack Catalog #: 276-2370) or by touching something metal. Make sure that you are working on a non-conductive surface (i.e. wood, glass…etc.). Before disassembling your PS1 console, you first need to break the factory Sony seal. NOTE: ALL TEXT IN BLUE IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE URL LINKS FOR YOUR REVIEW!!! NOTE: Once the Sony seal is broken, you void any warranties guaranteed by Sony!!! If you are a novice when it comes to soldering, then you should review the soldering tips web site first. The main thing to remember before you begin your project is to: 1) Use a low wattage soldering iron 2) Never hold the tip of the soldering iron against any electronic device for more than 3 seconds (too much heat can cause irreparable damage to electronic components). 3) Always tin what you are soldering to before attempting to solder a wire to it 4) Keep your soldering iron tip clean at all times IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER 1) Never route wires over/under IC chips, always route your wires around them 2) Never cross any wires more than once (this should happen only by the modchip) 3) Keep your ground wire as short as possible (2cm) 4) Use the 22AWG wire (supplied) for both power and ground signals Your mod-chip comes shipped to you with all the necessary supplies needed to complete your installation as shown below in figure #1. FIGURE #1 PLEASE NOTE: ANY MODIFICATION TO YOUR PS2 GAME CONSOLE IS CARRIED OUT AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! STEP #1: Disassemble Your PS1 Console Turn over your PS1 console and remove the screws as shown below in figure #1. FIGURE #1 Turn over the PS1 console and remove the top cover as shown below in figure #2. FIGURE #2 Remove the CD drive laser unit screws as shown below in figure #3. FIGURE #3 Remove the laser unit and its ribbon cables as shown below. NOTE: do not pull on any cable wires, instead; pull on its connector or damage to the cable may occur. FIGURE #4 Now remove the metal shielding screws as shown below in figure #5 FIGURE #5 Next, remove the controller ribbon cable and the power cable as shown below in figure #6. NOTE: do not pull on any cable wires, instead; pull on its connector or damage to the cable may occur. FIGURE #6 Remove the three-motherboard screws as shown below in figure #7. FIGURE #7 Now you can remove the motherboard from the bottom portion of the console. FIGURE #8 Gently turn over the motherboard and remove the metal shield guard. FIGURE #9 STEP #2: Install Your Stealth 4 Mod-Chip Remove the metal EMF shield using a de-soldering iron as shown below in figure #10. NOTE: The metal shield will require more heat (30-Watt or higher) to de-solder because it will act like a heat sink. FIGURE #10 Solder your wires to the prescribed areas for the PS1 model you have; you do not have to cut your wires at this time. NOTE: Due to high temperature involved in soldering, you must only hold the tip on the spot you are soldering to for enough time to allow the solder to flow. If too much heat is applied to the contact it may damage the chip, lift a trace on the motherboard, or burn the insulation back on the wire. If you burn the insulation off of the wire, trim and re-solder the connection. Removing too much insulation could result in the exposed wire touching other traces on the board damaging the console! FIGURE #11 Tape or hot glue your mod-chip in place as shown below in figure #12. FIGURE #12 Solder the wires to mod-chip as prescribed installation diagram for your PS1 model as shown below in figure #13. NOTE: Due to high temperature involved in soldering (use a 15-Watt soldering iron only), you must only hold the tip on the mood-chip pin for enough time to allow the solder to flow. If too much heat is applied to the contact it may damage the chip. FIGURE #13 Next replace the heat shield cover by re-soldering it back to the motherboard using a 30Watt or stronger soldering iron. NOTE: The metal shield will require more heat (30Watt or higher) to solder because it will act like a heat sink. FIGURE #14 STEP #3: Testing Your Wire Connections Your completed project should look something like the illustration above in figure #14. You can skip this step if you are confident in your capabilities. Use your digital voltmeter (DVM) to test the wire connections and to verify that wires are not touching or that there isn’t any solder bridging between them. To do this, switch the setting on your DVM to test for “continuity” with its audio on (it is much easier to listen than to watch your meter), it shouldn’t sound a beep when testing between adjacent soldered wire joints but should beep between each wire endpoint (i.e. point A to A, B to B…etc.). STEP #4: Testing Your Game Console Congratulations, you now have your mod-chip installed!!! Reassemble your game console (repeat step #1 in reverse) and test it to make sure it is working properly. TROUBLESHOOTING If you have followed these directions to the letter, then you probably will not need to read this section. Here are a few tips to help you troubleshoot your mod-chip installation. 1) I have installed the chip but I am not able to play backups! Please check if you are able to play originals. The chip works 100% if you are able to play originals with your modified Playstation. Perhaps you have to calibrate the laser unit of your Playstation. If the laser is not properly calibrated, the Playstation will have problems to read backups. A game shop can do this calibration for you. You can also try to use higher quality discs. 2) Why am I getting a black and white picture on imported games? This problem is apparent on imports only. Copies from your country will play with your existing set-up 100%. Imports can use another color format (Europe and Australia uses PAL, USA and Japan uses NTSC) this means you will get a BW picture if you do not use a Red-Green-Blue scart lead thus bypassing all the color encoding systems in the Playstation and your TV. Therefore a RGB scart lead is essential for playing imported games with other color format. Imported games will work fine on most TV's as long as you use a scart lead to get the RGB (Red Green Blue) signals from the Playstation into the TV. This is by far the best way of connecting a TV anyway, because all your games are a little bit sharper with it. 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PS1 Stealth 4 Mod-Chip Install instructions created by Kurt Camponi Copyright 2005