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January 30, 2008
New Pandora-proof PSP Slim Motherboard Discovered

Posted by greg

Word that a new PSP Slim motherboard preventing the creation of a Pandora’s battery is among us — the TA-085 v2. That’s not to say an existing Pandora battery won’t work — it still should.

Sony has apparently blocked access to the battery’s eeprom; meaning our [existing] software methods are rendered ineffective. The workaround: use a friend’s PSP or go the hardware route.

- source: psp-ita.com

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116 Comments »

    Comment by pspavenger
    2008-01-30 15:19:10

    yea dark-alex who’s the boss now

    Comment by TJ
    2008-01-30 15:24:40

    stfu

     
    Comment by mariogarli
    2008-01-30 17:02:11

    fuck you man!

     
    Comment by Turbohog
    2008-01-30 17:52:06

    Your stupid…

     
    Comment by Kageyoshi
    2008-01-30 18:24:05

    If you’re that much of Sony Corp fan, then WHY ARE YOU EVEN ON THIS SITE?!?!?! GTFO!

     
    Comment by Grump
    2008-01-30 18:36:38

    Tony Danza.

    Comment by Pino
    2008-01-31 10:51:42

    Burn!

     
     
    Comment by Chaos Deity
    2008-01-30 22:00:55

    fool, dont ever say thatt to Dark Alex, he has brought happiness and pleasure to many people. go screw urself

     
    Comment by manny
    2008-01-31 01:32:34

    dude just go fuck ur self okay

     
    Comment by FPS_Sam
    2008-01-31 03:00:34

    what a fucking stupid comment pspavenger

     
    Comment by videodrome
    2008-01-31 03:40:54

    pspavanger, Dark Alex is still the boss, cause the Pandora will still work, and anyone can make it using an older fat psp or by lifting the pin on an older battery. Keep your dumb comments to yourself!

     
    Comment by Dude1923
    2008-01-31 05:18:13

    Your mums the boss BiaTch

     
    Comment by Dragonflame
    2008-02-01 10:10:50

    Wow someone needs to get a life…..

     
    Comment by asdf
    2008-02-01 15:06:03

    dark_alex is a real hero. You eat your dick.

     
    Comment by godofwar
    2008-02-01 15:08:39

    pspavenger is gay!

     
    Comment by Sasori
    2008-02-03 03:18:12

    Fuck you for insulting Dark AleX. Motherfucking piece of shit, you don’t fucking get what you are fucking shitting about. Get the fucking hell outta here if you want to be such a motherfucking Sony fan. You pissed us all fucking much already, and now you are going to be fucking accepting this shit you motherfucker!

     
     
    Comment by calhau0
    2008-01-30 15:28:41

    back to exploits

     
    Comment by thesvart
    2008-01-30 15:38:37

    lucky me cos i’m a phattie.

    do anyone know more specific how to find out if your motherboard is a TA-085 v2??

    Comment by lolwut
    2008-01-30 16:37:28

    I think my friends PSP had one, because I put in my Pandora to install 3.80 M33 on his, and it said the motherboard was TA-???.

    Comment by PimpMatt
    2008-01-30 17:14:59

    try the pandora and telll us all if its a succes and if it doesn’t unbrick/upgrade/dowgrades then we will all know this stup motherboard is gay.

     
     
     
    Comment by mr t
    2008-01-30 15:39:21

    But this does not stop them (pandora’s batt) from working, only from being made, so as long as you can still make a hardware one, there is no problem, and as far as I know you don’t even need to do any soldering to make the HW mod.

    Comment by FPS_Sam
    2008-01-31 03:02:34

    just lift up a pin i made my that way it that works like a charm

     
     
    Comment by SONY CEO
    2008-01-30 15:39:23

    HA!
    Hows that suckas soon we gonaa take this all down!

    Comment by attack of the dean fighters
    2008-01-31 01:07:23

    and then we’re going to washington dc and take back the white house!!! lol.

     
     
    Comment by Ryu
    2008-01-30 15:50:22

    http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=99188
    Dark_AleX did NOT discovered it

     
    Comment by Ki77erB
    2008-01-30 15:59:20

    Oh Sony…when will you learn. Its just like Jurassic Park, “we will find a way”.

    Comment by hmmm
    2008-01-30 16:03:06

    well said mate!

    Comment by Guardian_Demon
    2008-02-01 11:36:35

    Jurassic park is gay …..
    But i see your point.

     
     
    Comment by kraymah
    2008-02-12 03:18:28

    amen

     
     
    Comment by hmmm
    2008-01-30 16:00:48

    lots of haters in here…

    Comment by FPS_Sam
    2008-01-31 03:03:27

    to true

     
     
    Comment by ary
    2008-01-30 16:06:29

    let me tell u something u want a hack psp easy get a phat psp and u cool slim have is ligh and all that however to me the phat is better my shit had been hit more than once and it still good i beat money u leave the slim fall once and it might get fuck up

    Comment by Hitmanthe3rd
    2008-01-30 16:08:35

    Grammar much? Yo Gramimar is teh worstest in ever in this wrldo

    Comment by do u really care ?
    2008-01-30 16:27:56

    who cares about the grammar ? isn’t it truth ?

    Comment by Chalky
    2008-01-30 17:40:53

    I care about the grammer… and the spelling for that matter.

    There should be a law banning anyone with English THIS bad from accessing the internet.

    Comment by mesaone
    2008-01-30 22:20:07

    then maybe you should have spelled GRAMMAR correctly, hypocrite!

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    Comment by macgregger
    2008-01-31 09:39:39

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grammar

    maybe you should have checked a dictionary, tool!

     
     
    Comment by FPS_Sam
    2008-01-31 03:04:43

    roflmfao well said

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    Comment by PimpMatt
    2008-01-31 19:38:32

    well said just like FPS_Sam said lol. and fuck grammer when your online and grammer is just an illusion.

     
     
     
     
     
    Comment by macgregger
    2008-01-30 16:30:22

    i hope you won the head buckaroo award at last years grammar rodeo

    Comment by do you really care ?
    2008-01-30 16:36:46

    na i didn’t, but you could listen to what he said lol. Is not my fault you have a psp slim so just chill dude. Not i am no making fun of you, but you should judge people because of their gramma and i strongly believe that to read comments and inform yourself and others

     
     
    Comment by Chaos Deity
    2008-01-30 22:02:54

    no, i dropped mine about 6 times, its fine auctually.

     
    Comment by OoOoOoO
    2008-01-31 12:39:12

    RE-EDITED & RE-GRAMMERED lolz ^_^

    “Let me tell you something, do you want to hack PSP? Easy get a FAT PSP. However, to me the FAT is better and my FAT PSP had been dropped more than once and it still good. I beat your PSP Slim, If you drop it accidentally it might get fucked up.”

    This the best that i can do for this guy’s twisted grammar ^^;

    NOTE: I Asian ^_^

     
    Comment by alexbmex
    2008-01-31 14:12:58

    How dumb are you that you keep on dropping your psp? Phat vs. slim and you say phat is better? lmao, once you have actually used both you can judge, don’t hate because you cannot afford!!! Anyway, don’t confuse classic with better

     
     
    Comment by PimpMatt
    2008-01-30 16:22:34

    So this new motherboard only prevents you to softmod batterys? so if you already have a pandora battery does that mean that PSP is hackable.well lucky I have a phat and a pandora battery.

    I was planning on getting a Slim so that means I can still hack it right.

     
    Comment by doobies420
    2008-01-30 16:31:51

    no matter what comes out there will always be a hack fot it.

    Go get a datel tool…then hack

     
    Comment by lolz
    2008-01-30 16:32:29

    Y are Dark alex nid to involve in this. They make system hack. Not this kind .

    Comment by jook
    2008-01-31 01:18:35

    What the hell does this sentence mean?

     
     
    Comment by I Love Pot
    2008-01-30 16:37:04

    seams like sony finally decided to put down the pot, and began fighting hackers

     
    Comment by do you really care ?
    2008-01-30 16:39:05

    na i didn’t, but you could listen to what he said lol. Is not my fault you have a psp slim so just chill dude. No i am not making fun of you, but you shouldn’t judge people because of their grammar and i strongly believe that this page to read comments and inform yourself and others.

    in case you didn’t get what i just wrote lol

    Comment by macgregger
    2008-01-30 16:46:13

    how can we read/understand your comments, if they make no sense at all. if everyone was clear and concise with what they say, then there would be no need to poke fun at people’s grammar.

    Comment by do you really care ?
    2008-01-30 17:00:16

    lol u right it wouldn’t be fun at all lol.

    Comment by Pino
    2008-01-31 10:56:17

    Some of you fuckers have no ability to think and comprehend what people are typing. Stop bitching and use your mind for once.

     
     
     
     
    Comment by ok
    2008-01-30 16:53:01

    let me ask you one question to all those guys that hate dark alex. do you love to buy psp games that cost like 20 even 40 cash. Dudes if u are so depress because then just sell your psp and buy an iphone or a ipop touch they are hackable too or just keep your psp and keep buying those expensives games you all love. you all should think a little and see what we got now on a simple psp, oooo I almost forgot there is always a way.

    Comment by doopy
    2008-01-31 00:37:38

    If it wasn’t for the people spending money then no new games would come out… No?

     
     
    Comment by mariogarli
    2008-01-30 17:05:16

    go alex go,we can do it! team m33,uuhh fuck you SCEI

     
    Comment by likuid
    2008-01-30 17:26:53

    ok 1st off, you fucking retards that cant speak in sentences so we can understand you need to shut the fuck up. 2nd if it can be made, it can be broken, simple as that, thats how its always been, thats how it will always be. 3rd im gonna have to agree with ok(2 comments up) do you morons really wanna pay $40 a rip for a game that might potentially suck balls? see this way you can “test run” your games, if you like them BUY THEM. if noone buys games we wont have games to play. not to mention the purpose of custom firmware is to really unlock the “full potential” of the unit itself. sony is so up the ass about making money, you really think theyre gonna take the time and effort to make homebrew apps for the psp to do half the shit we can do with it? HELL NO, not unless theyre gonna make a buck off it. even then i dont see it happening. all you haters out there need to just shut the fuck up and think before you talk shit, cuz w/o D_A and m33 you wouldnt have dick. you think youd be using your psp as a universal remote for all your appliances(tv, dvd player, ect..)? not in a million years, or if so itd cost ya $20. you think youd be using youre psp as a remote control for your rc copter? no fucking way. so really shut the fuck up, dark alex and m33 are the best out so suck on my hairy sack. peace bitches.

    Comment by ferg
    2008-01-30 18:17:19

    ha

    somebody’s upset (internet drama)

     
    Comment by Kageyoshi
    2008-01-30 18:34:00

    I agree, I test out all the games I buy, plus anytime someone buys me a psp game, I always rip it to cso, so I can have a bunch of games with me and dont have to bring the extra UMDs. DAX is awesome, and quite frankly if anyone doesnt think so, they shouldn’t even be here. People that constantly root for Sony to beat people like DAX, I just gotta ask; Why are you on a site called psp-hacks.com ????

     
    Comment by Chaos Deity
    2008-01-30 22:06:12

    *ah men*

    Comment by I Love Pot
    2008-01-30 23:25:52

    you guys actually took your time and read that? can someone summarize the whole thing in a few words?

    Comment by jook
    2008-01-31 01:20:37

    No.

     
    Comment by SinWarrior
    2008-01-31 05:25:20

    basicly he said D-A unlocks the secret to psp and argures about why u shouldnt hate DA and why sony isnt making good homebrew for the psp unless they earn money off it..for more detail..READ IT

     
     
     
    Comment by sada
    2008-01-31 13:50:22

    dunno about you but i use my tv remote for my tv. and my dvd remote for my dvd player. and my psp to play games. if it wasnt hacked i wouldnt die.

    :)

     
     
    Comment by likuid
    2008-01-30 17:30:46

    and btw no this doesnt mean the new mobo is unhackable, it just means you wont be able to softmod a batt to make it a pandora with this mobo. it blocks the eeprom(file on the battery itself) from being flashed. but like i said before, if it can be made, it can be broken, just give it some time.

    Comment by Jav
    2008-01-30 17:45:37

    My nigga!

     
     
    Comment by Vercix
    2008-01-30 18:21:50

    It should say “New Pandora-proof PSP Slim Motherboard Discovered…that is until DA f*cks Sony over again”

    Comment by ...
    2008-01-30 19:27:04

    agreed.

     
    Comment by mikee
    2008-01-30 20:35:17

    yeah wait til DA hacks your F**kin motherboard, suck*rs

     
    Comment by Chaos Deity
    2008-01-30 22:07:22

    rofl! right on!

    here is a fun fact…..

    every PS3 sold, sony LOSES $200.

    Bitchez.

     
    Comment by alexbmex
    2008-01-31 14:23:09

    Vercix, smartest comment of the thread

     
     
    Comment by bluehaha
    2008-01-30 19:40:37

    damn skippy

    Comment by PimpMatt
    2008-01-31 19:42:45

    Peanut Butter?

     
     
    Comment by toxicpenguin
    2008-01-30 19:49:33

    My friend just bought a brand new silver slim psp … the phatty (non pandora) battery would not work in it. However the Pandora battery worked fine and downgraded just fine as well.
    380M33-5 loaded perfectly!!

     
    Comment by Spiritsoulx
    2008-01-30 20:33:36

    Oh, Sony, you dirtbag, you.

     
    Comment by NM
    2008-01-30 21:18:22

    Alarming header, made me think we were going to have backdoor proof slims. No CFW is really bad :P

    Glad to hear we can still use pandora, just not create it.

    BTW, DAX had nothing to do with this discovery.

    Comment by yep
    2008-01-30 21:28:30

    it doesn’t dude but is good to know that u just can’t make it.

     
     
    Comment by Dreadfish
    2008-01-30 21:53:31

    -_- All they really need to do is bind a critical function to one that is necessary for the PSP to function. Then, we’d all get to wait until DA reprogrammed the PSP from scratch.

     
    Comment by M33 User
    2008-01-30 22:22:11

    They r just adding to the pandora proof batteries.

     
    Comment by Ryoshi
    2008-01-31 00:56:20

    Dax has no bueno hax, “gives us power from dark side” because you too stupid to do it yourself - idiots el nic encamte…

     
    Comment by griever12
    2008-01-31 01:06:35

    Well….for me its only a new project for our lord Dark Alex lol…. go DAX….

     
    Comment by NAME: doesn't matter
    2008-01-31 03:23:59

    people the reason that sony has done this is because they have made something else (maybe you plug your psp into a usb socket and use some software sony has to unbrick it or something else). THOUGH DAX WILL WORK IT

     
    Comment by ronnie42
    2008-01-31 05:06:14

    wtf happened to the comments.ok. pandora isnt the only solution.think about it there will software downgraders like the gta expliot or illumatic thingy game expliot but dark alex is probably doin these firmwares cause hes pissed at Sony, people should buy psp games but the ps3 is gonner make them like the famous Sega,i do buy my psp games so doin my part but Sony don’t respect their customers,that why people ar goin for nds instead.we need to support dark alex not flame him cause this site would not exist

     
    Comment by XGOS
    2008-01-31 05:20:08

    Ehh… No big deal.

     
    Comment by archy
    2008-01-31 09:06:52

    omg!! i cant play from memorystick now when i upgrade my psp slim to 3.90.. pls help me pls!!!!

     
    Comment by rsky
    2008-01-31 09:09:12

    GOT TO HELL SONY YOU WANNA FIGHT? THEN FIGHT WITH ALL OF US NOT WITH DAX!!!

     
    Comment by zephroelectro
    2008-01-31 09:11:10

    Wow, thank god i kept my fat psp.

    It seems Ive managed to dodge more drama than the entire seasons of the OC, just by not getting a slim.

    Hope DA doesnt have too much trouble getting around this, if he bothers to.

    I mean he shouldn’t really care for it unless they start forcing new games to be the latest firmware. That will suck.

    Comment by XGOS
    2008-01-31 19:47:28

    Hahaha…. “It seems Ive managed to dodge more drama than the entire seasons of the OC” …So true…

     
     
    Comment by Someone Smart
    2008-01-31 09:40:23

    I’m sorry, but this means that they REVERSE ENGINEERED the battery eeprom ‘flasher’.
    That is illegal and someone with guts should sue them for that.

     
    Comment by Savvie
    2008-01-31 09:47:52

    I have a slim and all homebrew works fine.

    Anyway, Sony is great for making the PSP-hardware. It’s only logical that they try to protect their investment by making it harder to play downloaded games. No problems.

    But thanks to DarkAlex we can play homebrew, so DAX is great aswell.

    Conclusion, Sony and DAX are great, because one without the other would be worthless.

    Comment by asdf
    2008-02-01 15:02:56

    God bless peace loving people.

     
     
    Comment by SmokeBeef
    2008-01-31 11:00:07

    Heii.. dont start fighting @ here..
    Why we dont help Dark Alex to find the solve..
    If you a gentleman dont just bad said @ here..
    Please give him support.. we’re have same need

     
    Comment by ninjack
    2008-01-31 11:01:55

    hey sony suckers you’re waisting your time, give up FUCKS

     
    Comment by iran@yahoo.com
    2008-01-31 11:40:46

    IRAN
    iranete to toranete
    ایرانت تو تورانته

     
    Comment by ronnie42
    2008-01-31 11:57:45

    sony is gonner cause neither the ps3 or psp is doing well,last time i checked ps3 was ranked under gba so DA is saving Sony

    Comment by xblade132
    2008-01-31 12:53:29

    It seems like you and everyone else around here (obviously except for the “haters”) just want to be DA’s buttbuddy. That’s all your deal if you roll that way. and where did you check this out? You supply the statement but not the source of the statement.

    And I bet that most that are haters/don’t like the PSP or PS3 actually own one of the other. Hypocrites.

     
     
    Comment by alex
    2008-01-31 15:48:36

    genso is gay dont hang out with him, unless your gay.

     
    Comment by rolando
    2008-02-01 02:15:48

    so when’s the psp-300 going to be out? hmmm…

     
    Comment by rolando
    2008-02-01 02:19:57

    i mean, psp-3000

     
    Comment by NeoCorpse
    2008-02-01 13:54:06

    Personally I think Sony should drop all the bullshit and allow modding and hacking. Sure they might lose a few bucks on the homebrew scene, but think logically for a second. Wouldn’t they expand overall unit sales? I know for a fact that PSP is hands down the best handheld made, and we all know why. Suffice it to say, if they actually embraced this issue rather than fight against it, they could stand to make more.
    A good analogy of this would be in it’s actual abilities. If you do what I do you like to research what you’re buying right? I mean, my money is limited so I can’t just run out and blow a grip on some mysterious product. By unlocking all these features they could easily call them “features” and list them on the package.
    How many of us would blow a load seeing,
    “All new key features: New Ability to play PSX games on your PSP, New Custom Firmwares unlocking the full potential of the PSP”
    I think it would be much smarter, especially considering there’s really not a damn thing they can do to stop hacking and customizing. Where there’s a will there’s a way. It’s in our nature as humans to fuck with shit til we either break it or modify it….lol. nuff said, hopefully I’ve made my point.

    Comment by Mike
    2008-02-03 00:58:01

    You mean, the PSN store that has been up for months now, full of PSX titles that are playable on the PSP? The only thing “custom” about the DAX cfw’s are unsigned code and recovery options. If anything, they should just add recovery options modeled after DAX’s work. It’s already been said, those features would cost a pretty penny if they were to make it into production.

     
    Comment by kraymah
    2008-02-12 03:29:13

    point read and respected

     
     
    Comment by NeoCorpse
    2008-02-01 14:02:03

    On a side note, what they’ve already done to the PSP Slim is almost unforgivable. They’ve made the analog stick one solid piece, so you can no longer buy replacements for it. This is usually a minor issue, but since the Slim’s accessories such as cases and whatnot aren’t in serious demand yet, we Slim owners have to either buy older case styles or wait it out. I WOULD have been able to purchase Naki’s Swing Case, BUT the faceplate was so thick the analog was burried rendering the PSP unplayable in it’s case, which is what it was designed for.
    A minor disappointment, but one none the less.

     
    Comment by PspWithoutCfwSux
    2008-02-01 23:55:12

    way to go sony, keep trying to take away 1 of the reason to own a psp, if it wasnt for CFW i wouldve never even bothered to own a freakin handheld. tsk!

     
    Comment by Daniel
    2008-02-02 12:09:58

    Sony’s
    behavior sucks balls. What are they thinking of? I’m glad the new psp mobo hasen’t arrived to Norway yet ;)
    DAX has given me plenty of pleasures by giving out 3.90.
    Too bad that not all homebrews works on slim yet, that sucks..
    I’m looking forward to time machine