Recent repairs
Repair cases, documented honestly
Each case below is a completed job from the bench: what was reported, what we found, what was repaired, and the result. Workshop photos for every job sit underneath.
Case examples
Southbridge reball
PS5 Original
- Reported
- Console would not boot reliably after HDMI and power-related faults.
- Diagnosis
- Southbridge BGA failure confirmed after board-level inspection.
- Repair
- Faulty southbridge extracted, pads and chip cleaned, then reballed and refitted.
- Result
- Console completed power-on and function testing after reassembly.
Completed
SSD controller replacement
PS5 Original
- Reported
- Storage-related errors and the console failing to initialise the SSD.
- Diagnosis
- SSD controller solder joints had failed; pads on the board were intact.
- Repair
- Controller pads cleaned, chip reballed and the SSD controller seated back on the board.
- Result
- Drive initialised correctly and the console completed testing.
Completed
RAM chip reball
PS5 Original
- Reported
- Unstable boot and crashes during startup.
- Diagnosis
- RAM BGA joints identified as the cause after diagnosis.
- Repair
- Affected RAM chip reballed and refitted to the board.
- Result
- Console booted stably through extended testing.
Completed
SBV chip replacement
PS5 Original
- Reported
- No power after a board-level fault on the power rail.
- Diagnosis
- Failed SBV chip confirmed on the motherboard.
- Repair
- Faulty SBV chip removed and a replacement chip fitted.
- Result
- Power rails restored and the console completed testing.
Completed
Wi-Fi chip replacement
PS5 Original
- Reported
- Console would not see wireless networks.
- Diagnosis
- On-board Wi-Fi chip had failed; antenna connections were intact.
- Repair
- Failed Wi-Fi chip removed and a replacement chip fitted.
- Result
- Wireless networks detected and a test connection completed.
Completed
Slim diagnosis, clean and reassembly
PS5 Slim
- Reported
- Loud fan and heat during longer sessions.
- Diagnosis
- Dust build-up inside the Slim confirmed on the bench.
- Repair
- Console diagnosed, internally cleaned and packed back together.
- Result
- Fan noise reduced and the console completed a heat test after reassembly.
Completed
Digital no-power diagnosis
PS5 Original Digital
- Reported
- Digital edition completely dead, no lights or fan spin.
- Diagnosis
- Board opened for inspection; voltage injection used after diagnosis to trace the fault.
- Repair
- No-power diagnosis carried out on the Digital motherboard.
- Result
- Fault isolated on the bench so a repair quote could be given.
Completed
Workshop photos
Photos grouped by the repair — for example every SSD controller shot sits together under that job, rather than as a before-and-after pair.
SSD controller replacement
Pads cleaned, controller reballed and the chip seated back on the board.
Southbridge reball
Faulty southbridge extracted, pads cleaned, solder balls placed and the chip reballed.
RAM chip reball
RAM chip reballing through to a completed reball.
SBV chip replacement
Failed SBV chip removed and a replacement fitted.
Wi-Fi chip replacement
On-board Wi-Fi chip replaced on the motherboard.
PS5 Slim service
Slim diagnosed, cleaned internally and packed back together.
PS5 Digital diagnosis
Digital edition opened for diagnosis, then voltage injection after the fault was traced.