#160199 - Souylsin - Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:56 pm
Hey, Im new here and um last night I cracked open my gba (not cracked but you know what I mean :P), and started messing with the terminals on the CPU AGB side. When I connected VDRV3 to GND, my gameboy just cut out and now nothing will start. My friend said that I "bricked" it, but i dunno. There is still electricity running through it so I should still be able to unlock it. Any ideas? (btw everything i meantioned above is referenced from the circuit board)
Thanks!
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#160204 - Kyoufu Kawa - Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:58 pm
You serious?
#160209 - Souylsin - Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:44 pm
Yea, Im very serious.
btw, sorry if I sound kinda noobish, and sorry that im not explaining this clear enough, but if you dont understand just let me know and ill fix up some pictures for a better understanding.
#160212 - Bowser - Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:48 pm
If I remember correctly, there is a fuse in the GBA..I don't remember where it is on the board, so hopefully someone here will point it out, if I'm right.
Hopefully, all you did was blow the fuse..Otherwise, it's time your GBA took the dirt nap.
Edit: No wait, I just now really read what your post said. Wow, that's really bad... Sounds like you blew one of the chips, which means your GBA is now trash. Sorry.
#160215 - Souylsin - Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:30 pm
How did I blow a chip >__>
off-topic: Anyone have documentation on the circuit board??
#160217 - sgeos - Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:57 am
Tinkering with hardware is a bad idea unless:
A) You know what you are doing and why, or
B) You don't care if something ends up broken.
The best scenario is satisfying both of the above requirements.
-Brendan
#160243 - Kyoufu Kawa - Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:37 pm
Was there any smoke?
#160253 - silent_code - Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:51 pm
Look if you can find any color change (might just be a small spot, if any) on any chip surface. That one's fried.
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#160272 - Souylsin - Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:42 am
No, no smoke and no color change.
#161142 - Bowser - Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:32 am
It doesn't take a discoloration or smell to tell if a chip is shorted or not. That however does apply to most other electronic parts, but sometimes even they don't give any signs that they've been ruined.