There are quite a load of opinions here. Some people will tell you that scrubbing is the best, others will say that rubbing/isopropyl alcohol makes the contacts rust. I tend to VERY gently rub a pencil eraser on the contacts, as it removes the oxidized layer on the contacts. I then clean them using alcohol and a Q-tip. And for the eraser part, do it only if you have the special nintendo security screwdrivers to unscrew the cartridge, otherwise it is too much of a pain. And if you can unscrew it, alcohol is fine :). Get some 70% or 90% alcohol, or even some 50%. The most concentrated you can find, really. For female cartridge connectors (the connectors inside the consoles), I usually take an old plastic gift card and I wrap up a piece of fabric around it (make sure the fabric that you choose won't leave any kind of string coming off of it into the connector). Then, I dip it into alcohol and I put it into the console connectors in an in-and-out movement. Be sure not to go diagonally, otherwise you may bend...
Dommage :/ Au prix qu’Apple demande, le travail devrait pourtant être bien fait… Content que vous ayez pu régler votre problème, un changement de pâte thermique est toujours une bonne idée :)
Yes B S, the temps will be lower. Apple is known to put only a tiny amount or bad quality thermal paste on their machines, so even is a Mac is brand new, temperatures will be better if the thermal paste is replaced. I have replaced thermal paste on numerous computers and have never regretted it :)
I too have a different model of Playstation 3 fat, but I am doing the repair anyways ! I am currently waiting for the board to cool down, and I am hearing some weird tiny crackling noises... I hope that it will be fine even if it's making these !
You could also, if you feel confident in your skills, desolder the old button and replace it with a standard 4-pin pushbutton. Resolder the new one, and it should work.
Dommage :/ Au prix qu’Apple demande, le travail devrait pourtant être bien fait… Content que vous ayez pu régler votre problème, un changement de pâte thermique est toujours une bonne idée :)
Yes B S, the temps will be lower. Apple is known to put only a tiny amount or bad quality thermal paste on their machines, so even is a Mac is brand new, temperatures will be better if the thermal paste is replaced. I have replaced thermal paste on numerous computers and have never regretted it :)
Hey, it works ! I think that the sounds were probably coming off the cardboard box the board was placed on.
I too have a different model of Playstation 3 fat, but I am doing the repair anyways ! I am currently waiting for the board to cool down, and I am hearing some weird tiny crackling noises... I hope that it will be fine even if it's making these !
Are these DDR3 SODIMMs ?
You could also, if you feel confident in your skills, desolder the old button and replace it with a standard 4-pin pushbutton. Resolder the new one, and it should work.