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OK, I don't have a PSP, but I want to buy one and so i did dome research on modding the PSP. The only thing I could find was making a Pandora's Battery...What I don't understand is this: What is so important about the PSP battery? does it have more features to it other than powering the PSP? Is there firmware in it? That made me really confused and I want to know why the PSP battery is like that. Thanx in advance.

I don't Know the words for it BUT what your doing is setting the Battery in standby Mode And what the battery Has is a Bios chip Kind of like a PC's Bios  But much smaller and less memorry the Chip was Made for storeing the Battery Life and Time + sony use it as a Pandora's battery Befor we ever did =)

So what your saying is the PSP battery is no JUST a battery, it has another chip, like BIOS and Pandora's battery modifies that chip?

Some Batterys  YES.. there are Fakes and even new batterys in witch they took out the bios chip and replace it with i don't know what but they did that so ppl stop makeing pandora's battery LOL

Most OEM PSP batterys can be trun into a pandora's battery


Compatible:
- Sony PSP-100, 1800mAh, 3.6v - Normally bundled with PSPs.
- Sony PSP-280, 2200mAh, 3.6v.-Mostly found at Wal-Mart
- Datel Go Max GM100, Reusable Battery Pack. USes 3xAAA batteries. The serial resets itself to zeroes once the bateries are removed.
- Datel X2, 3600maH
- Datel MAX Power, 1800maH, 3.6v (Two models, Black [Model No LB1000] and Silver)


Not compatible
- Sony PSP Slim Battery, 1200mAH, 3.6v, PSP-S110
- MEGA Lithium, 2600 mAh, 3.6v
- Sony (Fake) PSP-280, 2200mAh, 3.6v -Mostly found Online
- Unknown brand TYP-107, 3600mAh, 3.6v (Gold Letters)
- Unknown brand PSP-360, 3600mAh, 3.6v (Silver Letters)

im back into the PSP Modding/Learning, i guess you could call it. Now, what is the difference in the Slim and Phat PSP? I see the dimensions are the same, so whats the difference? What one is easier to mod? I will have more questions later, as I will buy my PSP in mid October, but I want to touch the subject before I get one, i dont want to get the wrong PSP... :) ALSO, how do I tell what kind of battery I have before I get it, and the firmware, what is the easiest way to tell what I have?

I like the phat PSP, and all psp are moddable and easy to, thanks to Pandora's battery.
The only thing you have between batteries is this the Phat PSP battery is a little bigger then the slims and it will fit on to the slim only if you hold it their ::) But the slims will NOT on fit the Phat PSP at all
PSP Phat Bat
(http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/baysoftgames_1994_46984165)

PSP Slim
(http://www.724deal.com/images/products_images/2400mah-replacement-battery-pack-for-psp-slim2000-6604.jpg)

so waht would you recommend me getting? phat or slim?

To tell you the truth bro, get wat you like ;)

so, to get this straight, I can mod both phat AND slim with whatever firmware they come with, with ease? They are the same? is there any PSP I can NOT mod? any firmware version?

P.S. to start modding, I should make a Pandoras battery, then load a custom firmware onto my PSP, then get Time machine? Also, where would be the easiest tutorial for all this?

OK.. i'm going to jump in here  :P


Fat Vs Slim   

Fat-  BIG heavy and Ewwww (BUT it has 1.50 kernel that you can install over a CFW as a Addon so you can play 1.50 homebrew or Emus.


Slim- SMALL (not really) Very Lite, (Like holding a CD case)  Speakers On TOP whitch is sweet


Now as far as Makeing a pandora's battery  (I WOULD NOT MAKE IT)  Why? you ask   Well back when pandora's battery came out the price was 80$!!!  Yea i know WTF..  Anyway Now they are only 24.99$ WOOT!! 

Q: Why buy a pandora's battery when i can just make one for Free ?

A: NOT all batteries will work, 90% of all slim batteries do not work.


So here's What i say you should Do.

Buy a Slim  with a good memoryStick then Buy a PSP TOOL (aka) pandora's battery then Just use my Video to make the Files and HACK that "Bich"   

Wait a second... Can I have a link to buy this "PSP Tool" and a link to your video?

PSP TOOL
http://us.codejunkies.com/Departments/PSP.aspx

my video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpYBzq8GxLI

WTF PSP TOOL, just use your PSP Phat battery, but like you said only 90% of the battery's work with Pandora... But I'll still stick to my Phat, cause its battery mods both ;D


Buy the way, mad props on that vid. Wat kind of camera do you use to film that  ;D Amazing quality

http://us.codejunkies.com/Products/PSP-Battery-Service-Tool__EF000530.aspx

right?

NO.. thats a Service Tool  whitch tures a PSP battery into a pandora's battery BUT the battery still has to be Mod-able for it to work.

just get the Tool battery  the (RED) ones .


Ps. for makeing the videos i used a Shitty 20$ cam (IM CAM that is)

aarrgghhh, ur making me search. Is it THIS (http://us.codejunkies.com/Products/PSP-MAX-Power-TOOL-SLIM__EF000513.aspx)?


EDIT: From the video, should I skip the razor part? is that battery razored, or is it BIOS modded? and can i use this battery for regular PSP (Unmodded)?

Yes thats it lol

Yea skip past the Pulling on the PIN and just make the files.

and Yes the battery is Modded and ready to go

And DUH..  lol thats kind of the Point of the battery is to be used on a Unmodded PSP =)

What I mean is this: Is the PSP Battery modifyed by pulling the pin, or modifying the BIOS-like chip in it? And can I use it like a normal battery, like if I wanted to, convert it back into a regular PSP without a soldering iron?

w00t maybe ???

I hears that 4GB Mem Sticks dont really work that well for modding. Is that true? Should I get the Sony 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo or the Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo 4 GB? I want the 4GB, but if it don't work, i will downgrade.

P.S. Sorry for asking all these questions, but I dont want to get the wrong equipment :)

I would get the Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo 4 GB  as if it does not work you can just get a little 128mb for like 12$-20$ 

alright, good to know... I will have more questions later, maybe like 5 months ;) when i get my PSP and accessories.