PSP-2000/3000 Purchasing Information (Box Codes, etc.)(UPDATED 5/13/09)

[PSPWAD]

im lookin to buy a new psp slim OFFLINE where do you guys think is the best place to get it???i do plan on installing cfw so i dont want a crappy motherboard that wont let me also does anyone know if the new blue pandora will be available OFFLINE anywhere in the u.s??? please someone respond

Any store would be fine, but your best bet for getting a hackable system would be either the God of War or Daxter Limited Edition pack.

hey i heard that psp 3000 is hackable due to datel or something.So is it true

No, they managed to get it into service mode, but no pre-IPL has managed to surface, so no software can be run yet.

[Mikerakesh]

I just bought a PSP 2000 series, and i'm trying to figure out what kind of motherboard i have. If its the one that can't be hacked, i will be extremely disappointed

All the information i've read here doesnt seem to apply to mine...
Here's what it says on the box:

PSP-2001PB / 98510

Thats it. Thats all it says. other than the serial number starting with an "AB". I checked in the UMD slot and i cant see any numbers listed there either...

Does anybody know what kind i have? Or can someone please help me figure it out?

THX

[PSPWAD]

I just bought a PSP 2000 series, and i'm trying to figure out what kind of motherboard i have. If its the one that can't be hacked, i will be extremely disappointed

All the information i've read here doesnt seem to apply to mine...
Here's what it says on the box:

PSP-2001PB / 98510

Thats it. Thats all it says. other than the serial number starting with an "AB". I checked in the UMD slot and i cant see any numbers listed there either...

Does anybody know what kind i have? Or can someone please help me figure it out?

THX

ic, you got the piano black version. Let me guess, the new box style? I've heard mixed results from those, but there is no real way to know on those unless you try out a pandora battery...sorry

[theryansicle]

i just bought a daxter pack tonight with 3.9 firmware. where do i find what letter it is on the box?

[PSPWAD]

i just bought a daxter pack tonight with 3.9 firmware. where do i find what letter it is on the box?

Limited Editions and the new Piano Black boxes do not have codes. Daxter is able to be moded (as that is what I purchased).

[Luk0077]

I just bought the new slim PSP 2004 piano black, and I now realised that it had the G on the box, but I checked the system information in the slim and it has version 3.95, so does anyone know if Ill be able to hack it, or do I have that new motherboard v3.....thx in advance, dont want to order a pandora battery for nothing

[PSPWAD]

I just bought the new slim piano black, and I now realised that it had the G on the box, but I checked the system information in the slim and it has version 3.95, so does anyone know if Ill be able to hack it, or do I have that new motherboard v3.....thx in advance, dont want to order a pandora battery for nothing

If it has 3.95 you are good. The new motherboard units have 4.01 preloaded on them.

[Luk0077]

If it has 3.95 you are good. The new motherboard units have 4.01 preloaded on them.

Phew, thx, I was strarting to get worried, cuz I read somewhere and someone said if you got the letter G you are screwed either way, glad he was wrong.......now I guess ill order that battery

[del3165]

Purchased a psp2000 form costco today it says on the bar code psp-2003pb there is also a G below voltage rating.I have checked firmware and it says 3.95 should I be ok. Can I mod a battery from an original psp1000 for this model.


Derek

[PSPWAD]

Purchased a psp2000 form costco today it says on the bar code psp-2003pb there is also a G below voltage rating.I have checked firmware and it says 3.95 should I be ok. Can I mod a battery from an original psp1000 for this model.


Derek

Yes, PSP-1000 model batteries work in both, but PSP-2000 batteries do not work in PSP-1000 units.

[KieferKuroi]

Would you happen to know if Best Buy's Piano Black PSP's have the TA088V3 motherboard? I might pick one up next month, but since I can't go to the US but my gf can, I'm wondering if they have it.

Thanks in advance.

[Mikerakesh]

I just bought a PSP 2000 series, and i'm trying to figure out what kind of motherboard i have. If its the one that can't be hacked, i will be extremely disappointed

All the information i've read here doesnt seem to apply to mine...
Here's what it says on the box:

PSP-2001PB / 98510

Thats it. Thats all it says. other than the serial number starting with an "AB". I checked in the UMD slot and i cant see any numbers listed there either...

Does anybody know what kind i have? Or can someone please help me figure it out?

THX

EDIT: Well, i just got my Pandora battery, and i can't get it to boot off my Magic MS. All i get is a solid green power light, and nothing comes on the screen. Am i doing something wrong? Or does this prove that this psp is unhackable?

Oh, and to answer the previous question posted here, mine was bought from Bestbuy just two weeks ago, and apparently it's no good. I wouldn't waste your money on it

[PSPWAD]

EDIT: Well, i just got my Pandora battery, and i can't get it to boot off my Magic MS. All i get is a solid green power light, and nothing comes on the screen. Am i doing something wrong? Or does this prove that this psp is unhackable?

Oh, and to answer the previous question posted here, mine was bought from Bestbuy just two weeks ago, and apparently it's no good. I wouldn't waste your money on it

That means it's the new motherboard. Sorry.

[klotue]

That means it's the new motherboard. Sorry.

I got a green light and a black screen as i had missed something while creating the mms first time round. I would recommend redo your mms before concluding it's unhackable

[PSPWAD]

I got a green light and a black screen as i had missed something while creating the mms first time round. I would recommend redo your mms before concluding it's unhackable

TA-88v3 will use the battery, only the PSP-300X models do not allow the PSP to enter service mode. The problem with the TA-88v3 is just the lack of an IPL.