Hacking Hardware Bricked OLED?

[Woodnsus]

I'm shaking rn ngl

I installed an Instinct NX V6S on a Nintendo Switch OLED today, and even though it booted in Hekate just fine at the start, now it won't power on, and it makes a buzzing noise.


This is what the installation looks like.

Anybody know why it's buzzing?

 

[Hayato213]

Put it back together, what color code it give you?

 

[slimeinacloak]

Buzzing is normally an inductor, could be an issue with a power IC. Does the same thing happen while the chip is disconnected?

 

[Woodnsus]

Buzzing is normally an inductor, could be an issue with a power IC. Does the same thing happen while the chip is disconnected?

Yes.

 

[Woodnsus]

Put it back together, what color code it give you?

First time I booted it after installing the V6S it was lots of purple and then green I think. Now, it's flashing red.

Sorry for the late response btw. And thank you for your speedy reply.

I got pretty stressed over this and left it alone for a few days.

Incidentally, after taking the console apart and putting it back together today (I also redid some of the soldering, but I don't know if that played any part), it booted into the main menu a couple of times.

I got pretty excited there for a sec, but the first time I tried to power it off, it froze, and the second, it shut down by itself after about ~30 secs.

At least it's not fully dead.

I suspect leaving it alone with the battery disconnected helped in some way in getting it to boot.

Another weird thing is, it booted into the normal menu. Not hekate.