Hacking How common is the psram error

[AeroHex]

i was told supercards are good and have lots of features

but i see lots of people having psram errors how common is it has it been fixed

i bought it at dx and its comming soon but im scared it will happen to me

whats dose the psram do?stop it from loading/loading games & hb?

 

[granville]

I got mine from DX a few weeks back. I got one with the PSRAM error. It causes most games to freeze or refuse to boot. It's pretty serious. You can fix it sometimes, but a card shouldn't require you to open it up every 24 hours to get it working.

I like the Supercard's features and when it works, it's awesome. The problem is that it sometimes doesn't work.

I'm against buying Supercard problems until they fix the issue, which they seem uninterested in doing.

Possible solutions are:

1- opening the card up and putting a piece of paper (or I've heard foil) between the exposed back of the label and the chip board.

2- following the instructions here:

http://forum.supercard.cn/viewthread.php?t...;extra=page%3D1

Number 1 didn't work for me, but it's worked for some people. Number 2 is only temporary. You can do the step and your card will work properly for about 24 hours without a problem, and then the error will return. You can keep doing the solution every day and it will work, but that's trouble.

 

[AeroHex]

i just hope it will work no problems

 

[DivineZeus]

Never seen this psram error on my SCDS1...

 

[granville]

Never seen this psram error on my SCDS1...

It doesn't happen on all of them.

 

[helpme]

ive had two V3's with psram errors but ive send them both back & got replacements one was from DX a couple of months back
DX payed for the return delivery so it didnt cost anything extra but it was well over a month round trip
i ended up selling both my scdsones to buy a cyclods evo & have been very happy ever since!!

 

[evanft]

I just ran the test on mine a couple days ago and didn't get the error, so here's hoping it stays that way *knocks on wood*

Is this a problem that would arise early in the card's life, or is it random?

 

[DanTheManMS]

The issue was very common a good while ago (I'm guessing 6 months to a year ago) and then it stopped suddenly. However, it appears that in the past few weeks more and more people are getting the PSRAM error again. I'm guessing that the cause is merely a faulty batch (this was my guess last time as well).

 

[AeroHex]

oh dear god

Posts merged

oh dear god

 

[granville]

What? Did you get the error? If you do, we can help you a little, or you can return it.

 

[AeroHex]

no its still coming but it seems the new batches are faulty..

 

[granville]

no its still coming but it seems the new batches are faulty..

Not necessarily. You have a decent chance of getting a good one. Stay positive until you get it!

 

[AeroHex]

ok ok thanks

 

[Searinox]

I believe it has to do with latest 'new packaging' batches. The PSRAM error problem existed a while back but was all but eradicated in due time. Now it's back. Actually I believe it was a little BEFORE the packaging redesign that they redesigned the shell. It's the Supercards which have a little dent on the side that seem to get the errors...

 

[AeroHex]

i found out how to fix it

here
aluminum as in coke can i guess

i hope i helped some people

 

[granville]

i found out how to fix it

here
aluminum as in coke can i guess

i hope i helped some people

It's actually thinner than a can. And this doesn't always work.

I did the same thing with paper and the battery shorting trick and it seems to be working.

 

[AeroHex]

paper?its meant to be like a heat sink metal =cooler paper =

wtf

 

[granville]

paper?its meant to be like a heat sink metal =cooler paper =

wtf

I know, but paper works too:



Just not as well. The foil method hasn't been thoroughly tested enough to see whether it causes more issues than it fixes.

 

[AeroHex]

did paper work for you for to have to sit in my fridge to play it if it get the psram error

 

[granville]

did paper work for you for to have to sit in my fridge to play it if it get the psram error

It seems to be working fine. I first put the paper in and then flashed the battery to give it a fresh reset. This may not work for everyone, but it seems fine for me.

And that sentence barely makes any sense. I can't really tell whether you are serious or joking.