As I mentioned in a previous video MArk: your videos are so well presented that they are WELL worth watching. The zooming in is perfect, the way you present it is perfect and you do it in a way that makes the entire video interesting! Great work again!
Another great video, Mark. Really sorry to hear about your recent house fire. I'm sure the retro community is going to rally round and have you back in the game soon. All the best 👍
Brilliant as always, saw it on Patreon last week, but re-watching just to push your channel higher :) Now please 3D print a "cover" into the hole left by removed optics in disc slot, maybe with a slot for SD_card extender?
That's a great piece of kit! The only thing you could wish for is that the Xstation-pcb would fill the entire opening in the case for esthetic reasons :)
i wish they would focus on getting this working on the slim models. i have the ps1 screen and ps1 slim and would like to replace the laser too the xstation.
Thanks for this great video Mark. I recently gotten my XStation and tried to do an install on a 5501 I had but unfortunately messed up when trying to solder the wire next to the darn oscillator (apparently that point had broke from the board). At least I got as far as the BIOS screen then went straight to the CD/Memory card screen. Very frustrating. I got two more parts unit 5501's on the way so will just have to wait until they arrive to try it again but until then will practice on some dead 5501 boards. I would have just probably played my PS1 games on the PS2 but wanted to retain playing the games on the original hardware, with no game compatibility issues. I still have my 7501 I bought new in 1997 and still works, but will keep that one stock and unmodified.
Sorry to upset you but I installed that, and I’m a qualified electronics engineer. The wire used is actually old IDE cable and at the time, I was the best at mod chip installations for ps1 and ps2 all series in the south of UK, I fixed and repaired many other people’s mod chip installs which were terrible with their soldering etc. This is at a time when this machine first came out :)
So, I have an NTSC 5501 with xstation, psnee and region lock defeat. I have been hearing about DFO double frequency oscillator. PAl, JP and NTSC games all seem to be playing fine without the DFO. What use is the DFO then?
@@MarkFixesStuff Yeah. I saw someone selling an OG Playstation with XStation and DFO and was curious about what benefit there could be. Only a very modest one, I think. I can see its importance for those who want to keep using the disc player.
What size wire should be used when connecting the APLL on the QSB? I pulled a 22 awg wire from a broken little fan in my basement, but I'm worried it might be too small.
interesting video as always. Of all the consoles I'd want to go to these lengths, PS1 would be right down on that list but it's nice people can. PS1 emulation is very good I find
I remember i have E3 ODE pro for ps3 super slim...but i accident update ps3 firmware..so it didn't work any more 😵😭 i looking people who can fix it in youtuber non can fix it
I will like to see the loading comparison of PS1 games running on a modded PS3 with ssd installed compare to xstation and playstation classic mini PS3 vs XSTATION vs Playstation classic 🤔
@@MarkFixesStuff that is sad to hear that maybe the community who support you for a long time will donate those console they do not want anymore to support this channel so we can watch more amazing video 👍
@@MarkFixesStuff last I saw there’s footage of a Spyro game running, still has some graphical glitches and is run from a save state which is super impressive! So I guess it won’t be too long now 😀
@@MarkFixesStuff Doubt it very soon. No word on Libcrypt support/Anti-Mod protected titles, or if the mechacon is implemented or if they're going down the PSIO route of hacks instead. It's a very complex system and even real HW cannot run all games properly, due regional mechacon differences and X-station has shown this already.
Anyone have issues with it going straight to memory card screen? I checked the FFC cable and even reversed it because in the guide provided by Github and this video they have it reversed orientation, blue side always up, but the words on the cable are on different sides so I thought that might be the issue but it doesn't matter. Either way it will go to the memory card screen right after the white start up screen. My suspicion is the QSB. I think those through holes that need to connect by filling it with solder may not have a good connection but I'm not sure how to test or see it since it is underneath the QSB. I'm going to double check the IC701 and it's legs to make sure I got the right ones but I'm pretty sure that was all good as I took my time and was very careful. I actually thought that was a much easier process than the QSB section. Anyway, please help if you can think of anything that may be causing this issue. Thank you.
@@MarkFixesStuff thanks for the reply. Yes I will also contact support. I went back to the QSB and redid some of the through hole joints. I held the soldering iron down on each hole a bit longer after adding flux of course. Anyway, I still get the same result but now it seems to be taking longer to get to the memory card screen. It will stay on the white Sony screen for a bit longer, almost as if it's trying hard to get to the black playstation logo screen but can't. Do you think I might be on to something? Also the green light that used to flash on the Xstation board when opening the lid doesn't seem to flash as much. Now it kind of flickers a bit then goes dark. The blue light is still constant though. Not sure if anyone has noticed this at all or what it means?
Want to keep updating this as I hope it will help someone out there with similar issues. Been testing different micro SD cards (Samsung and San Disk) and also older versions of the firmware and still same result going to the memory card screen but I been noticing that after running a fresh install of the firmware on the SD card it creates a config.txt file in the 00xstation folder. When I open this config.txt file it only contains one character, . If you zoom in, it's basically a questions mark inside a box. Not sure what that means. Will keep posting more details as I find them.
thats the rich n lazy solution. if you dont have a problem paying 300+ for a modded ps1 go for it lol. most would prefer to install it themselves its easy if you got the skillset.
It just emulates the CD drive and the copy protection routines, then passes the code to the original playstation hardware where it is run just the same as if it were from the original disc.
Thera is easy iest way and thing called emulator,, that can do in android and mini pc ,,, but thattt boooommmm ,,,,, iam very apreciate .. that was 30 years ,, iam loking for that ps one can ODE raead from memory tf ,,, ,, its so amaziinngg and indcredeble ,,... keep continuee ,, its rare clasic ps one that can be most wanted colector item,...
Why can't people just play and use their old systems the easy they were purchased? Maybe replace a laser now and then but why anything else? Emulators suck!
The issue is getting hold of these games now days physical copies of complete ps1 games have shot up in price This is cheaper solution that allows you play the whole library on original hardware there's no Emulation happening.. besides it "Emulating" a disc drive as soon as it loads the games it runs exactly the same as you using a physical disc
As I mentioned in a previous video MArk: your videos are so well presented that they are WELL worth watching.
The zooming in is perfect, the way you present it is perfect and you do it in a way that makes the entire video interesting!
Great work again!
Glad you like them carl. I really appreciate your support!
9:05 Glad I found your video, I had the same surprise waiting for me.
Another great video, Mark. Really sorry to hear about your recent house fire. I'm sure the retro community is going to rally round and have you back in the game soon. All the best 👍
Love the XStation, did mine in April and have been replaying a load of old classics.
Remember, we all support you during this difficult time. Even if some don't have money, they will support you in their souls.
Alright glad to see another person make another awesome video
Thanks Mark, I almost forgot to push my third leg in before I finished, I always appreciate your advices :)
Happy to help! ;)
That somehow got stuck in my head as well…
"Don't forget to push your third leg in before you finish!" That's what she said!
Wait a minute
"And we clean up the sticky mess we left after we took it out."
Lol
I came.... Here to say that
Used this video last night to install my own - top stuff as always :)
Not too hard is it!
@@MarkFixesStuff no, just a steady hand a careful eye
Really enjoy these! Thanks Mark!
Thanks mate. Great username as well.
OMG, That is brilliant. And so easy to install.
Theres a lot of very clever people out there. :)
I know, right?
Brilliant as always, saw it on Patreon last week, but re-watching just to push your channel higher :) Now please 3D print a "cover" into the hole left by removed optics in disc slot, maybe with a slot for SD_card extender?
That's a great piece of kit! The only thing you could wish for is that the Xstation-pcb would fill the entire opening in the case for esthetic reasons :)
There are a few 3d printed options that do that!
Was that a Discworld reference i just heard near the end?
With me they are no longer references, but rather part of my vocabulary. Nicely spotted!
@@MarkFixesStuff Let me guess, your doorbell says "The good mother makes bean soup for the errant boy."?
Ohhh... You want the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night... Three doors down
@@MarkFixesStuff Next really nasty computer you have to restore you have to describe it as "manky" and "Nobby".
This is pretty fine work you made here. I would be really worried i would break something! Awesome work, as always :)
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you for your videos - very helpful. Thanks for what you do dragging RMC along with the technical stuff on his channel too! ;-)
This kit looks great, I'll have to pick up another PS1 at some point to give it a go
Very clever bit of kit matey, another great build 🥰
I've watched them all already 😆
1:47, that cable os for sled motor, spindle motor and end of sled switch
Those pins would have snapped off on me for as much as looking at them.
Slow and steady hahahahaha
Wow , beatifull! Very very good! Nostalgic Forever
Gracias por el vídeo. Es un gran avance este método por SD. Yo me esperaré cuando saquen lector SD sin que se esté soldando nada
Si. supongo que sucederá en el futuro.
I would like to see this board but that fits on a PlayStation 2. I would like to see a specific XStation PlayStation 2 edition board!
You can insert an hard drive into a phat PlayStation 2
Nice Mark you’re the best!!!!
You're the best!
I bought a Playstation Classic. Soft modded it. Now I can play the entire Playstion library. I can also play a lot of other system games on it.
The PlayStation classic emulation is ass
@@HollowRick, I don't know what you had for problems with it. Mine works fine, and I enjoy it
i wish they would focus on getting this working on the slim models. i have the ps1 screen and ps1 slim and would like to replace the laser too the xstation.
Very Very Nice!!!!
Thanks for this great video Mark. I recently gotten my XStation and tried to do an install on a 5501 I had but unfortunately messed up when trying to solder the wire next to the darn oscillator (apparently that point had broke from the board). At least I got as far as the BIOS screen then went straight to the CD/Memory card screen. Very frustrating. I got two more parts unit 5501's on the way so will just have to wait until they arrive to try it again but until then will practice on some dead 5501 boards. I would have just probably played my PS1 games on the PS2 but wanted to retain playing the games on the original hardware, with no game compatibility issues. I still have my 7501 I bought new in 1997 and still works, but will keep that one stock and unmodified.
The thickness of the wires on that existing mod chip! You could run a toaster with them ;)
I just rewired my cooker with them.
Sorry to upset you but I installed that, and I’m a qualified electronics engineer. The wire used is actually old IDE cable and at the time, I was the best at mod chip installations for ps1 and ps2 all series in the south of UK, I fixed and repaired many other people’s mod chip installs which were terrible with their soldering etc. This is at a time when this machine first came out :)
Unless you are Mean Machine Dean's brother I am afraid you are mistaken, for it came direct from them and was modded by he.
@@MarkFixesStuff Well…I can confirm, it’s 100% true. He did fit that mod 😄
Such a cool mod. Thanks for the video.
So, I have an NTSC 5501 with xstation, psnee and region lock defeat. I have been hearing about DFO double frequency oscillator. PAl, JP and NTSC games all seem to be playing fine without the DFO. What use is the DFO then?
Quade has a good page on it, and it's better than I could type here.
quade.co/ps1-modchip-guide/dfo/
@@MarkFixesStuff Thanks! Sounds like PSNee microcontroller is simulating the DFO within some small margin of error.
@@smillstill if it works well enough for you It'll be a win I think!
@@MarkFixesStuff Yeah. I saw someone selling an OG Playstation with XStation and DFO and was curious about what benefit there could be. Only a very modest one, I think. I can see its importance for those who want to keep using the disc player.
Wow.. amaze broh,
What size wire should be used when connecting the APLL on the QSB? I pulled a 22 awg wire from a broken little fan in my basement, but I'm worried it might be too small.
It's not carrying any power, just a small signal. It's more important that it's as short as possible :)
Do you recommend any site to download games to put on the sd card?
To get around the weird colours playing NTSC games on a PAL system use an RGB Scart cable not composite
So basically the person who sold this as "not working" forgot to plug back in the power cable for the disk reader.
Haha! Yeah!
Great stuff.
Dude nice Video, but i cant find the Part to buy ? Could you post a link because on the Shop you post i dont see it there
Very great and amazing 👍
i noticed you didnt use flux for the rest of the qsb. were you using rosin core solder?
U know the x station u did do u have the ps1digetal just asking can it have both or only one ❤❤🤗🤗🤗
I installed a saga mega drive ntsc Cristal so now all timings are correct the proper dfo mod not the dfo bord because it dose not do colour timings
Good video
interesting video as always. Of all the consoles I'd want to go to these lengths, PS1 would be right down on that list but it's nice people can. PS1 emulation is very good I find
a very amaaazing Guy such a good energy tnx
I remember i have E3 ODE pro for ps3 super slim...but i accident update ps3 firmware..so it didn't work any more 😵😭 i looking people who can fix it in youtuber non can fix it
I did this one too, recently, only destroyed two ps1's trying! (one even went up in sparks :D )
I will like to see the loading comparison of PS1 games running on a modded PS3 with ssd installed compare to xstation and playstation classic mini
PS3 vs XSTATION vs Playstation classic 🤔
Alas I lost all my systems in a house fire this month.
@@MarkFixesStuff that is sad to hear that maybe the community who support you for a long time will donate those console they do not want anymore to support this channel so we can watch more amazing video 👍
been tempted by this, but I think this will soon be made redundant by the ps1 core on miSTer, must be patient
Will the miSTer really be able to run PS1 game properly? I'm not really familiar with that sort of thing.
@@MarkFixesStuff yes it's being developed, and faster than I expected, the developer has shown some games working in a few early builds
@@MarkFixesStuff last I saw there’s footage of a Spyro game running, still has some graphical glitches and is run from a save state which is super impressive! So I guess it won’t be too long now 😀
A soft modded ps2 makes this redundant at a fraction of the cost
@@MarkFixesStuff Doubt it very soon. No word on Libcrypt support/Anti-Mod protected titles, or if the mechacon is implemented or if they're going down the PSIO route of hacks instead. It's a very complex system and even real HW cannot run all games properly, due regional mechacon differences and X-station has shown this already.
Good eves sir,how to fix error on Xbox 360 jtag/rgh games?
does it work if i have a psio chip soldered already?
Probably not. XStation is more compatible than PSIO so I’d be tempted to just source another console instead.
If I get the parts how mutch would you charge for installation 😊
Hey big guy. I am farely new at this. Got everything installed. Need the games. Where do i find them? Thanks.
Try this for a starter - cdromance.com/psx-iso/
О! Марк фиксит новый стаф! Как сам? Приветы лысому передавай :)
У меня все хорошо! Я ударю его по голове. Как дела?
@@MarkFixesStuff Всё отлично. Фикшу свои железки и посматриваю твой канал
I haven’t watched the entire video but does it bypass the region lock?
Yes
My favorite mod, I love mine.
It's a really neat little unit isn't it!
@@MarkFixesStuff yes it is, I love being able to play imports that I never got to play in the U.S.
Cool, but why not change the output to the hdmi connector in one go.😡
Now might be a good time to remove the faulty drive from my PS1 :)
Does it work on the PSone model as well?
No sir. Just the models mentioned in the video at the moment.
@@MarkFixesStuff Alright, thanks
where did you find an xstation man!?
I got it from Mean Machine Dean on Twitch!
Watching the latest video is so poignant, was this the melted PlayStation?
Are you from Liverpool? You sound like you're from Liverpool.
No, I was raised in West London near Heathrow but my stepfather is from Darlington so I have a bit of an Funny inflection at times.
I'll take one modded PS1 and a card large enough for every PS1 game out there. NTSC preferred. :P
You can do that ;D to get around the colour issues he's having playing NTSC games on a pal system use an RGB Scart cable instead of composite :)
Se puede hacer con una psone??
didn't you have to cut some traces?
Excelent
Anyone have issues with it going straight to memory card screen? I checked the FFC cable and even reversed it because in the guide provided by Github and this video they have it reversed orientation, blue side always up, but the words on the cable are on different sides so I thought that might be the issue but it doesn't matter. Either way it will go to the memory card screen right after the white start up screen. My suspicion is the QSB. I think those through holes that need to connect by filling it with solder may not have a good connection but I'm not sure how to test or see it since it is underneath the QSB. I'm going to double check the IC701 and it's legs to make sure I got the right ones but I'm pretty sure that was all good as I took my time and was very careful. I actually thought that was a much easier process than the QSB section. Anyway, please help if you can think of anything that may be causing this issue. Thank you.
I don't actually have anything helpful to say. I'd contact support because this sounds like an issue with the product?? Good luck!
@@MarkFixesStuff thanks for the reply. Yes I will also contact support. I went back to the QSB and redid some of the through hole joints. I held the soldering iron down on each hole a bit longer after adding flux of course. Anyway, I still get the same result but now it seems to be taking longer to get to the memory card screen. It will stay on the white Sony screen for a bit longer, almost as if it's trying hard to get to the black playstation logo screen but can't. Do you think I might be on to something? Also the green light that used to flash on the Xstation board when opening the lid doesn't seem to flash as much. Now it kind of flickers a bit then goes dark. The blue light is still constant though. Not sure if anyone has noticed this at all or what it means?
Want to keep updating this as I hope it will help someone out there with similar issues.
Been testing different micro SD cards (Samsung and San Disk) and also older versions of the firmware and still same result going to the memory card screen but I been noticing that after running a fresh install of the firmware on the SD card it creates a config.txt file in the 00xstation folder. When I open this config.txt file it only contains one character, . If you zoom in, it's basically a questions mark inside a box. Not sure what that means.
Will keep posting more details as I find them.
Cool!
Thanks Bolling!!
I think the rainbow effect gives the ps1 more colours 😅. I dunno about age of the fruit but it is quite batty at the moment! 🤣
Awesome
To me it seems easier if you could buy a PlayStation with the x station mod already installed but that's just me.
Problem is pre-modded consoles are massively over priced. Much cheaper to use a reliable install service.
thats the rich n lazy solution. if you dont have a problem paying 300+ for a modded ps1 go for it lol. most would prefer to install it themselves its easy if you got the skillset.
good
Have 2 ps1 fat none of ther laser works. Its just Xstation is totaly to expencive.
I would've like to have seen the RGB SCART image quality and does the PS1 support S-Video or Component?
RGB scart fixes the rainbow colours issue he was having running NTSC games on a pal system
it that like emulation or not ?
It just emulates the CD drive and the copy protection routines, then passes the code to the original playstation hardware where it is run just the same as if it were from the original disc.
А где купить?
at £80 its a serious investment
Thera is easy iest way and thing called emulator,, that can do in android and mini pc ,,, but thattt boooommmm ,,,,, iam very apreciate .. that was 30 years ,, iam loking for that ps one can ODE raead from memory tf ,,, ,, its so amaziinngg and indcredeble ,,... keep continuee ,, its rare clasic ps one that can be most wanted colector item,...
+1 for the century of the Fruitbat comment
Gonna play a game: before watching this, I bet my entire net worth that it already has a shitty modchip installed, with massive rusty solder joints.
can you do this to mine for a fee?
i guess the ps1 is now cartridge based in a way lol
👏👏👏👏👏
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
cool
Thank so much :)
Amanzingggggggggg
Wow I can finally afford a PS1
Wait for psone. I want to believe..
u cant buy em much anymore
Deberías aver echo un PC mejor con ps1 que permitan jugar juegos de ps2 y ps3 y ps4 y ps5
No vale de mucho el avance que le hiciste a ps1 para guardar es mejor la memori card
13:53 😩
okay im still watching this guy is doing it on purpose
Not enough innuendo! 2/10
There's LOADS!
ARE CRAZY NOBODY CAN DO IT ONLY PEOPLE WITH SKILS SO ITEM SUCKS
i just use a ps2 with popstarter and a HDD.
yeah, but that is technically emulation, not all games will work, I thought?
@@BertClaes Yeah popstarter doesn't have that much of a great compatibility list.
pops on ps2 is turd.
@@BertClaes It's terrible. If you want emulation get a PSC or use a PC.
you dont need to lift SOOOO much those pins xddd
what a monumental pain in the ass lol
محل صرافة
Comment 69! Nice!
Why can't people just play and use their old systems the easy they were purchased? Maybe replace a laser now and then but why anything else? Emulators suck!
The issue is getting hold of these games now days physical copies of complete ps1 games have shot up in price
This is cheaper solution that allows you play the whole library on original hardware there's no Emulation happening.. besides it "Emulating" a disc drive as soon as it loads the games it runs exactly the same as you using a physical disc