How to repair Playstation 5

Troubleshooting

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 Flowdiagram troubleshooting
Check SSD

Check power
Is LED blue? Check RAM
on voltages

Stays on Check APU

Picture on Check HDMI /

Is LED white?
Sound / light screen? Encoder

Check stand-by Check power

After a beep
voltages on voltages
Press power Turns off
button Check BIOS Check
Three beeps
firmware Southbridge IC

No sound / SMPS Power Check boot Check stand-by Check power Check
light supply good? sequence voltages on voltages Southbridge IC

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 HDMI Ethernet USB
PS5 – Front architecture
Wifi / Bluetooth

Southbridge

BIOS / NOR

Speaker
Power Management

Vcore
APU
Power regulator GDDR6 Power Management
Power regulator

NAND flash
SSD Memory
controller
GDDR6
Power regulator
3.3V battery
RTC
+12V

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 Southbridge
PS5 – Back architecture
Wifi /Bluetooth

GDDR6 Power
LED connector FAN Power Regulator
Regulator

Power Regulator Vcore

Power regulator
APU

Power Regulator
SSD

NAND flash
Memory

GDDR6

External storage
Power button
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 +5V STBY
PS5 – Front
Standby Voltages
Other
powerrails are
generated from
3.3V STBY
this powerrail
+- 5V STBY
OUT: +3,3V
+12V power supply STBY
OUT: +1.15V OUT: +1,9V
TPS53219A
Power Management IC
WIFI, southbridge and SSD controller,
Main 12V coil
Seperate to test
IN: +5V STBY
BIOS needs power in standby mode.
isolate short on
APU side or other
side
Switching Dialog / Power Management IC
+5V STBY regulator DA9065
+2,0V Powers also the Southbridge

PIN: 27 = +1.8V STBY

+12V
In start-up it needs 30 Amps

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 PS5 – Back
Standby Voltages
OUT: +3,3V STBY

+5V STBY
IN: +5V
STBY +3,3V STBY

+5V STBY

SBV IC +1,9V STBY

+12V

+12V
+12V
+12V
+3,3V STB

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 PS5 – Front
Power On Voltages
+12V power supply

Main 12V coil

Seperate to test
isolate short on
APU side or other
side
Switching
+1V CORE regulator
GDDR6 +1.35V +2,0V
Switching
RAM +1.35V
Impedance +- 40Ohms
Switching regulator

+12V
In start-up it needs 30 Amps
Check if lab power supply can
deliver it

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 PS5 – Back
Power On Voltages

+1,1V
Southbridge
power on

vCore
output vReg
+1V input

OUT: +0,8V +12V

power on

IN: +2,5V
power on

+1,35V +5 power on
+12V
RAM power on +12V
+12V

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Warrenty seal and screws

Check if someone already opened

console

Paired to the APU

Check if all screws are present and

the correct size screws are in the
right hole.
DIODE MEASUREMENT

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Liquid metal
Check for hot spots due to high Check for liquid metal spill on the
temperatures mainboard

Paired to the APU

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Check soldering if there is rework done by others
Check if the ic pins / pads are making a good connection with the board. Check if the HDMI port / pins are making a good connection

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Standby boot sequence – no power button is pressed
First stage Second stage Cause
+- 321 mA +- 7 – 10 mA WORKING / GOOD
+- 0 mA +- 0 mA Check BIOS and fuses, +12V power supply, Check for short on the +12V input
+- 0.015 mA +- 0.015 mA Check for shorts near Soutbridge IC
+- 5 mA +- 5 mA Check for shorts near HDMI encoder IC
+- 7 mA +- 27 mA Check for shorts near Soutbridge IC
+- 7 mA +- 7 mA When console get’s standby power if it is stuck at 7mA. Check the voltages of Dialog ic and frequency of the 25Mhz clock and the
32Khz clock of the Southbridge IC. If that is working, try to see if the Southbridge is accessing the BIOS IC. Flash firmware / Replace the
BIOS IC, Southbridge IC
+- 7 mA (boot loop) +- 12 mA Check for short on the 1.1V power rail
+- 24 mA +- 7 mA Check fuses and check for shorts
+- 35 mA +- 35 mA Check for shorts on the 1.9V power rail
+- 58 mA +- 7 mA Check fuses and check for shorts
+- 175 mA +- 10 mA Check SSD Controller for shorts

+- 225 mA +- 7 mA Check SSD Controller for shorts

+- 270 mA Current goes down when Check for shorts near the Wifi IC
you press power and you
hear a beep
+- 315 mA +- 315 mA Check 3.3V STBY power rail present, check for shorts Wifi IC

+- 321 mA +- 7 – 10mA Check SSD controller. Sometimes you get an update screen or no power
IN: +12V LAB
(it goes fast to sleep) behaviour
power supply

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Dialog / Power Management IC - DA90D65 DA9065 is a power management integrated
circuit (PMIC). This IC has different buck
converters to generate different power rails.
OUT: +3.3V
STBY The most important power rails will go the
Southbridge IC.
No datasheet

OUT: +1.15V OUT: +1.9V

IN: +5V STBY

PIN: 27 = +1.8V STBY

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PINOUT - Dialog / Power Management IC -A90D65
OUT: +3,3V
STBY

PIN 1 = +- 1.15V
PIN 2 = +- 1.15V
PIN 3 = NC
PIN 5 = +- 5V (F7003)
PIN 6 = NC
PIN 7 = +- 3.3V
OUT: +1.15V OUT: +1,9V PIN 8 = +- 3.3V
PIN 9 = GND
PIN 10 = +- 5V (F7003)
PIN 11 = +- 5V (F7003)
PIN 12 – 16 = +- 3.3V
PIN 17 = +- 5V (F7003)
PIN 21 = GND
PIN 22 = +- 2V
PIN 23 = +- 5V (F7003)
PIN 24 = +- 2V
PIN 25 = +- 1.15V
PIN 26 = +- 3.3V
PIN 28 = +- 3.3V
PIN 27 = +- 1.8V
PIN 29 = +- 1.15V
PIN 30 = Goes to fuse F7003
PIN 31 = Goes to fuse F7003
PIN 32= GND

IN: +5V STBY

PIN: 27 = +1.8V STBY

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TPS53219A - single buck controller
This power regulator will generate +5v STBY.
It is created from the +12V power supply.
The +5V STBY is used to create other power
rails

+5V STBY
Other power rails are
generated from this
powerrail

TPS53219A
Power Management IC

+12V power supply

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TPS53219A - single buck controller
This power regulator will generate +5v STBY.
It is created from the +12V power supply.
The +5V STBY is used to create other power
rails

Most important pins to

measure

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 Southbridge
All I/O operations are handled through a chip called Southbridge The Southbridge connects to all external interfaces.
This chip is connected to the SOC chip.

SMC USB POR

The SMC is responsible for all I/O
operations, power management, Clocks POWER PCIEX
real-time clock, temperature
control, LED control
SATA HDMI FACET

STRAPPING I/O

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Southbridge IC –CXD90061 and BIOS IC -W25Q16JVSNIM
Southbridge IC is an expensive IC.
Price +- 50$
25Mhz clock
signal STBY There are two crystal oscillator
25Mhz and a 32Khz
Flux under BGA can cause oscillator
Is replaceble problems.
But very expensive
If 3.3V STBY is missing the power buttons
will not work. Southbridge, Encoder IC, a
BIOS IC W25Q16JV
Software corrupt = no power
switching regulator, Dialog Power
management IC, WiFi IC
Good bios goes from 0 to +-321 mA
and then back to +-4mA - +-10mA
If you press power button the power rail
+1.1V must be generated for the Southbridge
IC.
When console beep 3 times but not powers
on check all voltages if all ok it could be a
BIOS corruption.

Southbridge
90061GG
Flux under bga can
cause oscillator problems

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BIOS IC -W25Q16JVSNIM 3.3V

Check bios pins with oscilloscope and see if

measure with oscilloscope there is communication going into the BIOS
Clock signal measure with and also out of the BIOS.
oscilloscope
Check if the clock signal is present.
If communication is present at the DI pin but
there is no communication going out at pin
DO then firmware / IC could be faulty.
measure with oscilloscope Test signals in standby mode and power on
mode.

2.7V to 3.6V

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Soutbridge IC – back side
Southbridge IC is an expensive IC.
Price +- 50$
There are two crystal oscillator
32Khz clock signal power comes from standby power. 25Mhz and a 32Khz
When console is unplugged the power comes from battery
Check if frequency is present with oscilloscope.
Flux under BGA can cause oscillator
problems.
If 3.3V STBY is missing the power buttons
will not work. Southbridge, Encoder IC, a
Check capacitors for shorts switching regulator, Dialog Power
Southbridge management IC, WiFi IC
If you press power button the power rail
+1.1V must be generated for the Southbridge
IC.
When console beep 3 times but not powers
on check all voltages if all ok it could be a
BIOS corruption.

Crystal oscillator
+1,1V Southbridge
Southbridge
power on

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Voltage regulator
If 3.3V STBY is missing the power buttons
will not work.
Southbridge, Encoder IC, a switching
regulator, Dialog Power management IC,
WiFi IC needs 3.3V to operate.
3.3V STBY

All PINS
+- 0,45

+- 5V STBY

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Ethernet port

All PINS
+- 0,45

DIODE MEASUREMENT

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Standby voltages near HDMI encoder

+- 1.7V
+- 5V
+- 12V +- 3.0V
+- 5V
+- 5.0V

+- 6.2V
+- 1.99V
+- 2.6V

+- 5V

+- 0.8V
+- 0.04V
+- 1.7V +- 0.8V
+- 3.3V +- 5V
+- 12V

+- 5V +- 2.8V
+- 5V

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Voltage regulator -TLV62090RGTT -SBV IC -STBY

+5V STBY

SBV IC

+1,9V STBY

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Voltage regulator +5 V to 3.3V

OUT: +3,3V STBY

IN: +5V
STBY

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Standby and power voltages

+5V STBY Switching

regulator
+2,0V

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WiFi check for shorts –Standby power

Check for ripped pads

Check capacitors for shorts

It can cause no power issue

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Standby power
+5.0V
STBY

+5.0V
STBY

+3.3V
STBY

+1.8V
STBY

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HDMI Encoder IC
If the Encoder IC fails, you can get
• No Picture
• No Power
• blue light of death
• Also 2 seconds of death

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White light of death – HDMI - Power on

Check HDMI port

and
Nearby components

Check data lines and filters

Check encoder IC

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HDMI PIN DIODE MEASUREMENTS
PIN 17: GND
PIN 13: 0.6V

PIN 12: 0.8V PIN 18: 0.5V

PIN 11: GND PIN 16: 0.6V

PIN 19: 0.6V
PIN 10: 0.8V PIN 15: 0.6V
PIN 14: NC
PIN 9: 0.8V

PIN 8: GND
100nF

PIN 7: 0.8V

PIN 2: GND PIN 4: 0.8V PIN 6: 0.8V

27k
PIN 1: 0.8V PIN 3: 0.8V PIN 5: GND
100pF DZ2705600L
Zenderdiode 5.6V

DIODE MEASUREMENT

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Blue Light Of Dead
Long pulsing blue light of dead are hard to
solve.
Check board with thermal camera to check
for shorts. Problem could be anything. It is
like a generic error code. Is keeps pulsating
because it keeps running checks.
Blue light and after 2 second it turns off is a
common error of PS5. Could be anything.
• First check liquid metal spills on board and
APU. Check APU if metal liquid is under
the seals or under the APU.
• Probe board in diode mode to find shorts.
If all power rails are present and no shorts
found, then it can be a BGA IC problem.
Most likely it is APU / RAM problem.
• Check with thermal camera to find
abnormalities on board.
1 beep every 5-10 seconds when pressing
power button can indicate a short.

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Update firmware with a USB stick gives a error message
If the error message is:
Can’t perform this action.
Multiple USB drives are connected
APU is faulty and not fixable
Connect USB drive to update
console

USB data lines go direct

to the APU

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USB -TPS2001D Current Limited, Power-Distribution Switches

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+12V power supply to +1.0 Vcore - Power on

To find shorted mosfet isolate Vcore circuit

by lifting the output coils and measuring
input and output

+1V CORE

vReg
input

+12V

Main 12V coil vCore

Seperate to test output
isolate short on
APU side or other
side

NCP252160
VRM mosfet driver

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NCP252160 -VRM mosfet driver

NCP252160
VRM mosfet driver

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Capacitors

Check capacitor for shorts

Check 12V input for shorts

Check capacitor for shorts

Check capacitor for shorts

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Vmem 1.35V – Power on

RAM +1.35V
Impedance +- 40Ohms RAM +1.35V
Switching regulator Impedance +- 40Ohms
Switching regulator

Vram Mosfet
Vram Mosfet

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SSD voltage regulator – Power on

OUT: +0,8V
power on

IN: +2,5V
power on

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Standby and power on voltages

+1,35V
RAM power on

+12V

+5 power on +12V
+12V

+3,3V STB

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SSD-Controller & NAND flash memory

SSD controller fails often.

When console is turned on the SSD controller

H5AN4G8NBJR-UHC 4GB will get warm but the NAND IC’s should also
getting warmer.

To get console in safe mode by

keeping the power button Is replaceable
pressed.

If SSD is bad it will go into Safe

mode.

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SSD controller fuse
When you see a current draw in standby of
175 mA and then back to 10Ma. There can be
a bad SSD controller IC.
Remove fuse F7520 that feeds the voltage
on the back to the voltage regulator that
generates power for the SSD circuit.
Set a multimeter in current mode in series
with the pads of the fuse and measure the
current draw.
Good working SSD circuit draws: 310mA.
If current is different on a faulty board
change the SSD controller IC.

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APU
RAM data lines

Not replaceable

SSD / NAND data lines

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TUSB1044 -USB TYPE-C 10 Gbps Redriver

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Battery +3V

Battery for real time clock it runs the 32Khz oscillator for
the southbridge

If battery is empty

1k resistor
Voltage drop must be low, else there
is a short draining the clock battery,
maybe southbridge is faulty.

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Troubleshooting RAM
When you can’t update PS5 and during the update process or after the update it reboots then the cause can be RAM related.
Check all ram modules you can use a thermal camera to see the temperature and check if a RAM module get’s hot and reflow/replace them if problem still exist.
The SSD controller / memory modules can be faulty.

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Disc drive board is paired / married to ps5 console
No online gaming after update
Can’t update console
No disc drive support

Paired to the APU

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Fuses

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