How a Pandora Battery Works in a PSP

Posted: Mar 23, 2011 |Comments: 0 |

A Pandora battery or a jigkick battery is used for a PlayStation Portable. It puts the PSP into service mode and thus allows it to enter the software or firmware loaded onto the memory stick. The Pandora Battery flashes a serial number that is invalid and sends the PSP into the service mode. This then enables the PSP to boot from a memory stick. Play station adepts use this method to allow installation from custom firmware.

There are two basic methods to modify the battery so that they are not limited to using only Sony games and watching only Sony movies using their play stations. The two methods are called the soft mod and the hard mod respectively. Both modify the battery, the one that is more popular with play station users is the soft mod.

Soft 'Mod' The conversion of a battery to a Pandora battery by way of software is known as Soft Modification or Soft Mod. This course of action requires the utilization of an existing homebrew enabled PSP and a homebrew program to reflash the battery.

One of the most popular hacks is called 'Hellcat's Pandora Installer'. This program is available at most software sharing websites. It is extremely useful since it not only enables the making of magic memory sticks, but also helps in unbricking the Play Station. Once the battery has been converted to a Pandora battery, the PlayStation can run third party software.

You can also hack into the firmware of the PSP and customize it, up- grade it and down grade it as required by you. You can enjoy the latest features released for PSPs without having to upgrade your hardware. Hard 'Mod' The hard mod involves physically modifying your battery. You need to tamper with two specific pins on the battery's circuit board. This again confuses the PSP which reads a serial number that is not valid.

There are specific programs that help you make Pandora Batteries. If you go on Utube, you will find many demonstrations of the same. All you need is the bare minimum hardware, your computer, a home brew enabled PSP and a standby battery.

Once you have these things, you could just follow the instructions on Utube. These are extremely simple to follow, and you will have made a Pandora Battery for your PSP.

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