Game Boy Advance SP Freezing on Boot (Part 3 of 3)
Channel: makho
Date: 2021-01-26

The first appearance of this SP on my channel (and "part 1" of this video) is from my stream here: https://youtu.be/4jX8IDp5jRw?t=7681

and part 2 here: https://youtu.be/Xs2JRUvUIZg

It came in with a few problems and the issue right now is that the console will not boot any games past the initial screens. 

I resolved to just using this console for parts when I picked up two other consoles that I could fix by parting this one out. While I was at it, I finally took a deeper dive under the RAM chip on a hunch and found the problem. 

I deemed this board not worth fixing. I might still give it a go anyway, just for fun, but I won't film the process. If I end up fixing this board, I'll film a part 4 just to show off what I had to do to get it working but even if I get to that point, this board will still only be for parts and that fix will be to prove that the RAM and CPU are still working as expected. I'm much more likely to just jump straight into a new custom board and build that with parts salvaged from this. 

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