What is a Pandora Battery for PSP?
What is a Pandora battery? A Pandora battery is a PSP battery that has been modified to force a PSP to enter “service mode” when turned on with the modified battery. Putting the PSP into “service mode” allows software to circumvent the PSP’s security measures, and re-write the PSP’s firmware.
What’s a magic memory stick?
A Magic Memory Stick refers to any Memory Stick that has been converted to work with a JigKick Battery. Depending on the method of creation, a Magic Memory Stick can either downgrade or boot PSPs to 1.50 FW (FAT), upgrade to 3.71/3.80 M33, and their counterparts, or be able to launch various homebrews.
What kind of battery does a PSP use?
Lithium ion batteries
Sony PSP-1000, PSP-1001 Replacement PSP Battery
| Number of Batteries | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
|---|---|
| Brand | Dantona |
| Battery Cell Composition | Lithium Polymer |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Voltage | 3.7 Volts |
What is the Pandora battery?
This Pandora battery is strictly speaking NOT a “battery”. It is a “tool” that you will use with a “magic memory stick” to install custom firmware on your PSP. Although this Pandora looks like a fat battery, it works 100% with the PSP2000 as well as the PSP1000.
How do I boot my PSP into recovery mode?
1.50 POC Recovery Mode[edit] To access it, completely shut down the PSP. Completely shut down the PSP, by holding the power button up, until the screen goes blank. Then hold the R trigger and switch the PSP on. Keep holding the R trigger, and hopefully you should be on a similiar screen to the at the top of this page.
What is MagicGate PSP?
MagicGate is a copy-protection technology introduced by Sony in 1999 as part of the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI). It works by encrypting the content on the device and using MagicGate chips in both the storage device and the reader to enforce control over how files are copied.