No Video/Signal, BLOD, sometimes works
So I just picked up a PS4 for dirt cheap, the guy said the drive grinds and has a hard time ejecting discs. So I brought it home, opened the unit up was dusty as can be inside so I cleaned it out and cleaned the disc drive rollers - drive makes no noise and takes a random cd in and ejects it no issues.
Now when I power the unit on I get the BLOD, No Video Signal on the screen. I tried a few things around the web about safe mode (no luck), unplugging and plugging the cable back in (no luck). Now what's odd I was able to get the output to show 2-3 on the TV and it stays on as long as the unit is not powered off. I did try different HDMI cables.
My fan spins up I can feel the air blowing up the rear, hard drive clicks on and works. However my issue appears to be the no video/signal.
I checked the HDMI connection and from what I can tell it looks clear in there however the cable does not go all the way in as it should.
Hoping to get some ideas on what could be the culprit and what course of actions should I take to fix this thing. Some also said to use some sort of washer fix below the power supply?
Here is some images of the HDMI slot itself and how far the cable goes in.
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Well I totally dismantled the unit, so the HDMI connector goes in fully and thats how it should be - quite surprised as typically I've only seen HDMI plugs go in flush. So I inspected the HDMI closer and it looks good.
I pulled the metal plate off and pulled the motherboard out, wiped the old thermal paste off and applied new paste. Buttoned everything together again and started the signal - no luck.
After turning my TV off/on the signal showed up, the blue lights turned to WHITE and and it went through a "checking system storage status" screen, after that it rebooted. Blue lights.. I tried again and it boots in with White Screen and asks for a Controller connection now.. which I don't have so I'll have to pick one up.
I think I might be getting somewhere here, still I am not sure if my issue is HDMI IC related or perhaps the graphics chip where I applied the new thermal paste - old stuff was old dried up and falling apart.
door Jeepo23