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How to Modify a 3.6V 1200MAH PSP Battery

The Sony PlayStation Portable, or PSP, is a hand-held gaming device released in 2005. Custom firmware can be installed onto the PSP using a special battery called a Pandora battery. Pandora batteries can be made from any type of PSP battery, including the 3.6V 1200MAH battery. The Pandora battery places the PSP into service mode and the new firmware can be flashed onto the PSP.

Things You'll Need

USB cable
Ultra Pandora Installer

Instructions

- 1
  Download the "Ultra Pandora Installer" PSP program from the resource section of this guide. Connect the PSP to your computer via the USB cable, and select the "USB Connection" option from the PSP main menu. A window will appear on your computer and you will see the files on the PSP memory stick.
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  Right-click the downloaded file and click "Copy" from the small menu that appears. Open the PSP memory stick from your computer and open the "PSP" folder. Right-click the "Game" folder and click "Paste" from the menu that appears.
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  Press the "O" button on the PSP game pad to safely disconnect the PSP from the computer. Go into the game section on the PSP main menu and you will now see the Ultra Pandora Installer program. Select it to open the program.
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  Select "Battery Options" from the menu that appears. Select "Make Battery Pandora" from the next screen. Select "OK" to verify the selection. Wait as the battery inside of your PSP is turned into a Pandora battery. Press the "X" button once the process completes to return to the PSP main menu.

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