PSP not turning on

[saif]

Hi guys. I am having a major prob with my PSP - it does not turn on.
When I switch it on, the power light comes on but there is no sign of action at all - no picture, sound or even UMD access. It just happened suddenly and has not been dropped.

I reckon it is a power issue but was hoping someone here may know more about it. Any ideas? Gutted cos i just bought some ps1 games for it too. It has an up to date (ish) firmware and has not been bricked by something like that.

[importaku]

Have you tried turning it on with the charger plugged in??

[saif]

yep. Green light (though i am a little colour blind... )
Tried with charger with and without battery as i initially thought it may have been a battery problem. Thanks anyway. Any other ideas?

[MikeRox]

We had a few PSPs returned to the store I worked at over xmas with that problem, how long had you had the system? They worked a couple of times then just randomly packed in and it was too widespread (about 6 different customers within a week) to be system abuse. so we assumed it was a dodgy batch (shipped over November time) if it's still under warranty I'd take it back to the retailer and see what they say.

[saif]

Cheers mate. Actually, it is a japanese one from about Jan 05. Not under warranty.

It was completely at random which makes me believe that it is a simple power issue. Did the ones you saw have any indication of power such as noise or access?

[hillbiyy]

a few suggestions:
1)charged?
2) remove battery and leave out for an hour or so then replace and test
3) replace battery with working friends/replacement from shops and then test to see if battery or psp
4) remove battery, put in charger and try to start up
5)if not, i have no idea