- Jul 1, 2020
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- June 13, 2014
Hello everyone.
I got myself a DTL-H1100 blue debugging station recently. I was quite chuffed because it's in its original box (matching serial numbers) with manuals and all the necessary leads, correct external PSU, etc.
However upon booting up a game the "SCEI" string appears beneath "Licensed by Sony Computer Entertainment xxxxx" (varies according to the inserted disc region) on the black PS family logo screen. I've read that there shouldn't be that SCEI string on a genuine debug, so that worries me.
I've opened up the console and immediately I saw that the sticker on the motherboard doesn't match the serial number on the back of the console (301165 on the mb vs. 301163 on the label).
I'm not really familiar with the modchip scene, but I can't see any on the motherboard. The motherboard is a PU-8.
I've seen on YouTube another DTL-H1100 and a DTL-H1200 that also display the SCEI string, but I've also seen a DTL-H1102 that doesn't. All DTL-H100X debugs have seen don't show the SCEA/SCEE/SCEI string beneath "Licensed by Sony Computer Entertainment xxxxx" either.
So my question is: what's going on? What have I got exactly? If the motherboard has been swapped for a "retail" PU-8, how come the console can boot games from both NTSC J and U/C region without having to use swapping tricks or the likes? (I don't have a PAL game to test unfortunately). Is there a modchip that I can't see?
Thanks a lot for your help.
I got myself a DTL-H1100 blue debugging station recently. I was quite chuffed because it's in its original box (matching serial numbers) with manuals and all the necessary leads, correct external PSU, etc.
However upon booting up a game the "SCEI" string appears beneath "Licensed by Sony Computer Entertainment xxxxx" (varies according to the inserted disc region) on the black PS family logo screen. I've read that there shouldn't be that SCEI string on a genuine debug, so that worries me.
I've opened up the console and immediately I saw that the sticker on the motherboard doesn't match the serial number on the back of the console (301165 on the mb vs. 301163 on the label).
I'm not really familiar with the modchip scene, but I can't see any on the motherboard. The motherboard is a PU-8.
I've seen on YouTube another DTL-H1100 and a DTL-H1200 that also display the SCEI string, but I've also seen a DTL-H1102 that doesn't. All DTL-H100X debugs have seen don't show the SCEA/SCEE/SCEI string beneath "Licensed by Sony Computer Entertainment xxxxx" either.
So my question is: what's going on? What have I got exactly? If the motherboard has been swapped for a "retail" PU-8, how come the console can boot games from both NTSC J and U/C region without having to use swapping tricks or the likes? (I don't have a PAL game to test unfortunately). Is there a modchip that I can't see?
Thanks a lot for your help.