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Giacamo Pisciotta Posted on Jun 12, 2008

My psp wont turn on ,but the green light stays on for a couple of seconds....

My psp was working perfect until one day it didnt turn on ,but the green light does. also my battery only holds a charge for about three hours.theres no picture at all,I tryed just using the charger but still nothing happens.Im hoping its a minor problem,could it be I need a new battery or not? please let me know what you think?

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  • Anonymous Jun 16, 2008

    yes, i have the same problem, i recently installed Custom-Firm-Ware 3.90 and changed the Gameboot/theme to a Gears Of War one and now it wont show it. The screen stays black but the light is green and it automatically turns of in a few seconds please help and contact me



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  • johnjorel Jun 16, 2008

    my psp doesnt have display but the green light is on

  • Giacamo Pisciotta Jun 16, 2008

    thanks for the help, I did what you said and my psp is finally working again. boy that was pretty easy, well anyway luigi10011 thanks again.

  • Anonymous Jun 17, 2008

    When I try to turn on my PSP the green light comes on for a few seconds, nothing happens and then the light goes off again

  • rolando999 Jul 04, 2008

    i turn on my psp and the green light stays on but theres is no picture after 5 seconds the green light turns off

  • Anonymous Jul 04, 2008

    green light turns on but no pia.

  • Anonymous Jul 10, 2008

    david
    hi
    my i got sony psp but all of a sudden it just wentoff and since then it we just show green light nothing we happen. pls can u healp me out
    reply me.

  • Anonymous Aug 08, 2008




    my psp was working perfect until one day
    it didnt turn on ,but the green light does. also my battery only holds
    a charge for about three hours.theres no picture at all,I tryed just
    using the charger but still nothing happens.Im hoping its a minor
    problem,could it be I need a new battery or not? please let me know
    what you think?


  • gylla Aug 08, 2008

    My psp that I bought on July 20th has stopped working!! The power light (green) turns on, but the screen remains blank. The green light only stays on for a few seconds. Please help, as this psp is new and this is very frustrating.

  • teamspiers Aug 10, 2008

    Don't understand how to install this? or what it is ... please help... I will be SO grateful!

  • Anonymous Aug 15, 2008

    green light comes on but no picture

  • GamerGurl Aug 23, 2008

    I recently dropped my PSP and i had to put the UMD outside door back on it.. everything seemedm to be fine, until i turned it on and only saw the backlight...none of my games will play, but the green power light still shows up.

  • Bloo2 Aug 24, 2008

    The screen will not turn on, but the green light stays on.

  • lilshortii88 Aug 29, 2008

    hey i have the fat psp..as they say. well its charged and the green light goes on but theres nothing on the screen?.what should i do ?..and whats wrong with it?

  • Jammy92 Sep 01, 2008

    When i try to turn my psp on the green light comes on but no picture on my screen. Whats worng with it do i need a new battery or screen?

  • gangsterali Sep 07, 2008

    i have a psp it won't turn on only the green light comes on for 15sec please help me

  • Anonymous Sep 13, 2008

    same

  • davislsvgs Sep 22, 2008

    i got a new game and my friend did to she wanted to play mine and i wanted to play hers so we traded. whan i put her game into my psp something poped up then my psp shut off. i really want to play my game so when i plug the charger in and put the psp on it and wait a while the green light will come on for a few mins. then it will shut off. i really want to play my new game please someone help and tell me what do do and what to press please i really want to play

  • Anonymous Sep 22, 2008

    i was running an system update and then i accidently droped my psp and the battery came out. after i put it back in i got the green light for 15 seconds and then nothing. please help i use my psp as an mp3 player as i have the 8g chip.

  • Giacamo Pisciotta Oct 12, 2008

    Dahaka, My psp doe nt work with the charger pluggsd in either, Giacamo,,,,,,,,,

  • steinmetz_g Oct 12, 2008


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  • Rhonda Hines Dec 25, 2008

    did you get an answer how to fix it i have the same problem

  • Rhonda Hines Dec 25, 2008

    my psp was working perfect until one day it didnt turn on ,but the green light does. also my battery only holds a charge for about three hours.theres no picture at all,I tryed just using the charger but still nothing happens.Im hoping its a minor problem,could it be I need a new battery or not? please let me know what you think? did you get your problem fixed mines is doing the same thing....help

  • nursearlene Dec 25, 2008

    i have the same problem. you turn it on and the green light stays on for about 10-15 seconds and goes out. the console never comes on. i noticed the last thing it said was to call technical support. help.

  • Anonymous Dec 25, 2008

    i HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT BUT SCREEN IS BLANK!!! help

  • fatb Dec 29, 2008

    when iturn my psp on the green light only comes onbut for 15-20 seconds the screen never comes on if any body has answers email me at [email protected]........

  • anak Jan 09, 2009

    the green light turns on for about 5-10 seconds,screen wont turn on

  • ndrewilliams Jan 11, 2009

    ok i dropped my psp and it still comes on but wont show anything

  • Anonymous Jan 20, 2009

    i try to turn it on green light goes on but screen is blank then the green light goes off

  • devontef Jan 20, 2009

    My psp green light comes on put the sreen doesnt i was trying to install a xmb theme on it but it didnt work i have cfw and my recovery menu wont work. What 2 do please help me.

  • Anonymous Jan 20, 2009

    yes

  • paulbeard201 Jan 20, 2009

    psp green light goe on but the screen remanes blank

  • Anonymous Feb 16, 2009

    psp wont start dont know why was working find

  • Anonymous Mar 13, 2009

    when i try to turn the psp on the green light stays like about 20 seconds then the screen turns black with no picture or nosie that the psp haves when you turn it on. please help me because i really like playing my psp . and thats the only thing that i have to play.

  • young tel Mar 23, 2009

    My psp will charge and ever thing but will i turn it on the green light stays on for about 30sce or so and the screen just stay black i haven't droped it or anything i just dont know why it want turn on can some body help me.

  • razorx14 Mar 31, 2009

    When I turn my psp on the light comes on for about 20 seconds but the screen does not turn on and there is no audio as well

  • Anonymous Dec 02, 2012

    when i turn on my psp the green light turn's on only the green light then the screen is black and then it turn's off by it's self.

  • Anonymous Dec 02, 2012

    if i turn on my psp the green light turn's on only the green light and the screen is black the hole time then it turn's off by it's self.

  • Anonymous Dec 02, 2012

    does enyone know what's worng with it?

  • Anonymous Apr 26, 2013

    Leave it untill it discharged ,then the green light will switched off ,then put it in the charger and use it normally , But really i don't know the reason...

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Hey guy's can you help me i was upgrading my psp from 5.03 gen c full to 5.50 gen d full and when the installion is completed it said reboot your psp or shutdown i click the reboot button and suddenly the screen was all black i let it stayed black for 10 minutes but it is still black the green light is working but the screen is black

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    so,wht happen with u psp now?

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Leave it untill it discharged ,then the green light will switched off ,then put it in the charger and use it normally , But really i don't know the reason

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Ok ok listen to this dont get a new battery it wont work i lost 30 bucks for a new battery just go back were u buyed it and tell them theres some thing wrong whith it kk try that

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Take out the battery pack out clean the parts that connects but don't touch it i learned it from the movie First Sunday

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You can try taking out the battery then, plug up the charger, and then turn on the psp.

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Yes, what you have to do is to install CFW 3.90 onto your psp
that is what i did
first pandora battery (youtube)
second magic memoory stick
third download Despartar v4+v5
put in the magic memorystick and pandora battery
goto despartar v5
download 3.90 m33
press X when done

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