# PU\-8 PsNee modchip installation diagram \- William Quade Canonical: Language: `en-US` ![PU\-8 PsNee installation diagram](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PU-8a.jpg) This was one of the earlier PlayStation 1 board designs that included RCA composite video output ports on the back\. Most SCPH\-1001’s here in the United States had this board inside\. Additionally many Japanese systems had this board including many SCPH\-3000, SCPH\-3500, and SCPH\-5000’s\. For more information about [PsNee chips click here](https://quade.co/ps1-modchip-guide/psnee/) , for more information about [PS1 modchips click here](https://quade.co/ps1-modchip-guide/) \. # PU\-8 PsNee modchip installation diagram [![PsNee ATtiny45 pinout](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/psnee-attiny45-1024x705.jpg)](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/psnee-attiny45.jpg) Arduino pinout: - Pin VCC – VCC - Pin GND – GND - Pin 3 – Debug TX - Pin 4 – BIOS A18 - Pin 5 – BIOS D2 - Pin 6 – SQCK - Pin 7 – SUBQ - Pin 8 – DATA - Pin 9 – GATE\_WFCK [![PU\-8 PsNee installation diagram](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PU-8a-1024x768.jpg)](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PU-8a.jpg) [![PU\-8 PsNee installation diagram](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PU-8b-1024x923.jpg)](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PU-8b.jpg) Above are two installation diagrams for two different versions of the PU\-8\. The easiest way to know which you have is to look at the size of the Mechacon controller chip \(next to SUBQ and SCLK/SQCK\)\. If it’s large, use the bottom diagram, if it’s small, use the top diagram\. # Installation tips Here are some tips I have for you when you are soldering your chip into the PU\-8\. - **Cut your wires to be as short and direct as possible\.** - You don’t need to connect pins one and two of the ATtinyX5 chip\. Just desolder the wire\. - Use a multimeter to probe around for alternative VCC and GND points closer to where you position your chip for a cleaner installation\. - Try to position your chip towards the middle of where all the wires need to go, to minimize wire length\. # Example installations This section has photos of some successful installations which you can use to get a better understanding of how everything is wired and positioned\. - William Quade \(me\) [![PU\-8 PsNee example installation](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190211_212433-768x1024.jpg)](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190211_212433-e1550678585504.jpg) Ignore the larger board in the diagram, it’s a PSIO switchboard\. [![PU\-8 PsNee example installation](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190126_205224-1024x768.jpg)](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190126_205224.jpg) [![PU\-8 PsNee example installation](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190126_000752-1-1024x768.jpg)](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190126_000752-1.jpg) - Nall Wolf [![PU\-8 PsNee example installation](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cN2Dfhd-1024x1024.jpg)](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cN2Dfhd.jpg) 17 Comments Most Voted Newest Oldest ![Nall Wolf](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f0f666faf0c2092443594e2358144833cb9c83cdcce377705b1a47ccbf490c8c?s=64&d=mm&r=g) Nall Wolf January 2, 2019 2:10 PM I’ve just successfully installed a PSNee in my SCPH\-1001, but neither of the diagrams were correct for my PU\-8 board\. I ended up having to compare the two diagrams and make my best guess at where the points were, especially for DATA, GATE\_WFCK, and SCLK\. Here’s a pic of my finished install, hopefully it helps anyone else with this specific board: [https://imgur\.com/a/glRIOHV](https://imgur.com/a/glRIOHV) You may edit and use this image as an example if you want\. 4 [![William Quade](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/14ac9361c0296cbe4c2282fc8bdbd92bd0f1f946ca84939cc222c68e865637e5?s=64&d=mm&r=g)](https://quade.co/) Author [William Quade](https://quade.co/) January 2, 2019 11:18 PM Reply to [Nall Wolf](#comment-2090) Looks good, I put it in the list of example installations\. 0 ![Farton](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3d01917aad0cbcea6ba5a4504ba62879b2578be3b3d1c0c5ffc487f9b0aa2c61?s=64&d=mm&r=g) Farton May 10, 2021 6:41 AM I have successfully installed the Arduino Pro Mini as well, as shown by Nall Wolf\. PU\-8 board\. Initially, I made a mistake with the choice of the controller version and specified 16 MHz instead of 8 MHz in the Arduino IDE settings\. As a result, even the original disks were not loading\. [https://yadi\.sk/i/yDtnGB98M35h5Q](https://yadi.sk/i/yDtnGB98M35h5Q) 3 ![Talon Overstreet](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3dc7a5ad353f2a442ccd5d038309a5fc545b20ab1d6fee35fe912158fafb004b?s=64&d=mm&r=g) Talon Overstreet October 28, 2019 9:58 PM Successfully chipped my SCPH\-1001\. Kind of used both images to do it and ended up taking ground off of the pin on the end of that RAM \(I think\) chip because it’s pretty close to where I put the PSNee and I think it looks pretty clean\. Here’s the finished product and my own guide I made: [https://imgur\.com/a/HP45Mfw](https://imgur.com/a/HP45Mfw) \. Feel free to post them here so others can see\. 1 ![John](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dc723d0d441d98c3e9d04ed8c3e2f62fad9563ff76e5a237310aa5afe523f2c6?s=64&d=mm&r=g) John March 17, 2021 7:37 PM Mine was successful, although I’m having a strange issue playing PAL games\. As soon as Licensed by Sony screen goes away, the image just goes pitch black and I get no audio or anything\. My other later model PS1s work fine with PAL games, but not this one\. Is this just a hardware issue with these models? 1 [![William Quade](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/14ac9361c0296cbe4c2282fc8bdbd92bd0f1f946ca84939cc222c68e865637e5?s=64&d=mm&r=g)](https://quade.co/) Author [William Quade](https://quade.co/) March 18, 2021 10:25 AM Reply to [John](#comment-4863) Are you using composite video for both systems? Composite video will be black and white for PAL games on an NTSC system\. 0 ![Cameron Tinker](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/078fea8a0ad3b485a804ded65f1d495bdac035017e01e6c0040271ae04dc8826?s=64&d=mm&r=g) Cameron Tinker September 10, 2019 9:05 AM Hey William, thanks for the PSNee modchip\. I successfully installed mine using the same wiring configuration as Nall Wolf’s\. [![comment image](https://i.imgur.com/cfJzPYk.jpg)](https://i.imgur.com/cfJzPYk.jpg) 0 ![Emil Gora](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/79c2c5703c7dcc09336fcbe6aa7c12af118830cd2a410826d579662e8287015d?s=64&d=mm&r=g) Emil Gora October 29, 2019 6:31 PM Thanks for the chip\! I had the same variant board with the small controller\. [https://imgur\.com/a/cljQB93](https://imgur.com/a/cljQB93) 0 ![incrediblehark](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/62fc034748ace0788e766a1810510f8b305cbf959d678561954f3e7cb631850e?s=64&d=mm&r=g) incrediblehark March 13, 2020 6:22 PM Just got my PSNee i ordered in the mail today, and followed your install diagram in the first pic, as the motherboard matched mine… well it seems my system is dead now… Would like to know how it went wrong as I had an mm3 in there previously which went fine\. the disc wouldn’t spin, then the video cut out and i get nothing\. the system does power on though\. so I don’t think its the fuse\. after removing the chip i have the same result now\. Any idea what went on the ps1 motherboard? the system is essentially dead\. 0 [![William Quade](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/14ac9361c0296cbe4c2282fc8bdbd92bd0f1f946ca84939cc222c68e865637e5?s=64&d=mm&r=g)](https://quade.co/) Author [William Quade](https://quade.co/) March 13, 2020 6:47 PM Reply to [incrediblehark](#comment-3049) There are many fuses on the board that can blow and cause certain things to stop working, not just the large main power input fuse\. You probably should test the onboard fuses as well as look around the board for any accidental shorting from solder\. 0 ![incrediblehark](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/62fc034748ace0788e766a1810510f8b305cbf959d678561954f3e7cb631850e?s=64&d=mm&r=g) incrediblehark March 13, 2020 7:35 PM Reply to [William Quade](#comment-3052) Thanks for the quick reply, I’ll see if anything looks off\. I think what might have happened was I wrapped the chip in tape and a couple of legs poked through and might have shorted something\. I’m using some heat shrink instead now to hopefully avoid another issue\. 0 ![Cameron](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28ef132417420c1758d0ab3b74aa965db8de79d8be9b00027749660c3d54eef2?s=64&d=mm&r=g) Cameron September 5, 2020 8:02 PM Hi William, thank you for this amazing guide to ps1 modchips\. I just finished install my first modchip, this psnee\. I replicate all your wiring but it is not working\. Instead of reading burned discs or imports, it doesnt want to read anything at all\! When I place a cd it will start spin it and then recognize it as music cd, or dont read it at all\. Do you have a clue what the problem is? Maybe I did bad soldering? I adjunct a picture of the work I did, I hope you can see something I don’t and … Read more » Last edited 6 years ago by Cameron 0 [![William Quade](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/14ac9361c0296cbe4c2282fc8bdbd92bd0f1f946ca84939cc222c68e865637e5?s=64&d=mm&r=g)](https://quade.co/) Author [William Quade](https://quade.co/) September 6, 2020 5:48 PM Reply to [Cameron](#comment-4497) It’s not a good idea to have that much insulation stripped off the wires\. It also looks like some of the solder connections may be cold solder connections that aren’t making a good reliable connection\. 2 ![Jared Sharkey](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5a5fc0c040ac0bd4349016c93fe1375b1d531c8680e4f6af5c6870de14509a56?s=64&d=mm&r=g) Jared Sharkey September 9, 2020 12:58 PM Hey there\. I installed a PSNee on another SCPH\-1001 and it works great\! However, I’m having trouble on the 2nd one and can’t seem to shake it\. Everything plays correctly but the sound has an ever present crackle \(mostly on the FMV clips\) I have gone through all my connections and replaced the laser assembly twice as well as tried it on other SCPH\-1001’s\. They work on those\. Is this a possible cap replacement needed? Or, some type of interferance? the crackle is the same on the RCA ports as well\. I’m super stumped 0 [![William Quade](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/14ac9361c0296cbe4c2282fc8bdbd92bd0f1f946ca84939cc222c68e865637e5?s=64&d=mm&r=g)](https://quade.co/) Author [William Quade](https://quade.co/) September 10, 2020 1:46 PM Reply to [Jared Sharkey](#comment-4519) Yeah, that sort of sounds like a hardware issue like bad caps\. 1 ![Jared Sharkey](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5a5fc0c040ac0bd4349016c93fe1375b1d531c8680e4f6af5c6870de14509a56?s=64&d=mm&r=g) Jared Sharkey September 18, 2020 2:47 PM Reply to [William Quade](#comment-4522) That’s kinda what I thought also\. I guess I’ll just recap if\. Thanks\! 0 ![Clive Harris](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/67aeca41505c5a16dbb2a1872555fc4723ba180170c43209e7791b494dacb78b?s=64&d=mm&r=g) Clive Harris January 16, 2021 6:06 AM My PU\-8 board is also as shown by Nall Wolf\. Thank you both for the inspiration and hand holding\. I’m now enjoying the Japanese classic ‘densha de go’ on my PAL playstation\. [![PU\-8\.png](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/PU-8-1610798691.9523-300x225.png)](https://quade.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/PU-8-1610798691.9523.png) 0