Motherboards

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Overview

This list might not be complete, so feel free to add your own board if you own one that is not in this list.

PlayStation motherboards

PU-7

  • Year(s): 1994 - 1995
  • Models: SCPH-1000, early SCPH-1001, very early SCPH-3000/SCPH-3500, probably few very early SCPH-1002
  • Has three potentiometers on board: RV701 (focus gain), RV704 (focus bias), RV705 (sled motor voltage?)
  • 7-pin PSU
  • -13
    • initial release
  • -13A
  • -14
  • -14A
  • -15

PU-8

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  • Year(s): 1995 - 1996
  • Models: SCPH-1001, SCPH-1002, SCPH-3000, SCPH-3500, SCPH-5000
  • Removed S-Video interface
  • New CD DSP (CXD2510Q)
  • Has three potentiometers on board: RV701 (focus gain), RV702 (push pull), RV704 (focus bias)
  • 7-pin PSU
  • -11
    • Mostly based on PU-7-15 with slight changes regarding the drive electronics
  • -21
    • Actual larger changes
    • GPU now uses SGRAM for video memory
  • -22
  • -23

PU-16

  • Year(s):
  • Models: SCPH-5903
  • Only sold in Asia (without Japan)
  • Special version with daughter board for VideoCD decoding (MP-45)
  • Mostly based on PU-8-23
  • Has three potentiometers on board: RV701 (focus gain), RV702 (push pull), RV704 (focus bias)
  • 7-pin PSU
  • -11

PU-18

  • Year(s): 1996 - 1997
  • Models: SCPH-5001, SCPH-550X, SCPH-5552, early SCPH-700X, early SCPH-7501
  • Removed all audio/video connectors except the multi-A/V port
  • New drive DSP (CXD2545Q)
  • Automated focus adjustment
  • Has single potentiometer on board: RV703 (push-pull adjustment)
  • 5-pin PSU
  • -11
  • -21
  • -31
  • -41
  • -52
  • -62
  • -72
  • -82

PU-20

  • Year(s): 1997 - 1998
  • Models: SCPH-700X
  • Drive DSP and drive controller combined into single chip
  • Automated focus adjustment
  • Has single potentiometer on board: RV703 (push-pull adjustment)
  • 5-pin PSU
  • -12
  • -22
  • -32

PU-22

  • Year(s): 1998 - 1999
  • Models: SCPH-750X, early SCPH-900X (parallel port hidden behind case)
  • SPU integrated into drive-dsp/controller chup
  • Automated full CD drive adjustment
  • Has no potentiometers on board (values set automatically by drive electronics)
  • 5-pin PSU
  • -11
  • -12
  • -21
  • -22
  • -32

PU-23

  • Year(s): 1999 - 2000
  • Models: SCPH-900X
  • Removed the parallel port
  • Automated full CD drive adjustment
  • Has no potentiometers on board (values set automatically by drive electronics)
  • 5-pin PSU
  • -11
  • -21
  • -31
  • -41
  • -51

PlayStation One motherboards

PM-41

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  • Year(s): 2000 - 2006
  • Models: SCPH-10X
  • Removed the serial port
  • Automated full CD drive adjustment
  • Has no potentiometers on board (values set automatically by drive electronics)
  • -11
  • -21
  • -31
  • -41
  • -51
  • -61
    • SGRAM integrated into single chip with GPU
  • -71
    • Also known as PM-41 (2)
    • Slightly smaller
    • Audio-RAM integrated into CD/SPU-chip
  • -82
    • Also known as PM-41 (2)
    • Slightly smaller
    • Different package/footprint for RAM
    • The very last PS1 motherboard, built around 2003-2004 (at least) and sold until 2006