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For those of you that don't know what a "brick" is, it's basically when you turn your PSP on, the green light turns on, the screen stays blank, and then it shuts itself off. Here is how to fix this problem.

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  2. Your PSP should turn itself on. Depending on what's on the magic memory stick, you will see a menu.
  3. it doesn't matter which option you pick.
  4. about a hundred times. The magic memory stick is putting files on your PSP to make it work properly.
  5. Press X to shutdown the PSP". Simply press X. Your PSP will turn off.
  6. If you installed original X.XX, stop here, your PSP is unbricked.
  7. This is called the Recovery Menu. Select "Advanced ->" and press X.
  8. Your PSP will restart. You will see a blue screen with several languages. In each language, the message is "Setting Information is corrupted. Press O to restore default settings".
  9. Congratulations, your PSP is unbricked.
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    What is the magic memory stick?
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    It's a custom memory stick that has files for reflashing your PSP. Type in Google "How to make a magic memory stick" and follow the steps. After that you will also need a Pandora battery, which you can buy on eBay or make it at home, but it's really hard to make it at home.
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      • Don't forget to press the R trigger whilst turning on your PSP. (Only if you installed the x.xx M33)
      • Make sure the memory stick is completely formatted before you put the "magic" files on.
      • A Pandora Battery switches the boot device from the flash0 to the memory stick.
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      Things You'll Need

      • Pandora Battery
      • Formatted memory stick with "magic" files

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