PSP 1000 Troubleshooting: PSP won't turn on

This a troubleshoot for the Playstation Potable 1000! I don’t know if the issues will be the same for the other versions so please don’t ask.

                       So you’re listening to music or playing a game on your PSP for a while then you turn it off.  Later that day, you decide to play games again but your  PSP won’t turn on.  You plug it in the charger to let it charge when a little while later the charge light goes off. You unplug it and it still won’t turn on. You plug it back in and turn it on but only stays on for about 4 minutes or so. Has this happened  to you? I have experienced that exact problem so I hope you find this helpful.

                         First off, you wanna check if you have the same problem as I did. Plug your charger back in your PSP and turn it on. Once you get to your menu, go to “settings” and scroll down to “system settings”. When you get there, you wanna select the option called “battery information”. Take a look at it. If everything has a “-” next to it except for the “power source” which is supposed to have the word “external” next to it, it means that there is no battery in there. Now I know what your thinking, “But there is a battery in there! Maybe it’s just not in all the way”. That is not the problem if you have not touched your battery pack all day. What is the problem, is that your battery pack is shot which means you need to buy a new one.  Yeah it’s a drag having to buy a new one but it’s still cheaper than buying a new PSP. They average about $30 and can be bought at Gamestop, RadioShack, or the internet.

                          Well I hope this helped you out. If this was not your problem then I am sorry. I probably don’t know what it is. You might need to perform a hard reset if this is not the problem. You can find out how to perform a hard reset on other forums online. Happy gaming!