you, uhh, probably shouldn't really smack it, since there are things inside the ps5 that could be seriously dislodged if you do. The reason smacking it sometimes brings it back to life is probably because there's a problem with the connection with the power supply and the motherboard. As you can see from this picture from the iFixit guide on replacing the power supply, it is connected to the motherboard with two contacts that sort of looks like a plug.[br]
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you, uhh, probably shouldn't really smack it, since there are things inside the ps5 that could be seriously dislodged if you do. The reason smacking it sometimes brings it back to life is probably because there's a problem with the connection with the power supply and the motherboard. As you can see from this picture from the iFixit guide on replacing the power supply, it is connected to the motherboard with two contacts that sort of looks like a plug. If that contact is not connected to the power source for some reason(probably a misshaped casing),smacking the ps5 would force the contacts to connect to the power source and bring it back to life.[br]
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So, the problem might have been a poorly connected contact that caused the ps5 to fail to power on, as there's no power going to the motherboard. You might want to take it apart and check that particular area and see if the contacts can connect or not. If it doesn't then it's probably caused by a drop that misshaped the casing of the ps5, which created a gap between the power supply and the motherboard. And DON'T SMACK IT!!!
you, uhh, probably shouldn't really smack it, since there are things inside the ps5 that could be seriously dislodged if you do. The reason smacking it sometimes brings it back to life is probably because there's a problem with the connection with the power supply and the motherboard. As you can see from this picture from the iFixit guide on replacing the power supply, it is connected to the motherboard with two contacts that sort of looks like a plug.[br]
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So, the problem might have been a poorly connected contact that caused the ps5 to fail to power on, as there's no power going to the motherboard. You might want to take it apart and check that particular area and see if the contacts can connect or not. If it doesn't then it's probably caused by a drop that misshaped the casing of the ps5, which created a gap between the power supply and the motherboard. And DON'T SMACK IT!!!