How To: Open and Tear-Down a Playstation 3 Console
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Break Down a PS3 Console to Motherboard Tutorial
What Tools Are Need:
- Small Philips Screw Driver
- Small Flat Head Screw Driver
- Regular Philips Screw Driver
First Step:
- Remove the screw from the side of the console and the warranty sticker. This is done with the small flat head screwdriver.
- Then slide the lid of the top of the console
- Remove 7 Screws from top of console shell, and then pull upward.
- With enough force the shell of the console pop’s loose.
Removing the internal Components:
- Remove the Disc Drive – remove two ribbon cables and a small connector cable.
- Remove the Card Reader – remove the two screws holding this down.
- Remove the Wi-Fi Board – remove the antenna cable, four screws and the ribbon cable.
- Remove the Power Supply – remove five regular screws, and the ground screw. Then un-plug the two connectors
- Remove the Antenna – there is only one small screw for this.
- Remove the Eject Board – this is the small board just in front of the disc-drive. Remove the four screws holding this down.
- Take the Hard Drive Out – remove the black plastic door, and remove one screw with your small Philips screwdriver.
Keep in mind the above-mentioned items use smaller screws; this will help when you put the console back together.
Next Step:
- Remove all the screws surrounding the Board – two of the screws will require the use of the small Philips screwdriver. It also depends on the model of the console.
- Then take out the four screws in the middle of the board, holding the gpu & cpu in place.
Last Step:
- Take the board and fan out of the console shell – Remove the plastic on the back of the console.
- Next you can remove the top metal plate - easy
- Then remove the fan, by unplugging the cable
- Then remove the battery from the board – this is important, the battery will explode from the heat.
- Remove two small screws that hold the Hard Drive holder to the board - with your small Philips screwdriver.
- Now remove the metal plate
Now you have just the board in you hands. If you need help with fixing a PS3 I have other videos on fixing a PS3 with the yellow light of death, and how to re-calibrate a ps3 disc drive.
