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PlayStation Laser from a SCPH-7501 or SCPH-9001 Replacement

Device	PlayStation
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	No estimate
Steps	5

This guide is by Unchi on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

This will repair your SCPH-5501 without buying a new KSM-440-ADM laser off of ebay.

Tools: Pro Tech Toolkit

Step 1

• Remove the parallel port cover on the back of the PlayStation.
• Flip over the PlayStation and remove the six screws from the bottom.
• Turn the PlayStation upright. Remove the cover by lifting it up.

Step 2

• Carefully disconnect the gold-colored ribbon cable from it's connector. To avoid damaging the cable, pull it by the white, reinforced tab.

Step 3

• Disconnect the second cable by pulling up on the plastic connector at the end.
• Remove the 2 screws and take the black bottom piece of the old Optical drive.
• Take the new Optical drive from either a SCPH-7501 or an SCPH-9001.
• Gently pull on the orange ribbon, but not too much or you could rip it.

Step 4

• Take the bottom piece you took out and place it on the new Optical drive and screw it on the new drive.

Step 5

• Here is what your work should look like.
• Put it back together, plug it in, turn it on and test it to see if it works.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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