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Sony PlayStation SCPH-9002 Teardown

Device	PlayStation
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	No estimate
Steps	10

This guide is by imacg517 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 >>

I have a PlayStation 1, and i have decided to make a new teardown of it.

I'm spanish, so my english is a bit poor, and sorry for the mistakes made in this teardown.

Without further delay, we start.

Tools: iFixit Opening Tool; Spudger; 64 Bit Driver Kit

Step 1

• Here's the PS1.
• Turn the PS1 over and remove the six screws.
• Note: part number +BV 3X14

Step 2

• Remove the top cover. It's very easy.

Step 3

• Disconnect both CD-ROM connectors.
    • CD connector one and the socket it connects to.
    • CD connector two and the socket it connects to.
    • Note: part number DEVICE OPTICAL KSM-440AEM

Step 4

• Remove the CD-ROM reader. You should be able to pull it out gently, although you may have to wiggle it around a bit to loosen the rubber holders.

Step 5

• Detach both cables. They go to the power supply and to the memory cards and controller connectors.

Step 6

• Remove the four screws and the metal cover.

Step 7

• Now you have the motherboard!
• And the power supply.
• Remove the four screws from the motherboard and the power supply.

Step 8

• Once the screws are removed, remove the power supply.

Step 9

• Remove the motherboard, and both of the screws from the memory card/ controller connection mechanism.

Step 10

• Now, you have all your PlayStation 1 parts!
    • Main Board
    • Lower Casing
    • EMI Shield
    • Power Supply
    • Disk Reader
    • Memory Card/ Controller Mechanism

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