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(TC) PlayStation Teardown

Device	PlayStation
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	No estimate
Steps	13

This guide is by Nick 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 >>

Tools: Phillips #0 Screwdriver

Step 1

• Flip the unit upside down to access the six screws on the bottom.
• Remove the six screws indicated with a Phillips-head screwdriver. All the screws are of the same length.

Step 2

• Turn the unit back over, and pull the top half up and away from the device.

Step 3

• Unplug the laser assembly's power cable and ribbon cable from the main board.
• Remove the two screws on the memory card/controller port, disconnect the ribbon cable, and lift it out of the case.

Step 4

• To remove the power supply, disconnect the cable and remove the two screws, then lift it out of the case.

Step 5

• Remove the 3 screws from the shield.

Step 6

• Remove the 5 Phillips screws.
• You can now lift the main board out of the case.

Step 7

• Lift the RF shield out of the case.

Step 8

• Reinstall the RF shield by dropping it in and lining up the slots and tabs.

Step 9

• Replace the main board. Only install the screws indicated in red.

Step 10

• Replace the top shield, and secure with the 3 screws indicated.
• Reinstall the memory card / controller module. Connect the ribbon cable and replace the 2 screws.

Step 11

• Align the optical drive assembly with the three pegs.
• Reconnect the power and data cables for the optical drive.

Step 12

• Slide the cover on the system in the same way you took it off and replace the black screws indicated.

Step 13

• Plug in the console and turn it on.
• Thanks for looking at my teardown!

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