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PlayStation scph-1001 Eye replacement

Device	PlayStation
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	No estimate
Steps	7

This guide is by Walker wallace 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 #1 Screwdriver

Parts: PlayStation 1 eye

Step 1

• This is your PlayStation before you do this teardown.

Step 2

• Now take the 5 black screws out of the case.

Step 3

• Now flip the system back over to its top. 'Be sure not to drop the top when you pick it up.

Step 4

• Pick up on the top case after you have flipped it over. This will have a little resistance but this should not break anything if you have all of the five screws out of the under case.

Step 5

• Then undo the piece holding in the ribbon cable. When you do this grab the side of the black piece holding it in place and pick it up slowly

Step 6

• Then undo the power cable and the eye Cable these should just lift right off.

Step 7

• Now just pick up on the eye and set it off to the side the reassembly

Conclusion

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

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