PSP 300xc Power Switch Board Replacement

Press the button securing the battery door to the PSP 300xc, and lift the battery door off.

Lift the battery out of the PSP.

Use a spudger or your fingernail to remove the warranty sticker stuck to the inside of the battery tray

Remove four Phillips screws from the back of the PSP.

Remove two Phillips screws from the top of the PSP.

Remove a single screw from the bottom edge of the PSP.

Insert a spudger between the front case and PSP, and slide the spudger along the perimeter of the front case to remove it.

Remove a single Phillips screw securing the home bar to the PSP 300xc.

Push the home bar to the right about 1cm to release a tab, and begin to lift the right end of the home bar slightly.

Insert a spudger under the LCD, beside the black plastic tab.

Push the LCD to the left and pry up to release the left edge of the LCD from under the plastic tab.

Insert a spudger under the LCD, beside the black plastic tab.

Push the LCD to the right and pry up to release the right edge of the LCD from under the plastic tab.

Rotate the LCD away from the PSP to reveal the LCD and home bar ribbon cables.

Use your fingernail or the edge of a plastic opening tool to flip up the retaining flap on the following four ZIF connectors:

Home bar cable

Microphone cable

LCD display data cable

Touchscreen cable

After flipping up the locking tabs on all four connectors, use your fingers or a spudger to gently pull the cables straight out of the connectors.

Remove the LCD from the PSP 300xc.

Lift the home bar up as high as it will go, but not so high that the wires disconnect.

Twist the home bar counter clockwise while carefully lifting it further. The left edge has to lift over the black plastic frame to allow it to rotate.

The home bar should now lift out of the PSP 300xc.

Remove both trigger buttons by lifting them off the PSP 300xc.

Using a finger or spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the power switch board ribbon cable socket.

Pull the ribbon cable out of its socket.

Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the power switch board up and off the PSP 300xc.

Remove the power switch board from the PSP.