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PlayStation 3 Slim Lower Case Replacement

What you need

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    • Turn the PS3 over and lay it on its backside.

    • Carefully peel the warranty sticker up off the lower case to reveal a hidden screw cover.

    • To avoid activating the VOID that may come up, heat the sticker carefully to remove and replace it cleanly.

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    • Use the flat end of a metal spudger to pry up the seven screw covers around the edge of the lower case.

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    • Remove the seven 37 mm Phillips screws securing the top cover to the lower case.

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    • Remove the four 13.3 mm T8 security Torx screws beneath the Blu-ray drive opening. (Some models may only have three screws)

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    • Lift the top cover from its rear edge and rotate it toward the front of the PS3.

    • Lift the top cover off the PS3.

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    • Squeeze the AC inlet connector's locking mechanism and pull straight up to disconnect it from the power supply.

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    • Pull the DC-Out cables straight up to lift their connector up and out of its socket on the power supply.

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    • Remove the two 7.6 mm Phillips screws securing the power supply to the lower case.

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    • Lift the power supply upward from its left edge as viewed from the front of the PS3.

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    • Continue to lift the left edge of the power supply until it lifts off the two metal posts shown in the second picture.

    • Remove the power supply from the PS3, minding any cables that may get caught.

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    • If present, remove the pieces of tape securing the cables to the body of the Blu-ray drive.

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    • Use the flat end of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the Blu-ray ribbon cable socket.

    • Be sure you are prying up on the movable retaining flap, not the socket itself.

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    • Pull the Blu-ray ribbon cable straight up and out of its socket.

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    • Pull the Blu-ray power cable straight up to lift its connector out of the socket on the Blu-ray drive.

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    • Remove the single 9.5 mm Phillips screw securing the Blu-ray drive to the lower case.

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    • Lift the Blu-ray drive slightly by its right edge to dislodge the control board from its housing.

    • Remove the Blu-ray drive from the PS3.

    • After you reinstall the Blu-ray drive, be sure the control board is firmly seated in the lower case before proceeding.

    • If replacing the Blu-ray drive with a new drive, swap the circuit board from your old drive into the new drive.

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    • Pull the AC-In cables upward to remove the AC inlet from the lower case.

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    • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both antenna connectors up from their sockets on the motherboard.

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    • Pull the control board ribbon cable up and out of its socket on the motherboard.

    • Remove the control board.

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    • Turn the PS3 over and lay it on its backside.

    • Use the flat edge of a metal spudger to pop up the small access door on the bottom cover near the front of the PS3.

    • Remove the blue Phillips screw hidden under the access door.

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    • Slide the hard drive bay cover toward the right side of the lower case, then pull it away from the front edge to remove it from the PS3.

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    • Using its attached metal handle, pull the hard drive out of its bay.

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    • Remove the following five screws securing the motherboard assembly to the lower case:

    • Two silver 6 mm Phillips

    • Three black 8 mm Phillips

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    • Lift the motherboard assembly from its front edge and remove it from the lower case, minding the antenna cable still attached to the lower case.

    • Be careful not to bend the metal antenna bodies as you lift the motherboard assembly.

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    • Remove the two 6.2 mm Phillips screws securing the antennas to the lower case.

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    • Lift the antennas off their plastic positioning posts and remove them from the lower case.

    • Lower case remains.

Conclusion

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

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