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Complete Disassembly of the PSP

PREP BEFORE OPENING YOUR PSP..

Take some time to get your workspace clean and gather all the necessary tools. Thelast thing that you want to happen, is to return to your work area to find that you aremissing parts.

Parts List:

1. You will need a small tip Phillips screwdriver. #000

2. Small tip flat head screwdriver. #1,0

3. A sharp blade

4. Baggies to keep your screws in. (they are tiny)

5. Isopropyl alcohol and cotton swabs ( just if you find your buttons/contact needcleaning.)

6. A soft wiping cloth, like the one that came with your PSP.

7. A can of air. (Keeps the dust off your screen when putting it back together.)

Now that you have your parts (you might need more depending on what you need to fix)You should prep your work area.Make sure you have a clean work area where there will be the least dust, and the leastdistractions. The more light the better you will find what you are looking for.

Make sure you discharge yourself from STATIC ELECTRICITY, The least you can do is

touch a large metal object. (Or not the least reliable way but still fun. sneaking up to aFamily Member/Friend and give them your static.. Muhahahaha).

Also remember if the connectors are not coming off easily do not force them open oroff.. this is VERY BAD! I have seen WAY to many boards which could have beenrepaired easily if the user didn't force their way in.

So here we go, GOOD LUCK!

Here is a Preview of what you are going to be working with.

Step 1 Removing The Face Plate.

Here is your familiar PSP, we are going to remove the 7 Case screwsfrom the back of your PSP.

Turn over your PSP and remove the battery, You will see your"Warranty void if removed" sticker.. Well, I think its time for it to bevoided.

There are 3 different types of screws in the case screw set.4 BLACK Type "A" screws, 2 SILVER Type "B" screws, and one SilverType "C"There are 2 screws under the Warranty sticker. One Type "A" and

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Step 2 Removing The Button Bar .

Step 3 Removing The LCD.

Step 4 Removi ng The LCD Brace.

One Type "B"The Black Type "A" screws are holding your faceplate on, The smallersilver Type "B" screws are holding the LCD metal holder in place.

Go a head and remove all 7 case screws.Put them in a bag or on a magnet to keep them from falling off yourworkspace.

Now that the screws are out go a head and pull the face plate off.

Pull up on the bottom of the faceplate. ( where screw "C" is)

Insert your small screwdriver tip under the lip of the left side of thebutton bar and slide upwards until the bar is disconnected from themetal LCD housing..

NOTE: DO NOT LOOSE THE RUBBER CONTACT FOR THE THUMBSTICK!!!!

Then carefully unplug the button bars flex cable. By lifting the tabupwards and sliding the cable out.

The flex cable connectors are quite week and require extra care. sodon't force to hard or you could have a very nice looking Door Jam.

On the left side of the LCD screen there is a metal bracket lip that isholding the LCD in place. You need to unhook the left side of the LCDfrom this housing by sliding a small flat screwdriver in between theLCD housing and the LCD mounting bracket.slowly popping the tabs for the LCD to come out.

Slowly pull the other side out and then tilt the LCD at a 90 bend soyou have access to the flex cable connectors.

Lift up the clamps on the connectors, the brown clips are the only partthat will lift up, any more pressure and you could remove the wholeclip...

I recommend putting the LCD back onto of the faceplate. so that dustand other debris don't fall onto your screen and window.DO NOT WIPE YOUR WINDOW JUST YET, it is very easy to scratch

the inside of the faceplate, if there is excessive dust try blowing it outwith your can of air, or use the very soft and clean wiping cloth, Amicro fiber rag has too many " Micro Fibers" and actually scratches thescreen worse.

There are 2 Types of screws for the Lcd Brace. A Silver Type "A" anda Silver Type "D"

*Depending on your version of PSP, you might have a silver or black Type "A" screw that positions the UMDdoor, the only difference is color.

Start by removing the selected screws. *Note the pink stars unscrewfrom behind the battery, we should have removed them earlier.




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Step 6 Removi ng The Power Switch Board

Step 5 Removing The D-pad.

Gently pry the brace outwards between the D-pad and the housingusing your flathead driver. there are small tabs that hold them bothtogether.

Now that the tabs are free from the D-pad, You can press the latch toopen the UMD door. This allows the UMD Latch to move through thehole on the backside of the case

Wiggle that guy free.

Unscrew the Silver Type "A" screw from the D-pad.

Now tilt the D-pad so you can access the release bar

carefully pry up the brown release bar and slide out the flex cable.

We now have to remove the power switch, First un hook the flexcable from the motherboard.

Place your flat head screwdriver under the PCB as show and thenlightly pry upwards so it clears the latch,

Now pull it off the peg towards the top.

You will need to remove the right trigger contact by sliding it up andout.

Then peel the adhesive flex cable free from the PSP case.




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Step 7 Removi ng The Power Plug *

Step 8 Removi ng The WiFi Antenna

Step 9 Getting Ready To Remove The Motherboard

Step 10 Removing The Motherboard

First we need to remove the Silver Type "A" screw that is holding theYellow Power connector down.

If you did not remove your warranty sticker all the way, the plug will be

stuck to the case and will need a little extra force to remove it.

*I Usually remove the power plug after I have the mother board out,since the connector on the motherboard can break very easily.

If you need to remove the plug now make sure you remove this screw.Then lift the board up slightly since the connector will get hung up onthe case.

Then pull the connector straight towards you.

Now we can get the WIFI antenna out of the way. You can pick him upand gently untangle the wire from the case

You can leave him to the side since you cant pull out the WIFI boardyet.

You need to remove the Silver Type "A" screw from the motherboard.( If you didn't do so when removing the power plug.)

Now you need to remove all of the extra components

Unplug the Laser ( Like always lightly pull the clips to the right,working one at a time.)

Unplug the UMD motor and pull the flex cable towards you. If thereseems to be not enough slack to pull the cable, you can use yourflathead screwdriver to assist you in pulling.

Unplug the speakers.

They can stay in if you are doing a repair.

To pull them out you can grab a hold of the wire, and pull straight upand out.




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Step 11 Removi ng The WiFi And Sound Daughterboard.

Step 12 Removing The UMD DOOR

Step 13 Removing The UMD Assembly

To remove the mother board you will need to pry the bottom of theboard up to get the proper angle

You will need to make sure that the motherboard has detached itselffrom the WiFi daughterboard.

Pull the motherboard up and towards you, since the USB connector issticking through the case.

Now you have access to the metal housings.

Remove the Silver TYPE "A" screws.

Pull out the metal housing and the black plastic clip.

Lift the top of the Daughterboard to pull it out, the headphone jack issticking through the case.

The Daughterboard is gone.

Again take your flathead screwdriver and GENTLY pry the hinge tothe side and out.

EXCESSIVE FORCE WILL BREAK THE HINGE.

More wiggle time...

The door has dropped.

"Success, Yes"

You can remove the Metal Hinge if you wish Or it can stay on untilyou remove the assembly




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There you go, You have just Disassembled your PSP unit.

There are a couple small parts of the case that we did not cover.Check out how to swap them out on our other tutorials.

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Remove the 4 Assembly screws.

Don't press to hard when unscrewing the screws. the case can sometimes

break a screw hole.

Pick it up and brace the screw from behind

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