PlayStation 2 Slimline SCPH-7500x Repair

SCPH-75000, SCPH-75001, SCPH-75002, SCPH-90003, SCPH-75004, SCPH-75005, SCPH-75006, SCPH-75007, SCPH-75008, SCPH-75009, SCPH-75010

The PlayStation 2 Slimline is a video game console created by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is a revision of the original PlayStation 2. It came with its new slim looks in late October 2004. This game console was available from October 29, 2004 – January 4, 2013.

PlayStation 2 Slimline is small, but because of its slim design, it does not contain some of the features that are available in the older version such as the internal hard disk drive and the internal power supply.

This product page is about the second revision of the Slimline model (SCPH-750xx) released in 2005.

Identifying your PlayStation 2 is easy because compared to the older version of PlayStation 2, PlayStation 2 Slimline is a lot smaller, thinner and quieter.

There are different versions of the PlayStation 2 slimline. To Identify which version your PlayStation 2 has, the version model number is located under the PlayStation 2 between the two leg stands on the left side.

• The PlayStation 2 Slimline SCPH 700xx was released in 2004. There were two sub-versions:
  1. It includes separate EE and GS chips (V12) (this version comes in three different colors: silver, pink, and black)
  2. It contains a newer unified EE and GS chip (V13)
• The PlayStation 2 Slimline SCPH 750xx was released in 2005 (V14). It contains an integrated EE and GS chip. It contains a different ASICs compared to V13. It also has a different lens.
• The PlayStation 2 Slimline SCPH 770xx was released in September 2006 (V15). including silver edition. unified EE and GS chip, redesigned ASIC, different laser lens, updated BIOS and drivers.
• The PlayStation 2 Slimline SCPH 790xx was released in July 2007. It has a reduced weight of 600 grams compared to the 900 grams of the SCPH 7700x version. It also has a smaller motherboard, custom ASICs, and the AC adaptor's weight was reduced to 250 grams (which was 350 grams in the previous version).
• The PlayStation 2 Slimline SCPH 900xx was released in November 2007. It contains some minor appearance changes. It has a redesigned hardware which incorporates the power supply into the console itself which reduces the combined weight to 720 grams. It also has a revised BIOS.

The PlayStation2 was sold in multiple regions with different regional codes. The list down below helps you to distinguish the model regions (ending with xx in the title):

• SCPH-75000: Japan
• SCPH-75001: Northern America (US and Canada)
• SCPH-75002: Oceania (Australia and New Zealand)
• SCPH-75003: United Kingdom and Ireland
• SCPH-75004: Europe, Middle East and Africa
• SCPH-75005: South Korea
• SCPH-75006: Hong Kong
• SCPH-75007: Republic of China (Taiwan)
• SCPH-75008: Russia
• SCPH-75009: People's Republic of China
• SCPH-75010: Mexico and South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru)

• Wikipedia: PlayStation 2 Slimline
• Playstion 2 Slimline Specs
• Sony Playstation 2 Slimline Community Forums
• Where can I find replacement Playstation 2 Slimline Parts?
• Sony Playstation 2 Slimline Parts
• PlayStation 2 Slimline on Amazon

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