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PlayStation 3 Teardown

Rédigé par : Mint137 (et 17 autres contributeurs)
Publication : October 23, 2009
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PlayStation 3 Teardown

Rédigé par : Mint137 (et 17 autres contributeurs)
Publication : October 23, 2009
  • Commentaires : 48
  • Favoris : 427
  • Vues : 545,4k

Vue éclatée

Introduction

This is a teardown of an original launch 60GB PlayStation 3 system. One of the best units out there that had backwards compatibility and the card readers. Sadly this unit has a GPU a problem so it's broken.

Edit: Nickname fix, formerly Karasumachitose. Apologies to any inconvenience this causes.

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Cette vue éclatée n'est pas un tutoriel de réparation. Pour réparer votre PlayStation 3, utilisez notre manuel de réparation.

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    • There she is, one of the two original PS3 models available at launch (60GB).

    • It's got PS2/PS1 backwards compatibility and a multi-card reader. The current PS3 Slim doesn't have the card reader. The other launch model lacked the card reader and WiFi (20GB).

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    • Let's get started!

    • Remove the hard drive access cover from the bottom of the PS3.

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    • Use the Phillips screwdriver #1 to remove the blue screw.

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    • Lift up the metal lever.

    • Slide the hard drive towards the front of the case.

    • Pull it straight up and out of the unit.

    • This is all you need to do to access the PS3's hard drive.

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    • Remove the warranty sticker.

    • Obviously this voids your warranty. You have been warned.

    • Use your fingers and pry up and remove the foot underneath the sticker.

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    • Use the Torx Screwdriver (T8 or T10) to remove the torx screw from the space behind the rubber foot.

    • This screw has a security bit but most are able to remove it successfully with a normal Torx driver.

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    • Place PlayStation face up such that "PlayStation 3" is oriented so you can read it.

    • Place your palm on the PlayStation 3 logo and slide the plastic front cover towards you and off of the outer plastic shell. Set it aside.

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    • Remove the metal receiver that held the torx screw you just removed.

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    • Remove the 9 screws from the outer plastic shell using a #2 Philips driver.

    • 6 large screws

    • 1 medium screw

    • 2 small screws

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    • READ THIS ENTIRE STEP AND THE NEXT ONE BEFORE PROCEEDING. Locate the two locking tabs on the back of the PS3. Push them in simultaneously and lift the outer plastic shell off of the main board but BE CAREFUL as there is a ribbon cable connecting the shell to other hardware.

    • Ribbon cables are very fragile. Take care when removing or inserting ribbon cables.

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    • Disconnect the ribbon cable and set the shell aside.

    • If you want to remove the plastic card reader, locate its two locking plastic tabs that hold the card reader to the shell, spread them, and lift the card reader off of the shell.

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    • To remove the plastic card reader, locate its two locking plastic tabs that hold the card reader to the shell, spread them, and lift the card reader off of the shell.

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    • Working on the main unit, lift up on and disconnect the black RF wire from the wireless assembly using a spudger.

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    • Remove the flat ribbon cable from the wireless assembly.

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    • Remove the four Philips #2 screws from the top of the wireless assembly.

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    • Lift the wireless assembly off the main board and set it aside.

    • Disconnect the ribbon cable from the main board and place it with the wireless assembly.

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    • Locate the other wireless assembly which the black RF wire is connected to.

    • Remove the one Philips #2 screw retaining it to the main board and lift off the assembly and set it aside.

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    • Remove the cables that attach the power supply to the main board.

    • Remove the AC connector from the power supply.

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    • Remove the 5 screws using a Philips #2 from the power supply, and lift the power supply straight up and off of the main body. Set it aside.

    • There are 2 power pins connecting the motherboard to the power supply as you remove it.

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    • The screws holding the blu-ray drive to the main board have already been removed in a previous step.

    • Unplug the power connector (gray) on the side of the player.

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    • READ THIS ENTIRE STEP BEFORE PROCEEDING. Lift the player up slowly to expose the folded ribbon cable beneath it.

    • Remove that ribbon cable from the main board and set the drive/cable aside.

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    • Remove the ribbon cable attaching the on/off and eject switch circuit board to the main board.

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    • Remove the 4 Philips #2 screws retaining the circuit board to the case.

    • Remove the circuit board from the case.

    • These screws are medium length, different from most of the other Phillips #2 screws.

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    • Remove the 9 screws from the main body.

    • 5 Medium Philips #2 Screws

    • 2 Small Philips #1 Screws

    • 1 Ground Philips Screw with Washer

    • 1 Bolt Philips Screw (under AC cord)

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    • Grab the main board at the locations shown in the picture and lift the main board off of the back casing.

    • Set aside the black shell.

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    • On the main body, locate the 5 plastic locking tabs holding the rear plastic I/O shield to the main body.

    • Pry the tabs away from the body and lift the rear shield away.

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    • Remove the fan power connector.

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    • Remove the 3 Philips #2 screws holding the fan to the main body.

    • These are extra small screws

    • Lift the fan straight up and out of the body.

    • Check out the size of this thing.

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    • On the top of the mainboard, EVENLY remove the four large Philips #2 screws holding the heat sink.

    • Removing them evenly reduces strain on the GPU and CPU.

    • Remove the plates and the screws from the main board.

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    • Flip the main board over.

    • Lift (or pry with fingers) the heat sink straight off of the mainboard and processors.

    • Force will be required as the thermal paste "glues" the heat sink to the processor.

    • Note: If new thermal paste is readily available, clean the old paste off well and apply new thermal paste at the time of reassembly. If new thermal paste is not available or you are cheap, do not disturb the "old" thermal paste.

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    • Remove the 2 Phillips #0 screws from the hard drive enclosure.

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    • To expose the mainboard, remove the watch battery from the mainboard.

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    • Using spudger, carefully pry the metal shielding away from and off of the top of motherboard.

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    • Turn the motherboard over and remove the metal shielding on the opposite side. Pry with a spudger or with your fingers.

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    • Check out all the chips with heatspreaders on this thing.

    • There's the Emotion Engine chip and Graphics Synthesis chip that allows the sweet backwards compatibility.

    • IBM Cell processor... This CPU has 9 cores, 10 threads and it runs @ 3.2GHz .

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    • More Chips!

    • IBM Cell CPU

    • Nvidia RSX GPU

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    • Consider your PS3 disassembled.

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ii got a broken ps3 from my step dad, it turns on but theres no picture. I've taken it apart 3 times now and couldnt figure out how to get it fully apart. I've put everything back together and it does the same thing. So i didnt mess it up and more than it was. lol. From what i was told it was on top of a tv and a dog caught the cord and pulled it down. It slammed down on the back of the system and hasnt been able to show video and sound. Like i've said, i've tryed to mess with it but i know nothing about this stuff. Any ideas as to what could be broken? The port itself is cracked, but i've tryed HDMI and that doesnt work either. Any advice is helpful. Thank you.

shujinflik - Réponse

lol couple years later, no all u have to do is switch out the fan inside your ps3 :) it happen to mine or buy a new ps3 and switch hard drives :)

Mikegart victoria -

It's the GPU

kajussls121 -

I love the way you post a warning as to how fragile the ribbon cable is and then say, "remove ribbon cable" without any detail as to how to release it. Thanks. Now my PS3 is trash.

sonofjay817 - Réponse

Instructions not clear enough. Stuck my finger in a light socket.

10/10, would electrocute self again.

Randy Laird - Réponse

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