Difficulty

Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

Sections

2

  • Lower Smart Plate
  • 6 steps
  • Clock Battery
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Lower Smart Plate
  • Turn off your PlayStation 2 and remove the disc and Memory Card.
  • Turn over the PlayStation 2 and put it on a soft surface (e.g. a towel).

Turn off your PlayStation 2 and remove the disc and Memory Card.

Turn over the PlayStation 2 and put it on a soft surface (e.g. a towel).

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Step 2

  • Locate the six covers.
  • Two are located underneath the feet.
  • One cover is located underneath the Void sticker.

Locate the six covers.

Two are located underneath the feet.

One cover is located underneath the Void sticker.

Step 3

  • Remove the Void sticker with a Spudger and some cleaning alcohol
  • Removing the Void sticker will void the warranty of your device!
  • Some versions of that console maybe don’t have the sticker or it’s relocated.

Remove the Void sticker with a Spudger and some cleaning alcohol

Removing the Void sticker will void the warranty of your device!

Some versions of that console maybe don’t have the sticker or it’s relocated.

Step 4

  • Remove the covers by using either a Spudger, Opening Picks or your fingernail.

Remove the covers by using either a Spudger, Opening Picks or your fingernail.

Step 5

  • Remove the six Phillips #1 screws with a screwdriver.
  • The screws on the right are a bit deeper inside the shell as like the rest but are the same size.

Remove the six Phillips #1 screws with a screwdriver.

The screws on the right are a bit deeper inside the shell as like the rest but are the same size.

Step 6

  • Separate the clips at the front and the overhanging side from their mounting using a Prying Tool.
  • Separate the two halves.

Separate the clips at the front and the overhanging side from their mounting using a Prying Tool.

Separate the two halves.

Step 7

              Clock Battery
  • The clock battery is located under the drive.
  • Do not touch the Laser (red circle)! Otherwise it can’t read the disc anymore!
  • Make sure that the sensor array for the on/off switch sits correctly when reassembling the device.
  • This picture showed the European model (SCPH-90004). Some models with other region codes may not have a clock battery.

The clock battery is located under the drive.

Do not touch the Laser (red circle)! Otherwise it can’t read the disc anymore!

Make sure that the sensor array for the on/off switch sits correctly when reassembling the device.

This picture showed the European model (SCPH-90004). Some models with other region codes may not have a clock battery.

Step 8

  • Pull away the metal mounting on the right to remove the old button cell.
  • Replace the old button cell/clock battery with a new button cell type CR 2032 with 3V of voltage.

Pull away the metal mounting on the right to remove the old button cell.

Replace the old button cell/clock battery with a new button cell type CR 2032 with 3V of voltage.

To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.

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