Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 2 hours

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  • PlayStation 3 CECHH01 Teardown
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove HDD
  • Using fingernail, or spudger, remove the cover.
  • Remove PH1 screw
  • Pull HDD out.

Using fingernail, or spudger, remove the cover.

Remove PH1 screw

Pull HDD out.

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Step 2

              Remove security screw
  • Remove sticker an underlying rubber tab
  • Remove the T8 security screw
  • Pull cover towards you to remove

Remove sticker an underlying rubber tab

Remove the T8 security screw

Pull cover towards you to remove

Step 3

  • Remove the 6 long medium screws
  • Remove the medium medium screw. This screw is conveniently marked with an S if you forget what goes where.
  • The blueray drive is NOT screwed down. Do not tip the console!
  • Use a finger to press the tab next to the medium length screw and lift. The case pivots on the front.
  • When putting back together, place the front edge and rotate back. The screws will pop everything back in place.

Remove the 6 long medium screws

Remove the medium medium screw. This screw is conveniently marked with an S if you forget what goes where.

The blueray drive is NOT screwed down. Do not tip the console!

Use a finger to press the tab next to the medium length screw and lift. The case pivots on the front.

When putting back together, place the front edge and rotate back. The screws will pop everything back in place.

Step 4

              Remove Blueray drive
  • Flip blueray drive over and lift the tab to remove the cable

Flip blueray drive over and lift the tab to remove the cable

Step 5

              Remove power supply screws
  • Remove M screw
  • Remove medium medium screws
  • Remove long M screws
  • When putting back together, the fine thread screws are marked with M.

Remove M screw

Remove medium medium screws

Remove long M screws

When putting back together, the fine thread screws are marked with M.

Step 6

              Unhook power supply
  • Push down on tab and pull straight out
  • Pull straight out

Push down on tab and pull straight out

Pull straight out

Step 7

              Remove power supply
  • Do not use a metal spudger! There are exposed prongs that may short and shock you. I did not know this when I did it.
  • Using something non-conductive, lift this corner up to make removal easier.
  • Pull straight up to remove the power supply.

Do not use a metal spudger! There are exposed prongs that may short and shock you. I did not know this when I did it.

Using something non-conductive, lift this corner up to make removal easier.

Pull straight up to remove the power supply.

Step 8

              Unscrew the board brace
  • Remove the short medium screws
  • Remove the ground screw
  • Remove the heatsink screws and braces
  • Lift the front to remove
  • Do this slowly. The heatsinks are not screwed down and you may damage the fins if you use too much force.
  • This is the second time I’ve taken this apart. That’s why there is no thermal paste on the chips. They do put paste on there. Too much in my opinion.
  • When putting back together, all the screw places are marked. If the hole doesn’t have a marker, don’t put a screw in it.

Remove the short medium screws

Remove the ground screw

Remove the heatsink screws and braces

Lift the front to remove

Do this slowly. The heatsinks are not screwed down and you may damage the fins if you use too much force.

This is the second time I’ve taken this apart. That’s why there is no thermal paste on the chips. They do put paste on there. Too much in my opinion.

When putting back together, all the screw places are marked. If the hole doesn’t have a marker, don’t put a screw in it.

Step 9

              Remove the shields
  • Unscrew the M screws and unplug the board battery. Your PS3 now does not know the date and time.
  • I messed up when I put it back together. The shield goes under the top half of the HDD cage.
  • Lift this side of the HDD cage and wiggle it. The pins can be tricky.
  • Remove the shield over the USB and WiFi controller
  • Remove the USB and WiFi controller. It lifts straight up. Remove the white tape.
  • Lift from this side to remove the motherboard shield.
  • The motherboard lifts right out

Unscrew the M screws and unplug the board battery. Your PS3 now does not know the date and time.

I messed up when I put it back together. The shield goes under the top half of the HDD cage.

Lift this side of the HDD cage and wiggle it. The pins can be tricky.

Remove the shield over the USB and WiFi controller

Remove the USB and WiFi controller. It lifts straight up. Remove the white tape.

Lift from this side to remove the motherboard shield.

The motherboard lifts right out

Step 10

  • Ok, I forgot to take a picture before unscrewing the bottom. There are 4 small medium screws.
  • The back plate lifts up
  • The fan and cover lifts straight up
  • The heatsinks are not screwed down and lift right out

Ok, I forgot to take a picture before unscrewing the bottom. There are 4 small medium screws.

The back plate lifts up

The fan and cover lifts straight up

The heatsinks are not screwed down and lift right out

Step 11

              Done
  • Insert wisdom here.

Insert wisdom here.

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Jeff - Feb 14, 2016

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I have this exact same ps3 model and I took it apart to clean it and now the controller won’t sync. I press the PS button and all 4 lights blink rapidly (faster than when 1 blinks when it’s charging) for about 30 secs and then turn off. I have tried to sync it a couple diff ways with the same result.

knyrii - Feb 15, 2016

The ribbon cable in image 2 of step 6 may be loose.

harpreet singh - Mar 2, 2016

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My ps3 Fat bluetooth not working i am changing thE bluetooth plate but not working pls help

knyrii - Mar 3, 2016

Only a few things I can think of:

Replacement module is bad

Replacement module is the wrong version

Something is interfering with the bluetooth signal

Ana Teixeira - Feb 9, 2017

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My PS3 keeps shutting down when trying to load a game…sometimes it goes but some other times not…

Any help?

Thanks in advance