Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          45 minutes

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  • Blu-ray Disc Drive
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Introduction

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Step 1

              Blu-ray Disc Drive
  • If present, remove the pieces of tape securing the cables to the body of the Blu-ray drive.

If present, remove the pieces of tape securing the cables to the body of the Blu-ray drive.

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Step 2

  • Use the flat end of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the Blu-ray ribbon cable socket.
  • Be sure you are prying up on the movable retaining flap, not the socket itself.

Use the flat end of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the Blu-ray ribbon cable socket.

Be sure you are prying up on the movable retaining flap, not the socket itself.

Step 3

  • Pull the Blu-ray ribbon cable straight up and out of its socket.

Pull the Blu-ray ribbon cable straight up and out of its socket.

Step 4

  • Pull the Blu-ray power cable straight up to lift its connector out of the socket on the Blu-ray drive.

Pull the Blu-ray power cable straight up to lift its connector out of the socket on the Blu-ray drive.

Step 5

  • Remove the single 9.5 mm Phillips screw securing the Blu-ray drive to the lower case.

Remove the single 9.5 mm Phillips screw securing the Blu-ray drive to the lower case.

Step 6

  • Lift the Blu-ray drive slightly by its right edge to dislodge the control board from its housing.
  • Remove the Blu-ray drive from the PS3.
  • After you reinstall the Blu-ray drive, be sure the control board is firmly seated in the lower case before proceeding.
  • If replacing the Blu-ray drive with a new drive, swap the circuit board from your old drive into the new drive.

Lift the Blu-ray drive slightly by its right edge to dislodge the control board from its housing.

Remove the Blu-ray drive from the PS3.

After you reinstall the Blu-ray drive, be sure the control board is firmly seated in the lower case before proceeding.

If replacing the Blu-ray drive with a new drive, swap the circuit board from your old drive into the new drive.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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David - Oct 10, 2014

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Donde puedo comprar refacciones y partes para PS3 Slim?

Ivan Ramirez - Jan 5, 2017

yo vendo amigo = ivaramso@gmail.com para ventas

Ben Kevan - Dec 16, 2014

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How can this be easy, but the Blu-Ray drive be considered Moderate? You need to complete the Blu-Ray drive removal prior to replacing the laser lens, which means this is at best a Moderate task.

cmchallam - Feb 28, 2016

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This is not lens replacement, this is drive replacement. Is there a separate guide for lens replacement?

Beninja - Oct 5, 2017

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Shows how to do the laser assembly in the video but not how to reinstall it in the drive. Lazy guide. Just buy a whole new drive if you are following this guide.