Playstation 3 Wi Fi Bluetooth Board Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

Smart Plate
4 steps
Top Cover
2 steps
Memory Card Reader
2 steps
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Board
5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Smart Plate

Use the tip of a spudger to remove the black rubber screw cover from the side of the PS3.
The screw cover may be underneath a warranty sticker. This sticker will change appearance, and show “VOID” after it has been removed.

Use the tip of a spudger to remove the black rubber screw cover from the side of the PS3.

The screw cover may be underneath a warranty sticker. This sticker will change appearance, and show “VOID” after it has been removed.

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Step 2

Remove the single 8.5 mm T10 Security Torx screw from the smart plate.

Remove the single 8.5 mm T10 Security Torx screw from the smart plate.

Step 3

Pull the smart plate toward the hard drive bay, then lift it off the body of the PS3.

Pull the smart plate toward the hard drive bay, then lift it off the body of the PS3.

Step 4

Be sure to keep track of the small metal bracket loosely held in the top cover, if equipped.

Be sure to keep track of the small metal bracket loosely held in the top cover, if equipped.

Step 5

              Top Cover

Remove the following seven screws:
Six 52 mm Phillips screws
One 30 mm Phillips screw

Remove the following seven screws:

Six 52 mm Phillips screws

One 30 mm Phillips screw

Step 6

Lift the top cover from its rear edge and rotate it toward the front of the PS3.
Remove the top cover.
There is a plastic hook located in a hole on the top back right hand side corner. Carefully push the plastic hook a bit from the rear of the machine with a spudger to release the rear right of the casing.

Lift the top cover from its rear edge and rotate it toward the front of the PS3.

Remove the top cover.

There is a plastic hook located in a hole on the top back right hand side corner. Carefully push the plastic hook a bit from the rear of the machine with a spudger to release the rear right of the casing.

Step 7

              Memory Card Reader

Remove the two 9 mm Phillips screws securing the memory card reader to the chassis.

Remove the two 9 mm Phillips screws securing the memory card reader to the chassis.

Step 8

Lift the memory card reader out of the PS3 enough to access its cable.
Flip up the retaining flap on the memory card reader ribbon cable socket.
Be sure you are prying up on the retaining flap, not the socket itself.
Pull the ribbon cable out of its socket.
Remove the memory card reader from the PS3.

Lift the memory card reader out of the PS3 enough to access its cable.

Flip up the retaining flap on the memory card reader ribbon cable socket.

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

Pull the ribbon cable out of its socket.

Remove the memory card reader from the PS3.

Step 9

              Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Board

If necessary, peel the memory card reader ribbon cable off the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth board.

If necessary, peel the memory card reader ribbon cable off the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth board.

Step 10

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the Wi-Fi antenna connector up from its socket on the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the Wi-Fi antenna connector up from its socket on the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth board.

Step 11

Use your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth ribbon cable socket.
Be sure you are prying up on the retaining flap, not the socket itself.
Pull the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth ribbon cable out of its socket.

Use your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth ribbon cable socket.

Pull the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth ribbon cable out of its socket.

Step 12

Remove the four 9 mm Phillips screws securing the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth board to the chassis.

Remove the four 9 mm Phillips screws securing the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth board to the chassis.

Step 13

Remove the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth board from the PS3, minding any cables that may get caught.

Remove the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth board from the PS3, minding any cables that may get caught.

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

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Kevin Kwan - Feb 3, 2018

Note: Only the first 2 generations of PS3 fats have removable Wifi/BT cards. If you have a third generation fat (VER-100 motherboard or later) the Wifi/BT chips are integrated into the board and thereby NOT removable.

yasien teladia - Jul 14, 2018

does anybody know how many pins there are on the data ribbon / flex cable of the Wifi / Bluetooth board and Card Reader in the 60gb Model? It would be a great help! Thanx

Kathleen Pereira - Jun 13, 2019

I have a PS3 Slim 2501b can I still use this technique to change my Bluetooth

J P - May 22, 2020

No you can’t

Introduction#

What you need#

Introduction

What you need