Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
13
Time Required
10 - 20 minutes
Sections
3
- Hard Drive Caddy
- 2 steps
- Power Supply Assembly
- 8 steps
- Motherboard
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Hard Drive Caddy
- Flip the console upside down.
- Use your finger to pull and snap off the plastic cover over the hard drive.
Flip the console upside down.
Use your finger to pull and snap off the plastic cover over the hard drive.
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Step 2
- Use a Phillips #1 Screwdriver to remove the single screw securing the hard drive caddy.
- Pull the hard drive caddy straight out.
Use a Phillips #1 Screwdriver to remove the single screw securing the hard drive caddy.
Pull the hard drive caddy straight out.
Step 3
Power Supply Assembly
- Flip the console right side up.
- Grip the two corners located at the front of the device.
- Pull upwards until a loud click is heard.
- This may require a lot of force, so do not be afraid to get a little rough with your console.
- After both corners detach, slide the cover backwards and lift off.
Flip the console right side up.
Grip the two corners located at the front of the device.
Pull upwards until a loud click is heard.
This may require a lot of force, so do not be afraid to get a little rough with your console.
After both corners detach, slide the cover backwards and lift off.
Step 4
- Use a T8 Torx Security screwdriver to remove five screws from the rear of the device.
- Two 31mm screws.
- Three 10mm screws for the 7000 models; Two gray 10mm screws (upper and lower screws on the illustration) if the PS4 Pro is a 7100-series model.
- Remove the metal plate by pulling it up.
Use a T8 Torx Security screwdriver to remove five screws from the rear of the device.
Two 31mm screws.
Three 10mm screws for the 7000 models; Two gray 10mm screws (upper and lower screws on the illustration) if the PS4 Pro is a 7100-series model.
Remove the metal plate by pulling it up.
Step 5
- Flip the console over so the bottom is facing up.
- Use a T8 Torx Security screwdriver to remove the three black 7mm screws in the back panel. (7000-series models only); or one 7mm screw (the middle one) with 7100-series models and the warranty sticker to the left.
- Remove the bottom cover in the same way as the top cover. Grip the cover on both sides and pull up until it clicks. Then slide the cover off; With 7100-series models, pay attention to the two clips that replace the corresponding screws.
Flip the console over so the bottom is facing up.
Use a T8 Torx Security screwdriver to remove the three black 7mm screws in the back panel. (7000-series models only); or one 7mm screw (the middle one) with 7100-series models and the warranty sticker to the left.
Remove the bottom cover in the same way as the top cover. Grip the cover on both sides and pull up until it clicks. Then slide the cover off; With 7100-series models, pay attention to the two clips that replace the corresponding screws.
Step 6
- Use a T8 Torx security screwdriver to remove the eleven 10mm silver screws from the metal plate.
- Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the eleven 4mm black screws from the metal plate.
- 7200-series models have 13 additional 4mm screws around the top and right of the metal plate. These screws are are indicated with a triangle. This may apply to other models.
- Use a spudger to disconnect the three antenna cables (two black and one white) by prying them straight up from their sockets.
Use a T8 Torx security screwdriver to remove the eleven 10mm silver screws from the metal plate.
Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the eleven 4mm black screws from the metal plate.
7200-series models have 13 additional 4mm screws around the top and right of the metal plate. These screws are are indicated with a triangle. This may apply to other models.
Use a spudger to disconnect the three antenna cables (two black and one white) by prying them straight up from their sockets.
Step 7
- Pull the white fan connector straight out of the yellow mount on the motherboard.
Pull the white fan connector straight out of the yellow mount on the motherboard.
Step 8
- Pull out the five small, blue low profile cables connected to the metal plate.
- Lift the retaining flap on the ZIF connector of the large ribbon cable.
- Pull the large ribbon cable from its socket.
- Do not pull on the biggest blue cable without lifting the tab first. Doing so can damage the connection.
Pull out the five small, blue low profile cables connected to the metal plate.
Lift the retaining flap on the ZIF connector of the large ribbon cable.
Pull the large ribbon cable from its socket.
Do not pull on the biggest blue cable without lifting the tab first. Doing so can damage the connection.
Step 9
- Pull up and remove the metal plate.
Pull up and remove the metal plate.
Step 10
- Flip the console over to continue working on the top side.
- Pull up on the power supply unit and set it on the console.
- Be careful not to pull too far, the assembly is still connected at one point.
- Grip the connector behind the power supply and pull straight out.
Flip the console over to continue working on the top side.
Pull up on the power supply unit and set it on the console.
Be careful not to pull too far, the assembly is still connected at one point.
Grip the connector behind the power supply and pull straight out.
Step 11
Motherboard
- If you are working on the 7200-series model, this metal plate will have been already removed as part of the removing the larger motherboard plate. You may skip this step if this is the case.
- Carefully flip the console over so the bottom is facing up.
- Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the eight 4mm screws on the metal plate with the X-like symbol.
- Use a plastic opening tool to remove the metal plate with the X-like shape.
If you are working on the 7200-series model, this metal plate will have been already removed as part of the removing the larger motherboard plate. You may skip this step if this is the case.
Carefully flip the console over so the bottom is facing up.
Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the eight 4mm screws on the metal plate with the X-like symbol.
Use a plastic opening tool to remove the metal plate with the X-like shape.
Step 12
- Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the four 13mm screws on the X-shaped metal plate underneath.
- For 7200-series models this is instead a S-shaped metal plate with 2 screws.
- Grip the X-shaped retaining bracket and lift straight up.
Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the four 13mm screws on the X-shaped metal plate underneath.
For 7200-series models this is instead a S-shaped metal plate with 2 screws.
Grip the X-shaped retaining bracket and lift straight up.
Step 13
- Grip the edge of the motherboard and slowly lift upwards to remove it from the device.
- For reassembly, use this guide to reapply thermal paste between the motherboard and the metal plate underneath.
Grip the edge of the motherboard and slowly lift upwards to remove it from the device.
For reassembly, use this guide to reapply thermal paste between the motherboard and the metal plate underneath.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Jason - Jun 19, 2018
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This guide is for the initial release CUH-7000 models. Of note is the changes to the CUH-7100 series that do make this guide an issue. Steps 4 and 5 have a different items to note. You can damage it following this guide if you don’t adjust. There no longer 3 security screws for the case, but just one. This single screw is still covered by a warranty sticker, but the second one is a blank sticker and no screw behind it. There is also no 10mm screw in the center power supply in Step 4, it’s a support post. You still remove the 4 other screws, but you must then flip the console over and remove a T8 screw to the right on the HDD cage and another closer to the right side. You can then flip the console over again to remove the battery and plug it. Just remove all the metal plate screws to be sure, but make sure you hold the board when you flip it again or you will bend the battery prongs like I found out the hard way.
Patrick “Paddy” Norton - Jul 30, 2018
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Hi, are these region/console/digitally signed? I have a dead board and was hopint to do a stragiht replacment for antother working board I will buy?
David Karlsson - Jun 25, 2019
I’m asking the same question? Can you make it work with a board from another console? And do you need to replace the optical drive too?
fjamacedo - Aug 9, 2019
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hi. does anyone knows the dimentions of the motherboard? I want to buy one but I need to make sure that it will fit in my project.
Thanks in advance
Esteban Millard - Dec 2, 2019
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On the CUH-7115B model, On step 4, the power supply has 2 T8 10mm screws instead of 3. The center screw on the power supply is a plastic fake screw for structural support. This plastic screw does not come out. Don’t be worried if you strip this plastic screw.
