Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

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  • Motherboard
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Motherboard
  • Flip the console so its back is facing up.

Flip the console so its back is facing up.

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Step 2

  • Remove the five 3mm screws using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.
  • Make sure to keep your screws together in a secure location to avoid misplacement.

Remove the five 3mm screws using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Make sure to keep your screws together in a secure location to avoid misplacement.

Step 3

  • Remove the back plate from the rest of the console using your hands or the Jimmy tool.

Remove the back plate from the rest of the console using your hands or the Jimmy tool.

Step 4

  • Unscrew the motherboard’s five 3mm screws with the Phillips #00 screwdriver.
  • Be careful not to apply too much force. The motherboard is flimsy and easy to break.
  • Keep track of your screws once they are removed.

Unscrew the motherboard’s five 3mm screws with the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Be careful not to apply too much force. The motherboard is flimsy and easy to break.

Keep track of your screws once they are removed.

Step 5

  • Carefully remove the motherboard from the the rest of the console using your hands or the Jimmy tool.

Carefully remove the motherboard from the the rest of the console using your hands or the Jimmy tool.

Step 6

  • The motherboard is connected to its metal protective casing with sticky pads. No tools are required to remove it.
  • Pull the metal casing off the motherboard.
  • Remember to be gentle when handling the motherboard.

The motherboard is connected to its metal protective casing with sticky pads. No tools are required to remove it.

Pull the metal casing off the motherboard.

Remember to be gentle when handling the motherboard.

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

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blaqdemon69 - Apr 19, 2021

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where do you get a ps1 classic mini motherboard ?

Matt Latsha - May 10, 2022

You would probably be cannibalizing a broken PS1 Classic for its motherboard. Perhaps “Parts Only.”