Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes

Sections

2

  • Opening Procedure
  • 2 steps
  • Controller Ports
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

Note: This repair is demonstrated on a SCPH-1001 model. The process may differ slightly if you have a later model.

What you need

Step 1

              Open the Console
  • Before you begin, make sure the console is turned off and unplugged.
  • Turn the console upside down and remove the five 15.8 mm-long Phillips #1 screws.

Before you begin, make sure the console is turned off and unplugged.

Turn the console upside down and remove the five 15.8 mm-long Phillips #1 screws.

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Step 2

  • While holding the top and bottom halves of the console together, flip the console back over. Lift the top cover straight up to remove it.

While holding the top and bottom halves of the console together, flip the console back over. Lift the top cover straight up to remove it.

Step 3

              Remove the Controller Ports
  • Remove five Phillips #1 screws securing the metal shield to the controller ports:
  • Two 14 mm screws
  • Three 8 mm screws

Remove five Phillips #1 screws securing the metal shield to the controller ports:

Two 14 mm screws

Three 8 mm screws

Step 4

  • Lift the metal shield straight up to remove it.

Lift the metal shield straight up to remove it.

Step 5

  • Pull the controller port’s ribbon cable straight up and out of its socket on the motherboard to disconnect it.

Pull the controller port’s ribbon cable straight up and out of its socket on the motherboard to disconnect it.

Step 6

  • Lift the controller ports straight up and out of the bottom case.

Lift the controller ports straight up and out of the bottom case.

Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.

To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

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redevil19 - Jul 16, 2016

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I try replacing the controller and still wouldn’t play memory cards.

Daniel Prieto - Apr 2, 2017

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I changed the controller port but the psx still doesn’t recognize any controller. Both controller port and ribbon cable work perfect in other console. I wonder which components on the mother board are related with the controller ports so I can check them with a tester.

Daniel Prieto - Apr 2, 2017

I replaced the PS605 fuse and now the controllers work again! Thanks to this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdULot5F…

michael wise - May 4, 2020

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I’m having a weird issue, it will read in second do

Port but not the first. Changed controller port and still having the same issue

Travirus - Jan 20, 2022

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The problem on mine is where I can’t use memory card slot 1 but Slot 2 works and is what I use but I would like to used slot 1 and have more than just a single memory card for playing games on it.