Difficulty

Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          45 minutes

Sections

2

  • WiFi Antenna
  • 5 steps
  • Repairing PS4 Bluetooth Antenna from Defect or System fell
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the Wi-Fi antenna
  • Use the tip of a spudger to disconnect the antenna cable from the motherboard.

Use the tip of a spudger to disconnect the antenna cable from the motherboard.

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Step 2

  • Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to grab the antenna cable and move it out from the cable guides.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to grab the antenna cable and move it out from the cable guides.

Step 3

  • Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to thread the antenna cable out from underneath the optical drive cable.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to thread the antenna cable out from underneath the optical drive cable.

Step 4

  • Remove the 9.7 mm Torx security screw securing the antenna.

Remove the 9.7 mm Torx security screw securing the antenna.

Step 5

  • Remove the Wi-Fi antenna.

Remove the Wi-Fi antenna.

Step 6

              What is Wrong?
  • As you can see there are 2 solder points . the wire must run through the first point to the second point. But when the system fell it broke that connection and Antenna got bent. If at factory the solder points were not correct it will cause the same lag issue with controller and WiFi.

As you can see there are 2 solder points . the wire must run through the first point to the second point. But when the system fell it broke that connection and Antenna got bent. If at factory the solder points were not correct it will cause the same lag issue with controller and WiFi.

Step 7

              Solder it back
  • This is the easy part. Remove the antenna. Move the wire inbetween the two solder points so it is connecting to the second point. Once there take your soldering Iron and heat up the solder and drag it over the wire to make the connection.

This is the easy part. Remove the antenna. Move the wire inbetween the two solder points so it is connecting to the second point. Once there take your soldering Iron and heat up the solder and drag it over the wire to make the connection.

Step 8

  • Just remember to leave the gap here. Do not bend the antenna to make the points touch your self. The gap that runs through it is there by design and changing that has adverse effects on controller and WiFi . But its that easy. My PS4 now works fine with controller and WiFi . No need for further tear-down and extra parts. Put bottom on. GTGo

Just remember to leave the gap here. Do not bend the antenna to make the points touch your self. The gap that runs through it is there by design and changing that has adverse effects on controller and WiFi . But its that easy. My PS4 now works fine with controller and WiFi . No need for further tear-down and extra parts. Put bottom on. GTGo

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

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Muzaffar - Jan 26, 2016

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My console was giving me the same problem aft lots of research i came across ur guide and today i fixed the wifi antenna and its working awesome Thanks alot

gustavo - Apr 25, 2016

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I’ve run into a similar problem (PS4 won’t recognize controllers) but wifi works fine. Is it possible that bluetooth doesn’t work but wifi does?

angellom90 - Sep 16, 2016

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I replaced my antenna with a new one. But im still experiencing input lag. What else should I do?

Ahmd - Apr 29, 2017

Me too man same problem really wanted it fixed but no luck :(

Matias Fernandez - Jul 28, 2018

I am having the exact same problem as you, if by any chance you are reading this and you fix it after 2 years pls help me