Introduction
Use this guide to replace your PlayStation 3's black plastic lower case.
What you need
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Use the tip of a spudger to remove the black rubber screw cover from the side of the PS3.
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Pull the smart plate toward the hard drive bay, then lift it off the body of the PS3.
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Remove the following seven screws:
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Six 52 mm Phillips screws
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One 30 mm Phillips screw
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Lift the top cover from its rear edge and rotate it toward the front of the PS3.
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Remove the top cover.
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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.
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Lift the Blu-ray drive from the edge nearest the power supply and rotate it away from the chassis enough to access its ribbon cable.
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Use your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the Blu-ray ribbon cable socket.
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Pull the ribbon cable out of its socket.
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Remove the Blu-ray drive from the PS3.
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Pull the control board ribbon cable straight up and out of its socket on the motherboard.
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Remove the two 12 mm Phillips screws securing the control board to the lower case.
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Remove the control board and its attached cable from the PS3.
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Remove the following eight screws securing the motherboard assembly to the lower case:
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Seven 12 mm Phillips screws (ph2)
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One 30 mm Phillips screw
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the hard drive bay cover away from the lower case.
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Remove the hard drive bay cover.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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