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PSP 300xc Trigger Buttons Replacement

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  1. PSP 300xc Trigger Buttons Replacement, Battery: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 PSP 300xc Trigger Buttons Replacement, Battery: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Press the button securing the battery door to the PSP 300xc, and lift the battery door off.

    • Lift the battery out of the PSP.

  2. PSP 300xc Trigger Buttons Replacement, Front Case: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Use a spudger or your fingernail to remove the warranty sticker stuck to the inside of the battery tray

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    • Remove four Phillips screws from the back of the PSP.

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    • Remove two Phillips screws from the top of the PSP.

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    • Remove a single screw from the bottom edge of the PSP.

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    • Insert a spudger between the front case and PSP, and slide the spudger along the perimeter of the front case to remove it.

  7. PSP 300xc Trigger Buttons Replacement, LCD: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Remove a single Phillips screw securing the home bar to the PSP 300xc.

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    • Push the home bar to the right about 1cm to release a tab, and begin to lift the right end of the home bar slightly.

    • Do not attempt to remove the home bar yet, it is still attached to the PSP 300xc.

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    • Insert a spudger under the LCD, beside the black plastic tab.

    • Push the LCD to the left and pry up to release the left edge of the LCD from under the plastic tab.

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    • Insert a spudger under the LCD, beside the black plastic tab.

    • Push the LCD to the right and pry up to release the right edge of the LCD from under the plastic tab.

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    • Rotate the LCD away from the PSP to reveal the LCD and home bar ribbon cables.

    • Use your fingernail or the edge of a plastic opening tool to flip up the retaining flap on the following four ZIF connectors:

    • Home bar cable

    • Microphone cable

    • LCD display data cable

    • Touchscreen cable

    • Be sure you are prying up on the retaining flap, not the socket itself

    • After flipping up the locking tabs on all four connectors, use your fingers or a spudger to gently pull the cables straight out of the connectors.

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    • Remove the LCD from the PSP 300xc.

  13. PSP 300xc Trigger Buttons Replacement, Home Bar: crwdns2935265:013crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 PSP 300xc Trigger Buttons Replacement, Home Bar: crwdns2935265:013crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 PSP 300xc Trigger Buttons Replacement, Home Bar: crwdns2935265:013crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Lift the home bar up as high as it will go, but not so high that the wires disconnect.

    • Try to bend the small tab under the silver rim as little as possible it the following steps. The more you bend, the more likely it will snap.

    • Twist the home bar counter clockwise while carefully lifting it further. The left edge has to lift over the black plastic frame to allow it to rotate.

    • The home bar should now lift out of the PSP 300xc.

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    • Remove both trigger buttons by lifting them off the PSP 300xc.

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

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