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PlayStation 3 Control Board Replacement

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  1. PlayStation 3 Control Board Replacement, Smart Plate: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 PlayStation 3 Control Board Replacement, Smart Plate: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Use the tip of a spudger to remove the black rubber screw cover from the side of the PS3.

    • The screw cover may be underneath a warranty sticker. This sticker will change appearance, and show "VOID" after it has been removed.

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    • Remove the single 8.5 mm T10 Security Torx screw from the smart plate.

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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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    • Be sure to keep track of the small metal bracket loosely held in the top cover, if equipped.

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    • Remove the following seven screws:

    • Six 52 mm Phillips screws

    • 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.

    • Remove the top cover.

    • 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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    • Use your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the control board ribbon cable socket.

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

    • Pull the control board ribbon cable out of its socket.

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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 from the lower case.

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

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Walter Galan

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I don't have the same ps3 as in the tutorial and my control board is broken. What can i do now?

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Could anyone tell me if they would have the connection pin of this board, as I would like to fit it into a motherboard.

Allan Fabian Santos Souza - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0

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