PlayStation 3 Memory Card Reader Replacement

Use the tip of a spudger to remove the black rubber screw cover from the side of the PS3.

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

Pull the smart plate toward the hard drive bay, then lift it off the body of the PS3.

Remove the following seven screws:

Six 52 mm Phillips screws

One 30 mm Phillips screw

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.

Remove the two 9 mm Phillips screws securing the memory card reader to the chassis.

Lift the memory card reader out of the PS3 enough to access its cable.

Flip up the retaining flap on the memory card reader ribbon cable socket.

Pull the ribbon cable out of its socket.

Remove the memory card reader from the PS3.