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Use this guide to replace the plastic rear cover.
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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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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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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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Disconnect the Blu-ray power cable from the motherboard.
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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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Lift the motherboard assembly out of the lower case.
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Remove the 7.7 mm Phillips screw securing the ground strap to the chassis.
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Pull the AC-In cables slightly away from the rear cover for clearance to access the AC-In connector.
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While depressing its locking mechanism, pull the AC-In connector out of its socket on the power supply.
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Pull the AC inlet out from the bottom of the rear cover, minding any of its cables that may get caught.
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While lightly pulling the rear cover away from the logic board assembly, use the flat end of a spudger to release the clips along the top and bottom edges of the rear cover.
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Remove the rear cover from the logic board assembly.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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