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Many PSP Gamers want to clean their PSP but they have a lack of knowledge or otherwise they are scared to disassemble the PSP.
Here is the steps to remove the PSP Housing
Here is the steps to remove the PSP Housing
- Lift the covering from the left side on the back of the PSP to reveal the battery.
- Pull up on the top at the top of the battery with your fingernail and remove it.
- Using a spudger or fingernail peel back the warranty sticker that was behind the battery.
- Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver. Unscrew all four screws from the back of the PSP.
- Unscrew two screws from the top of the PSP.
- Turn the PSP around, and unscrew a single screw from the bottom edge.
- Starting from the 'R' trigger, slide the spudger in between the outer casing the the PSP, and gently pry off the casing.
- Remove the outer casing completely.
Here is the steps to remove all components in the PSP
- Push the homebar to the right to release the tab on the right side of the LCD screen.
- DO NOT completely remove the homebar, as it is still connected by ribbon cables.
- Slowly begin to lift the LCD screen off the PSP from the top edge.
- Again, the LCD screen is attached by ribbon cables, so do not remove it completely.
- Using a spudger or fingernail, flip the small brown locks on the four ribbon cable connectors up.
- WARNING! Be carefull removing the small ribbion from the LCD connector, it is very delicate.
- Using a spudger lift the black plastic up, NOT the white part on the connector! Pull all four ribbon cables out, and remove the LCD screen and homebar from the PSP.
- Remove the small metal bar from the top edge of the PSP. (This was helping to hold the LCD screen in place)
- Remove the button pad from the PSP.
- Unscrew the the screw securing 'L' trigger.
- Remove the white plastic piece that holds the 'L' trigger in place.
- Remove the 'L' trigger from the PSP.
- Remove the screw from the bottom left edge.
- Being careful not to break the ribbon cable, use the spudger, to carefully peel the adhesive button from below the 'R' trigger.
- Using the spudger or fingernail, flip up the brown lock on the ribbon cable.
- Remove the cable from the connector and remove the entire black piece from the PSP.
- Remove the screw from the analog stick.
- Unlock and remove the ribbon cable from the power switch on the right side of the PSP.
- Unscrew and remove the screw from the yellow power jack.
- Carefully bend back the black tab holding the power jack in place and start pulling the plug up to release it from this clip.
- Push the black tab at the bottom of the speaker over.
- The speaker should pop out of place, and you should be able to remove it easily.
- Remove the screw from the power switch board.
- Remove the power switch assembly/board.
Here is the steps to remove the Motherboard
- Lift the silver rim on the right side of the PSP up and off.
- Lift the silver rim on the left side of the PSP up and off.
- Lift the motherboard up slowly starting from the bottom of the PSP, being careful not to damage the port on top.
- Pull the motherboard out and remove it from the PSP. The specific motherboard model of this PSP-3000 is TA-090
- On the top of the back of the PSP, pull the white plastic piece out.
- Pull the spring out and remove it from the PSP.
- Open the UMD (disk drive) and locate the two small black rubber squares wedged in the space between the casing and the metal drive hinge on either side.
- Pull these out using a pair of tweezers.
- Remove the metal piece from the drive.
- Grabbing the PSP with both hands, gently pinch the UMD lid towards the right side (the side without the battery).
- Pull up and the the left side carefully to remove the lid from the PSP. (The casing may have to flex a little bit to allow this)