Disassemble and Assemble your PSP 3000

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

• 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)