PS3 Repair Guide

Welcome:


Hello welcome to this little guide on how to repair your Fat PS3 40gb, 60gb,80gb a common problem with these versions of the ps3 is that the console's disk tray would often stop reading disks or would take disks and not spit them back out when you push eject well today i will tell you how to repair your console unfortunitly i cannot provide images to show you how to do this nor can i provide a video but i will explain how to do it as thorough as i can if you have any questions please comment

WARNING: DOING THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRENTY
I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR ANY FAULTS WITH THE CONSOLE PRIOR TO YOUR OPENING THE SYSTEM 

Tool Index:

1x T8 screw driver
1x Phillips Head Screw Driver (preferably magnetic)
1x Small tipped Phillips Head Screw Driver
1x Knife non serrated
1x new Disk tray for FAT PS3

Step 1: Removing the outer case

to remove the case you will need a T8 screw driver and a knife first use your Knife and remove the top sticker on the left side of the system (based on the console lying flat) remove this sticker and you will see a rubber stopper remove the rubber stopper then take your T8 screw driver and put it in the hole you will feel a screw remove this screw and place to one side after removing this screw slide the top of the console to the left (based on the disk tray and power button /eject button facing you ) once this is removed you will see some screws take your philips head screw driver and remove them make sure not to miss any of them once you have removed the screws comes the tricky part turn the console to have the back of the system facing you to the left side you will see a small opening push your finger into this opening and you will release a clip lift the case from there and run your finger along the back of the console pushing up you will hear a loud click do not fear you have not broken anything push up and lift off.


Step 2: Removing Disk Tray Number one

To remove the disk tray you do not need any tools just your hands First turn the console so you are facing the side with the USB ports and lift the drive on the Right do not lift to quickly first take out the wire connected at the front to the board simply pull at the base till it releases Secondly  you will see another wire that looks paper thin attached to the drive and the mother board remove this from the base of the system on the bottom you will see a little black clip run your thumb nail carefully underneath it and lift to unclip once uncliped you can safely pull the drive away from the system and place to one side

Step 3: Removing the Green Board

Ok this part is a little tricky on your removed disk tray you will see a green board on the bottom of it with your Small Tipped Philips Head Screw Driver remove the 5 small screws once you have done this unclip al the wires that you see very carefully pull down and tip to the left side you will see a small wire connected to the board with a yellow tip very very carefully pull this connection out this takes patience and care not to snap ether the wires or the connection to the board once you have removed this place to one side if your new Disk Tray has a green board aswell remove it as it will not allow you to play games with it if you dont same steps to do this

Step 4: Attaching your new board to the Disk Tray

To Attach your new board first attach the yellow chord this takes some patience as it is a little fiddly to get it to line up push very carefully to get it to click in after you connect this cable slide the board into place and make sure its flush to the board by making sure the black grips on the bottom left and right are both through the holes and begin to put your screws back in make sure that they are all tight as this will become a problem in the future after you have done this reattach all the cables aswell as the long cable that connects the drive to the console make sure all are clipped in and are connected properly then set to one side for the moment

Step 5: Attaching your new Disk Tray to your PS3 

Once you have Reconnected your wires to the drive now comes the task of installing the new drive to the system itself once to do this you simply take the long strip like cable and reattach it to the system by slipping it in and reclipping it down to the system once you have done this take the white tipped cable and clip it back into the system into the connector you took it out of if your white tipped wire is long remember and reclip it under the little black clip attached to the front of the system near the power and eject board once you have done this make sure everything is aligned to the holes underneath it and move onto step 6


Step 6: Replacing your case to the system 

Now you need to reattach your case this is simple yet a pain first turn the console so you are facing the back take your case and you will see that under the Power button and under there you will see some thin clips place these down so that when you lay it down they will clip under so it dosent fly up randomly once you have done this lay it flat to the system it may not clip down flush first clip it down as flush as possible and begin to put your screws back in remember where the smaller screws came from once you have put these back in a small clip may have come out this needs to be placed back in as this holds the screw that keeps the top case on once you have screwed everything down slide the top case back into place place on and push to the right (based on the disk tray facing you) once you have done this and place the tork screw back into the hole and push the rubber stopper back into the hole


Step 7 : TEST

once you have placed everything back and put your case back on now comes the test for the system now you use plug your ps3 into the TV and plug it in turn the system on and take any disk and place it into the disk tray now if all has been done correctly your game should play without a problem now test for an eject if the game comes out no problem then CONGRATULATIONS!! you have successfully repaired your PS3 without shelling out for a repair center



Thank you for reading my Repair guide for your Playstation 3 with a read error or non responsive disk tray i hope that it helped you get back to your favorite PS3 game's i will say again this will void your warrenty but then again if you are looking at an 40gb,60g or an 80gb ps3 then you may have bought it second hand or off the internet in which case the warrenty is long out anyway but still i am required to say that repairing your own systems is a void of the warrenty placed by sony on all there systems

thank you for reading and happy gaming

please tell me in the comments section if this guide was helpful as it was my first i would be interested in knowing how successful it is thanks again