Installing PSP 1000 UMD door

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  • Author: Henry Lee
  • Time required: 15 - 20 Minutes
  • Difficulty: Moderate
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A common issue for the PSP is the UMD door becoming shaky or loose. This guide will show you how to maintain or repair the UMD door.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Battery  ¶ 

  • Turn the PSP over so its back is facing you.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Locate the battery casing button on the rear-left side of the PSP.

  • Press down the button and remove the battery cover.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Using your finger, remove the battery upwards from the system as shown.

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Add Note Edit Step 4 — Front Casing  ¶ 

  • Remove the 4 screws, with a phillips #00 screwdriver, shown. (one screw not highlighted is in lower left corner)

  • you will have to remove the Guarantee sticker to unscrew the hidden screw.

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Add Note Edit Step 5  ¶ 

  • Remove the screw from the bottom side of the PSP. Keep it separated from the rest of the screws.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Remove the screws from the back righthand side (no camera available, but they're in the holes on the back righthand side.)

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Add Note Edit Step 7 — LCD Screen  ¶ 

  • The Button Board, at the base of the LCD Screen, is held by two clips.

  • Pry these clips over the nubs using a PSP opening tool. This will release the clips.

  • The Button Board is still attatched to the PSP by a ribbon cable!

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Add Note Edit Step 8  ¶ 

  • The Button Board Ribbon Cable is held down with a latch. Lift the latch open, away from the ribbon cable.

  • Pull the cable away from the latch.

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Add Note Edit Step 9  ¶ 

  • The LCD Screen is held by the LCD Frame with similar clips. Slide a thin tool between the clip and the screen and gently pry them apart while beginning to lift the screen.

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Add Note Edit Step 10  ¶ 

  • The LCD screen is still attached with ribbon cables. Gently lift up the LCD screen so you do not break them.

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Add Note Edit Step 11  ¶ 

  • The thin Ribbon Cable opens from the opposite side in which the Ribbon Cable enters. Open up the latch towards the Ribbon Cable. The latch will pull up and release the ribbon cable. Put your tool behind the black part, then pry up the black piece of plastic.

  • The wide Ribbon Cable opens from the same side in which the Ribbon Cable attatches, and opens away from the cable.

    • Both of these latches are the black pieces.

  • Gently pull the ribbon cables away from the latches. The LCD screen can now be removed.

  • When reassembling - be careful which way you push the latches. The small one is very easy to break.

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Add Note Edit Step 12 — UMD door  ¶ 

  • Now that the LCD is removed, unscrew the two screws in red.

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Add Note Edit Step 13  ¶ 

  • First Start by turning the PSP over, UMD Drive up.

  • Then using a small flat-head, Pry the lower left corner up.

  • The right side will come out after the left latch is free. Some jiggle work might be needed, no excessive force.

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Add Note Edit Step 14  ¶ 

  • Next we want to remove the Disk Tray.

  • Lift up the tray while applying a little pressure to the left.

  • After the tray comes loose, notice the small catch on the right near the hinge. apply the same pressure to remove the tray.

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Add Note Edit Step 15  ¶ 

  • Hold the tray on the left side and slide it to the right.

  • Remove the tray.

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Add Note Edit Step 16  ¶ 

  • Because the problem was that the door was loose, clean all parts of dirt or debris.

  • Align the tray to the 2 hinges at the bottom and slide the tray to the left, back into place. The latch should still be above the UMD frame.

  • Apply light pressure to the left side while lowering the tray to its original position.

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Add Note Edit Step 17  ¶ 

  • This next part is a bit tricky. Notice the slot for the spring arm and the slot for the UMD trayy in the the corners.

  • Turn the PSP upside-down, so that the bottom is now facing up.

  • First slide the UMD tray into the slots on the UMD cover. Once these are in, align the spring into its slot.

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Add Note Edit Step 18  ¶ 

  • Carefully close the PSP door, keeping the UMD tray and spring in their slots.

  • Insert the left side of the door first, then the right hinge.

    • This can be done using either your hands or a flat-head.

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