Take your PlayStation 2 Slimline and flip it upside down.

Remove the covers over the screws

Take a PH01 screwdriver and remove the five screws as marked on the image.

Be careful with the "Do not void" seal, you have to remove this for the last screw.

Remove all screws as seen in the picture.

Don't forget the screw under the seal.

Take a metal spudger to open the chassis.

When the chassis is open you see the motherboard with everything attached.

First remove the battery. Use a spudger to pry it out and pull the cable from the motherboard.

Three cables connect the optical drive to the motherboard. Just pull the flex cable out of the socket.

Take a PH01 screwdriver to remove the four screws of the optical drive.

Pull up the optical drive and try to peel the flex cable attached underneath the drive from the metal plate.

The fan is secured with three PH00 screws. Remove them.

Next peel up the duct tape and remove the cable.

Remove the four screws marked on the picture. They are located on the downside of the motherboard, so you have to turn it.

Then flip it again and remove the two rating screws on the upside.

Now both metal plates should be ready to remove.

Remove the downside metal plate.

Now everything should be disconnected and you have your PS2 Slimline successfully torn down.