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Sony PlayStation Teardown

Teardown

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I have a PlayStation 1, and i have decided to make a new teardown of it.

I'm spanish, so my english is a bit poor, and sorry for the mistakes made in this teardown.

Without further delay, we start.

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Edit Step 1 — Sony PlayStation Teardown ¶

Here's the PS1.
Turn the PS1 over and remove the six screws.

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Remove the top cover. It's very easy.

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Disconnect both CD-ROM connectors.
- CD connector one and the socket it connects to.
- CD connector two and the socket it connects to.

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Remove the CD-ROM reader. You should be able to pull it out gently, although you may have to wiggle it around a bit to loosen the rubber holders.

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Detach both cables. They go to the power supply and to the memory cards and controller connectors.

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Remove the four screws and the metal cover.

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Now you have the motherboard!
And the power supply.
Remove the four screws from the motherboard and the power supply.

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Once the screws are removed, remove the power supply.

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Remove the motherboard, and both of the screws from the memory card/ controller connection mechanism.

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Now, you have all your PlayStation 1 parts!
- Main Board
- Lower Casing
- EMI Shield
- Power Supply
- Disk Reader
- Memory Card/ Controller Mechanism

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