Introduction
Anyone who has played N64 or GameCube knows how bad a limp analog stick can suck. Replace your PSP 300xc, and never settle for loose sticks again!
What you need
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Press the button securing the battery door to the PSP 300xc, and lift the battery door off.
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Lift the battery out of the PSP.
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Use a spudger or your fingernail to remove the warranty sticker stuck to the inside of the battery tray
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Insert a spudger between the front case and PSP, and slide the spudger along the perimeter of the front case to remove it.
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Push the home bar to the right about 1cm to release a tab, and begin to lift the right end of the home bar slightly.
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Insert a spudger under the LCD, beside the black plastic tab.
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Push the LCD to the left and pry up to release the left edge of the LCD from under the plastic tab.
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Insert a spudger under the LCD, beside the black plastic tab.
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Push the LCD to the right and pry up to release the right edge of the LCD from under the plastic tab.
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Rotate the LCD away from the PSP to reveal the LCD and home bar ribbon cables.
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Use your fingernail or the edge of a plastic opening tool to flip up the retaining flap on the following four ZIF connectors:
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Home bar cable
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Microphone cable
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LCD display data cable
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Touchscreen cable
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After flipping up the locking tabs on all four connectors, use your fingers or a spudger to gently pull the cables straight out of the connectors.
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Lift the home bar up as high as it will go, but not so high that the wires disconnect.
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Twist the home bar counter clockwise while carefully lifting it further. The left edge has to lift over the black plastic frame to allow it to rotate.
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The home bar should now lift out of the PSP 300xc.
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Remove both trigger buttons by lifting them off the PSP 300xc.
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Using the flat end of a spudger, peel the 'L' trigger contact pad up from the case.
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Using a fingernail or spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the d-pad and 'L' trigger ribbon cable.
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Lift the black plastic bracket along with the d-pad contact pad, disconnecting the ribbon cable as you lift.
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Use your fingernail or the edge of a plastic opening tool to flip up the retaining flap on the analog stick ribbon connector.
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Lift the analog stick out of the PSP 300xc, disconnecting the ribbon cable as you remove it.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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