Introduction
Use this guide to replace a broken or faulty Blu-ray Drive in your PlayStation 3. This guide shows only how to replace the original style of Blu-ray drive, KEM-400.
What you need
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Use the tip of a spudger to remove the black rubber screw cover from the side of the PS3.
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Remove the following seven screws:
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Six 52 mm Phillips screws
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One 30 mm Phillips screw
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Lift the top cover from its rear edge and rotate it toward the front of the PS3.
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Remove the top cover.
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There is a plastic hook located in a hole on the top back right hand side corner. Carefully push the plastic hook a bit from the rear of the machine with a spudger to release the rear right of the casing.
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Lift the Blu-ray drive from the edge nearest the power supply and rotate it away from the chassis enough to access its ribbon cable.
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Use your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the Blu-ray ribbon cable socket.
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Pull the ribbon cable out of its socket.
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Remove the Blu-ray drive from the PS3.
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Using your fingernail, lift the flap on the ZIF connector holding the Blu-ray lens motor cable to the Blu-ray control daughterboard.
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Pull the ribbon cable straight away from its socket on the daughterboard.
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Using your fingernail, lift the flap on the ZIF connector holding the Blu-ray lens Data cable to the Blu-ray control daughterboard.
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Pull the ribbon cable straight away from its socket on the daughterboard.
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Using your fingernail, lift the flap on the ZIF connector holding the Blu-ray drive motor cable to the Blu-ray control daughterboard.
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Pull the ribbon cable straight away from its socket on the daughterboard.
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Using your fingernail, lift the flap on the ZIF connector holding the Blu-ray IR sensor cable to the Blu-ray control daughterboard.
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Pull the ribbon cable straight away from its socket on the daughterboard.
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Remove the five 8.4mm phillips screws securing the Blu-ray control board to the Blu-ray drive.
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Carefully lift the daughterboard from the rear edge.
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Slide the daughterboard out from under the top case.
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Carefully turn the daughterboard over, making sure to not tear the attached cable.
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Pull the IR Sensor cable straight away from its socket on the board.
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Blu-Ray drive remains.
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