PlayStation 3 Motherboard Assembly Replacement

Step 1 Motherboard Assembly

• Pull the control board ribbon cable straight up and out of its socket on the motherboard.
Step 2



• Remove the two 12 mm Phillips screws securing the control board to the lower case.
• Remove the control board and its attached cable from the PS3.
Step 3
• Remove the following eight screws securing the motherboard assembly to the lower case:
• Seven 12 mm Phillips screws (ph2)
• One 30 mm Phillips screw
Step 4
• Remove the control board bracket.
Step 5
• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the hard drive bay cover away from the lower case.
• Remove the hard drive bay cover.
Step 6
• Lift the motherboard assembly out of the lower case.

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