Introduction
This is a teardown of an original launch 60GB PlayStation 3 system. One of the best units out there that had backwards compatibility and the card readers. Sadly this unit has a GPU a problem so it's broken.
Edit: Nickname fix, formerly Karasumachitose. Apologies to any inconvenience this causes.
What you need
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There she is, one of the two original PS3 models available at launch (60GB).
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It's got PS2/PS1 backwards compatibility and a multi-card reader. The current PS3 Slim doesn't have the card reader. The other launch model lacked the card reader and WiFi (20GB).
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Lift up the metal lever.
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Slide the hard drive towards the front of the case.
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Pull it straight up and out of the unit.
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This is all you need to do to access the PS3's hard drive.
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Remove the warranty sticker.
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Use your fingers and pry up and remove the foot underneath the sticker.
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Use the Torx Screwdriver (T8 or T10) to remove the torx screw from the space behind the rubber foot.
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Place PlayStation face up such that "PlayStation 3" is oriented so you can read it.
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Place your palm on the PlayStation 3 logo and slide the plastic front cover towards you and off of the outer plastic shell. Set it aside.
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Remove the 9 screws from the outer plastic shell using a #2 Philips driver.
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6 large screws
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1 medium screw
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2 small screws
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Disconnect the ribbon cable and set the shell aside.
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If you want to remove the plastic card reader, locate its two locking plastic tabs that hold the card reader to the shell, spread them, and lift the card reader off of the shell.
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To remove the plastic card reader, locate its two locking plastic tabs that hold the card reader to the shell, spread them, and lift the card reader off of the shell.
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Working on the main unit, lift up on and disconnect the black RF wire from the wireless assembly using a spudger.
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Lift the wireless assembly off the main board and set it aside.
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Disconnect the ribbon cable from the main board and place it with the wireless assembly.
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Locate the other wireless assembly which the black RF wire is connected to.
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Remove the one Philips #2 screw retaining it to the main board and lift off the assembly and set it aside.
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Remove the cables that attach the power supply to the main board.
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Remove the AC connector from the power supply.
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Remove the 5 screws using a Philips #2 from the power supply, and lift the power supply straight up and off of the main body. Set it aside.
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READ THIS ENTIRE STEP BEFORE PROCEEDING. Lift the player up slowly to expose the folded ribbon cable beneath it.
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Remove that ribbon cable from the main board and set the drive/cable aside.
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Remove the ribbon cable attaching the on/off and eject switch circuit board to the main board.
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Remove the 4 Philips #2 screws retaining the circuit board to the case.
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Remove the circuit board from the case.
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Remove the 9 screws from the main body.
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5 Medium Philips #2 Screws
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2 Small Philips #1 Screws
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1 Ground Philips Screw with Washer
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1 Bolt Philips Screw (under AC cord)
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Grab the main board at the locations shown in the picture and lift the main board off of the back casing.
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Set aside the black shell.
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On the main body, locate the 5 plastic locking tabs holding the rear plastic I/O shield to the main body.
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Pry the tabs away from the body and lift the rear shield away.
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Remove the 3 Philips #2 screws holding the fan to the main body.
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These are extra small screws
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Lift the fan straight up and out of the body.
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Check out the size of this thing.
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On the top of the mainboard, EVENLY remove the four large Philips #2 screws holding the heat sink.
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Remove the plates and the screws from the main board.
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Flip the main board over.
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Lift (or pry with fingers) the heat sink straight off of the mainboard and processors.
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Using spudger, carefully pry the metal shielding away from and off of the top of motherboard.
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Turn the motherboard over and remove the metal shielding on the opposite side. Pry with a spudger or with your fingers.
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Check out all the chips with heatspreaders on this thing.
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There's the Emotion Engine chip and Graphics Synthesis chip that allows the sweet backwards compatibility.
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IBM Cell processor... This CPU has 9 cores, 10 threads and it runs @ 3.2GHz .
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