
Original guide created by Redteck. This is a placeholder guide.
His YouTube video will be linked below.
Required Tools
Disassembly
- Remove any disc from inside the console.
- Flip the PlayStation over and remove the 5x Philips screws from the bottom.

- Flip the PlayStation back upright and lift the top shell off.

- Remove the laser assembly cable and lift the laser assembly straight up out of the console and set it aside.

- Lift the metal shielding straight up and out of the console and set it aside.

- Grab the AV multi-out port on the back of the console and lift to hold the motherboard at an angle to release the motherboard out of the bottom shell.

Reassembly
- Place the motherboard into the bottom shell.

- Place the metal shielding onto the motherboard.

- Place the laser assembly onto the three posts on the motherboard.

- Plug in the wire attached to the laser assembly.

- Plug in the orange ribbon cable.

- Place the top shell over the motherboard.









