PS3SLIM 320GB CECH 3002x Manual Disc Removal & Resetting Blu Ray Drive gc repairs

[@markking2310]

I NEVER log in to comment on youtube videos, but I just had to tell you that your video was the ONLY ONE I found that showed exactly what was needed to fix my "broken" garage sale ps3!! Only thing I'd suggest is take the metal cover and top part of the blu ray drive first, then disconnect the ribbon cable from the drive, not the board. MUCH EASIER that way. Other than that....amazing video, Thanks a ton!!

[@webassasin]

Great tip for the damn ribbon cable. Good job man.

[@nastich00]

Thank you very much! Still playing my PS3 Slim in 2022 and needed some help with the disc drive

[@Sickiey]

Ten years later and I have just followed the steps to fix mine , so me and the grandson can play Cheers

[@mariu5]

in germany we say "ich küss dein herz bruder". thank you so much for this!! i was on the brink of ordering a new disc drive on amazon..

[@MichaelBosworth-y9r]

thanks, this helped me fix my blu-ray drive after a 5 pence coin got stuck inside from the last owner, works great now!

[@GameConsoleRepairs]

awesome work. Glad it helped :-)

[@vicx05]

Wow, you reconnect the final board cable the the HARD way! you can connect that to the board first, then put the BR drive down with the top open then connect that to the bluray lens THEN put the top plastic drive feeder and metal cover on last. Your method is insane, you even had to speed up that part of the video because it took so long.

[@radian2323]

Wish I would have read that about a month ago when I cleaned my PS3. I was losing it by the end. Took almost 30 minutes to get it put back together.

[@jaytee8363]

great tutorial!! Very professional and well spoken. Thank you resetting the gear worked but I had to take it a part again and reset the gear because the little white arm that the disk first touches as the disk goes in must be reset as well in the video the arm was already in the reset position mine kinda got stuck in the up position and I touched it lightly and it snapped back in to place, works great now plus I got to clean everything with computer duster too. Also I did not have to disconnect the ribbon from the motherboard I disconnected the ribbon from the laser eye, much easier to feed thru and re-connect to the eye than trying to connect it between the bottom of the drive and the ps3's motherboard.

[@savvassavvaki6825]

Many thanks, was very very very helpful.

[@Momentumx23]

Had a stuck blu-ray disc PS3 slim and viewed another video involving pulling the unit apart to clean and the eject the disc, but after reassembling I got a black screen when attempting to use Netflix or Hulu. Pulled the unit apart again, then more comprehensively disassembled the blu-ray drive (**Warning** the metal corners on the exterior of the blu-ray drive us super sharp!! Little difficult to pull apart some black tape unseen on side by divots) Cost me a nice cut and 5 stitches on my left pointer finger lol. But the little white gear in the blu-ray drive was the key!!! After unscrewing it (again mine is a PS3 slim) and then checking it. Reassembled everything in proper order, and the PS3 slim works like new!! Thank you for this vid!!

[@digitaldreams1010101]

Thank you GCR for both videos on replacement of optical drive and resetting the blue ray drive. Without you I don't think I could have done it. Repair was a success, PS3 works like a charm. Best regards

[@Kippykip]

Thanks a lot for this! I got the CECH-2502A and when I cleaned the blu-ray laser, I somehow fucked it up and the disc got stuck in there after inserting it and started making major grinding noises. This video has a very similar drive to my model however the white gear is screwed in on this drive at 8:34. It was a major pain unscrewing it without getting the case out but this mini screwdriver that came with something fit and got it out that way. Moved it back and now it's playing games again! Cheers man

[@zyro6331]

Thank you. Couldn't have asked for a better video explaining this. Appreciate you man.

[@GeoNjules]

Very much thanks to you. I found two guitar picks in the disk drive, complements of my beautiful granddaughter. I almost tossed it in the garbage before I ran across this video.......Thanks again!

[@lalloo93]

I found two coins in mines haha.

[@eapleitez]

This revived my drive! Somebody stuck plastic toy coins in there

[@PedroJPedro]

Thank you so much. Had to open up my disk drive to take out a quarter my nephew put in there. Thought I was out a ps3. You saved me 300 at least thank you again

[@jamesjackson2478]

Just took a Chuck E Cheese token and a penny out of one.

[@NostalgiCrazy]

LoL

[@CheesePuff-r8c]

Thank man you saved my ps3 and it now reads disks again THANK YOU YOUR THE BEST

[@elekid330]

Thanks you saved me from buying a new disk drive only $40 but wouldve been an extra 3-5 days without my PS3

[@UshioRS]

THANK YOU! Bought a PS3 Slim at a pawn shop for $30 and they said it couldn't read discs. It turns out someone shoved a psp umd in the disc drive!

[@captainkrieg4432]

Fantastic. Thank you. My slim ps3 had the that noise for a couple of days when I insert and play a disc until it couldn't read it anymore (but still allow inserting/ejecting). So I followed your steps, when I finished reassembling the ps3, I was surprised as the PS3 won't even allow me to insert the disc, so I've opened it up again and tried to be careful especially in plugging the cables (as I was suspecting that where my mistake lies), and it worked fine when I was done with it. Moral of the story: Don't give up if it didn't work in the first time.

[@kerrinrjones]

Just wanted to thank you for creating and posting this video. Our PS3 stopped working after our 18 month old daughter messed with it. I tried various other solutions to eject disc(s) but nothing worked. Following this very helpful video tutorial I was able to open it up and successfully remove four discs (Four! New world record!) which she had somehow managed to insert. Thanks again!

[@KhrisBurton]

AWESOME YOU'RE THE MAN ! This is the only professional video on the subject I've found so far, GOD Bless you.

[@akamaru1822]

Thank you so much for this! Opened my ps3 slim to clean the fan, and when i finally put everything together the ps3 wasn't reading any disc. I reset the gear and it worked like a charm. Thank you once again.

[@BaileySaye]

I LOVE YOU! my ps3 would never accept load a disc I followed every step and it works now! Earned your self a sub!!! You deserve 1,000,000 subs!!!!!!

[@LastNightsGrime]

Heck yes! This video just helped me fix my jammed drive. If your drive doesn’t automatically reset when you lift the white gear, try this. When the gear is out, pull the little white lever on the disc tray side down. That shifted everything back into the normal position.

[@jasonheness9138]

Thank you, sir!. My 4 year old jammed a penny in my machine when I wasn't looking, and this video was the perfect solution.

[@PauldeVries]

Great guide. Mine is also working again. I had a hard time fitting the flat cable of the lens while placing the drive. I found it easier to: First place the flat cable into the socket on the motherboard, then place the drive on it with the hood off and attach the cable to the lens carrier. Next reassemble the top of the drive.

[@kristianbrasel]

THIS IS WHY I LOOOVE KZbin!!!! thank you so much for the highest quality tutorial on youtube, the hardest part was re-attaching the ribbon cable for the bluray drive. my only criticism is you dont specify that you need a "security/tamper" bit. never the less, thank you sir for saving by ps3, opened it up and to my surprise i found a DS game in there thanks to my 2 yr old son :/ works like a charm now :)

[@furykillerBZ]

Took me forever to find a video showing my exact drive. Thank you so much for the upload. Will confirm if this resolves my issues.

[@furykillerBZ]

Truman King AAAAHHH dude this is amazing. Totally took my disc! thanks for the wonderful instructions. Saved me $70

[@groundzerorocks]

Great video. When I pulled out the white spindle it did reset like in the video. But after reasembling. It doesn't appear to want to take any discs still. Any ideas what this could be?

[@trolliieggs1816]

THANK YOU THANK YOU I messed my own drive up and couldnt figure out how to reset it. was about to buy a new drive or pay to get it repaired. thanks man!

[@kevinbelloso8003]

Yo!!! Thank you SOOOO MUCH! I fixed my old PS3. Now it works like normal. Your amazing. Saved me $80

[@Chmielufion]

Verry useful video. I just reset my blu rey drive in my Ps3 2504 and works perfect. Big thanks to You. Cheers.

[@djsammy031]

thanks a lot for the work u do for all the PS3 fans!! respect from Sri Lanka!

[@AndrewG150]

I followed step by step this tutorial but now my blu ray drive wont take in any disc...suggestions?

[@WalterDWormack214]

Thank you, THANK YOU! For telling/SHOWING ME exactly what I needed to see, to 'recover' my PS3 Slim's Blu-ray drive loading mechanism!

[@frankreward5714]

Thank you I fixed my PS3 with your help, even though it was a different model slim

[@bigsalmon4122]

nice video, clear and to the point not like other people who start talking about random nonsense. thanks a lot sorted my machine out quick n easy with your vid. 10/10

[@captainhic]

Yay it worked! Found a penny jamming mine. Dadgum kids

[@IcrdbleJim]

all issues have been resolved, thanks for awesome tutorial!

[@u9Nails]

very helpful. thank you for this video tutorial. I successfully repaired my PS3.

[@SamiMarjeta]

Big thanks! My three year old stuck two DVD's inside - but thanks to you my PS3 is saved \o/

[@kevinjanok]

thank you for helping me fix the not able to play games or bluray issue that last ribbon cable is a sob to get in best no nonsense video on here

[@samsung-bv9ln]

My plastic gear has a screw at the top so it won't just pop off like you did at 8:49 and I can't get the screw out.

[@dcboyhacker00]

All u gotta do to get out a stuck disk is, on the bottom where the little black tab to take out the hard drive screw, take that piece of plastic out a push up in their a normal phillips screw driver and turn counter clockwise and the disk should come out, if you didnt understand this just search youtube for : ps3 slim hidden manual disk eject.

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[@gregmulverhill4456]

Ninja Hacking/Glitching .

[@maxsilver916]

My absolute sincere thanks. without this video and the other which you produced re taking the drive apart and out, i would not have done, this. I am amazed at how many bad, incorrect, poorly filmed and made "tutorials there are. and I'm surprised anyone gets them going without looking at your wizzadry. One point however. I bought a new drive as i thought that was the problem, turns out it was a reset!!!. never mind , i have a spare for when the new one goes. and i am now col in my sons eyes.!!

[@eddiehand5794]

Super bin 75 Lenz, wäre ich nie drauf gekommen,Thank"s, merci buko !!.

[@duanejorgenson467]

Thank you so much I haven't been able to play disks for 2 years !!!!!!!!!! The DVD cables are tough had my wife do them :)

[@leandror101]

Greentings from Brazil. Your video was very helpful for me. Thanks!

[@jeidielgerman869]

Thanks it really worked. Saved me from buying a new ps3 or another disc XD

[@ookoolsavas362]

Omg! Thanks you so mutch!! 2 days i ty all to repair... All fail ! And now at 3:12 i find your Video and Do all what u do! And all gone !:))) Dude thanks u

[@koba6732]

Awesome video! Opened mine up and found a bobby pin inside! Works like a charm now. Thanks!!!

[@jasonbailey7069]

hey bro how are you? i need help. i follwed all your steps but theres no power to the blu ray drive it doesnt spin... need help

[@COCTELAZUL]

You saved my life man!!! thanx a lot, I though I´ve screwed my PS3 drive, but you showed me the way to fix it, thanx again.

[@hourof10]

Awesome vid. Due to the multiple versions and reconditioning of PS3s there were some differences but nothing that required any huge modifications. Thank you so much for making this tutorial.

[@SyzygyD]

Well, this is one of the more helpful. I had the drive hubcap off, tried to forward it but the arms up front held fast. I still have the same issue as with other sites that talk about lifting out the power supply. The two power clips, two screws but it still refuses to lift out. I thought maybe that square 3/4 across is concealing a screw or clip, that’s where the resistance is coming from. And I hate to force something beyond a certain level. My copy of ps3 Conan, the non-opening methods all failed. I had been able to engage the game again with these attempts but not eject. Wonder, but this pawn shop acquisition has VOID stamped several times near the game’s spindle.

[@jake68467]

Thank you for the detailed, highly instructive video. Because of it, I was able to remove the disc from my friend's Playstation and reset the drive. Please keep up the good work!

[@jasoncolliernet]

Thanks so much for this really easy to follow tutorial. My two year old put a coin in my ps3 and when I put a disc in it made an awful sound. I thought I was going to have to wait ages and spend a lot of money getting it fixed, but this sorted it out! Cheers!

[@daniellekearns8075]

I did not have a foreign object, just wanted lens access wich this vid helped all the way there and back!! My unit is the CECH-2503A slightly different but easy still!! Thanks

[@JohnSmith-nd1ic]

Solved it. If anyone has the same problem with their being no clip, all you have to do is pull up on where you put the tape in.

[@clevehalley9059]

thanks... like the video quality and commentary .....got the confidence to fixed it my self... turn out to be 8cents my daughter load into the drive smh

[@katiemccormick5406]

Thanks! All sorted now. Very informative. Great vid!

[@rsdx6]

I had a similar problem I took apart my PS3 and after hours of missing around with my PS3 watching yt videos nothing worked it turned out that on of the cables was loose I put it back in properly and it worked.

[@markuzvf]

Thank you man!!!! You've just save the day!

[@1331Gators]

Thank you for your Video sir.....got the Ps3 working again.....keep it up it was a good easy video to follow....Thanks again whoever you are!!

[@billypeterson2399]

Great informative vids. You made a subscriber out of me. But I will say I was hoping you'd get to the ribbons on the disk drive as well since that's where my problem lies. I need to replace one of them and I'm not sure how to go about it. But again, thanks for all the great info!

[@jakob9813]

Thank you buddy, i got my slim fixed through your video! :))

[@beastma0]

Awesome video! It helped me out big time. Kids put in 4 discs in slot!!!! Big thanks.

[@thedragonfather4204]

Great vid. Explains everything. Also of note, just about all of the steps outlined also work for ps3 cech-3001a. I now have a working ps3, thanks in part to your well outlined steps.

[@ariseninjaz4506]

Does this work if my ps3 wont take in disks

[@DazzaBo]

Awesome, fixed my PS3 with this guide. Cheers man, liked and subscribed as thanks.

[@buyanka619]

ya my prob with my ps3 slim is tht it is not turning on I mean like not even the red light appears when I switch on the source

[@KMarioHenao]

Can someone please help me out I would like to know what's the name of the 3 tool ?

[@Sodium_Daddy]

This was so helpful! Thank you so much my man, my Socom 4 was sticky from the remains of old tape on it and it got glued to the drive.. so I followed your instructions and got it out!

[@harvymaestrado6184]

thank you! you gave me my life back. I don't know how to thank you

[@Thinkingbeard]

Thanks for the video, it's perfect. i solved my problem , there was a cd with a little bit of glue that probably blocked it inside. I opened my ps3 and all was exatly like the video excepted for the blue ray that probably was a little bit different model, i havent't to leave the final ghear to reset but only screw the mecanism because my ghear was fixed with a screw. No problem with cable or connection, also with torks i used a normal plate screw very slowly. many thanks.

[@-HICK-]

Thank you so much!

[@brettmansfield]

Brilliant video, thanks. It must have been tricky filming the optical cable replacement!

[@chelseyhouston9177]

Thanks so much! Saved me alot of time!

[@theslycooperfan]

I did this, but now when I put a disc in the drive it takes it, then for some reason it moves the disc around(doesn't spin) and then it won't read it.

[@МурадТаиров-ф7ю]

How do you fix it?

[@CptLolles]

Awesome tutorial, worked like a charm

[@seanodonoghue1815]

thank you soo much! My brother and I had this problem and thought all hope was lost! :P thank you soo much once again!

[@Wolverine-ky9gk]

My Ps3 slim will accept disc's and read them but it wont eject the disc idk why. I have tried everything can someone help me. My last option is too purchase a new bluray drive from amazon

[@DeanHone]

Thanks .. appreciate the help. Have dismantled removed a foreign object (5 cent coin) and up and running again.

[@israelmacias9005]

A billion thanks, now i can play beyond two souls :)

[@rassebengtsson744]

Thanks man for the help now My ps3 work good agan

[@James_T_Kirk_1701]

Thank you for posting this.

[@Hilariocrocy]

Its easier to keep the cable clipped to the inner-board, and unclip it from the lens itself. this way you can simply feed the cable through its hole in the drive,set everything as usual, then simply connect it back to the lens from above (instead of trying to fit your hand underneath it all)

[@sonicpichu]

I've done this when my blue ray drive wouldn't spin the disk. It worked, but now I have the same problem again. Did the same thing but didn't work. Helps;-;

[@jabahuntercrypto]

Man, thank you so much, i was having this problem and getting crazy, you saved my day.

[@evilbacca9419]

hey thanks man your video really helped me out

[@GameConsoleRepairs]

@zFYG Ok seems like you have number of issues. 1. you need to replace your Reset-Switch board 2. Disc not accepting is you have re-align your assembly if still issues, replace with another drive.

[@GameConsoleRepairs]

Dear Artur Papikyan CECH-2502 and 3002 are compatible. please read description You can use either of the console types to show how to open. The point is to show 'How to open up' and show how to take out the tricky 'lens cable'.

[@danye8443]

amazing video very professional been searching for this. Do u have any other video with same drive specially at 8:39 how can we replace those 3 cable if any one of them is damage i dont know how to open that white plastic to replace them ?

[@seikonquasar8488]

After did the procedure and remounted the playstation the blue light of the reader is CONSTANTLY on, even while the playstation is off (with red power light) I did something wrong during the stage described in the video? Please, someone answer me! :\

[@jon.a]

advice: take off metal top cover, then take off 2nd white and black layer, THEN UNDO THE BIG RIBBON CABLE FROM THE LENS' BOARD (this way it is easier to reconnect later because you are doing it from the inside)...resume normally

[@GameConsoleRepairs]

@alexz805 No you just need the whole new MECHANISM which is KEM-450DAA. we have available in our online store for purchase. If the motor isn't spinning best would be to replace with new mechanism.

[@GameConsoleRepairs]

@joel hernandez Maybe its already reset. you need to check the other gears.

[@GameConsoleRepairs]

@projectgtr Glad it helped you. Thank you for watching :-) Happy Gaming

[@juanbadilla6824]

Hello.I have a problem with my PS3 slim.When you put in a disc,it gets in without problem but sometimes spins and sometimes not(Its not lens issues)What can it be?Gear?How can i fix it?Thanks!!!

[@MalkiYah_]

I fix my problem, thanks for the video man.

[@Libra_Man_Nell]

Cool video. This might actually might help me out. Quick question: does this also work on the cech 2001A model?