PS3 Slim Disassembly Teardown

[@demisequest9443]

Recently got a PS3 from a relative that needed some serious cleaning. This video helped me a lot with tearing it down without any damage, thank you!

[@dnbaloftgrid]

I'm glad it helped ! Thanks for the comment!

[@dnbaloftgrid]

Viewers I really appreciate all the views and comments in the past 4 years on this video! Man I cannot believe how much this video has blown up since my upload! I am really motivated to create more content like this and would like to hear from you in the comments section what you all would like to see. I look forward to interacting with you in the next videos, stay tuned more to come! Thank you for all of your support.

[@Eric-Robson-]

Man ive been so bored during quarantine just been cleaning all my electronics and this is the best disassembly explained by far for cleaning the ps3. Thanks again helped so much taking it apart

[@Dzzy123]

My PS3 slim's disc drive has started acting strangely. It has had problems reading some discs, and it sometimes takes multiple attempts for a disc to be read. The disc drive makes an odd clicking sound when I insert the disc and I don't think it's spinning in the drive properly. I've looked at all my discs and none of them are scratched. Do you think it's worth taking apart my PS3 to look at the disc drive? Have you heard of the PS3 disc drive not working for others?

[@hyperfusiongear9050]

@@Dzzy123 I am having that same issue to? As of now I am taking it apart and seeing what's going on this guy made my life easy one step at a time.

[@timed_clips]

I am having a difficult time taking off the top of the console, how would I do this?

[@zerrle]

Thanks for this awesome disassembly video. My ps3 has a picture on AV but no on HDMI. Do you know if usually the problem is only the hdmi port or the hdmi chip? Sadly there is no video about that on youtube yet

[@chanyphilly8266]

Thank you for this straight forward and to the point video. I needed to strip my PS3 to clean it and this made it so much easier for me.

[@suckstobeyou2623]

As first timer opening a PS3 slim, this video was so helpful. Thank you heaps.

[@flyby501]

Ngl, this is a super relaxing to watch, at least for me

[@jonathanjohnson9910]

Agreed... My disc drive finally jammed up so it's time to start dismantling and trying to fix it

[@noahmckinnon3950]

Yeah same ahaha

[@dnbaloftgrid]

Thanks for the view and I appreciate the compliment!

[@jamesmancuso3666]

FYI a very small flat head screwdriver will remove the security torx screws

[@phillipsomerset7967]

And thread them lol.

[@twizz420]

That's a good way to destroy a flathead. It will just twist the blade until the screwdriver is useless. Just buy a torx. It's like $1 ffs

[@dnbaloftgrid]

@@twizz420 agreed with both of those arguments. But whatever gets the job done! lol

[@holacomo6581]

i tried it and it really doesnt destroy nothing so dont talk if you didnt do it

[@soccersensation]

Just used one and was successful without stripping the screws. Relatively easy as well. Thanks.

[@dnbaloftgrid]

Guys thank you all again for the views and comments. Is anyone interested in other teardown videos? this one was so popular!

[@YngTrXp]

I am, yes plz

[@skellzor6531]

a ps3 super slim teardown may be a good video those tend to have disk tray issues (namely the disc tray door).

[@shodannonymous9359]

Yes

[@silverpgmgamer4576]

Hey, this is one big project for me. As a noobie I have no clue how to organise the screws and reassemble the console. Maybe I should just leave the console running at 90°c. I guess it's time to let it go as it's already standing on its last legs

[@EthanLeitch]

Fantastic video, clear and informative at just the right pace!

[@smolfryz]

Thank you! I was able to take it apart and clean it with detail. Now it doesn't sound like a jet engine when the fan runs!

[@CosmicSquidly]

I used this video to breakdown my Slim and do a re-paste of the CPU and RSX and it all went rather well Thank You

[@tractorguy1994]

Bloody Legend mate. This really helped me. I have been using my PS3 heaps lately for games like Skate 3, GTA, Minecraft etc. And I can tell its needed a clean, I even had a dead Spider on top of my HardDrive!

[@dnbaloftgrid]

glad this helped out. alot of the videos are not easy to follow at all

[@IgnizJosh]

I appreciate this so much! This really helped me navigate and solve an issue I was having. Thanks to you I was able to rescue my PS3!

[@dnbaloftgrid]

thats great to hear!

[@nightwolf9375]

This looks way easier to open up and clean than my old fat ps3, thanks for the video! Definitely going to use it to clean an old ps3 slim that I found.

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

witch is better the ps3 silm or the ps4 silm?

[@idkk910]

@@Mariofans-gn1lu ps4 ofc

[@xpavpushka]

Bought my PS3 about 10 years ago, played for about 100 hours total and stored it away. Recently got it jailbroken on 4.88 and now playing ALL THE GAMES. Fan was working too loud so I dissasembled it thanks to your video. No dust, almost pristine inside. Changed thermal paste, assembled it back. Got 1 screw left (lmao). Unfortunately, fan is still kinda loud, but I guess this is how it's supposed to be.

[@overdriver99]

jailbroken PS3 has default setting for high fan speed. you can make it slow(low) in setting. you can watch temp of PS3 before and after fan speed change.

[@xpavpushka]

@@overdriver99 Yeah, thanks. Just settled on 40% fan speed in cobra, keeps it on 60 C in-game

[@overdriver99]

@@xpavpushka that's cool!

[@cyrussoxlegion]

Thank you for this. There were a couple of broken pieces of plastic rattling around inside my PS3 and I needed to get them out because they were literally hitting the fan lol.

[@angeloreborn2819]

Best PS3 slim teardown video.

[@ToddleyProductions]

Super helpful video. I took my PS3 apart but was unable to fix it

[@twizz420]

THANK GOD. I finally was able to find the last screw that was fucking with me... It was the one under the sticker on the bottom... Got that out, pulled the board out, and a random screw fell out of the motherboard shield. Now my Ps3 finally works again... After 10 years of sitting in my closet.

[@w0rd06]

THATS WHERE IT IS i didn't watch the video full I just removed what I found and still couldn't find the last one thanks now I can hopefully make this thing work again

[@w0rd06]

Nvm I think I botched it

[@JcTYT]

it's 2022 and it's my first time seeing a ps3 innards.

[@bakagemu1190]

It's basically a laptop without the screen. Of course with different software. Thank you for the tutorial, very helpful. Greetings from Poland! :D

[@aquazz5503]

Czest lol

[@alexy.9306]

No wonder my ps3 never opened!!! That sneaky sticker has caused me to break many ps3s!!

[@codroby8201]

Wow

[@k9ine787]

@@codroby8201 I saw this vid as I was trying to rip the top off my ps3 without seeing the sticker, lucky 😂

[@hannahbrigham8427]

Jesus christ took all the screws out hadnt watched the whole thing because thought wed got all of them just spent 15 minutes pulling it so hard 🙄🙄

[@panticnic]

Use hair dryer

[@vkopfilms1130]

ECAL Panticnic don’t need one just pill it off call sony and ask for another one

[@markmancera2457]

Thanks for this! This really helps a lot on cleaning my ps3 slim ☺️

[@Cxs1a3]

2 generations behind gang

[@MyPsAndQs]

@@Cxs1a3 ok

[@Ncc0990]

Thanks for this, I had to replace the CMOS battery in mine and this was very helpful.

[@orochikaiba]

I'd recognize that Xool Tool Kit anywhere lol. Awesome teardown video.

[@Anthony-qt8wv]

Anthony 0 seconds ago If you disconnect the fan from the assembly it is in, you don't have to unplug it from the motherboard. Keep the fan close to the board and tape it to the metal to keep it from getting crimped/cut. I just though of that and will be doing that on mine! It has plenty of wire to extend from it.

[@stillcool9646]

Many thanks - I used the video partially only as I needed to swap out the PSU from a Japanese one to my Euro one, slight variartions on the mouldings but it fits fine, I have a 230v PSU in my Japanese One Piece console now.

[@ProfessorChaosx]

Thanks man. Started over heating so I needed to clean it.

[@MidnightMustang]

Thank you so much for a very pristine video. Now time for me to repaste my PS3

[@kevinhancock4064]

What is meant by repasting it what does it do ?

[@BeastMode11100]

@@kevinhancock4064 the thermal paste

[@mrhendry6885]

Thanks I been trying for 3 days and Trish got it open 🎉🎉😂😂

[@ZERARCHIVE2023]

THANK YOU for the step by step dissasembly :) I cleaned mine rn

[@hossamz9087]

I wanted to remove the tiny screws but I couldn’t

[@BlueHedgehog12345678]

Thank you for this turtorial, you have a very calming voice. 😁 The video is great, but the power supply disassembly is missing, because there is dust in it as well.🤓

[@kawaineko7402]

Great teardown - thanks! I have some security bits on the way for a PS4 teardown and now I’m going to teardown my PS3s, too! 👍🏻

[@genez2157]

Thanks doing this right now on a ps3 slim.

[@GenTechRepairs]

Killed it. Clean tutorial

[@NrGSourcEsurfeR]

heres a cool tip of any you suffering from button loss for on off and disc eject, use a 1 p or anything that has a large flat surface area thats conductive, second place it over the desired switch, third.. ps 3 turns on, only work aslong as your ignition board works and has metal points of conductivity still available

[@ka01si09ma]

Thanks. Your video helped me to take matic board out.

[@billsrock11]

thanks for the vid, i took apart my ps3 and found about 150 little dead bugs in it, they left shit all over the thing. i guess thats what u get when u buy something from ebay

[@washburnfan8835]

This was perfect for what I needed thank you!

[@lagumlemoni331]

Thank you I really needed this

[@markoslancek7154]

and how you unscrewed those little screws forward

[@LiamBirch-km9ux]

I can't get the two screws on each side of the power supply if anyone knows how lmk. the two screws are quite stubborn

[@spotifized6384]

Did you find out a way?

[@matthewlunatick420]

I have that exact screwdriver/kit. Best 20 bucks I spent for working on my stuff......

[@luxthefox228]

Do you remember what it was called or where you bought it? Thinking of doing this to all my systems now and I know sometimes they charge pricey for a full kit into the 30/40 range so if I can save some money that would be nice.

[@SmokeDaJitt]

@@luxthefox228 Walmart it’s Hyper tough 44 tool kit

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Used your video to disassemble mine. Now for a video as well.

[@kevinhancock4064]

Now for a video as well ? Makes no sense???

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Kevin Hancock Meaning I will make my own video as well. Good question.

[@ih8suvz]

I must have attention deficit disorder because I took my slim apart but I don’t remember where which screws go where.

[@BarnacleBill77]

Bugger....I've managed to pull the fan plug socket off the motherboard....is it goosed?

[@aaesth]

psa dont tighten the screws that put pressure on the rsx with the bend thing too much, i tightened it alot and the screw literally snapped in half

[@Groesch7777]

A.S.M.R. gold!

[@Tweetari1]

What are the tools you are using? Link please? I need a tool kit.

[@greeninthehouse]

hey what screw driver did u use can u send me what u used

[@Mushy_guy]

i got all the screws off but it wont lift up what should i do

[@Kingsofthrones]

Where do you get that screwdriver because I’m opening up my ps3 slim but I don’t have one

[@shorty808100]

Thanks for the vid I need to Re-paste mine and replace the thermal pads with K5 Pro then I’m gonna do my PS4 slim when I’m done with my PS3 next time I got to micro center I’m getting 2 inland SSD’s one 500gb for the PS3 *( it only has a 150GB HDD in it atm )* gonna get a 1 TB for my PS4 to replace the 5400Rpm HDD it only transfers at 62mbps

[@antresia.9723]

Is the fan DC brushless or Nidec? I love DC BRUSHLESS FANS. I'm collecting computer fans from PC,

[@alexnderjb6705]

hey i know this video is almost a decade old but i bought a ps3 slim for the disc drive, and i took out the 2 screws to the power supply and connectors but theres still another piece holding on the power supply, its in that little square hole on the power supply if you go back in the video to see it, any idea what it is or how to get it out ?

[@aayandhinoja7120]

Thanks bro now i can clean my fan

[@alessandromalagoli1337]

9:00 what screwdriver did you use to remove this pair of screws?

[@marshalmarshall2109]

The inside of you slim looks different than mine, I can't find a rivet cable or data cable

[@shorty808100]

Btw you gotta delid a PS3 to fully re-paste I found out there two laptop size chips under those big IHS’s so if your temps still aren’t great that’s why or your still getting YLOD that’s probably it the thermal paste between the chip and IHS is shot

[@VideoBee_YT]

Yeah no shit those chips are called CPU and RSX

[@godarik8984]

Ok so when I was unplugging the white thing to take the fan out the other white thing came with it, what do I do?

[@nobitaandanimieloverfanclub]

If i do it will i be albe to rejoin the pieces?

[@MuhammadHassan-mn6jc]

My PS3 won't turn on. Due to high voltage of electricity. Please help what I can do..???

[@carlospinto5451]

Mine wasn't this model and I had to break the top cover because there were screws holding it that were hidden by only 2 of the rubber stickers underneath it

[@RonLarhz]

I just want to clean the fan and whereever i can reach. I dont want to take out everything and cant put it back/spoil it. Is it ok to just wipe/vacuum with the top cover off?

[@NrGSourcEsurfeR]

theirs a small panel under your off butto that is removable for slim versions easy access to your HDD

[@pietrometastasio7094]

The paper tape they use can be a normal one? Don't want my ps3 to burn

[@Fabulousideiumn]

I can’t get the top off. Removed every screw.

[@gamingbalkancroatia3405]

I gived you your 800th Like

[@recreatethe80s]

What size Phillips screwdriver is required for removing the screws on the power supply?

[@its_jesse593]

To day was the day i voided my ps3s warranty

[@HeyHowsMyDriving]

Mine is today also

[@kieran96cfc50]

ive taken out all the screws but my doesn't come apart that easy, It gets stuck around the disc drive part

[@sheldondavies8676]

just throw it away and buy a ps4 u broke or something

[@kieran96cfc50]

@@sheldondavies8676 no I have a PS4, but because the PS4 is shit and dont allow backwards play I have to have a PS3 to play PS3 games

[@sheldondavies8676]

Only messing bro don’t need to explain

[@kieran96cfc50]

@@sheldondavies8676 All good, just hopefully the PS5 can play every single PS title

[@hannahbrigham8427]

I'm having the same problem how did you get if off ? Its stuck right on the curved part

[@trebabcock]

What's the model number for this one?

[@maurotorres1802]

Nice Job. It was very easy! thanks.

[@coffeepot3123]

Damn, i'll be needing waaay more thermal-paste for this job.. and some fresh thermal pads.

[@Warpig70]

Thanks for the tutorial

[@seanizl1]

Thanks for the help bro.

[@Jbjohnson15]

A friend said their kid poked a pokemon card inside of the desk tray and it stopped opening and closing thanks to you I got it out and working again! The ribbon plug on the bottom of the disk thing was a bitch to get out had to get some tweezers lol. And it wasn't even a real pokemon card it was the ones you get at the beginning of the deck eith the code on it I was hoping for an interesting one haha

[@laurentperier8331]

Nice ! Good job. Clear

[@PEACEWALKER1992]

Thanks for showing! :)

[@renkittsers]

I’m slightly deaf and I wasn’t sure what kind of torx to use and the subtitles weren’t helping but after a lot of trial and error I figured out that the torx screwdriver you need is a T8.

[@Poodleinacan]

Wow.... The PS3 Slim is overly complicated to disassemble. It's very well built, though!

[@farilima1956]

Hello, my PS3 Slim has a bizarre problem..... when i turn it on, it stays silence for more than 30 seconds (no fan, no hdd checking etc...) just the green light, and then after those seconds the system will boot normally. it also has audio glitches, i can't boot to Safe Mode and cant play PS2 Classics (blackscreen), what is the issue ?

[@techpunk2369]

I got a question if my HDMI slot is pushed back a little is there a way to push it more out?

[@VideoBee_YT]

It's meant to be in

[@techpunk2369]

@@VideoBee_YT its like pushed in more than its supposed to be

[@francescolavilla271]

are all the ps3 slim housing the same ? cause im planning to replace it on mine...

[@lordmichaelgrey6727]

Thank you for showing me

[@AyeWXRLD]

I’m missing one tool😭 the one tool that I needed and it’s missing

[@Chrispmiller84]

Just a reminder, "warranty void" stickers are illegal in the U.S. If a company uses them and declines to honor their warranty because the sticker is damaged or missing, they are breaking U.S. law.

[@mohamedjar7375]

Hi I have a problem with my PlayStation 3 skin that does not start from the first press but once i turn it on it shuts down and tries many times even 10 times or more it works and sometimes when I play some games it stops if you can give me a solution to this problem and thanks

[@SONNYemc]

Super helpful ❤

[@delilh325]

Thanks gonna repaste and clean the dust of 2 PS3 slims soon

[@kevinhancock4064]

Any ideas on why they would go to boot up then shut down after a few seconds ?

[@d1zzy_75]

Kevin Hancock does the light go yellow? If so you might have the YLOD which means your PS3 is bricked

[@kevinhancock4064]

@@d1zzy_75 not yellow just goes green fir a few seconds then dies .....(no lights) it was working fine when I last used it but been sitting around 4 a while couod it be dust and coms battery ?

[@kevinhancock4064]

@@d1zzy_75 what is this ylod thing what dies it stand 4 ?. Is that like a fried motherboard ?

[@d1zzy_75]

Kevin Hancock yeah basically fried motherboard

[@d1zzy_75]

Kevin Hancock is there a flashing red light?

[@thekidchris8486]

I need help I took my ps3 apart vacuumed did everything but it still freezes up

[@vkopfilms1130]

You need to apply thermal paste to the cpu and gpu also removing the ihs and applying thermal paste under the cpu and gpu there’s videos look up ps3 slim ihs removal

[@thekidchris8486]

@@vkopfilms1130 I fixed it I just had to go in and revacuum everything and reset it

[@vkopfilms1130]

thekidchris it will only be a temporary fix trust me and good luck 👍🏾

[@genosans6_696]

I took apart my ps3 completely just like the video just to clean it. When I re assembled it and plugged it in the red light turned on but didn't power on. I unplugged it and looked at the eject and power button part and didn't notice anything and re assembled again but now no power nor light. Can anyone help me out? I might try to de assemble it all again but I don't want to if there's an easy fix

[@wormsex]

thanks, used this to get a strange loose screw out of the system just jumbling around

[@twizz420]

That is what kept my system from working for the past 10 years lol... I guess it shorted something out. I couldn't even get any lights on before.

[@a.graham4208]

What about the actual disk drive?

[@wybuchowyukomendant]

well that was easy, hope I can put it all back together later lol

[@andrewsirapanji6339]

When i done cleaning and want to put the upper case it doesnt fit

[@Finschalen]

I have a loose power cord which is very annoying

[@thegps3gamer385]

My top cover is stuck, I am able to remove it from the back but not the front. Please help me.

[@mayhemK59]

There’s a screw under the warranty sticker a lot of people don’t know that

[@thegps3gamer385]

@@mayhemK59 Yes, I removed that screw. The last time I opened the top cover it came of smoothly but now when I try to open it, it does not open from front.

[@j.lietka9406]

Did you try to upgrade the RAM? Or modify the top cover / lid so the "PS 3" logo lights up? Great video! Thank you 🤓 it doesn't look too hard to open the case, remove the fan, and clean the dust/dirt!