PS3 Super Slim - Full Disassembly & Service
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ส.ค. 2024
- Here, I unwittingly explore the weird construction that is the PS3 Super Slim.
From the hard-to-remove PSU, to the large heatsink/frame, this model has a good few design quirks that left me more confused than before picking up my screwdrivers.
Tools used -
Phillips screwdriver
Torx Security (T8) screwdriver
Prying tool (a guitar pick can be used as well)
Microfibre cloth
Brake cleaner (I recommend 100% isopropyl alcohol)
Tissues or something to remove thermal compound
Thermal compound (I used some Cooler Master stuff)
Disclaimer - This is not a definitive guide to disassembling a PS3. Please search for other sources to get a full understanding of this feat. I am not held responsible with any damage and/or injury caused if you wish to follow this video and other sources. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Someone who actually knows what they are doing...
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Not really under the big IHS there’s a laptop size chip that has thermal paste under there you gotta delid it to get to it and replace that paste as well
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Haven't cleaned mine out yet, but you made it look relatively easy. Good shit.
Kinda cool to see that song wised up and deluded the RSX GPU from the factory in later revisions. Super cool
*Sony
Greatful to you for your time and effort to upload this vid to show us all how to clean our PS3's.
Merry Christmas to you.
Your vid is the gift that keeps on giving
saving this and definitely using this when my ps3 starts acting up as well. and i could listen to you do this all day lol
Thanks so much for doing this tutorial, with it I was able to service and repair my unit which was overheating and switching off mid game. It works brilliantly now!! 😁👍 Amazing!
My PS3 nor runs silently thanks to you. I did all this and changed the paste without a problem. Thanks a lot!
Nice job man its useful information.
We did it at home and yes it worked out very well.
Hey man I followed your steps and now my ps3 doesn't sound like a jet taking off. Thank you!
I'm surprised this was uploaded at that point in time, quite recently, but it helped me a lot. lets hope it works! thanks a ton dude, I'm extremely grateful for this, I cant wait to talk with my old friends again!
Greetings from Central America in Costa Rica!! Great video!!! ✌️😁👌
thank you for the vidio. got to change out my cpu and needed a refresh on how the supper slim disasembles
Bro Bro Bro... Really Appreciate Ur Work My Friend.. and it has helped me alot.. thankyou soo much...
I still have a screw remaining though!!
Thank you very much. This video was a great help!
That was great! Did everything without problems. Much easier than the PS3 Slim, if you ask me. Thanks for the not too long video!
thank you for showing how to get the fan out of its housing
Great video ,really enjoyed it!
Thanks very helpful. I just needed to replace my disc drive.
This video was a God send. Thanks 😊
Thanks, missing to full assembly at the end. Making sure where all the screw goes.
Helped lots, thank you!!
Nice. I'm looking to buy a PS3 slim preferably but haven't had luck locally.
Your video saved my life
Thanks man.. I just fixed my PS3 thanks to this video. Cheers..
i cant cause this right side near the ps3 logo just wont come of no matter how hard i push it
@@ruty_bolzga424 You need to kinda push in, in the middle and then out
@@ruty_bolzga424 i struggled at first too.. I know what you mean
Time to buy that safety screw tool. My super slim looks brand new. No scuffs, disc drive looks flawless, stickers look first day new but I can't play a full 4 quarters in NCAA FOOTBALL 14 without lag in the 4th quarter.
Thanks best manual.
YUSSSSSSSS MINE WORKS TOO! I SEEM TO HAVE BAD LUCK WITH ASSEMBLING COMPUTER, SO I'M HAPPY!
thanks. the asshole who owned the ps3 before me unplugged the bluray driver connecter and it drove me crazy trying to figure out what was wrong why it was not spining. the doo doo head also took some screws but oh well whatever. i hope when he buys a car someone "forgot" to install the breaks correctly
Dang I had 1 screw left over. Missed one in the motherboard 😫
Great video thanks (:
The blue ribbons is what was the issue for me. That and the occasional dust infestation xp. I guess every time I slide my disc tray shut (I broke the automatic release a long time ago) the tiny blue ribbon on the back slides out? And when I disassemble it I unknowingly unlatch the big blue ribbon too, which may cause the clicking sounds but no disc reading. So, thanks for this video.
I love how the disk reader is louder than the fan, that's one advantage of digital games
Not in the PS4 generation
@@559925 Yep
I like him fixing this stuff
Thanks for everything
Super helpful !
This video was used to fix my ps3. That's man.
I could listen to you cleaning and explaining the whole day 🤣
thanks dude
Ahhh I'm never doing that again! It worked, but damn it was a massive pain in the butt. Getting the front plastic panel back on is a nightmare, I just have to accept that mine isn't going to be snapped in fully. Also the ps3 was very clean inside considering it's been running for nearly 10 years. The thermal paste was nearly all gone though. I hope I can get a few more years out of it. By then PS3 emulation should have advanced further. Great video though!
Brother, can you give us the name of the paste that is suitable for me, the PlayStation Super Slim
I used Arctic mx-4 which is think is quite a popular brand and it's working well on the PS3 superslim. But tbh dude, paste is paste. Whatever you use will be fine as long as it's not super cheap.
Thanks i always wonder why my console overheat fast now its alright
Hello can you help me apply the front cover the right way?When i try to apply it the back of the clips are fine but the front klips have a gap from the front side
This might be a bit hard to explain, but the left side of the front cover is latched across (like the rear cover), while the other side just clips directly in because of a tab for one of the Torx screws. So you need to slightly bend the cover and latch in the left side, then push down the rest.
Admittedly, I've had a bit of trouble as well, but forgot to put it in the video. Hope this helps.
@@TheBuddingEngineer didn’t work any tips
McDonald screws...Hahahahaha Thats a funny mistake and although the name is from the same Scottish heritage they are called Robertson head screws a Canadian invention they are the square slotted head....great video :)
Can you please put the timestamps for the security screws as i have one screw left ro fix i don't remember where it is supposed to be
😂😂😂😂
No thermal pads on the VRAMs? Odd, guess I’ll just re-paste with MX-4 was gonna use K5 Pro but there are no thermal pads to replace, I would spread on a cpu that big make sure you get the whole chip
Is the super slim any better the the other ps3 like picture for gaming or anything I been trying to find out but can't find anything
I changed the thermal paste and the temps are lower... But fan is still pretty loud lol.
Nice man
I’m 90% sure my PS3 super slim only came with a black WiFi cable and no white one. It didn’t show signs of being opened...is this possible. It has games downloaded on it. It would let me sign in,but wouldn’t let me authenticate the games in the PlayStation store. It said it couldn’t bring them up or something. I ordered new cables. Idk.
Did you spread evenly the thermal compound or you just left it as you applied it?
I know this is a late comment, but when you apply thermal paste you don't want to spread it everywhere because it will automatically do that when you tighten down the heatsink over the cpu. If you spread it everywhere, you risk it squeezing out everywhere.
Well this helped thanks
When i press that little button thing at 17:40 my disc does not spin. This is my main issue. Would you have a fix for this?
6:50 these screws will not unscrew what so ever. It's gotten to the point where my fingers are getting dents.
Edit: After an hour and a half I unscrewed them. My fingers are in pain
Re-pasted my PS4 PRO today, the service guy did a terrible job it was still noisy
Put new thermal pads on the ram chips and HDMI chip
Silent now after two years
The Super Slim which I also have looks like a nightmare to do 😭, luckily it's quiet
So em I plugged it in and it turned on for 2 seconds and then turned off and a bit of smoke came from it :/
How is name this paste for Cell Broadband Enginer?
Use any good quality thermal paste
Thanks.. I broke my ps3 cover following this guide…please edit or take this video down if you don’t really know what you’re doing…
Yes
Did you have the schem of the machine?
14:22 guys pls dont open the psu, you can die from the shock! Unless you're a pro and know what you are doing dont even think about opening it
17:38 also dont look at the laser thingy or you will go blind
@Aussie Guides i learnt it the hard way
wear rubber gloves
@@Miichi5 are you blind and dead?
@@dangerzara how did you know
@@Miichi5 you seemed pretty down when you wrote the comment
omg how tf did you get the motherboard back in
Hey man i have a problem with video, where is and what do i have to fix opening the power supply?
It's a big thing at the rear of the unit. There are two silver screws that hold it in place, so after removing them, you need to pry it upwards as shown in 4:55
Removing the power supply allows you to get into the PS3's motherboard, or to replace the PSU itself
@@TheBuddingEngineer 5:21 when I get to that point, what do I do?
@Amala 1908 Then you can remove the motherboard from the housing (after a few more screws), but as ever, only disassemble what you need and look up other sources alongside this one so you're familiar with the process
Can someone help i cant unscrev those two srevs where you put the game ?
try various sizes of flat head screw drivers.
Good cuts. 👍
Wish u actually put the whole thing back together and showed the screws as u were going along, plus it looks like you’ve put the screws back in the wrong place but apart from that good vid
I can't get past the security screws
destroyed my covers when attempting to take them off... thank god their only 5 bucks
that moment when you forgot 1 screw after assembling the entire console...
I cant open the security screws, do I need a special screwdriver?
Yeah, you need a T8 Torx security bit
PS3 screwdriver kits on eBay are cheap and should include them, but be sure to double-check
@@TheBuddingEngineer thank you good sir
@@dj.m682 try various sizes of flat head screw drivers
Can you please tell me that what was paste u have used on motherboard
anything non-conductive will do
i think i used arctic mx 2, or 4
@@TheBuddingEngineerplease tell me how you unscrewed everything with ease. It's taking me days to unscrew everything. My thumb and the palm of my hand are in pain. Is there a specific screw driver you used?
@@XenoTronusWeePoo850There could be a few reasons
I'd check if it's the right size - if the bit doesn't fit perfectly into the screw, you'll have to press harder than usual and risk rounding it off
In the case that's happening, I'd get a small screwdriver set that'll cover most cases, and preferrably with a curved, grippy handle
You use the wide part of these handles to get the torque to unscrew, something you can't do with screwdrivers that have narrow, metal knurled handles. I found them to be miserable
Just remember to not over-tighten screws when putting things back together - I use the narrow part of the curved handle instead and screw wrist-tight
the button that reads the disk has broken what to do?
You mean the lens ? Go get it fixed from some shop
"Whoopsie, I left in an easily editable portion of the video that'll break your PS3" wtf guy
I did it all and mine doesn't work anymore.
10:00 reassemble time
Brother, can you give us the name of the paste that is suitable for me, the PlayStation Super Slim
Any non-conductive thermal paste is best here, such as the Noctua NT-H1 and H2, as well as the Arctic MX-2 and MX4
@@TheBuddingEngineer Thank you, brother, Mi, where is the best paste, indicating what I mentioned?
@@mouh719 Out of the ones I've mentioned, the NT-H2 is the best performing, but is expensive. I've used the cheap MX-2 in this PS3 and works well - anything's better than its old, original thermal paste
@@TheBuddingEngineer Brother, I replaced the thermal paste, but I still have an annoying fan sound problem on the PlayStation 3 Super Slim. Is there a fan problem or where is my brother's problem?
Hey, sorry for the late reply
Yeah, it could be the condition of the fan, assuming it's all cleaned and free of dust
You didn't take it all the way a part.
You supposed to use a credit card or something flat to spread the compound evenly on the chips.
No you are not! You are supposed to let the pressure of the heat sink spread it out.
@@winman4862 gotcha, I've seen others do that, never seen it with just an X. Hey, it worked with the X on the video 💪
@@winman4862 so, to get to the fan, I must desasemble it full? I want to check why my fan is not spinning on its own when I turn on the system.
@@jedistreaming4006 yes bro
So much hassle just to replace the cmos battery :(
Bro my game get frezze while playing plz help me ?
@@gallian9778 no did it get frezze by that only?
Ashish Pandey maybe it’s the hardrive dying
I did everything exactly as the video and nothing broke but when I turned on, the fan goes to max rpm, could you please help me out? Thanks.
Dang.. does it do it every time you turn it on?
@@Emre723 yes it did, but I finally figured out, it turns out that I put a bit too much of thermal paste, and I guess it wasn't transferring the heat correctly, I removed the excess and it worked flawlessly, thanks for the reply.
@@andresramos7865 Nice man, glad to hear it!
@@Emre723 thanks man.
10:02 re ensambling
Did it wrong, that's how you break the tabs off.
Bro please repair my PS3
I fix mine
10:10 save...
Ummm ok so i dont have that white thermal paste thing.... Does it really need it? Lol 😂
Unfortunately yes, otherwise the chips will overheat
Make sure you get ones that are non-conductive, too
Finally a video without the gay music that killing the focus
Oo skeerim
gg
I can't seem to screw the tension plate back in place 🥲💔 can you help me fix this?