How to Disassemble and Maintain a Fat PS3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- This is the process I perform on every FAT PlayStation 3 before I do anything else!
The 19 blade fan isn't absolutely necessary, but I highly recommend installing one. They can be found on ebay for ~$20.
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Just realized your the only youtuber I've seen actually remove the top properly.
This is like Woody getting fixed by the old man in Toy Story 2.
*2
I bought a ps3 CECHA01 in November of 2018, I use this video every 1-2 years. This is the best one by far.
Thanks for the heart!!!!!!! I LOVE the music at the beginning, very fitting. That rocky clip I think it is in the middle is very satisfying lol sort of a sense of accomplishment.
@@jeremyrbaker230 Thanks was willing to do it on mine, I bought the 40gb models when it released like 14 years ago, it work, but I really want to conserve it because some games can't be played on my ps5 and the new ratchet and clank just released, but I want to do tools of destruction for the first time and the other games after before starting the new one.
@J.R.'s Reviews still working fine, plays some guitar hero on it, I still not disassemblied it because I don't get so many time right now.
Is the CECHA01 much different than the one in the video internally?
@@Spooky711B the one in the video IS the CECHA01
The reflections with Jean Claude Van Damme fighting made my fuckin' year...
Awesome. Just replaced my NEC/Tokin capacitor and 60gb backward compatible is working flawlessly.
What does that capacitor?
@@adolfosalazar4516 YLOD
I did it too to my CECHA01 and its working fine since the replacement 8 monts ago. This console is truly a beast love it
I'm about to perform this operation...I knew nothing about this capacitor problem. is it straight forward to fix? what are everyone's thoughts on possible reflowing the board aswell. I want to make sure I do everything properly first time.
Chromium don’t reflow it, that is a temporary fix that will ruin your hardware in the long run. A guide on how to replace the capacitors can be found on the PS3 Reddit page.
Beautiful production friend 😊. I have been dreading opening up my fatty as I have only refurbed slim models in the past and I knew the fatty is more complicated. You make it look easier than I thought. Thanks!
An awesome very in-depth detailed & thorough video. I’ll be using this as a point of reference for tearing down, maintaining and resembling my own fat PS3 in the very near foreseeable future. Thank you very much for taking the time to make it! 😄🤘🤘🎮
This is a great video and the music is great also!
Honestly for how old the console was and never being opened before it was relatively clean
Consoles and PCs don't get nearly as dirty as you think if dusted down and cared for about once a month or week
@@mathewakad2861 I learned this the other day with my OG Xbox, opened it up to upgrade my hard rive and the needed cable to use the modern drive and I really was amazed how clean it was. Last time It was opened was to put my mod chip back in the early 2000s! I dust weekly and when not in extended use my consoles are sealed in plastic storage boxes.
In case anyone wants to know, the song is Night Stalker by Wave Saver
I’m amazed they still function with so little paste and run games
This video truly inspired me to make the Ultimate PS3 from my still working CECHA01. I plan to dust out the internals, replace the token capacitors, de-lid the CPU and GPU; applying arctic silver above and under, install a 1.5 terabyte drive, install a 19 blade fan, replace the power supply with an APS-226. And do all of this in an environment that is completely free of electrostatic discharge. I have one broken ps3 (I got at a garage sale) that I can practice the operation on. I have zero experience whatsoever with any of this, so I’ll spend the next month reading every applicable forum and guide I can find. Wish me good luck guys. P.s. Love the Bloodsport addition :)
Update: The Ultimate PS3 will be realized on December 31, 2021. Final preparations are being made. I’m transferring all my PS1 and PS2 memory card save data through an adapter.
^ And maybe rest the PS3 on four 1’ tall chrome legs for better air circulation
@@alexmierzynski5325 sounds awesome!
Good luck 😉🙏👏
Update?
I wish I had that PS3 model. I’ve been looking for a good deal on one. I want it to be my main PS3 so I can play my PS2 games on it. And I would pay someone to fix it up and have it running good as new. I don’t trust myself with that stuff as much.
My slim model from 2009 has started to not read 5% of discs so far. Mainly my copy of Stranglehold. Which will never get remastered. PS5 won’t be backwards compatible with PS3 and below so I want to do that.
Update: ending doing what I said I wanted.
This video got my system all the way down to the motherboard and fully cleaned out before getting it back together and functioning better than ever! Thanks!
This was probably one of the best videos I’ve watched. Please continue to upload more and don’t stop 👍👍👍
I remember my first time disassembling and attempting to clean out my PlayStation. I was legit terrified because it was only me in my room trying to teach myself how to do everything properly. Plus at the time, i didn't understand that the heatsink needed to be cleaned out alongside the fan. Now about 5-6 years later, it's a piece of cake disassembling the PS3, PS4, and PS5 to clean them out. All it takes is a little knowledge, patience, and confidence to get the job done efficiently.
The bloodsport overlay got me to subscribe. That was great stuff that was just an extra added bonus to a good teardown video. Keep up that good stuff my guy!!
I just found your channel absolutely love your videos! I’m trying to get into the console repair/restoration/modding scene and your videos are inspiring! Love the music and camera work 🤙🏼
Thanks man
Great video! I'm picking up an A01 for $60 from a lady on craigslist who used it as a blu ray player for a few years and never played games on it. I've never opened up a console before but I want it to last, so I'm gonna give this a shot and cross my fingers I don't destroy a piece of gaming history.
Jeeesus man. This multi shot production was on point! Some of those shots were well planned. And who doesn’t like bloodsport? 😎
Thanks. As someone who wishes to play his ps3 30 years from now, this videos are gold. Whether you like or not, if you want to keep your ps3 working it is necessary to learn all this.
Just bought a PS3 and want to keep it for life. What are your favourite games?
Yet another totally superbly presented video, a complete contrast in presentation to the Gamecube/Xeno install video which itself was unbelievably good, this one has brilliant music and as others have pointed out, it complements the video perfectly. I have one of these beasts, I bought it brand new many years ago, it always ran like a dream, never a hitch and it still has the original firmware, I put it back in it's original packaging when I bought the PS4. I loved the first 3 Playstations, but the PS4 was a bit of a disappointment, to me at least, apart from the PS3 game reproductions like Uncharted. Your such an inspiration man, I really want to get it back out and try it again, but after 5 years or more sat in it's box - I don't know whether it'd be OK, but whatever, excellent video, that's the second one I have watched and I look forward to seeing the rest, many thanks.
35 seconds in a I already know this is the video I've been looking for . thanks man !
awesome dirty! glad you see you have a youtube now!
This is great you are very impressive, i wish i could do stuff like this, wanting to play ps2 games on my fat ps3 but its SO loud and so warm and i have no technical / mechanical skills at all. The dog actually pissed all over my ps3 years ago whilst i was playing a game so i am very surprised it works lol.
I had the 80 gig CECHE01 give me the Yellow light of death a year ago. I attempted repairing it twice, but with no luck. It I think already had it before I got it, because I saw the warranty sticker was not on it when I got it. It would use to get loud, and shut off a bunch, and then one day when it did shut off, I saw the light turn Yellow just before it did. Now I got a CECHG01 model (non-backwards compatible) fat. So far, I'm pretty impressed by it. It's super quiet, and doesn't make much noise. I got it sitting out in a well ventilated area with nothing in it's surroundings to block air flow, I got it lifted on little wood blocks to keep the fan off the surface it's sitting on (since it's located underneath the console) and I got a small mini fan coming that I may have blow cool air into the side vents just to keep cool air flowing through it. It's barely been used by the previous owner, and it was made in November 2007. Never been tampered or messed with inside.
Great help. I have this same model and cleaned it out yesterday, it's much more quiet now.
I’ve three of these futuristic gaming machines in my collection, fortunately. Your video will help me keep them alive and kicking for a long time, hopefully.
I bought a 19 blade talismoon whisper fan a few years ago and i will receive my fat ceche PS3 soon i cant wait receiving it and maintaining it, the Early Fat PS2 compatible PS3 are probably the best console ever made despite the NEC TOKIN issue
I still remember when it was released in 2006 it was the most beautiful console sony ever made with the PS5 standard edition
Ok so, the tutorial itself is absolutely great, but the thing that got me the most in the video was the music xD, especially the Bloodsport nod on the metal shield. If you would've put rocky 4 in there as well my mind would explode haha 😂. Got goosebumps all over listening to it 😁, great job!
Damn good video! I booted up my OG 60gb earlier for the first time in a couple years and it's definitely time for a cleaning. If you offered a cleaning service, I bet a bunch of us would easily pay for it. With that being said, how much would you charge to clean mine?! Lol
I just spent some bucks on a barely used e model. It is almost like brand new. I did the exact same service you did with new fan and battery and new thermal paste. One thing I regret is not getting it delided also in the process. I'm hoping that it will stay cool enough to keep working. I love these machines.
Amazing video. Love the background music and seeing Bloodsport was just epic. ❤️
Thank you
Outstanding work
Can you leave a list of materials used? (e.g. thermal paste, battery holder adhesive, etc.) thanks.
Love the music ..reminds me of Turrican on the Amiga
Took mine’s apart to reapply thermal paste. Sony was really cheap with the paste! Thanks for the video!
Top notch. The music, the detail. Kept the mood up perfectly.thx!!
loved how u put Bloodsport in this lol
Great job 👍 this ps3 has been very well looked after
what is name music from video?
Found a PS3 in need of a deep clean, this video will help immensely.
that 80's music so good.. im looking for a phat PS3
Damn Bro! Amazingly done, awesome video. Thank you for the upload.
Damn, it's more solidly built than a PS4 Pro.
Thank you so much for this video! Applied new thermal paste to my PS3 Fat
I never thought that watching a console repair video would make me feel like I was in Tron... lol
Excellent tutorial and soundtrack! I have some time off from work and plan to clean, and replace the thermal paste on two of my launch day PS3’s. 🔥
Nice! I know I used MX4 in the video, but I like Arctic Silver 5 better for the PS3. Make sure to put a nice sized pea, and you should be golden.
Mine was slightly different. But this helped figure it out with no damage done. Thanks bro. Keep up the great work.
Ps3 fat was such a cool machine, shame it sounds like a jet engine
Thank you for this video! Just bought a working CECH-A01 on Ebay and can't wait to do some preventative maintenance.
Be careful I'm on my 3rd in three weeks. Fixing to try the third one now the other two were power on power off situation. I paid 230 for one and 240 for the other and both were DOA.Got the refund on both of them, I hope I don't need to do it this one. Paid 300 for this one and I'm fixing to find out found out whether the extra money means shit or not. Oh my God it does work this thing is freaking awesome I've never seen PS2 game look like this in my life I like this
As an update I would recommend doing a delid and new CELL/RSX capacitors.
And as an extra benefit go to custom firmware to have better fan controls.
This is a great informative video on looking after one's PlayStation 3 the teardown of it was done taking great care this is a great point of reference material thanks awesome inspiration for doing it ourselves
Very relaxing your videos, I salute you from México
HOLD UP HOLD UP! Paused @ 01:28 Security screw just dropped.
Before I really got into the video. I just was wanted to say, FINALLY! Some dope ass music that jams and actually compliments the video!!
It’s crazy to think that he did all this work in a little over 15 minutes.
Its called editing
This video shows that the original ps3 models are reliable, you just need to look after them very carefully. Lots of people say these models are unreliable but the systems were net looked after well enough
Anything can be reliable if you look after it a lot, for something to be reliable you shouldn't have to look at it a lot, so you can RELY on it
@@sylamy7457 this is the case in a xbox 360 fat that I have, its just turned 12 years old and it works flawlessly, but I do take very good care of it.
I love how those warranty stickers peel off clean 😂 at this point my suspicion is that every PlayStation has been broken into
Great video man! I just got a CECHK01 PS3 and actually did a complete maintenance on it too! With CFW installed too, best looking game console I've ever owned! Gonna do my best to take care of it lol
I just got one of these a couple of days ago. Will probably never open it unless she gives me problems but if I have to I'm coming here to this video.
We can rebuild it gentlemen. Make it faster. Stronger.
Great video came in really useful. Love the track (Night Stalker / wave Saver) **for those asking**
Great video! Helped me take apart my PS3 Fat. I got stuck in a couple places.
Very impressive video, thanks for doing it. At the moment I only want to change the RTC battery, but I think I might do the full refurb on mine eventually. Mine is slightly less complex than the one you show in the video. It only has two USB ports on the front, and no card reader. Quick question: Do you often find corrosion, like you did on this one, or had this one been stored in a damp environment? Thanks again!
Great video thanks!
So I have awesome news man!!! The guy pulled threw and was able to get me a functional A01. He is honestly an angel for helping me out as much as he has already.
I have the CECHL01 not backwards compatible PS3 fat and it crazy how the cooling system is completely different. Mine has two giant aluminum heatsinks instead of these tiny ones with heatpipes
Damm hands down best ps3 video I’ve seen great edit on the video too enjoyed every min of it now real question is may I send u my ps3 so I can get the same treatment as yours did lol
Great video! I'll definitely watch again to when I tear down mine
The ps3 needs a little more thermal paste than the normal amount shown in the video since it generates mate heat quickly. But that amount is fine since to much thermal paste is bad because you don’t want the thermal paste to absorb all the heat instead of the heat sink.
Yes, you're right. These chips do need a good amount of paste. The amount looks smaller in the video than it really was. I also recommend doing the X technique or spreading it to make sure you get a good spread on these PS3s.
Feels good to be the 400th Like! Great video my guy!
This guide wasn’t bad but there was two errors near the end that didn’t work on my console so i had to go to another video for help.
Also you skipped something near the end that goes in front of the disc drive but overall good video.
Great job man... flawless 👍
EPIC cleanup!
Great video and soundtrack. I just wish you cleaned the dirty fan before putting it inside an otherwise very clean PS3. 😬 Also love the battery holder mod. Nice job.
Sorry for the noob question but where exactly is the fan located and the ps2 parts located? I’m just asking because when I turn on my a01 for about the first 5-10 minutes I sort of have this zzzzz or buzzing sound coming from what I believe is the back right of the console if you’re looking at it from the front (I can hear it on each side but it’s loud listening to the right vent side)
Great vid. What fan did you replace it with? I like to attempt this with one i just got.
I used the 19 blade fan. They were standard parts on the Launch models. You'll have to open it up and see what yours has. You can find the 19 blade fans on ebay.
i went a bit further and also delidded the cpu and gpu as well as some third chip, and replaced the thermal paste on the top as well as the bottom of the heat spreaders.
Awesome! I'll probably do that when I open my ps3 again, too.
@@RETROCUTION Is it necessary to delid? I'm currently about to reapply thermal paste. Can I get away with just cleaning old paste off and reapplying new thermal paste every year or 2 instead of risking things with delidding?
Clean work pea method for life lol
Loved the video man! Been there done all of that... Quite the process but oh so worth it. Got any tips on fixing the YLOD? I originally took it apart to melt the solder joints with a heat gun. It was a $20 CECHA 01 that originally had the YLOD (Fully backwards compatible). To my amazement, it worked for about a year. I went to turn it back on...and nothing :/ It's ashame because it's fully modified and even has Linux on it!
I'ver found it's either needing a re-balling or reflow of the solder under the GPU or the NEC/TOKIN caps around or under the GPU. No way to know for sure unless you hook it up to a SYSCON or find out the hard way!
This music sounds like some robocop or Brandon lee’s “ laser mission” movie😂
I just found one in a abandoned property works 100 fine coolest system I now got 4 generations of playstation between two system
How much would you charge if I send you my PS3 for maintenance cleaning?
Typically 80 bucks in Ohio
Nice I have to do this to my PS3 soon. Thank you!
Don't forget to delid and replace the nec tokin capacitors
Is that all the thermal paste needed? Damn....i used the whole tube. I hope that wasnt too much.
Too much will reduce cooling
That was one clean ass PS3, def didn’t need maintenance. But great video!! You got my sub!!
Music id fantastic! Good job Man!
The disassembly in this video is fantastic. Putting everything back together was not as well done, multiple missing sections led me having to take things back apart. Over all still a quality video though.
Sorry about that. I didn't originally film this to be a tutorial.
@@RETROCUTION I'm still happy you put the video out, was definitely very helpful.
@@blacknova555 Thank you. I really appreciate that.
In lieu of recent events, I'm considering also replacing the CMOS battery along with the fan and adding a bigger harddrive. Did you also replace the battery or are going to soon now that the storefront for PS3 is going away?
Yeah I replaced the battery with a coin cell holder for easy battery replacements in the future.
@@RETROCUTION
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Where did you find that holder that has the wire & plug that goes into the socket and can you post the link from where you purchased it. I’m sure you already know the reason why some people are asking for more info on it these days.
@@ThatOldSchoolMagic I cut the connector from the original battery and soldered it onto the battery holder. It's not something you can buy like that.
"Let's keep it that way"
*Literally removes and voids the warranty sticker*
(Btw just kidding lol)
Love the bloodsport scene lol just put a ssd in mine runs so fast mind blown. It's like the hdd was holding back it's true potential.
What is this sick beat yo !!!!!!! Great video pow pow 💥
I did this 😎 changed the thermal paste on my backwards compatible 60gb ps3 and installed 1tb hdd.
Hi, can you give a tip to prevent to buy a PS3 Fat backwards compatible with Red Light or Yellow Light, I'm desperate to get a CECHA01 but I'm afraid it was opened before
@Brandon Acevedo the sticker don't mean much on my ps3 the sticker was so old it peeled off so clean you can't tell it was even removed
Finally a PS3 video using the right amount of thermal paste and the pea size method. Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut has been great on all the same models I own like the one shown here. I want to go more far and copper plate both IHS plates and the heatsink for much better cooling. Im just not aware of any place where I can send them for copper plating. So far the temperatures dont go above 65 and stay under the 50s. Another thing I would like to know is how to restore the colors of these models that are piano black and have some sort of transparency.
so is the pea sized method the go to? ive heard spreading it thin with a credit card is also preferred? dont know which to do
well, the 19 blade fan is worse than 15 blade
why? the 15 blade has bigger blades + smaller center thing (im still learning english), and weaker magnets so it spins much easier
Great video!
Holy hell this ps3 looks like new
Very nice for a 60gb model
What did you use to clean off the old thermal paste? Was it just alcohol?
yeah, 99.9% IPA
@@RETROCUTION Thank you
Thank you for the awesome teardown. Very cool.
Thanks man! PS3 seems to run much smoother... and quieter. Replaced HDD with SSD also. Just wish i could speed up the download speeds
Yeah the network speed on these isnt very good. When I used to mod these for people I would transfer ISOs over FTP with ethernet it would take 2-3 days! Glad to hear your PS3 is running good!