PS3 disassembly - topside

[elliotnicklin]

Dude's got a cold

[GoldRush071]

I took mine apart cleaned it out and put it back together but it still freezes up and gets hot very fast when im downloading data in it. Sometimes it shuts off and i see a yellow light flash them a blinking red light or it just stays froze. Do u know what that might be i can fix ???

[junker15]

@GoldRush071 You're getting the "Yellow Light Of Death" slowly but surely. There are videos on how to fix this using a heat gun you can buy from iFixit for not a lot of money. (Before that, a good heat gun would cost like $70!)

[TkMToM1993]

I liked this video in da 1st few secconds... i knows its going to be a good video lol

[Angultra]

"take out the blu-ray troublesome piece of turd" xD

[Artanalbo]

hey man can u make a video for the ps3 slim on how to put the disk drive bak together

[junker15]

@Artanalbo I don't have a Slim to take apart yet, so it could be awhile. :o)

[Artanalbo]

@junker15 its all good man I figured it out thanks

[poop333x2]

it's a motherboard -_-

[tonytonytony3t]

@junker15 Cut the traces? Well ok then I can remove the antenna wire. Then cut the traces for the other one. Sorry I'm so unfamiliar with that. What exactly are the traces?

[tonytonytony3t]

@junker15 thanks for your reply but unfortunately that won't do. I need to manually remove (physically) the wifi from the unit. Maybe that long antenna wire can be permanently removed?

[junker15]

@tonytonytony3t That only removes the rear antenna. On the bottom of the wi-fi board is the front wi-fi antenna, which is surface-mounted on.

Of course, there is the option of cutting the traces to both wi-fi antennas...

[tonytonytony3t]

I have an original USA 60GB PS3. Is it possible for the PS3 still play games with the wifi & Bluetooth radios circuit board taken out? I know strange question. But I absolutely need this unit no longer have wifi or Bluetooth (wifi especially) anymore. Disabling them in settings won't cut it. As an alternative what if I permanently disconnected the wifi antenna? Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

[junker15]

@tonytonytony3t I don't think removing the bluetooth is a good idea, because I believe that's what the controllers use (maybe even when connected via USB, but I haven't tested that). A better way to make wi-fi unusable is to grab its MAC address and add it to a list of addresses in your AP that are denied access (or remove it from the allowed list if you do MAC filtering that way).

(Of course that doesn't prevent the PS3 from connecting to another AP...)

[Cleonn100]

i cant seem to take off the damn power supply any suggestions?

[junker15]

@Cleonn100 The PSU is held in with 5 screws, I believe. At least one tends to hide itself under the ground wire. Once you get all the screws removed, it should just pull straight up.

[TheLurker18]

I think I fragged my ps3 wifi using a tape player by accident. Yes I said a tape player. is this possible? could a magnet affect a wifi board?

[junker15]

@TheLurker18 This is unlikely. The actual electronics aren't affected by a magnetic field. It's more probable that the trouble is at the wi-fi router as most home routers aren't very robust.

[TheLurker18]

I think I fragged my wifi some how. Lets just say that I was using a tape player by my ps3 and My wifi hasn't worked since. Yes I said tape player. any idea. think it could be the card?

[SGTSHOOTnMISS]

maybe it would have been a good idea to unplug that power cable first? lol ive been shocked a few times too many :P

[NatsumeRyu]

I'm having trouble with the wire at 0:40 . It doesn't have little handles like the others do, and i don't want to yank the wires right out, but gently tugging isn't getting me any progress here. It's not a special human-prrof wire is it? Is there a little lock on it I'm missing? Thank you.

[junker15]

The grey and black wires coming out of the side of the drive? These can withstand a bit of tugging, but if you're not comfortable with that, a small flathead screwdriver can be used to ease the connector out of the socket. It tends to be a tight fit.

[NatsumeRyu]

@junker15 Thank you! I've managed to tug it out without break anything! :D

[Dave72694]

i have a black box next to the blu ray drive on mine and it is an 80 gig.

[marlons504]

my ps3 overheated with my mw2 stuck inside its really old the 60 gig model any tip on what i can to get my game out.

[junker15]

My "revised emergency eject" video should help get the disc out.

[scastlet]

sorry about that last comment

[LordMoron]

Wait, I have an 80gb right. Well lately it flashed a red light after playing GTA4. It flashes the light. This is an indication of overheating right?

[junker15]

This is probably an overheat issue of some sort. I believe the flashing red light indicates hardware failure.

[LordMoron]

So its not YLOD right?

[junker15]

It could be the YLOD issue, as that almost always seems to happen as a result of overheating.

[nagravison]

the most important one is the top one, love the 60GB one because its all shinny.... xD

[nagravison]

mine was bought december 2007, so its not that new please reply xD

[junker15]

All versions that originally came with the 40GB drive have a different mainboard layout that doesn't have the connector for the card reader. Also, the hard drive was reoriented in the 40GB version, so you probably won't be able to use the bottom shell from a 60GB unit.

[nagravison]

HI! great video! I got a question, do you know if it his possible to use a 60GB ps3 case on a 40GB ps3(components)? Like is it posible to conect the Card reader to the Ps3? I think it´s impossible to connect the 4 usbs , cause they are on the mobo... please reply! thanks...

[junker15]

Can't put the internal card reader into later revisions of the mainboard. The connector for that has been removed.

[IceQube91]

i live in europe and i got an total diffrent layout and im an bit scared to damage my ps3

[xXkillzkidzXx]

lol hi

[UnitedEarth24]

Awesome. I have a video that disassembles the 80GB cechk01, it's got a different internal layout. check it out