My dearest Moose-man: After studying your PS teardown instructions several times, copius notes, and even a lookie loo at a couple of other less thorough tutorials, I tore into my 2008 PS3 last night. I had some Thermal Paste, and pads and got with along with the paste, and a very nice set of screw drivers (ORIA professional hardware tools, magnetic driver set). A couple of things, Sony must have as many versions of the PS3 as the number of PS3’s they made, mix in the PS3 “skinny” and it seemed pretty daunting - and even more so when you pull of the covers and the insides show significant differences. Also, I was amazed at how clean my PS3 was inside - sure it was going to get a cleaning, but had I not cleaned it probably would not have made any difference - and my house is very dusty. I cleaned the fan blades, I cleaned the laser lens in the Optical Drive, easily cleaned the “old” thermal paste off - again, I was surprised that the paste seemed to be in very good shape, not all that dried and it came off very easily using the recommended 91% alcohol I got from CVS (one tutorial recommend another product to further clean the heat sinks and the copper shims heat sinks on the large chips, but I didn’t have any of that (whatever it was). Used Artic MX-4 Thermal Paste and applied it as you recommended. And put it all back together without a single orphaned screw. I was terrified when I plugged it back in - thinking would I be up to doing this again to find what I had missed - but up it ran and it even took the B-side of my Das Boot DVD that it had earlier adamantly refused to play - and up IT came as well. I was euphoric. Thank you, thank you, thank YOU so much for your efforts and your dynamite narrative as you went along. I managed to deal with the differences in my unit, made a couple fumbles that I easily resolved. And all this from an 80 year old man (apparently still with some slowly degrading mechanical skills) - but with age now smart enough to spend more time in preparation than in the job itself. Thanks again. This was a real ego boost for me and Love my PS3. Thanks again - it is a delight to learn from the young and vigorous minds. I hope the new generation is better that the what the Baby Boomers have been doing.
fyi, boomers were raised by parents who went to world war 2, or didn't, in a time of racism, sexism, homophobia, fear and the drive to make money... they had no idea what else to do, and did what they did. I am genx, we are all in this world together
Nothing wrong with baby boomers except a lot of those who became parents shouldn't have had children to begin with. A lot of them put career and monetary gain ahead of family, and since they wanted the best for their children, gave them everything instead of making them EARN it. Thus, the newer generations are the ones who expect instant gratification and embody the entitlement mentality. Fortunately, I who am a boomer, have no children of my own, but raised my stepchildren to be independent and taught them to be self-sufficient.
2023 & my 12 lad wanted to play my copy of GTA 4 after watching countless UA-cam videos of the game, when I put my old console on it would just blink Red & keep turning off, after finding this video & following step by step he’s currently playing it absolutely fine with no issues. I’m actually really pleased as I’ve had the console since it’s initial release & I’ve never taken it apart until now clean it thoroughly with isopropyl alcohol new thermal past & it’s like new. Time to put the ps5 controller down for a while &’play some nostalgic ps3 games. Thanks pal you’re a star, respect all he way from England 🏴👍🏻
Had my 60GB since launch and I took it apart to change the battery after that CMOS battery scare. Mine barely had any dust in it. Turn your consoles off when not in use! Lol
Thank you very much! I have had my PS3 for almost ten years and have never done any of this. After reading up on what was my issue and watching your very detailed video I was able to clean it and I am now back to being able to play it again
I bought my first PS3 at the beginning of the pandemic. It's a European version. I plan to do the same even though it runs well. I need to change the battery because it doesn't hold date and time anymore. And while im in there will clean it if need be. When i bought it ot was in prestine condition. This is the best video i have found that describes how to take a PS3 fat apart. Thank you so much.
Mate this is the best instruction video. All process went smoothly, good thing you you told about how many screws should go where because it made putting it all back together so much easier. Thank you :D
I really appreciate your vid bro, took my PS3 apart and followed the steps backwards to put it back together because yours was the best video I can find lol. Thanks bro!
This is a well made instruction video. It is very weird to see over a hundred dislikes. It is prettymuch pointless to dislike this video, just trolls i guess. Anyway i had a noisy PS3 fat so i disassembled it, cleaned it and replaced thermal pasta (i removed the old pasta using toilet paper) using this video..no need to look any further..The fat was noisy yesterday watching a blu-ray, today watching the same movie noise is greatly reduced..So it helps!!
thank you yours is the only video that went into detail I seriously would not have been able to open my PlayStation without your video thank you so much
My ps3 had over a decade of dust in it; I'm honestly surprised it didn't catch fire. It had so much that it rendered one of my usb ports useless. Crazy. I went ahead of this video and now have everything clean. Thank you for the tutorial.
VERY WELL DONE! I'm a home DIY kind of guy who will, with the right directions, tackle just about anything. I've replace the display panel on a drier, changed a capacitor on a Bose sound system and now replaced the thermal paste on my old PS3 station, amongst just a few tasks I've taken on. Great through directions!! You never missed a screw and my PS3 is just a bit different than what you worked on but with your directions everything was basically there. You made it actually quite fun to disassemble the unit and change out the paste. So BIG thanks for all your work, it was not in vain... Jerry
Thank you so much! Got a fairly dirty PS3 Fat of eBay and decided to give her the full treatment; cleaning, new thermal paste and a new BIOS battery. Your guide really helped me with dis- and reassembly! Thanks a bunch, best guide I could find, especially since you're so thorough about the screws! Worked like a charm!
Great video. However at 14:00, in my opinion, it would be much safer to lift the lower metal shield and let the motherboard ride along with it. This seems better than prying at the motherboard. Just put one hand down by the fan and start lifting upward. Bring your second hand in as needed on the other sides. The metal frame is very strong, and will keep the motherboard from flexing as it's pulls the motherboard off of the old thermal paste. After that, just lift the now freed motherboard apart from the lower metal shield. Thank you for the video.
Cheers Moose. excellent video, just taken my fat PS3 apart following this excellent tutorial. A couple of recommendations: (1) Use snipe nosed pliers to remove board connectors, don't pull on the wires in case the connector is stuck. (2) Whilst you have the case open replace the CR2032 3V battery which powers the clock when the PS3 is switched off (3) When applying thermal paste, warm up the heat sinks before applying the pea sized shot of paste, it will help reduce the paste viscosity and improve spread .
Thank you so much for this video. After eight years the fan in my PS3 began going shotgun all of a sudden making a very loud noise... now that i have cleaned the vent and all the other components from the layers of dust i can barely hear it while playing. Thanks again. :)
THANK-YOU MoosePhorus!!! If a novice like me could do it, anyone can do it with such clear, step by step directions by you!. My PS3 is alive again! !! Ur my hero! Like tOtally!
Thanks for the video. Had my very lightly used PS3 in storage for years and whipped it out last week only to get the blinking red light. The unit refused to stay on longer than a few seconds. I watched your video along with a few others since my model is slightly different, and went about disassembling it and changing the thermal paste. The unit was extremely clean and the thermal paste, although not completely dry, I changed . (five point method Arctic MX-4). I reassembled and to my horror the same thing. After several tries of shutting down and restarting I saw something appear on my tv screen but in 480p. I had to press through a few option and finally the unit stayed on with 1080p60. What I will suggest is 1) Make sure you change the wafer CR2032 battery once you disassemble the unit. 2) It appears that after some time, perhaps once that small battery is drained, the unit thinks it was shut down incorrectly. I believe this was what was causing my premature shut down. Once I allowed the unit to go through it checks, I had no issues restarting or updating. Now my PS3 is like new. I had to go through the initial 2 step verification and device password generation, etc. but all's good. Thanks again!!! BTW (M is for metric)
After everything as you have explained I got my PS3 shutting down second after turning it on. I tried two times but the third time was the one that worked. I got a bit scared that maybe I have more work to do but why is my CPU temperature on 80ºC and GPU on 68º C? I don't it why it gets so on idle at MXB
thanks!!! needed to clean out dust and only took off the cover initially and the cable for the drive came out from under the power supply. Quick and easy fix!!!!
Thank you! Clear, well paced! We'll see if I can replace my lower body that was busted from USPS. Either way, well done, sir! I appreciate the know how!
Thank you so much for this video, I would have been fiddling about losing my temper for ages. More so than I already had with that damn security screw! Had the right size torx but nothing slim enough to get past the plastic and give weight to undo it. Finally sorted! Nice clean, quiet machine!
Thanks for this video. I just refurbished an old PS3 which had severe dust build-up and one of the heat sinks had dried and fused to the board. It all came apart without too much trouble in the end, but your video helped a lot!
Superb tear down video, even in 2021! my old PS3 decided to go thermal on me & I'm hoping it just needs new paste, your video is superb - I had a few differences but nothing major - I'm at the point where you stopped so hopefully it works again & fixes the issue - I'll let you know. Much appreciated.
I like how you explain everything. Im gonna be taking apart my PS3 for the first time ever soon (due to toddlers putting coins in my PS3) and using your video as a guide. Just need to get my hands on a security head tool first! Thanks for showing this!
Thank you so much for this video. I was able to easily follow your steps and take my PS3 apart with no problems which I am very happy about considering this was my first time doing this. Thanks again.
first time cleaning my ps3, that i bought used last year, more stressful than it seems, many tutorials but you had the exact ps3 as mine, the fan was caked in dust, was very scared that it wasn't going to turn on and play games after i took it apart , but to my surprise it did, the only thing i got lost on was the wifi connector, yours was different to mine and i completely forgot where it went, so next time i will take photos of the tricky parts as i go.. thanks for your help ..
Thanks man I used your video as a reference to get the case open. Thanks again good video. Only recommendation is to show the screws for each "step" or whatever. I almost got some mixed up but figured it out at the end. Also thanks for the heads up on the arrows with letters on them for the different thread screws. I didnt know that and now I do 👊🤙
Thank You very much. I just used your guide, to clean a old PS3 fat (never had been cleaned before) (And while I was taking it apart, I changed the thermal paste.) My PS3 fat, was very dirty, and VERY noisy. Your guide, made disasseamble and assemble very easy. I broke a few plastic pins, to control where the cooling block should be. But with superglue, everything went back together like a foot in a sock. And the best part. It is allmost noiseless. I also used the your video, about the thermal paste. By the way, it was my first time, so I had to check the thermal paste amount, before closing the PS3 completely, I added a little more than you, but it was perfect. All in all, Thank you. Regards from Denmark.
any idea on how to get the weird screw off? i dont have the type of screw driver so just qondering if theres another way. im talking about the screw at around the time off 4:20 or so
Bro thank you so much you're the only one I found that had the same model as me cause all the other tutorials were telling me things that my ps3 didn't even have lol so this was super helpful
At 4:08 Can you please tell me which screw you got there at the exact time when the video I stopped Screw number and screw number and so please, because they are missing on my console, I can buy one today, unfortunately the used one didn't come with it.
Excellent instructive video mate, easy to follow step by step. My PS3 is not clean like yours is though, full of dust and crap it was but now I can clean each component. Thanks.
Thank you so much for this video! My ps3 01 generation was turning on and the fan went to max and was loud as my old vacuum! Thank you the video i tore down mine cleaned everything and put new paste and viola!! Works quiet and good as new again! Peace!!!
I am impressed by this video. Really like it! My old 60GB YLOD'ed on me and is probably dead. However, I will give it one more shot by disassembling it and seeing if I can see any actual hardware damage on it. Unfortunately, I am one screwdriver short - the security one. XD Dang. Thanks for this great video! I had no idea that the WHOLE back panel comes off. This is essentially awesome for building a new rear shield for a motherboard using 3D printing.
Getting things together to do6 PS3s 3 Wiis and 3 Xbox 360s and found your vid to be informative and well done thanks for the info and look forward to doing reassembly. Thanks
Thanks! This is what I needed to get the jet engine to stop. Only issue I had is that my power source is different and installs differently. That and I have the 3 different memory card reader module also.
Thank you for your clip. It helped me to complete "the reapply the thermal paste task" successfully. However, will take sometimes to see if it really solve the overheating issue.
thanks for the tutorial, i got a used ps3 and wheni turned it on it made an extremely loud noise plus it was heating pretty easily until i opened it and found it coated with dust !
If you take it all the way apart to clean the fan, do you need to apply thermal paste when re-assembling to the same spot it was in before? Or is what is already there ok to use again?
Great video. Unfortunately once the cover was off, the guts of my first generation PS3 (2006 model) is completely different from yours. I'm playing it by ear from there on out. Hopefully I don't damage anything. But at least your video helped me get the cover off. I was a bit puzzled on how to do that until I came across your video. Thanks.
*sighs* Microsurgery here I come. I really need to do this. My PS3 seem to overheat like nothing and I think it is due to the dust build-up. Thank you so much for this video.
It should. They all have similar internals. Just take your time and don't force anything. I went into these consoles blind and was able to put it back together with no left over screws at age 12 lol. Take pictures as you go if you tend to forget what goes where.
So ive done this, put it back together, its working fine no loud fan noises but now my usb ports dont work 😑 i plug my ps4 charger into the ps3 to play a game ( because i dont have a ps3 controller ) and its not connecting. Im 100% its not my charger or controller playing up. I did put that part back in when i put the ps3 back together, have i missed a wire somewhere?
I'm wondering if it wouldn't be possible to remove the motherboard with the heatsinks still attached to it. Is the heatsink fins portion bigger than the hole they pass through in the fan shroud?
Hey Moose - incredible job you did on this project - lots of work on your part and so beautifully narrated. I have four questions: 1. You recommend replacing the thermal paste if ones Playstation is beyond 6 years old. The Paste you concentrated on was the paste on the "Thermal Shim" that seems to fit on four little squares at each corner of the actual plate that the chip is mounted on. Subsequently that chip and its supporting matrix is then soldered to the Mother board. You don't address replacing the thermal paste on those four little standoffs under the copper shim (it is this shim that one puts the Thermal Paste to get heat transfer to the Heat Sinks). Should not the replacement of the thermal paste on those four standoffs be addressed and potentially have thermal paste used on those standoff be replaced as well?? 2. would it be wise to put some thermal pads on top of some of those other small chips on the Mother Board. When one sees the later versions of the Playstation, they use a number of thermal pads on a number of chips on the Mother Board. If I get into the Playstation would it be wise to install Thermal pads, sort of randomly, since there is no clue what the chips are or if they could benefit to have thermal pads added for additional heat protection. Since the Playstation seems to be plagued with over heating issues, would you recommend adding some thermal pads to some of those "other" (maybe limited to the rather large chips) chips on the Mother Board. 3. You did such a thorough job on this tutorial - why not include, or add as Part 3, how to open the Optical Drive and clean the laser lense??
I'm glad you enjoyed the video for the most part. I did think back when i made the video that those thermal pads needed to be replaced but at that time i wasn't sure where or what to get. I made this video a long time ago when i was about 11 or 12 years old and i honestly didn't expect it to get over 100 views and forgot about it. I check it out a couple years later and seen it started to get attention and now it one of my most viewed videos. I unfortunately don't have a ps3 anymore so i havnt been able to make anymore videos about it. Ive been thinking about doing a ps4 and maybe a ps5 once it comes out. Anyways, take this video as a grain of salt. I did the best i could at my age.
@@MoosePhorus - 12 years old!!!! Egads - Smart lad - I had no idea it was done by you at such a young age and so long ago. Clearly it was up to the task for me. My comments were not meant to diminish your efforts - just thought it would be helpful, maybe for others, but in case you go crazy and do the tutorial all over again.
Thanks for this vid my man Moose! I have a ps4 that I obviously been playing, but decided its time to fire up the 'ole ps3 beast again to finish games I've had for ages. One game in particular caused my ps3 to shuttdown with red light blinking, Lego Marvel super heroes. Searched internet and discovered possible overheating issue and others with same problem with Lego game..apparently making machine work harder. Needless to say I saw your vid and decided to open her up...holy crap! I couldn't believe the amount of dust in there! I always vacuum the vents and even cover up vents when not using, but it just proves dust is persistent. Anyway thanks again, I got some cleaning to do. Will let you know if it did the trick. ;)
@@MoosePhorus well that did the trick! I had to postpone the clean. But I finished it this morning and put it back together..she's purring like a kitten ;D. I thought i had thermal conductor paste left but unfortunately had none. Regardless I dusted her out and voilà! Thanks again for the vid.
Does anyone know where I can find the ribbon cable that connects to The bottom of the disc drive?? I can’t find them anywhere. A disc got stuck inside, and when I took it out I didn’t realize there was a cable there and broke the contacts on the end
My dearest Moose-man: After studying your PS teardown instructions several times, copius notes, and even a lookie loo at a couple of other less thorough tutorials, I tore into my 2008 PS3 last night. I had some Thermal Paste, and pads and got with along with the paste, and a very nice set of screw drivers (ORIA professional hardware tools, magnetic driver set). A couple of things, Sony must have as many versions of the PS3 as the number of PS3’s they made, mix in the PS3 “skinny” and it seemed pretty daunting - and even more so when you pull of the covers and the insides show significant differences. Also, I was amazed at how clean my PS3 was inside - sure it was going to get a cleaning, but had I not cleaned it probably would not have made any difference - and my house is very dusty. I cleaned the fan blades, I cleaned the laser lens in the Optical Drive, easily cleaned the “old” thermal paste off - again, I was surprised that the paste seemed to be in very good shape, not all that dried and it came off very easily using the recommended 91% alcohol I got from CVS (one tutorial recommend another product to further clean the heat sinks and the copper shims heat sinks on the large chips, but I didn’t have any of that (whatever it was). Used Artic MX-4 Thermal Paste and applied it as you recommended. And put it all back together without a single orphaned screw. I was terrified when I plugged it back in - thinking would I be up to doing this again to find what I had missed - but up it ran and it even took the B-side of my Das Boot DVD that it had earlier adamantly refused to play - and up IT came as well. I was euphoric. Thank you, thank you, thank YOU so much for your efforts and your dynamite narrative as you went along. I managed to deal with the differences in my unit, made a couple fumbles that I easily resolved. And all this from an 80 year old man (apparently still with some slowly degrading mechanical skills) - but with age now smart enough to spend more time in preparation than in the job itself. Thanks again. This was a real ego boost for me and Love my PS3. Thanks again - it is a delight to learn from the young and vigorous minds. I hope the new generation is better that the what the Baby Boomers have been doing.
I'm glad this video helped you head in the right direction! Ths is by far my most favorite comment ever. Have yourself a good day Mr. Grimes.
fyi, boomers were raised by parents who went to world war 2, or didn't, in a time of racism, sexism, homophobia, fear and the drive to make money... they had no idea what else to do, and did what they did. I am genx, we are all in this world together
@@ThomwoththeWeather : WTF is that
😳genx😐
You are born with biological testicles or with ...
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Nothing wrong with baby boomers except a lot of those who became parents shouldn't have had children to begin with. A lot of them put career and monetary gain ahead of family, and since they wanted the best for their children, gave them everything instead of making them EARN it. Thus, the newer generations are the ones who expect instant gratification and embody the entitlement mentality. Fortunately, I who am a boomer, have no children of my own, but raised my stepchildren to be independent and taught them to be self-sufficient.
2023 & my 12 lad wanted to play my copy of GTA 4 after watching countless UA-cam videos of the game, when I put my old console on it would just blink Red & keep turning off, after finding this video & following step by step he’s currently playing it absolutely fine with no issues.
I’m actually really pleased as I’ve had the console since it’s initial release & I’ve never taken it apart until now clean it thoroughly with isopropyl alcohol new thermal past & it’s like new.
Time to put the ps5 controller down for a while &’play some nostalgic ps3 games.
Thanks pal you’re a star, respect all he way from England 🏴👍🏻
My ps3 had literally become a 5 star hotel for dust, much appreciated
😂😂😅😅Same
how do you clean it
@@emofoxy48 I used pressurised air and a feather duster
Literally?
Had my 60GB since launch and I took it apart to change the battery after that CMOS battery scare. Mine barely had any dust in it.
Turn your consoles off when not in use! Lol
Now, this is how you make a "How To" video!!
Benimde. PLAYSTATION. 3
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Thank you very much! I have had my PS3 for almost ten years and have never done any of this. After reading up on what was my issue and watching your very detailed video I was able to clean it and I am now back to being able to play it again
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I bought my first PS3 at the beginning of the pandemic. It's a European version. I plan to do the same even though it runs well. I need to change the battery because it doesn't hold date and time anymore. And while im in there will clean it if need be. When i bought it ot was in prestine condition. This is the best video i have found that describes how to take a PS3 fat apart. Thank you so much.
Finally. I could not find any videos online of people dismantling this specific model of the PS3. You are a saint.
Nice vid. This helped me to open my PS3. I was lucky, red light flash for the first time in almost 11 years.
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Mate this is the best instruction video. All process went smoothly, good thing you you told about how many screws should go where because it made putting it all back together so much easier. Thank you :D
Thanks to this video (and part 2) my ps3 no longer sounds like a jet engine. You're a legend!
Amber Man Music lol w jet engine well i cant say nothing mine sounds the same
I really appreciate your vid bro, took my PS3 apart and followed the steps backwards to put it back together because yours was the best video I can find lol. Thanks bro!
I like to take this opportunity to thank you for showing us how to disassemble our ps3. It was pretty easy after first attempts :D. Thank You!
ive always wanted to clean the dust out of my ps3.
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This is a well made instruction video. It is very weird to see over a hundred dislikes. It is prettymuch pointless to dislike this video, just trolls i guess. Anyway i had a noisy PS3 fat so i disassembled it, cleaned it and replaced thermal pasta (i removed the old pasta using toilet paper) using this video..no need to look any further..The fat was noisy yesterday watching a blu-ray, today watching the same movie noise is greatly reduced..So it helps!!
thank you yours is the only video that went into detail I seriously would not have been able to open my PlayStation without your video thank you so much
I applied your method exactly as you explained and it worked! My PS3 is now fully functional. Thank you so much for posting this video!
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My ps3 had over a decade of dust in it; I'm honestly surprised it didn't catch fire. It had so much that it rendered one of my usb ports useless. Crazy. I went ahead of this video and now have everything clean. Thank you for the tutorial.
VERY WELL DONE! I'm a home DIY kind of guy who will, with the right directions, tackle just about anything. I've replace the display panel on a drier, changed a capacitor on a Bose sound system and now replaced the thermal paste on my old PS3 station, amongst just a few tasks I've taken on. Great through directions!! You never missed a screw and my PS3 is just a bit different than what you worked on but with your directions everything was basically there. You made it actually quite fun to disassemble the unit and change out the paste.
So BIG thanks for all your work, it was not in vain... Jerry
Thank you so much! Got a fairly dirty PS3 Fat of eBay and decided to give her the full treatment; cleaning, new thermal paste and a new BIOS battery.
Your guide really helped me with dis- and reassembly! Thanks a bunch, best guide I could find, especially since you're so thorough about the screws! Worked like a charm!
I can't remove the connector of (what I'm guessing is the BIOS battery) so I can clean mine-The wire in only an inch long.
Great video. However at 14:00, in my opinion, it would be much safer to lift the lower metal shield and let the motherboard ride along with it. This seems better than prying at the motherboard. Just put one hand down by the fan and start lifting upward. Bring your second hand in as needed on the other sides. The metal frame is very strong, and will keep the motherboard from flexing as it's pulls the motherboard off of the old thermal paste. After that, just lift the now freed motherboard apart from the lower metal shield. Thank you for the video.
Good tip, thanks
Cheers Moose. excellent video, just taken my fat PS3 apart following this excellent tutorial. A couple of recommendations: (1) Use snipe nosed pliers to remove board connectors, don't pull on the wires in case the connector is stuck. (2) Whilst you have the case open replace the CR2032 3V battery which powers the clock when the PS3 is switched off (3) When applying thermal paste, warm up the heat sinks before applying the pea sized shot of paste, it will help reduce the paste viscosity and improve spread .
Thank you so much for this video. After eight years the fan in my PS3 began going shotgun all of a sudden making a very loud noise... now that i have cleaned the vent and all the other components from the layers of dust i can barely hear it while playing. Thanks again. :)
After 8 yers of this video. Its still useful... thanks alot
THANK-YOU MoosePhorus!!! If a novice like me could do it, anyone can do it with such clear, step by step directions by you!. My PS3 is alive again! !! Ur my hero! Like tOtally!
Thanks for the video. Had my very lightly used PS3 in storage for years and whipped it out last week only to get the blinking red light. The unit refused to stay on longer than a few seconds. I watched your video along with a few others since my model is slightly different, and went about disassembling it and changing the thermal paste. The unit was extremely clean and the thermal paste, although not completely dry, I changed . (five point method Arctic MX-4). I reassembled and to my horror the same thing. After several tries of shutting down and restarting I saw something appear on my tv screen but in 480p. I had to press through a few option and finally the unit stayed on with 1080p60. What I will suggest is 1) Make sure you change the wafer CR2032 battery once you disassemble the unit. 2) It appears that after some time, perhaps once that small battery is drained, the unit thinks it was shut down incorrectly. I believe this was what was causing my premature shut down. Once I allowed the unit to go through it checks, I had no issues restarting or updating. Now my PS3 is like new. I had to go through the initial 2 step verification and device password generation, etc. but all's good. Thanks again!!! BTW (M is for metric)
After everything as you have explained I got my PS3 shutting down second after turning it on. I tried two times but the third time was the one that worked. I got a bit scared that maybe I have more work to do but why is my CPU temperature on 80ºC and GPU on 68º C? I don't it why it gets so on idle at MXB
I recommend this vid in 2020. Helped me learn how to replace a disc drive.
thanks!!! needed to clean out dust and only took off the cover initially and the cable for the drive came out from under the power supply. Quick and easy fix!!!!
Attempting this now, first time in 13 years... your video seems great I hope I don't mess up!
You got it 👍
MoosePhorus a stripped screw has fked me over, also I have a CECHM03 must be a European model it's a little different 😶
You can try to carefully drill the head off or grab it with vice grips
Also don't put that screw back in once its out
MoosePhorus thanks bro 👏🏼
Thank you! Clear, well paced! We'll see if I can replace my lower body that was busted from USPS. Either way, well done, sir! I appreciate the know how!
Thank you so much for this video, I would have been fiddling about losing my temper for ages. More so than I already had with that damn security screw! Had the right size torx but nothing slim enough to get past the plastic and give weight to undo it. Finally sorted! Nice clean, quiet machine!
Thanks for this video. I just refurbished an old PS3 which had severe dust build-up and one of the heat sinks had dried and fused to the board. It all came apart without too much trouble in the end, but your video helped a lot!
Superb tear down video, even in 2021! my old PS3 decided to go thermal on me & I'm hoping it just needs new paste, your video is superb - I had a few differences but nothing major - I'm at the point where you stopped so hopefully it works again & fixes the issue - I'll let you know. Much appreciated.
I like how you explain everything. Im gonna be taking apart my PS3 for the first time ever soon (due to toddlers putting coins in my PS3) and using your video as a guide. Just need to get my hands on a security head tool first! Thanks for showing this!
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How to Disassemble PS3 Complete Video
I'm watching your video because now I have to reassemble it
Thank you so much for this video. I was able to easily follow your steps and take my PS3 apart with no problems which I am very happy about considering this was my first time doing this. Thanks again.
Thanks for the tutorial, friend! I haven't taken mine apart to dust in a long time and it really needed it!
this video helped me change the thermal paste on my ps3 i noticed it runs better and it gets very quiet thx guy
first time cleaning my ps3, that i bought used last year, more stressful than it seems, many tutorials but you had the exact ps3 as mine, the fan was caked in dust, was very scared that it wasn't going to turn on and play games after i took it apart , but to my surprise it did, the only thing i got lost on was the wifi connector, yours was different to mine and i completely forgot where it went, so next time i will take photos of the tricky parts as i go.. thanks for your help ..
Thanks man I used your video as a reference to get the case open. Thanks again good video. Only recommendation is to show the screws for each "step" or whatever. I almost got some mixed up but figured it out at the end. Also thanks for the heads up on the arrows with letters on them for the different thread screws. I didnt know that and now I do 👊🤙
7 years later this video helped me.
Thank You very much.
I just used your guide, to clean a old PS3 fat (never had been cleaned before)
(And while I was taking it apart, I changed the thermal paste.)
My PS3 fat, was very dirty, and VERY noisy.
Your guide, made disasseamble and assemble very easy.
I broke a few plastic pins, to control where the cooling block should be.
But with superglue, everything went back together like a foot in a sock.
And the best part.
It is allmost noiseless.
I also used the your video, about the thermal paste.
By the way, it was my first time, so I had to check the thermal paste amount, before closing the PS3 completely, I added a little more than you, but it was perfect.
All in all, Thank you.
Regards from Denmark.
Thank you for the video! Was very helpful in disassembling mine. So much dust!
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I found it easier to put it back together. BTW you saved me 80 bucks from getting it repaired by someone else
It's been 8 years or so since the last time I used my PS3 and I'm gonna clean it today. This is gonna be fun
Extremely easy to follow. This is a fantastic DIY video.
any idea on how to get the weird screw off? i dont have the type of screw driver so just qondering if theres another way. im talking about the screw at around the time off 4:20 or so
Bro thank you so much you're the only one I found that had the same model as me cause all the other tutorials were telling me things that my ps3 didn't even have lol so this was super helpful
Excellent video, thank you so much! It made cleaning my fat PS3 and replacing the thermal paste a breeze
At 4:08
Can you please tell me which screw you got there at the exact time when the video I stopped
Screw number and screw number and so please, because they are missing on my console, I can buy one today, unfortunately the used one didn't come with it.
Torx t8
Excellent instructive video mate, easy to follow step by step. My PS3 is not clean like yours is though, full of dust and crap it was but now I can clean each component. Thanks.
Thank you so much for this video! My ps3 01 generation was turning on and the fan went to max and was loud as my old vacuum! Thank you the video i tore down mine cleaned everything and put new paste and viola!! Works quiet and good as new again! Peace!!!
I am impressed by this video. Really like it! My old 60GB YLOD'ed on me and is probably dead. However, I will give it one more shot by disassembling it and seeing if I can see any actual hardware damage on it. Unfortunately, I am one screwdriver short - the security one. XD Dang.
Thanks for this great video! I had no idea that the WHOLE back panel comes off. This is essentially awesome for building a new rear shield for a motherboard using 3D printing.
Did it work?
Did it work?
Thanks for your efforts and valuable time sharing ur knowledge 👍
Thanks. I needed to open the PS3 for my connection ports so I can make my own console. I appreciate the help
Just used your video to extract 3 discs that our child stuffed in the old ps3. Thx!
I did it. And it worked! No alcohol, no microfibre cloth, no compressed air and a massive vacuum to suck up the transistors but hey that's just me.
I pulled a full grown adult Sheep out of my nephews system
MoosePhorus, I thank you so very much because I think my PlayStation3 is fix. You're a genius👍👌😊
Giddion McCloud thank you, glad i can help
This worked for me man. I decided to grab my fat boy and clean it up this vid helped me a ton thx.
Getting things together to do6 PS3s 3 Wiis and 3 Xbox 360s and found your vid to be informative and well done thanks for the info and look forward to doing reassembly. Thanks
Thank you man now I can assemble my ps 3 again 🔥 thx for uploading this really helpful
thanks dude now my Ps3 is clean from dust :D
Thanks! This is what I needed to get the jet engine to stop. Only issue I had is that my power source is different and installs differently. That and I have the 3 different memory card reader module also.
Very helpful video, thanks! Everything clear, understandable and detailed.
Thank you for your clip. It helped me to complete "the reapply the thermal paste task" successfully. However, will take sometimes to see if it really solve the overheating issue.
thanks for the tutorial, i got a used ps3 and wheni turned it on it made an extremely loud noise plus it was heating pretty easily until i opened it and found it coated with dust !
Thanks. Arctic Silver 5 worked wonders
No BIOS battery on yours?
I gonna pop the hood in a couple of days lol gonna use Arctic silver 5 and a new battery 2032 , nice video !
Thx I had my ps3 fat sent day one ps3s came out and never opened it up for cleaning and repasting now I believe it run cooler and just feels brand new
If you take it all the way apart to clean the fan, do you need to apply thermal paste when re-assembling to the same spot it was in before? Or is what is already there ok to use again?
Is there a video for redoing the thing you did
Question in reference to time stamp 13:40. What do I do if the motherboard is stuck? It's not coming loose, even with force
Thank you so much you just fixed my PS3!!!!
If you magnetize your screw drivers there's no need for the tweezers ... thanks for the vid
any idea what model this was i have a CECHL01 fat and my heatsink looks different than yours
Thx man got my way through the ps3 and put it all back too so thaaaaannnnkkkssss
Great video. Unfortunately once the cover was off, the guts of my first generation PS3 (2006 model) is completely different from yours. I'm playing it by ear from there on out. Hopefully I don't damage anything. But at least your video helped me get the cover off. I was a bit puzzled on how to do that until I came across your video. Thanks.
Siggy Mueller there is a guy with our model u can watch. And he explains it well
@@matthewcollins7660 found it, thanks!
*sighs* Microsurgery here I come. I really need to do this. My PS3 seem to overheat like nothing and I think it is due to the dust build-up. Thank you so much for this video.
Great teardown video!!!!!!
Thanks... I was able to replace the motherboard CMOS battery then return my PS3 to working condition...
sorry mate I did everything right, but keeps not working. should the thermal past be conducted?
Kind regards,
Very helpful video. Thank You
I have some MX-4 thermal paste laying around, is that a good brand?
This helped me today, so thank you.
Hey can cleaning it help with reading discs?
will the inside of the cech-a01 look almost the same? would you say this guide is applicable to that as well?
It should. They all have similar internals. Just take your time and don't force anything. I went into these consoles blind and was able to put it back together with no left over screws at age 12 lol. Take pictures as you go if you tend to forget what goes where.
Good job lad needed this vid 👍✌️
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Thanks for the help I had enough dust bunny's to start a farm on mine
I found a second spring similar to the one on the memory card cover hinge inside. Any idea where this second spring goes?
So ive done this, put it back together, its working fine no loud fan noises but now my usb ports dont work 😑 i plug my ps4 charger into the ps3 to play a game ( because i dont have a ps3 controller ) and its not connecting. Im 100% its not my charger or controller playing up. I did put that part back in when i put the ps3 back together, have i missed a wire somewhere?
I'm wondering if it wouldn't be possible to remove the motherboard with the heatsinks still attached to it.
Is the heatsink fins portion bigger than the hole they pass through in the fan shroud?
you know, by any chance, if those long screws fits on the outside shell of PS2?
What to do if “it won’t come off like that” the front part is stuck if. I pull any harder it might break
Thank you this is easy to follow steps.
Hey Moose - incredible job you did on this project - lots of work on your part and so beautifully narrated. I have four questions:
1. You recommend replacing the thermal paste if ones Playstation is beyond 6 years old. The Paste you concentrated on was the paste on the "Thermal Shim" that seems to fit on four little squares at each corner of the actual plate that the chip is mounted on. Subsequently that chip and its supporting matrix is then soldered to the Mother board. You don't address replacing the thermal paste on those four little standoffs under the copper shim (it is this shim that one puts the Thermal Paste to get heat transfer to the Heat Sinks). Should not the replacement of the thermal paste on those four standoffs be addressed and potentially have thermal paste used on those standoff be replaced as well??
2. would it be wise to put some thermal pads on top of some of those other small chips on the Mother Board. When one sees the later versions of the Playstation, they use a number of thermal pads on a number of chips on the Mother Board. If I get into the Playstation would it be wise to install Thermal pads, sort of randomly, since there is no clue what the chips are or if they could benefit to have thermal pads added for additional heat protection. Since the Playstation seems to be plagued with over heating issues, would you recommend adding some thermal pads to some of those "other" (maybe limited to the rather large chips) chips on the Mother Board.
3. You did such a thorough job on this tutorial - why not include, or add as Part 3, how to open the Optical Drive and clean the laser lense??
I'm glad you enjoyed the video for the most part. I did think back when i made the video that those thermal pads needed to be replaced but at that time i wasn't sure where or what to get. I made this video a long time ago when i was about 11 or 12 years old and i honestly didn't expect it to get over 100 views and forgot about it. I check it out a couple years later and seen it started to get attention and now it one of my most viewed videos. I unfortunately don't have a ps3 anymore so i havnt been able to make anymore videos about it. Ive been thinking about doing a ps4 and maybe a ps5 once it comes out. Anyways, take this video as a grain of salt. I did the best i could at my age.
@@MoosePhorus - 12 years old!!!! Egads - Smart lad - I had no idea it was done by you at such a young age and so long ago. Clearly it was up to the task for me. My comments were not meant to diminish your efforts - just thought it would be helpful, maybe for others, but in case you go crazy and do the tutorial all over again.
Thanks for this vid my man Moose! I have a ps4 that I obviously been playing, but decided its time to fire up the 'ole ps3 beast again to finish games I've had for ages. One game in particular caused my ps3 to shuttdown with red light blinking, Lego Marvel super heroes. Searched internet and discovered possible overheating issue and others with same problem with Lego game..apparently making machine work harder. Needless to say I saw your vid and decided to open her up...holy crap! I couldn't believe the amount of dust in there! I always vacuum the vents and even cover up vents when not using, but it just proves dust is persistent. Anyway thanks again, I got some cleaning to do. Will let you know if it did the trick. ;)
Awesome man, i hope the video helped.
@@MoosePhorus well that did the trick! I had to postpone the clean. But I finished it this morning and put it back together..she's purring like a kitten ;D. I thought i had thermal conductor paste left but unfortunately had none. Regardless I dusted her out and voilà! Thanks again for the vid.
What if yu don't have that small screw driver just a regular one or a that tweezer what do you do help me
+DJ Shy Beats buy one
the set is only 3$.
And can be bought at any grocery store or even gas station sometimes.
Great and detailed video real smart brother and whoever dislikes this video it’s a hater.
my ps3 hasn't been this quite sents I first got it thank you man, I thank you very much for helping me fix my ps3
Does anyone know where I can find the ribbon cable that connects to The bottom of the disc drive?? I can’t find them anywhere. A disc got stuck inside, and when I took it out I didn’t realize there was a cable there and broke the contacts on the end