PlayStation 3 Slim Laser lens Replacement

ID: 23131

Description: Video tutorial - how to replace Laser Lens only:

Steps:

1. If present, remove the pieces of tape securing the cables to the body of the Blu-ray drive.

2. Use the flat end of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the Blu-ray ribbon cable socket.
3. Be sure you are prying up on the movable retaining flap, not the socket itself.

4. Pull the Blu-ray ribbon cable straight up and out of its socket.

5. Pull the Blu-ray power cable straight up to lift its connector out of the socket on the Blu-ray drive.

6. Remove the single 9.5 mm Phillips screw securing the Blu-ray drive to the lower case.

7. Lift the Blu-ray drive slightly by its right edge to dislodge the control board from its housing.
8. Remove the Blu-ray drive from the PS3.
9. After you reinstall the Blu-ray drive, be sure the control board is firmly seated in the lower case before proceeding.
10. If replacing the Blu-ray drive with a new drive, swap the circuit board from your old drive into the new drive.