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How to Install a KES-400AAA on a PlayStation 3

The Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) doubles as both a gaming system and a Blu-ray player. This can be a convenient arrangement because your PS3 can serve as an all-purpose home entertainment device, but it can also be a huge problem if one of your PS3 system's components blows out, such as the PS3's KES-400A Blu-ray laser lens. If your PS3 is still under warranty, Sony may replace the lens for free; otherwise, you can pay either Sony or a third-party vendor to install a new lens. Alternately, you can purchase a KES-400A lens and perform the installation yourself.

Things You'll Need

Torx screwdriver
Flathead screwdriver
Phillips screwdriver

Instructions

Remove the PS3 Case
- 1
  Unplug the PS3's power source. Unplug all other devices and cables that are attached to your PS3.
- 2
  Remove the rubber footing that is located directly above the PS3's hard drive, labeled "HDD." Use a small flathead screwdriver to leverage the rubber footing out of place.
- 3
  Unscrew the security screw under the footing. Use a Torx screwdriver to remove this screw.
- 4
  Slide the top of the case off of your PS3. Doing so will reveal a secondary casing.
- 5
  Remove the seven screws located around the edge of the PS3's secondary casing. Also remove the two clips at the back of the casing.
- 6
  Lift the secondary casing off of the PS3 to reveal the system's inner workings.
Replace the KES-400A Lens
- 7
  Locate the PS3's Blu-ray drive; it is an easily recognizable white rectangular box.
- 8
  Remove the ribbon cable that connects the Blu-ray drive to the PS3 system.
- 9
  Remove the five screws that secure the metal facing along the edges of the drive, and gently lift the facing off to reveal the Blu-ray lens.
- 10
  Remove the four screws that hold the Blu-ray lens into place. These are the screws that affix the silver rectangular metal plate over the lens.
- 11
  Remove the old KES-400A Blu-Ray lens, and gently slide your replacement lens into its place.
- 12
  Reattach the rectangular plate that holds the lens in place.
- 13
  Reaffix the five screws that hold the Blu-ray drive's outer metal facing in place.
- 14
  Plug the ribbon cable back in to the Blu-ray drive and the PS3's main system board.
Reassemble the Case
- 15
  Place the secondary casing back in place.
- 16
  Reattach the seven screws and the two small clips that secure the secondary casing.
- 17
  Replace the main casing.
- 18
  Screw the Torx security screw back in place. Reaffix the rubber footing on top of the Torx security screw.

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