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How to Take Apart a PSP 1001

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) has evolved into a number of models since it was first introduced, although the basic configuration and internal components have remained the same. You can take the PSP 1001 model apart in much the same fashion as the subsequent models, providing you have a few tools and are willing to void any Sony warranty. Taking the PSP 1001 apart will let you clean the portable game console so that it will continue to function at peak efficiency. But again, it voids the warranty.

Things You'll Need

Soft cloth
Jeweler's screwdriver (Phillips head)
Tweezers

Instructions

- 1
  Lay a soft cloth on a table and put the PSP face down on it, with the disk door at the top facing away from you. Remove the battery lid from the left side of the PSP. Pull the battery from the battery compartment.
- 2
  Remove the three screws from inside of the battery compartment with the jeweler's screwdriver. Scratch off the sticker inside the battery compartment with the tip of the screwdriver. Remove the screw from under the sticker with the screwdriver.
- 3
  Remove the memory card from the slot on the right side edge of the PSP. Remove the two screws from the right edge of the PSP and the screw from the middle of the bottom edge with the screwdriver.
- 4
  Turn the PSP over. Rotate it so that the disk door is facing away from you and pull the faceplate off with your hands.
- 5
  Insert the tip of the screwdriver beneath the left end of the black metal bar inside the front, bottom edge of the PSP. Lift up on the tip of the screwdriver to raise the black metal bar off the PSP. Do the same to the right side of the metal bar.
- 6
  Pull the metal bar off with your fingers. Remove the cable attached to the bar from the circuit board with tweezers.
- 7
  Insert the tip of the screwdriver beneath the left side of the LCD panel at the center of the PSP. Lift the tip of the screwdriver to raise the left side of the LCD panel off. Repeat this procedure on the right side. Remove the cable attached to the LCD panel from the circuit board with your tweezers.
- 8
  Remove the screws from the left side of the PSP and pull the module off. Do the same on the right side. Take out the screws from the L-shaped metal bracket near the top of the PSP with the screwdriver and remove the bracket with your fingers. Remove the screws from around the disk drive that's beneath the bracket.
- 9
  Remove the disk drive from the PSP with your fingers. Use your fingers to remove the disk drive latching switch that is to the right and above the disk drive. Push the disk drive door out of the top of the PSP.
- 10
  Remove the screws from around the circuit board with the screwdriver. Carefully lift the circuit board off, starting with the lower left edge and lifting up and away from you.

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