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How to Open a PSP Case

Sony has a money pit going with people sending their PSPs in for repair for fear of voiding their warranties once they see the warning sticker in their battery compartments. Who knows what the cost is for shipping the PSP off? An arm? A leg? If you don't want to give money back to the place where your money went when you bought the PSP in the first place, you can get the cover off your PSP fairly easily to repair such problems as a cracked display, stuck buttons or a broken UMD drive.

Things You'll Need

Phillips-head screwdriver
Flat-head screwdriver
Plastic wedge
Small sandwich bag

Instructions

- 1
  Ensure that there is no disc nor memory card in the PSP and turn it off.
- 2
  Remove the battery from the compartment in the back of the PSP.
- 3
  Peel off the label inside the battery compartment. Once you remove this label, the warranty on the PSP will be voided (as it says on the label), but you have to remove it to get to the screws underneath it. If you're confident that you can fix the problem without destroying your PSP, go for it, but if there's an inkling of doubt, stop and send it in for repairs.
- 4
  Extract the screw on the bottom of the PSP beside the product label.
- 5
  Extract the four screws in each of the corners of the battery compartment.
- 6
  Extract the two screws at the top-right corner and the bottom-right edge of the back of the PSP.
- 7
  Separate the faceplate from the bottom case. If you have any trouble, use the plastic wedge to gently pry the pieces apart. Now the cover is off the PSP and you can access the interior components.

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