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How to Fix a Blank PSP Screen

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) uses a small, bright LCD screen for playing games. A loose connection from one or both of the cables connecting the LCD screen to the PSP̵7;s circuit board will cause the LCD screen to go blank and fail to illuminate. Fixing a blank PSP screen can be done yourself and will save the cost of labor and time spent waiting for it to come back from the service center. The repair does not require electronic skill, but you must be willing to open the PSP and make adjustments to the circuit board.

Things You'll Need

Soft cloth
Phillips jeweler's screwdriver
Flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver
Needle-nosed pliers
Compressed air
Lint-free tissue

Instructions

- 1
  Put a soft cloth down on a table. Put the PSP face down on the soft cloth. Open the battery compartment and remove the battery. Put the battery compartment and battery aside. Use the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver to scratch off the warranty sticker inside of the battery compartment. Remove the screw revealed under the warranty sticker using the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver. Remove the two other screws in the battery compartment using the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver.
- 2
  Remove the single screw at the bottom right side of the PSP using the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver. Remove the two screws at the left side of the PSP near the memory stick slot using the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver. Turn the PSP back face up and put it down on the soft cloth.
- 3
  Pull off the faceplate of the PSP by grabbing the top of the faceplate with the left hand and the bottom of the faceplate with the right hand and lifting upward. Put the faceplate down next to the bottom case of the PSP.
- 4
  Insert the edge of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver into the top left corner of the button bar that resides against the top edge of the bottom case. Gently push the left side of the button bar up from the bottom case. Repeat this procedure on the right side of the button bar. Pull the button bar up and hold it over the bottom case. Use the needle-nosed pliers to pull the wire that is attached to the button bar off the circuit board on the bottom case. Put the button bar aside.
- 5
  Insert the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver between the upper left corner of the LCD screen and the bottom case. Gently push the LCD screen to separate it from the metal clip holding it to the bottom case. Repeat this procedure on the right side of the LCD screen. Pull the LCD screen up off the bottom case.
- 6
  Pull each of the two black cables attached to the LCD screen off the circuit board using the needle-nosed pliers. Blow off any dust or debris from the connectors at the end of the two black cables with the compressed air. Wipe the connectors at the end of the two black cables with a lint-free tissue. Use the compressed air, blow off the connectors on the circuit board where the two black cables were removed.
- 7
  Use the needle-nosed pliers to reattach the two black cables to the circuit board. Place the LCD screen back into position on the bottom case. Reattach the button bar and place it back into position inside the bottom case. Place the faceplate back onto the bottom case, and turn the PSP face down and put it on the soft cloth. Reattach all of the screws. Put the battery back into the PSP and close the battery compartment. Turn the PSP on and enjoy using the bright LCD screen that you fixed.

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