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Instructions
Touch your finger against a large metal object to discharge your body of static electricity before working.
Power off the PSP, and remove three screws from the case with a Philips screwdriver. Two screws are located in the back and one is located on the bottom off the device.
Remove the battery from the back of the PSP and set it aside. Notice the warranty sticker inside the battery tray.
Remove the warranty sticker, and the four screws underneath it with a Philips screwdriver.
Pull up on the bottom of the face plate with your hand to disconnect it. Then pull it entirely off with your hands.
Insert the tip of the flathead screwdriver under the lip of the left side of the button bar. Push it upward to disconnect it from the housing.
Lift the tab upward underneath the button bar to slide the cable connecting the button bar to the motherboard out of its connector.
Slide the tip of the flathead screwdriver between the LCD and its mounting bracket to pop it out.
Pull the other side of the LCD out and tilt it at a 90-degree angle to access the ribbon cable connectors underneath.
Push up the brown clips on the connectors underneath the LCD to disconnect the ribbon cable. Then remove the LCD.
Remove the seven screws from the LCD brace with the Philips screwdriver. Insert the tip of the flathead screwdriver underneath the brace to release the tabs holding it to the D-Pad.
Press the latch to open the UMD door. This will allow the latch to move through the hole on the backside of the PSP case. Wiggle the latch free and remove the brace.
Unscrew one screw from the D-Pad underneath the brace. Tilt the D-Pad up to access the release bar. Pry the brown release bar with the flathead screwdriver, then slide the cable out of the connector and remove the D-Pad.
Pull the ribbon cable connecting the switchboard from the connector. Insert the tip of the flathead screwdriver underneath the switchboard on the right side of the case. Pull away the contact bracing the top of the switchboard with your hands, then pull the switchboard out.
Unscrew the single screw holding the yellow power plug. Then pull the power plug out of the connector with your hand.
Lift up the Wi-Fi antenna and pull it out with your hand.
Disconnect any remaining ribbons and cables from the motherboard with your hand. The laser light and UMD door ribbon cables will need to be disconnected. The red, gray and black speaker wires must also be disconnected from the motherboard with your hands.
Insert the tip of the flathead screwdriver underneath the bottom of the motherboard, and tilt it up and pull it out.
Remove the type-three screws from the top of the metal housing. Then lift the daughterboard and pull it out.
Pry the UMD door out of the case with the tip of a flathead driver until the door drops out of the slot. Then lift up the metal UMD housing and pull it out.
Remove the four screws from the UMD assembly and pull it away from the case. The PSP is now entirely disassembled.