Section #1 Removing the faceplate
Section #2 Removing the lcd screen
Section #3 Removing the motherboard
Section #4 Removing the umd drive

Things you will need:
Obviously you need the part you are replacing. visit the site i mentioned before.
Both types of screwdrivers (size 00 or 000)((you can use the ones from a glasses repair kit)
small needle nose plyers

#1 Removing the faceplate
Remove the 4 screws located under the batter, just take out the 2 marked to remove only the face plate, but if you want to open it all remove the 4




Remove the screw on the bottom


The last two screws are on the side with the memory stick.


Take off the front faceplate.


PSP Analog Stick Replacement Tutorial

A broken analog stick is the second most common PSP problem. In this tutorial we will show you how to remove the faceplate and replace the PSP analog stick

You can purchase a replacement PSP analog stick in the Zombie Store.

Symptoms of a broken PSP analog stick:

    * moves on its own
    * stuck in one direction
    * top plastic part broken off

Stuff you will need:

    * Broken PSP
    * A couple of small screwdrivers (phillips)
    * New PSP analog stick / joystick


Remove the PSP analog stick cover (just pull it off).



This is the part that you have to replace. Remove the two small screws.



Take off the washer thats on top of the old PSP analog stick and place it on the new one. Replace the two screws, put the faceplate back on the PSP, and replace the five screws. Turn on the PSP and make sure everything is working properly.





#2 Removing the lcd screen
Detatch the "button cluster" ribbon strip on the lower portion of the screen. Just slide it down or pull it forwards. (it snaps on) Unplug the ribbon cable by lifting up on the opposite side of the black tab carefully with your fingernail. it will swing open completely strait up. Then remove the ribbon cable.


The screen is held on by 4 bumps. 2 on the right pictured bellow on the left and 2 on the other side of the screen pictured on the right.(read next step)



All you have to do is choose a side you feel comfortable with and use a flat headed screwdriver. going directly at the screen wedge the screwdriver in between the lcd screen and the side. Twist the screw driver to release 2 of the bumps on one side and you can just pull out the screen. careful of the ribbon cable though.


The small ribbon cable is easy to remove. Just simply use your fingernail to lift the back of the black tab to 90' and remove the ribbon cable.(HA they broke theirs) The large ribbon cable connector piece on the motherboard is fragile!(I broke the one on the bricked psp funny how it doesn't matter cause i am replacing it anyways) MAKE SURE THE WHITE PIECE DOESN'T LIFT OR GET PULLED ON! The very small black tab flips in the front. do not think that you can simply pull the ribbon cable or lift the cable up to force the tab up. this will only snap the very fragile video connector.


If you need to remove the backlight on the lcd. (If you need to replace the lcd the new one doesn't come with a backlight i guess.) Use a flat head screwdriver to pry open these four clips. You might have to use a bit of force to lift up the front cover because of the adhesive. You may need to use the screw driver to pry the screen and the backlight apart because they used adhesive strips there too. (I had no need to take mine apart so i cant tell you where the strips are exactly)


#3 Removing the motherboard (if your psp is bricked just by a new 1.5 mo-board)
Remove the 7 screws pictured below. You might want to take account of what screws go where. All the screws from here on are all different lengths and threading. (the two triangles in the picture are screws that we removed long ago that were located on the back under the battery.) I would sujest opening the umd drive. Lift up on the metal frame that you loosened on the bottom and wiggle it to the right. It should come off with only slight resistance.


I don't know why sony used different connectors on their ribbon cables......so out of the two ribbon cables the one on the right is a flip tab(tan colored). It flips in the front(not the back)The other ribbon cable is released by pushing the black tabs on the ends of the ribbon cable to the right. You can easily do this with your nail. Remove the one screw. Now very carefully use the needle nose pliers and clamp on the plastic (the plastic is soft hmm ) and remove the two speaker wire connectors on the lower part of the motherboard. Now carefully remove the power connector doing the same thing. You can use your nails to help pry the connector loose. Free any trapped wires from the cloth tape.


Lift up on the d-pad to remove. Then flip the tan tab up on the front and remove the ribbon cable.



Lift up to remove the "button cluster"green board. To make things easier remove the screw holding down the yellow power connector. Remove the wireless antenna(brown board) by lifting up and remove the power connector.( the wireless antenna is connected to the next part we will remove by a cable that runs across the psp.)


#4 Getting to the umd drive (removing everything else....actually easier from here out except one thing)IMPORTANT:If you are removing the umd drive you will most likely break your umd drive door. Removing the door is the most frustrating part of taking the psp apart. I successfully removed 1 out of 2 doors. hmm
Remove the two screws pictured to the left and the two screws pictured to the right.




You can now remove the motherboard support.


Remove the black plastic part.


Remove any memory card that may remain in the card reader. Then remove the card reader. Take note of the loose metal piece laying behind and where it goes. (took me a while to figure out where this stupid thing went.)


This is the part that requires patience. Make sure you take a careful look at both pictures and know that the umd door only costs $10 to replace. Using a flat head screwdriver push the hinge to the right. you have to push it all the way over and it will sink down. then you will be able to remove the plastic umd door. If too much force is used it will break. but like i said....$10 bux (note: examine how the spring goes in the little slot on the plastic door and the two metal flaps slide loosely into a guide on the plastic umd door. very simple but just make sure you understand how it goes back together...that is unless it fell apart or broke apart)


Now flip the psp over and remove the 4 screws on the back.


Remove the umd drive and use the flat head screwdriver to pry the metal door off the umd drive as shown below.(this is not necessary if you are just directly swapping them of course unless you ordered it from console zombie.)


Now just do the same but in reverse...I think its a huge waste for me to rewrite it in reverse....if you have any issues let me know. I hope this was more understandable and less scary. I almost died when i saw them use the word thingy. BTW doing this so far i fixed my main psp with the broken umd drive and parts are going to be ordered next paycheck for the other psp to be working as well.



IF YOU LIKE YOU CAN SEE A MOVIE TO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OtL7ZaRZsE




FROM "INTERNET" to

A little trick to recover a UMD Drive with OE

"""I had that problem once using in that time the 3.10 OE-A ( not OE-A´). The only thing i know it happened was when i was playing, and my battery exausted once. I put it to recharge, and go to bed, in the next morning, i turned on my PSP and my UMD drive stoped work."""

""Always when i turn my PSP on, the reading icon appears, the drive spins and nothing, or appears " Disc can not be read" or my PSP locks up.
I send it to repair, they exchanged the UMD drive, and still doenst worked. So i asked to put my old drive again.

Now the trick.
Everyone knows there is a little delay when you turn on the PSP using the OE firmware. It´s loading the 1.50 bootstrap.
1st - Disable the UMD auto loading from System Settings and TURN OFF the PSP
2nd - Open your drive with the disk inside
3rd - Turn on the PSP - when it is in the black screen ( before SCE logo), close the UMD door. It´s tricky because it is only timing. If it doesnt works, repeat the steps again.
After the disc appears in the XMB, everything works perfectly and you don´t need do that again. I don´t know why it happened, or why, but it worked.
After that you can turn on the UMD loading if you wish.""



YOU MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM TO (FROM INTERNET AGAIN,LOL )

Now I figure this has probably been posted in here already at some point, but it's not in the first couple pages. I just discovered this last week and it was mad helpful, thought I'd share the info.

My PSP UMD door has been loose forever, like it wouldn't shut completely on the left side unless I held the door clasp open first. I think it happened initially from using that stupid screw-on flipcover from launch week. It's bugged me to no end and I got tired of explaining the procedure to people wanting to use it.

So I got to lookin at the little hook inside the door, the one that holds it shut. What I did is bend it down (towards the bottom of the unit) ever so slightly, putting just enough pressure on it to move it, and not anything else inside the frame. It sits now at maybe a 5% decline rather than sticking straight out. And wouldnt ya know, it works like a charm again. The door closes now with a nice click and sits flush with the back of the unit. Ive been testing it all week to make sure it's not gonna F up again, and it seems alot sturdier then it ever was.

So sorry for the redundancy if any, but just thought this might help a few people.





PSP Laser Replacement and PSP Disassembly Tutorial 
This tutorial will focus on replacing the PSP laser assembly, but it can also be used to replace almost any other part of the PSP. To get to the laser assembly you first have to remove the motherboard, wireless board, lcd screen and housing, dpad, power switch board, umd door, etc. Make sure you have a few ziplock bags for screws and small parts.

You can purchase a replacement PSP laser assembly in...................

Symptoms of a broken PSP laser:

PSP wont play new disks
Games and movies freeze or skip
Slow loading
Stuff you will need:

Sony PSP with a bad laser
A few small screwdrivers (phillips #000, flat head)
Needlenose pliers
Ziplock bags for screws and small parts
Patience... this is not an easy job
 
First you have to remove the PSP faceplate and the lcd screen assembly


Remove the screws in this picture. The red triangles are behind the battery. Try to keep the screws for each step of the tutorial separate. Doing this will save you a lot of time when youre putting your PSP back together.



Use a flat head screwdriver to pry the lcd housing out of the PSP. When the tabs are out open the UMD door. You should now be able to get the lcd housing out of the PSP.




Remove the screw and disconnect the wires/cable from the motherboard. Use the needlenose pliers to pull out the white connector in the top right part of the picture.





Lift the clasp that holds the cable for the d-pad and remove it.



Remove the green circuit board in the picture. Take the wireless antenna (gold thingy) that the long cable is soldered to and move them both out of the way. You should now be able to remove the motherboard.


Excellent! Put the motherboard in a ziplock bag and move on to the next step.


Remove the two screws.


Remove a few more screws.


Remove the motherboard support.


Remove the black plastic part.


Remove the memory stick reader circuit board.


This is the tricky part. To remove the UMD door cover you have to use your flathead screwdriver to pry the hinge out and to the right. If you use too much force you will break the hinge!!!



Remove the four screws.


Remove the UMD assembly.


Use your flathead screwdriver to pry the door off the umd drive assembly.


Youre 50% done! Installation is the reverse of removal.