PSP BROKEN/FULL BRICK?? A tutorial about how to fix your psp!

[k0r3n_ooh]

ok so i had 2 psp one bricked and the other with a broken umd drive. I decided today was the day i was going to make my psp fully 100% working and hopefully fix the bricked psp as well. No matter what i was going to take them apart with or without help. I searched for about a hour and found a site with replacement parts. http://www.consolezombie.com/store/psp-c-1.html they have even replacement screens. I found their tutorial a bit scarry and at times i got lost because i had parts that they didn't explain where they went to. so i am going to edit their walk through and dress it up for everyone to understand completely. Whatever you need to replace wether its a fully bricked psp(replace the motherboard),defective or cracked screen,broken umd drive, power switch problems, or if you simply just want to replace the factory faceplate just follow the tutorial bellow till you get to the part you are replacing and obviously do what you just did in reverse. (there is no need to take apart the whole thing..unless you have a bad umd drive :( )

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 battery. (They circled only two but you can see where the other two are)
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Remove the screw on the bottom
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...late_Screw.jpg

The last two screws are on the side with the memory stick.
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...ick_Screws.jpg

Take off the front faceplate.
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...eplate_Off.jpg

#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.
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...SP_Buttons.JPG

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)
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...een_Clips1.jpg
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...een_Clips2.jpg

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.
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...een_Clips3.jpg

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.
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...en_Cables1.jpg

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)
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...LCD_Clips2.jpg

#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.
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...ing_Screws.jpg

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 :/ ) 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.
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...obo_Screws.jpg

Lift up on the d-pad to remove. Then flip the tan tab up on the front and remove the ribbon cable.
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...tton_Cable.jpg

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.)
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...Long_Cable.jpg

#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. :/
Remove the two screws pictured to the left and the two screws pictured to the right.
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...bo_Support.jpg
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...ory_Screws.jpg

You can now remove the motherboard support.
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...rt_Removed.jpg

Remove the black plastic part.
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...astic_Part.jpg

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.)
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...ick_Reader.jpg

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)
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...or_Removal.jpg

Now flip the psp over and remove the 4 screws on the back.
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...bly_Screws.jpg

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.)
http://www.consolezombie.com/Images/...embly_Door.jpg

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. I will post a update if i have issues with the new board.

[Demon]

nice tut bro

[Alankellyeire]

Very Good Tut
This should help a lot of people

[k0r3n_ooh]

^^ damb alan you have a nice walkthroughs with pics....i think i am going to update the pics with some of my own when i have some free time. ( working overtime to get this new place and new coilovers for my car....)so little time i havent been able to finish fixing my psp car docking bay that i custom built into my car. so you actually snap the psp into the car and can watch movies or listen to music. (i am going to post that walkthrough in time)

[Alankellyeire]

Originally Posted by k0r3n_ooh

^^ damb alan you have a nice walkthroughs with pics....i think i am going to update the pics with some of my own when i have some free time. ( working overtime to get this new place and new coilovers for my car....)so little time i havent been able to finish fixing my psp car docking bay that i custom built into my car. so you actually snap the psp into the car and can watch movies or listen to music. (i am going to post that walkthrough in time)

Thanks Bud

[k0r3n_ooh]

i have tommorow off...going to sleep in and change my walkthrough.

ill be back. check back late tommorow night or later this weekend.

k0r3n

[bilakispa]

thanks it helped a lot

[mturner999]

really helpful

[.:BioHazard:.]

Wow this thread is one and a half year old (even more) and to those who want to fix there bricked psps today try to search for pandora.

[j_christenzen_1218]

hi can you help me how to unbrick my psp model of 2001 version 4.01... just a green led of my psp was open.. I try to use chicken but it just turning into brick.... thank you for those want to help me i love you guys