How to Open a PS3 Slim to Replace Thermal Paste, Change Battery, & Clean Dust | disassembly teardown

This tutorial shows how to tear down a PlayStation 3 CECH-3001A (also referred to as CECH-30xxA), in order to get to the CPU and GPU in order to remove and do a replacement of the thermal paste on both chips. You can also use this video to change your PRAM CR2032 Battery that's on the motherboard, as well as getting to all the areas to remove any dust that has accumulated. In the video I disassemble (open) and reassemble (put back together) the unit, showing where the screws are at. I don't go over how to delid, but this video shows how to get yourself into position to do it.

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Chapters
00:00 What This Video Covers
00:23 Cautions
00:44 Removing Outer Screws
01:53 Remove Hard Drive
02:07 Remove Top and Power Supply
04:05 Disconnect Wi-Fi Wires
04:21 Remove Disc Drive
05:17 Check For Corrections
05:34 Disconnect Button Panel
05:51 Remove Metal Casing
07:14 Working With Thermal Paste
08:00 Replacing the Battery and De-dusting
08:11 Reassembling

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