Open or disassemble your PlayStation 4 console

This brief write up will show how you can safely open or disassemble your playstation 4 console if need be. Note that this process will void your warranty if still active. You are advised to forward your faulty PS4 to Sony or any authorised agent for repairs. You risk permanent damage to your console undertaking this yourself. The writer bears no responsibility for any damage caused as a result.

Opening Your PS4 console

ps4 console
PS4 console
  1. The PS4 console.
Remove Console cover; PS4 console
Remove Console cover; PS4 console

2. With the console facing you, use your hand to remove the smaller outer cover.

remove hard-drive screw. PS4 console
remove hard-drive screw. PS4 console
Removing PS4 hard-drive; PS4 console
Removing PS4 hard-drive; PS4 console

3. Unscrew the hard-drive position screw and gently pull out the hard-drive.

4. To open further you will have to void the warranty.

Flip console to show underside. PS4 console
Flip console to show underside. PS4 console

5. Flip the console upside down making its back face you.

remove warranty screws; PS4 console
remove warranty screw; PS4 console
remove warranty screw; PS4 console

6. Take out the screws inside the warranty stickers, and one each at the sides if need be. 

Remove cover; PS4 console
Remove cover; PS4 console

7. Then pull out the cover.

Revealed inner parts; fan, disk drive, power unit; PS4 console
Revealed inner parts; fan, disk drive, power unit; PS4 console

8. On taking out the cover you will see the power pack, blu-ray disk drive and fan.

9. Take out the screws holding the power-pack.

Remove power pack cable,
ps4
 console
Remove power pack cable

10. Remove the power pack cable connected  to the motherboard.

Remove power unit ; PS4 console
Remove power unit ; PS4 console
Power unit removed; PS4
Power unit removed; PS4

11. Carefully take out the power pack.

Remove blue ribbon cable; PS4 console
Remove blue ribbon cable; PS4 console

12. Unplug the blue ribbon cable.

Remove black cable; PS4 console
Remove black cable; PS4 console

13. Unplug the black cable connected to the motherboard.

Remove Disk- drive cable;PS4 console
Remove Disk- drive cable;PS4 console

14. Remove the disk-drive power cable.

Screws holding black cable; PS4 console
Screws holding black cable; PS4 console

15. Take out the screws holding the black cable previously unplugged.

Take out disk- drive screws; PS4 console
Take out disk- drive screws; PS4 console

16. Take out the remaining screws holding the disk drive.

remove disk-drive; PS4 console
remove disk-drive; PS4 console

17. Carefully remove the disk drive.

power unit, disk -drive removed; PS4 console
power unit, disk -drive removed; PS4 console

18. Now bluray drive and power pack are out.

Remove motherboard holding screw; PS4 console
Remove motherboard holding screw; PS4 console

19. Take out this screw.

20. Flip the console again to show top of console.

Remove screws holding second part of top plastic cover; PS4 console
Remove screws holding second part of top plastic cover; PS4 console

21. Remove the 2 screws holding the plastic cover.

Remove cover; PS4 console
Remove cover; PS4 console

22. Take off the plastic cover.

remove cable connected to motherboard; PS4 console
Remove cable connected to motherboard; PS4 console

23. Remove this cable

Take out plate screws; PS4 console
Take out plate screws; PS4 console.

24. Take out the remaining screws holding down the motherboard. About 12 in number.

Remove heat sink screws; PS4 console
Remove heat sink screws; PS4 console

25. Take out the 2 heat sink screws.

Remove plate; PS4 console
Remove plate; PS4 console

26. Take off the metal plate.

Remove motherboard; PS4 console
Remove motherboard; PS4 console

27. Carefully remove the motherboard.

PS4 motherboard out

See thermal paste location. To fix back motherboard, you need to remove or scrape out old thermal paste and apply new one.. Failure to do this can cause overheating issues.

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