The PSP Power Switch Board Guide Instructions

The Playstation Portable (PSP) is popular due to its small size and big screen. Dirt and dust can get inside of the PSP and cause the connector between the power switch and the power supply to cease working. You can repair the power switch's cable by cleaning the connector on the circuit board it is attached to. You will need a few hardware tools and supplies but no electrical skill to repair the power switch.

Things You'll Need

• Soft cloth
• Phillips jeweler's screwdriver
• Flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver
• Tweezers
• Compressed air
• Distilled alcohol
• Cotton swabs

Instructions

Opening The PSP

1. Put a soft towel on a table. Put the PSP face down on the soft towel with the disc drive door facing away from you.

2. Remove the battery compartment lid from the left side of the PSP with your fingers.

3. Insert the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver beneath the battery in the battery compartment. Lift up on the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver to loosen the battery. Pull the battery out of the battery compartment with your fingers.

4. Remove the screws from inside of the battery compartment with the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver.

5. Scratch off the sticker inside of the battery compartment with the tip of the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver. Remove the screw that was hidden underneath the sticker with the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver.

6. Pull open the memory slot door on the right side edge of the PSP. Pull the memory card out of the PSP's memory slot with your fingers.

7. Remove the screw from each side of the disc drive door with the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver.

8. Remove the two screws at the extreme right edge of the PSP at the top and bottom with the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver.

9. Turn the PSP over. Place the PSP on the soft cloth with the disk drive door facing away from you.

10. Hold the base of the PSP down with your left hand. Pull the faceplate off the bottom of the PSP with your right hand.

11. Insert the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver beneath the left side of the black metal bracket at the lower front of the PSP. Lift up on the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver to loosen the black metal bracket. Repeat this procedure on the right side of the black metal bracket.

12. Pull the black metal bracket out of the PSP with the tweezers. Remove the cable attached to the motherboard that is coming from the black metal bracket with the tweezers.

13. Insert the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver beneath the upper left corner of the LCD screen. Lift up on the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver to loosen the LCD screen. Repeat this procedure on the upper right corner of the LCD screen.

14. Lift the upper side of the LCD screen away from the PSP and towards you to reveal the dull metal bracket underneath.

15. Remove the three screws on the dull metal bracket using the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver. Place the LCD screen back down on the PSP.

16. Lift the bottom of the LCD screen up from the PSP and away from you. Remove the three screws that are now visible at the front edge of the PSP using the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver. Place the LCD screen back down on the PSP.

17. Release the disc drive door latch at the upper right corner of the PSP. Pull the disc drive door open with your fingers.

18. Insert the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver into the metal hook inside of the disc drive door. Pop the metal hook through the PSP.

19. Lift the bottom of the LCD screen up and away from you towards the left. Lift the metal shell below the LCD screen up and away from you towards the left.

20. Flip the black bar at the bottom of the metal shell with the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver. Remove the cable connected to the black bar with your fingers.

21. Remove the black sticker now revealed under the metal shell to the right of the black bar on the PSP using your fingers.

22. Flip the black bar beneath the sticker up with the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver. Remove the cable connected to the black bar with your fingers.

Cleaning The Connections

1. Blow off the inside of the PSP with compressed air.

2. Moisten a cotton swab with distilled alcohol. Wipe the moistened cotton swab against the connection on the PSP that was beneath the black sticker.

3. Blow off the connection with compressed air.

4. Wipe the end of the cable with the moistened cotton swab. Plug the cable back into the connection.

5. Flip the black bar back down using the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver. Discard the cotton swab.

6. Moisten another cotton swab with distilled alcohol. Wipe the moistened cotton swab against the connection on the bottom of the metal shell.

7. Blow off the connection with compressed air.

8. Plug the cable back into the connection. Flip the black bar back down using the tip of the flat-edged jeweler's screwdriver. Discard the cotton swab.

9. Reattach the screws on the dull metal bracket and at the front edge of the PSP with the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver.

10. Close the disc drive door. Reengage the metal hook.

11. Position the metal shell and the LCD screen back onto the PSP.

12. Reverse the disassembly process to reassemble the PSP.

13. Turn the PSP over. Reattach the screws.

14. Put the battery back into the battery compartment. Put the battery compartment lid back onto the PDP. Put the memory card back into the memory card slot.

15. Turn the PSP over. Press up on the power switch at the lower right side to turn on the PSP.

Tips & Warnings

• Wear an anti-static strap so static electricity doesn't damage the PSP's internal components.

• Opening the PSP violates the Sony warranty.

References

• YouTube: Fixing the PSP With Broken Non-functional Power Button Buttons

Resources

• Playstation:Portable Entertainment: PSP and PSP Go