Sony Playstation 2 Repair Manual page 17

STEP 3.Make sure you have a nice, clean, well-lit area to work in. You might want to get a small bowl or cup
to put your parts in so you will not lose them.
The things you need for this next project are:
• Normal Philips head screwdriver (Hardware Store)
• Jewelry (Small) Philips head screwdriver (Radio Shack)
•
Q tips (Drug Store)
• Rubbing Alcohol (Isopropyl) (Drug Store)
•
A very small low strength magnet. You can get one from Radio Shack (P/N
or Try this - Ever seen those refrigerator shopping lists made from that very thin sheet magnet material?
Cut two small pieces and use them. (Walmart or Kmart for sheet magnet)
• Compressed air (Radio Shack)
• Needle-Nosed pliers (optional)
• White silicone grease (optional)
A. Flip your PS2 over so that the bottom is facing up.
B. Remove all the screw covers. (
screw covers, 4 made of rubber (outer edges) and 2 made of
plastic (in the middle), that need to be removed. Indicated
in photo by the white lines. You can use a knife or small
jewelers flat blade screwdriver for this. There should be 2-4
more screw covers on the outer side of the base,
underneath the controller ports. Indicated in photo by red
lines. The older model PS2's have 4 screw covers, while
the newer ones have only 2. Remove them all, and you
should now have a total of 8-10 screws unveiled.
Set the screw covers aside.
There should be 6
64-1895)
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