Do not peel the sticker away from the left EMI shield. It will expose the "VOID VOID" lettering that will void your warranty!
Use the plastic opening tool to gently peel away at the "Warranty Void" sticker. Start on one edge, as shown, and slide the tool from side to side until the sticker is removed from just the battery.
Be very careful when disconnecting the following cables. The connectors do not have flip-up tabs; just hold each cable steady and pull it out of the connector.
Unplug the volume button cable using a pair of tweezers. Be careful not to damage the cable.
Unplug the Start/Select button cable the same way. Make sure to grasp the black plastic pull tab of the cable.
Use a pair of tweezers to pull out the battery's clear plastic cover.
Notice the little metal tab and slot (marked in red) where the clear plastic cover slides into. Make sure you slide the cover into place properly when reassembling the PSP Go.
Be very careful when performing this procedure! If you put too much pressure on the display, you risk cracking it.
Wedge a plastic opening tool between the plastic front panel and display. Be very careful that you wedge it in the same location shown in the first picture.
Slide the plastic opening tool across the length of the display. This should loosen the glue binding the display to the plastic front panel.
Rotate the display 180 degrees and free the bottom side of the display in the same manner.
I use this guides to perform a flexible replacement because the original one is just too old and it's snapped some how, I've done it and my PSP Go work normal as before but I did make a mistake. I cracked the display. Yes it is really, really, really fragile! When he said “be very gentle/careful” he really mean it.
Fantastic guide! I’ve been meaning to deep clean and replace the screen for an old PSP Go that a friend gave to me. The original screen had a few deep scratches, and the console itself was grimey from food or fizzy drink. Anyways super fresh now, and this guide was perfect!
I did it without the guide (I worked on my PSP Go before so I knew how to do it just based on my experience tearing it down and putting it back together) and now my PSP Go won't boot up.