PlayStation 2 Slimline SCPH-7500x Motherboard Replacement

Locate the six feet on the bottom of the PS2.

Pry apart the five visible feet from the bottom of the device using a spudger, or your fingers.

The sixth foot is located under the black VOID sticker. Remove the sticker before removing the foot underneath.

After all of the feet have been removed, Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the six 4.0mm screws from the base of the PS2.

Once all of the screws have been removed, pull apart the top plastic cover from the bottom plastic cover. Start by lifting the side containing the power cable and Ethernet port. Then, lift the opposite side to fully separate. It will take force to pull apart the two halves.

If done correctly, you should have a fully detached plastic backing, revealing the electronic components of the PlayStation 2.

Locate the IR sensor on the motherboard. Once you locate the IR sensor, use tweezers to gently detach the blue/white ribbon that attaches the IR sensor to the motherboard.

Identify the clock battery, then use tweezers to disconnect the connector from the motherboard.

Gently lift the battery up from the battery compartment using the spudger.

Locate the fan component of the motherboard of the PS2. With your fingers or tweezers, peel off the sticker that holds down the fan's wiring.

With tweezers, detach the terminal to the cord from the motherboard to the fan.

Locate and unscrew the three 1.6mm screws located next to the base of the fan.

Locate the optical drive on the motherboard.

Unscrew the four 4.0mm screws that mount the optical drive to the motherboard.

Locate the three ribbons that are attached to the motherboard.

With tweezers, gently detach all three ribbons from the motherboard terminal. Unlock the middle orange ribbon by using tweezers to lift the black tab up on either side.

Gently lift the optical drive away from the motherboard.

What you see in this picture is the electronic components found in the PS2. We are now going to remove the top metal casing found on top of the motherboard.

Locate the one 2.4mm screw that mounts the metal casing to the top of the motherboard and unscrew the screw with a Philips Screwdriver.

Gently lift the metal casing from the motherboard.

Then lift the motherboard from the plastic outer shell.

Flip the motherboard over.

Locate and unscrew all five 1.6mm screws that mount the metal plate to the motherboard.

Gently lift the metal plates from the top and the bottom of the motherboard.

Remove the plastic film that is sandwiched in between the metal plate and the motherboard.

After you have detached all the other components, it should look like the image shown.