PSP 300xc UMD Brace Replacement
Has the metal brace in your UMD drive broken? Follow this guide to replace it!
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Press the button securing the battery door to the PSP 300xc, and lift the battery door off.
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Lift the battery out of the PSP.
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Use a spudger or your fingernail to remove the warranty sticker stuck to the inside of the battery tray
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Rotate the LCD away from the PSP to reveal the LCD and home bar ribbon cables.
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Use your fingernail or the edge of a plastic opening tool to flip up the retaining flap on the following four ZIF connectors:
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Home bar cable
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Microphone cable
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LCD display data cable
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Touchscreen cable
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After flipping up the locking tabs on all four connectors, use your fingers or a spudger to gently pull the cables straight out of the connectors.
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Lift the home bar up as high as it will go, but not so high that the wires disconnect.
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Twist the home bar counter clockwise while carefully lifting it further. The left edge has to lift over the black plastic frame to allow it to rotate.
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The home bar should now lift out of the PSP 300xc.
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Use your fingernail or the edge of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the UMD drive ribbon socket.
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Use your fingernail or tip of a spudger to push both sides of the black retaining flap on the UMD laser ribbon socket to the right.
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Use a spudger to gently pull both ribbon cables straight out of their sockets.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
