How to Fix PSP 3000 Won't Read Discs! UMD Drive Replacement

This is a step by step tutorial on how to replace a psp UMD Drive that has gone bad. This video will show you how to disassemble the psp 3001 gaming system to easily fix and replace the disc drive. The Sony Playstation portable is a great vintage console that is easy to fix if something goes wrong. The PSP disc drive is a common issue that goes bad on the systems and I will show you how to fix it. This tutorial is an easy to follow and guides you through the steps.
works for psp 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004
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[@Mineshame]

Hello. Its 3 am and i finally repaired UMD Drive lul (4th try in a row - full disassemble assemble). Thank you for your video, really helped. I hate that aluminum bars in the UMD section...
I havent replaced a disk-drive, just cleaned and used oil for cogwheels in electrical devices. Psps workin without any hell noises now)

[@thetechmost]

Thank you for your comment! I know what you mean on the UMD aluminum bars. They are tricky and take a while to get them to snap on lol. Thats why I skipped that part since it's tedious for no reason. I'm glad you got your PSP to work with just cleaning it. Sometimes a nice deep clean does the job. Cheers

[@TonyKenobi66]

Great video man! Love how you dont just say to remove it, but how to as well. Also great to remind people to go slow.

[@firebeard7]

I was having trouble with my UMD not spinning but the red laser was working. If you're having the same problem, make sure the the second disc drive ribbon (which is close to the scrren ribbons) is properly connected!

[@thetechmost]

This is great to know! The "top" ribbon goes to the laser and the "bottom" ribbon goes to the motor. I've had this issue before where only the laser works but the unit doesn't spin. sometimes the motor gears go bad too.

[@luani_ed8668]

thank you this helped me swap drives and it worked

[@thetechmost]

Glad it helped

[@Xpatriots3232]

My laser wasnt powering on thanks for the video! I got the job done.

[@daluarc]

You had to replace the umd drive or did you found another solution to the laser not powering problem?

[@jettvasquez4727]

So my issue is the lil button inside the drive is completely gone n idk if a disc drive replacement will fix it

[@thetechmost]

Sorry to hear, If I understand correctly I think your right. The motherboard (not the disc drive) has a small button trigger that is pressed when the UMD Disc is inserted. If the trigger is missing it will not activate the disc drive. So yes the drive replacement will not spin and work. I also believe that the psp 3000 has 2 triggers, The other one is a small black button that is pressed down by the door. Both of those triggers need to be pressed in order for the drive to work. I’m not sure why sony did this for the psp3001. The original PSP had only one trigger.