How to disassemble and reassemble a fat PS2
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- čas přidán 12. 03. 2018
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Notes: The PS2 I disassembled in this video is the 39001 model.
The laser assembly on the 50000 models are slightly different, but you should be able to figure it out. Also, the clock battery is in a different place on the 30000 and 30000R models. Otherwise, the rest of the innards are the same on all of the fat PS2 models.
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One of the best disassembly (and most importantly, reassembly) tutorials I've ever seen. These PS2s can be pretty daunting at first, but I never felt lost. 👌
Thanks man. A lot of people don’t include the reassembly part in their videos, and they don’t always completely strip it down to the motherboard. My frustration over this caused me to make this, and now it’s my most viewed video.
The PS2 is very easy to take apart compared to the Xbox and Gamecube. No propriety screws, just standard Philips head.
i know this is old but yea my ps2s power/reset buttons ribbion cable just broke after many years for somereason and when I took the ps2 apart to look at it and see which cable i needed I broke the disk reader ribbion cable because the plastic thing that keeps it not flimzy if that makes sense unstuck to it so i had to order 2 new ones and this helped me figure out a better way to plug in ribbion cables sorry for bad english its not my first launge
You're a godsend. I just cleaned up a PS2 I'm about to sell on ebay, and I don't think I could have done it without you. Thanks!
This saved my PS2 and my sanity... was following another video which was fine until reassembly. I assume they got bored with the process as there was hardly any voice over, the jump cuts skipped over steps (particularly reinserting ribbons and screws). I literally could not understand what they were doing, despite having just took mine to pieces. Tried a couple of others and hit the same problem, or that they owned some obscure variant model that bears no resemblance to mine.
Just the fact you took the time to point out things like which screws are brass, and explicitly said what you were doing as you did it ("flip the console over", "now put the shield back") made a huge difference - the latter point means I could actually look at my PS2 instead of having to keep my eyes glued to the screen and keep pausing.
As I've got older I've started to appreciate the saying "If you're going to do something, do it properly" - this is how tear down videos should be done.
I've now got my original console up and running after cleaning everything, including the laser lens. It looks brand new and having as much fun playing on it as when I first bought it back in 2001.
You're a legend, cheers!
Thanks for this, I did one years ago but forgot the process. Very detailed and thorough. It can’t have been cheap for Sony to make these being so complex to assemble. And the placement of that battery underneath everything…joys.
Very nice job with the tutorial. I was able to disassemble and reassemble my PS2 with no issues. Very clear and easy to follow.
Other than that ribbon bit at the very end having your hands in front of the camera (I had to keep clicking back to the beginning of that step a solid six times), this was a spectacular guide. I'm only complaining because this took me a wHILE-- I'm not necessarily great with these things, so this took me a few hours. Admittedly *that* is because I had to dust out just...CLUMPS of dust matter, air it, scratch the fan so it went from brown back to black...all that fun stuff.
TL;DR, my back says ow, but my heart says thank you. It's time to see if I didn't fail miserably...see if my games work on it again. Fingers crossed!
Thank you soooooooooooooo so much.
Update: the "better" copy of my game still says disc read error, but my old, scratchy disc now plays likE A CHARM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS
Kitty Pryde You are welcome. Forgive for the video. I recorded this on an iPod (of all things), and I had no room on the work bench that I used, so everything’s a little cramped.
Kitty Pryde that’s strange because it should be the opposite.
Thank you so much. Was able to easily disassemble and reassemble my old ps2 thanks to your video.
Excellent tutorial bro ! Super easy. Today I replaced the battery of my SCHP 39001 fat model and slim !
Nov 25th. 2023. Thanks again !
Dunno if you’re still on here but really appreciate the vid. Had to do some repairs on mine and really needed to tear it down for a good clean
I don’t upload on here anymore but I still reply to comments and try to help people out. Otherwise happy to help!
@@FlyingV555hey homie… at 20:39 what is that part?
be warned those cheap ribbon cables Sony uses breaks just use a flex cable problem solved
ronald henson I know what you mean. I bought a Fat PS2 off eBay a while back, and the ribbon cable that is connected to the power and eject buttons was broken. But I was able to find a replacement ribbon cable (don’t know if it was a flex cable or not).
what do u mean flex cable ? send link or show me in picture ? how can i do this ? will you make tutorial ?
Lol I think I broke my ribbon cable
@@ViZageFader broke mines :( had to trash the ps2
as it will never turn on now QQ
@@princevinny0073 never trash consoles, even if they're beyond repair they can be used for parts. but the fact you trashed it just because of a ribbon cable is baffling. you could have ordered a new one online for like 4$ and fixed your console
Great guide! Was able to disassemble, clean and replace the battery in my PS2 with this video. Most videos do not cover the reasembly so that was very helpful. Some notable later model changes: There are variations in the disc drive (more difficult to remove the tray), orientation of the power supply is flipped and the power/eject ribbon cable is attached to the motherboard instead of the top shell. Easy to workaround though. Thanks!
Man I got a qst. You changed the battery to read the Cds and fix the disk tray that open super fast on the 1st boot
Thanks for the guide. Helped me quite a lot while replacing the battery.
That Zeta yeah. Most fat PS2s have the battery compartment on the motherboard, except for the 3000X models, which have it on the side of the disc drive.
What the battery for
Thank you for this vid ik how to take any ps console apart I just forgot where to put the long screws this is the only vid that explains it in depth I take all my console apart to deep clean cause to much dust makes any console sound like a fighter jet lol
This is exactly what I needed!
I had some terrible graphical issues and couldn't run any games.
Thanks to you I opened the PS2 up and cleaned it inside (it really needed that) and now it works perfectly fine (and loud).
Much love ❤
What does the radiation sign mean? How do i be safe
@@RealAntixz if you see that sticker, you obviously have it somewhat taken apart, do not give the console power while disassembled and if you do don’t look at the light. Only reason to give it power while disassembled would be to expose the disc tray rollers to apply some lithium grease. Just don’t plug it in while you’re cleaning and taking it apart and you’ll be safe 👍
@@MorbidSenseOfHumor sadly my ps2 did not survive 😢😢😢😭😭😭
I got truck at the part where you put the power button in but watching this saved the ps2 😅
Worked for me so thank you so much. Yesterday i got a fattie for 5€ and it came full of dust, with your video i took it apart and cleaned it to the very last bolt thanks!
thank you so much for this guide!! i was thankfully able to salvage my older brother's ps2, as I'm getting him a copy of guitar hero for his birthday !!! (we're suckers for nostalgia lol) thank you again !!!
Don’t mention it man. :)
Manage to snap the ribbon cable from the motherboard to the start and eject buttons while doing maintenance to the disc tray and laser. Was able to disassemble the ps2 further and replace the cable with the help of your video. Thank you!
Thanks man, I managed to replace the battery in mine thanks to your video. It's not hard, just a lot of disassembly for something so simple as swapping a coin cell. To be fair though - 15 years in between changes is a long time ;)
5:03 Took me 3 different teardown videos to find where this screw went, thanks bro
SAME
concise and complete walkthrough! thanks!
Great Tutorial, Helped me with replacing the cmos battery
You’re welcome
Really good guide! Was good to see this so in depth and saved me when I was reassembling it.
Managed to snag a PS2 with memory card, original remote and controller for $20 AUD but it was covered in ciggy soot.
Took one of the ps2 I randomly found in my garage to fix a ps4… it worked 😮😂😅
You quite literally saved my ass. Thanks for the highly detailed video.
What a pain to just change a CMOS battery lol
Thanks for the video !
Thank you so much, I learned how disassembled my ps2 with your method! I broke some pieces of plastic but it's ok, my ps2 works! PD: It was my first time doing this, and spend around 7 hours haha, muchas gracias saludos desde Mexico!
Ossiel Benítez de nada. I know a little Spanish. Can’t converse in it though.
@@FlyingV555 he said thank you very much, greetings from mexico
Awesome video, super great every little detail 🤘😎
Thank you so much. I couldn't get mine back together until I watched your video. It still won't read my discs but I didn't touch the lenses. So that's probably my fault. Thanks again.
Omg that is a great guide. I'm still nervous about doing my ps2.
Need to replace the CMOS battery on my FAT PS2. This video will be a nice guide to help me reassemble it I after get down to the motherboard to replace the battery. Thanks!!
Worth a sub m8 ,very good video now I know how to attach that pesky cable to the laser.
Appreciate the vid! A ribbon end snapped on mine and your vid helped me diagnose it. Ordered the new ribbon with your link 👍
Nice tutorial! Thanks!!! Greetings from Germany.
Thank you!!! Helped me a Lot!!!
Thank you, bro ! Amazing tutorial 💪🏿
I just want to replace the internal clock battery but this is a nightmare and i’m not new at disassembling consoles
I wanted to replace the disc reader of my old PS2 but good god it's a mess of other things coming out and trying to put them back in in hard to reach places.
I am currently trying to replace the battery as well. It's a nightmare to take apart.
Wii is worse
Yeah lol the fat PS2 is a monster to disassemble. Thought I could do it myself but now I’m having to refer to this video to see how to put it back together.
I’ve dissembled now I neee to resemble
Recently my fat PS2 console had about 3 problems, the CMOS battery died, the disc tray was opening slower and the inside of my console was very dusty inside. I took apart my PS2 console and it took me about 5 days to disassemble it all the way just so I could replace that annoying CMOS battery with a new one, I also dusted the circuit board with a soft worker paint brush, Q tip and the fan and then when I put it back together, my disc tray got stuck and wouldn't open and then I had to take it apart the second time when I fixed it I forgot to connect the laser reader ribbon cable so I had to take it apart the third time and then when I finally put it back together, my disc tray worked, the spinning orb animation and clock and date worked and it read my PS1 game.
That was a very intense repair job I've ever done and my first one I ever took apart because it's getting harder to find PS2 consoles. I hope the Sony Playstation company will decide to reissue the PS2 slim consoles so we can play the older PS1 and PS2 and DVD and CD discs and even bring back PS1 and PS2 disc games which I hope happens soon.
Why tf did someone dislike this?? This is the most detailed process I’ve seen 😤
That’s the reason I made this. I got pissed off that no one had made a decent quality vid of a complete disassembly of a PS2, so I did it myself, and now it’s my most viewed video.
This explains the PS2 needs an ALL Digital makeover without all the fuss and hassle showing why the All Digital PlayStation console rules forever.
Very good my friend, well explained clear and easy to follow video. Liked and subscribed
Great video. Thanks brother!
thx, now I cleaned my new old PS2 :)
Thanks for this easy tutorial...like your video
Thanks man. Appreciate it.
Thank you you for doing this video;)
Thanks for the video man, very clear. Funny shit is that mine 39001 only was opened back when my dad bought it and send it to a shop for modding it with a Matrix chip and now, opening this dusty fucker after all this years, I see there's something like 4 or 5 screws missing. But whatever, cheers!
Gustavo D.G happy to help
Thank u this was real helpfull
Thanks bro for this 🙏
for anyone like me who was confused when he didn't reattach the laser cable around 19:00, he reattaches it at 22:54 so just keep watching :p
Thanks a lot, I hope you have a great day
Very useful, thanks
A trick you can doo too stop the disc tray from vibrating and shaking when it comes out is to flip the console upside down open the tray on the underside of the disc tray you’ll see plastic teeth you wanna grease that area just little bit of grease of the teeth and work the disc tray in and out it will silent the noise it makes when you eject it and it won’t vibrate and shake anymore
My friend gave me his old fat ps2 that had graphics problems, and I used this video as instructions to see if I could take it apart to fix it. Video was very helpful, unfortunately the Motherboard looked like it was bought yesterday and I could not find out why the GPU was malfunctioning. Oh well, it was a nice relaxing Tuesday taking apart a PS2 and putting it back together.
lol i love that im someone that mods these things, and still needs a tutorial for putting the damned thing back together. the ribbon cables are a hell of a problem lol.
one bit of feedback, please if you do videos now, make sure to record the screwing in too lol. PS2 and other consoles have different size screws that go into specific holes, film that for the tutorial lol
I have SCPH-30001. Small magnet and plastic C/L flap fell out. Do you know where either goes?
AMAZING!!! SUCCESS!!!
Great Job Man Great Job Thanks 👍
What does the ribbon cable to because I bought my ps2 off eBay years ago and I’m just now finding out it never had a ribbon cable
You have any information on what to do if the ribbon cable comes out from the power button? Tried to put it back and nothing. Just want to try and get an answer before I replace the ribbon
How would u reattach the controller ports ribbon cable?.. mine had slipped out one day from the base of the cable and I have no idea how to reattach it
I cried like ten times when i reassembly IT 😮
Wonder if thermal paste would be good on the heatsink and chips?
Thank you!!
What are some tips for cleaning? Just use compressed air or something? I plan on putting the top and bottom pieces under the sink, and maybe use q-tips or something to clean the fan. I have to replace the clock battery in mine (I have an SCPH-50001/N, 3B date code)
- Compressed air for the board
- Rubbing alcohol and q tips for the fan and laser
- soap and water for the plastic and metal pieces
Hope this helps.
Obviously don’t submerge any electronic parts.
@@FlyingV555 Thanks for the information. I might do the teardown tonight, depends if I have any CR2032 batteries lying around.
Do u think I can replace my 39001 power supply with one of these cheap ones found on eBay? (they claim to fit models 3000x up to 3900x). My console makes a weird buzzling noise everytime I power it on tough
You should be able to. If it’s for any of the 3000x models (minus the 10 screw 30001), it should work. DON’T switch it with one that fits the 5000x series models. Just check the region coding, see if it’s listed for the correct region (for you it’d be NTSC U/C or end in 1 for 30001), and you should be good.
When I recently reassembled my PS2 I forgot to put back the platic thing shown at 21:46, do I have to worry about something?
thank you!!
Great video. could they have put that cmos battery in any worse of a place 😂
Great video I broke my ps2 though I should have stopped going when you recommended. When I put it back together I was getting a green light when turning the power switch on instead of red took it apart again and I thought it was the ribbon cable that broke cause the blue thing fell of but just tried replacing it and it’s still n to powering on at all.
I am not sure, but I believe that you can remove the metal plate of the motherboard before remove the DVD unit. Then you can easily disconnect all ribbon cables from the DVD, so you dont have to open the DVD in order to reconnect the ribbon cable from laser unit.
WakelessBee052 Silicon I think you can. I think I just took a detour and took apart the drive anyways.
Reminder to myself: I'm at 16:47 in the video.
Yoo thanks a lot
thank you so much
Thx buddy
I can’t get the ripping cable out, I dunno where you flick it up to get it out 😩
Do you know if there is a way to use a disc drive that connects to a pc motherboard and still have the front panel with the logo
No. I don’t.
Jesus this is a nightmare! I'm losing my mind trying to reassemble my old ps2 but the f#cker just doesn't work anymore (it doesn't help that I have a learning disability so this is extra hard for me) All I wanted was to change the clock battery and now my 22 year old ps2 doesn't work, it worked perfectly before that, only issue was the clock battery. I wish I had never tried to change the stupid clock battery 😭🙄 this would be easier without those annoying ribbons....
On 23:05 I’m really struggling to get the laser off, how do you do it?
Does anyone know the name for the cable in the bottom left at 17:35? mine got damaged and I need to order a replacement cable. It plugs into the part with memory card and game controller ports on it.
Those are called ribbon cables. Look for “PS2 controller port ribbon cable” something like that.
Mine wasn't like this at all. My middle piece is plastic and thus didn't have the plastic tray for the power supply, also my ribbon cable placement was different.
i accidentally ripped off the fan connector while cleaning it, tried to solder it back onto the motheboard but i just messed it up even more.. now im using the fan with usb but it looks kinda ass ngl. Wanted to solder it to the board or find a better solution can someone help?
Anyone lost some of their screws and replaced them from a hardware store? If you have, what are the screw types?
I replace the power board on mine and the power bottom 12pin flex cable, and still no power is coming on? The model is 50001/N. Any idea what else it could be wrong?
The only things I can think of are:
You may not have the parts properly connected
OR
there’s some things else wrong with it. I don’t know enough of the technical nitty gritty stuff to check. Hope this was helpful.
@@FlyingV555 The old power board was 11.83v and the new Chinese one is 12.15v
The power button flex wire was damage by whoever opens the lid before, they ran the corner screw through. I replace the wire for a new one. No power lights are coming on.
@@cfoster8706 sorry for the late reply, but your console’s main motherboard could just be shot. Since you’re not getting power with 2 different power boards and different cables, I don’t think there’s any saving that PS2.
@@FlyingV555 it was the PS1 fuse
I already found the issue another CZcamsr send me straight to the issue. Thanks 😊
@@cfoster8706 oh sorry I thought since this was a PS2 video I thought you were asking about a PS2 not a PS1. My mistake. :P
Thank you so much bro. Finally got my battery replaced
How can I replug in the orange cable for the disc drive beacuse I accidentally unpluged it😢
I’m facing the same problem. Seems impossible
How do you get the power switch back into the plastic top
if you mean the switch near to the fan, just slide it in.
at 17:27 what is this black rubber? on my ps2 she was dry and crumbling, I don't know where to buy another one and I don't know if I should leave without the black rubber.
Avaliando Coisas this is an adhesive pad that attaches onto the chips on the board to absorb excess heat. If it’s dry and crumbling like you said, you will probably have to either buy a new piece of metal shielding with the adhesive pads intact (look on eBay and search “ps2 parts”) or buy another PS2 (also on eBay). Do not use the system without the pads unless you play like 15 minutes at a time.
@@FlyingV555
thanks for the help, i found a dicipator sticker here in my brazil, now i will replace only the sticker. wish me luck
Still can’t get this ribbon cable on here right
there was 14 revisions of the playstation 2
ronald henson both fat AND slim? Or just the fat ones?
Mines the 39001 model
Mine you don't need to remove the reset/eject buttons from top cover. It's secured to the disc drive area. The first 2 I owned however were attached to the top cover.
Thank you for the help. A three days ago, i took apart just to clean the fan. Glad i got my old computer working to see this video. Fourth time try to put it together and didn't work. Fifth time from the help. my ps2 is working. I have three screw left, a lil gold one and two lil black ones. i forgot where they go. Other times when i try to put it back together, i see this error reading. and again, but it's back to normal now. Is the error reading me I don't have the censor in place? Will keep on watching this video or others i find. But this the most cause it's the firs one
Glad to help!
I found my old play station 2 and wanted to hook it up. At 0:55 is there something supposed to be in that slot. Mine doesnt have a door on it and my sister and i got into an argument. I looked it up and in one picture it said it is a hard drive but in your video i dont see anything there
Its just the expansion bay cover. You don’t need a hard drive to use a PS2. You just need a memory card to save your data.
Some of the covers have a metal piece in them while others don’t. Can’t explain why.
Location of screws, amount of cables, etc are gonna vary based on year model of PS2. Mine is older than this one and there are some things that are significantly different.
Also I’m experiencing a nightmare trying to plug the ribbon cable back onto the disc laser. Somehow I bent the end of the cable and it doesn’t wanna go back in at all. Guess this ps2 is going in the trash
Hello What is the power supply output in amperes ZSSR094ZA how many amps
Converted from volts it’s 8.3 amps for the power boards for this specific PS2 model (39001).
Any link for buying those clips for the orange disc drive ribbon cable?
Cameron Karr I looked for a long time and I was not able to find any. Sorry dude. :/
@@FlyingV555 it's cool, but thank you for taking the time to reply
Every good player needs to know his/her console inside and out - plus doing this procedure makes good dust clean and replacing old components with new ones
For sure
Hey. I need help regarding my PS2. I m facing this problem for the first time. It was working pretty well last month. I will list all problems. If there's any question regarding then please ask. Here's what issues I started facing:
1. There is no display. When I connect the PS2 and turn on the power button from the back. The reset button shows the red light. I then click on it and then the Green and Blue lights turn on. The fan at the back starts working. The disc tray is also working, but there is no display.
2. After clicking on reset multiple times it then starts to display but the start-up music is out of order. The sound gets hanged. The controller is working (i can enter to and go back from browser and system configuration ). If I click on the reset button again then there won't be any display again. Same issue. And if it displays (after resetting many times) and then when I insert any CD. Loading gets hanged, and if the game works out of the blue moon then there is no sound.
Would be happy for the reply. Thanks.
That’s a lot of problems. The fact that it had all those problems in succession, something is up. Have you dropped it or gotten water in it? Have you had a power outage recently? Wanna make sure that you actually take care of it and not just throw it around.
@@FlyingV555 Yes thats alot of problems. But the surprising thing is that i always took care of it. It was never in someonesl elses hand. No water dripped and no shock. It did not even fall. But there is one thing. Two years ago a battery that saves date and time stopped working. I was told that it only saves date and time. Does that have anything to do with it?
@@Durranihumayun10 that’s good that you took care of it. To answer your question, no the battery has nothing to do with those other problems. It literally just keeps date and time.
@@FlyingV555 Oh. Last time active was 28 august. Was working perfectly. Just tested last week and all those problems came. It was soo sudden. What do you think might be the issue? What if BIOS is corrupted? Any idea on how to repair that?
@@Durranihumayun10 for all of that to happen at once, something on the board went bad. I can’t say what exactly it is that went bad, so I can’t tell you for certain. Sorry about that. You’re gonna have to do some digging and post to some forums about that, because unfortunately that’s beyond me.
I’m having trouble putting the controller port back on
18:43 Shouldn't you reattach that ribbon back to the disk drive first?
I need to replace the clock battery ... can already tell it's going to be a pain in the ...
Something is wrong with my PS2...
It's a 50004 version but in "System Information" screen it says it's a 50003. 😑
What does it mean? Is it normal? I'm so confused.
If someone has the same problem I would like to know what the heck is wrong with it!
Someone probably swapped the case out. They’re shouldn’t be any issues.