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PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement

Introduction

Use this guide to replace your PlayStation 3 Slim's CR 2032 coin-cell PRAM battery.

What you need

  1. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement, Top Cover: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Turn the PS3 over and lay it on its backside.

    • Carefully peel the warranty sticker up off the lower case to reveal a hidden screw cover.

    • To avoid activating the VOID that may come up, heat the sticker carefully to remove and replace it cleanly.

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  2. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 2 PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Use the flat end of a metal spudger to pry up the seven screw covers around the edge of the lower case.

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  3. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the seven 37 mm Phillips screws securing the top cover to the lower case.

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  4. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the four 13.3 mm T8 security Torx screws beneath the Blu-ray drive opening. (Some models may only have three screws)

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  5. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 2 PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 5, image 2 of 2

    • Lift the top cover from its rear edge and rotate it toward the front of the PS3.

    • Lift the top cover off the PS3.

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  6. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement, Power Supply: step 6, image 1 of 2 PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement, Power Supply: step 6, image 2 of 2

    • Squeeze the AC inlet connector's locking mechanism and pull straight up to disconnect it from the power supply.

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  8. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Pull the DC-Out cables straight up to lift their connector up and out of its socket on the power supply.

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  9. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the two 7.6 mm Phillips screws securing the power supply to the lower case.

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  10. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Lift the power supply upward from its left edge as viewed from the front of the PS3.

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  11. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 2 PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 10, image 2 of 2

    • Continue to lift the left edge of the power supply until it lifts off the two metal posts shown in the second picture.

    • Remove the power supply from the PS3, minding any cables that may get caught.

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  12. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement, Blu-ray Disc Drive: step 11, image 1 of 2 PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement, Blu-ray Disc Drive: step 11, image 2 of 2

    • If present, remove the pieces of tape securing the cables to the body of the Blu-ray drive.

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  13. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 12, image 1 of 1

    • Use the flat end of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the Blu-ray ribbon cable socket.

    • Be sure you are prying up on the movable retaining flap, not the socket itself.

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  14. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 13, image 1 of 1

    • Pull the Blu-ray ribbon cable straight up and out of its socket.

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  15. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 14, image 1 of 1

    • Pull the Blu-ray power cable straight up to lift its connector out of the socket on the Blu-ray drive.

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  16. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 15, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the single 9.5 mm Phillips screw securing the Blu-ray drive to the lower case.

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  17. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 16, image 1 of 2 PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement: step 16, image 2 of 2

    • Lift the Blu-ray drive slightly by its right edge to dislodge the control board from its housing.

    • Remove the Blu-ray drive from the PS3.

    • After you reinstall the Blu-ray drive, be sure the control board is firmly seated in the lower case before proceeding.

    • If replacing the Blu-ray drive with a new drive, swap the circuit board from your old drive into the new drive.

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  18. PlayStation 3 Slim PRAM Battery Replacement, PRAM Battery: step 17, image 1 of 1

    • In some models, the battery is located under the metal shield. If yours is like this, follow this video instead of this step.

    • While holding the plastic retainer down against the board, use the tip of a spudger to pry the PRAM battery out of its housing.

    • Failure to hold the plastic retainer down during the prying process may result in it tearing off the motherboard.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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9 Comments

ATTENTION: This guide is not valid for PS3 slim CECH-3004B!

from the number 11 you notice that your ps3 is different.

The CECH-3004B version does not give direct access to the 2032 battery.

You must also disassemble the motherboard from the grid (and all the pieces that obstruct this operation)

It is possible but it is more difficult

Marco Bedini - Reply

I found this to be the case too. Did you end up replacing the battery? If so, how did you do it?

Mike Martinescu -

Same for CECH-2501A, I got the blu-ray drive out and was greeted by a battery covered by the metal shielding. Have to go deeper...

Michael J Cotton -

It is kind of hard to tell by the photo alone: The plus (flat) side of the battery must face up when you insert it.

kuhnbn hob - Reply

hey i need serious help i opened my super slim to replace the battery and could not figure how to get it out thought off lifting the socket might allow me to replace the battey much to my horror now socket is torn from the motherborad my console is stuck in black screen and a day before i tried to update from safe mode still a black screen now if i turn on the console i know its waiting for to confirm update iniatlization can i update the console without cmos battery or shomhow cancel it and be able to boot into recovery again

Aidan - Reply

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