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Intro History: PlayStation 5 Optical Drive Replacement

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Introduction
This is a prerequisite-only guide! This guide is part of another procedure and is not meant to be used alone.
Follow this guide to remove the optical drive on a PlayStation 5.
The optical drive is paired to the motherboard, so a replacement optical drive won’t read discs.
Before you begin, completely '''power down and unplug all cables''' from your console. Remember to follow general electrostatic discharge (ESD) safety procedures while repairing the console.