Best teardown video I could find!! Everybody else pauses the video when they reach a difficult part and then resume when taken care off. You actually help through those hard parts. Keep up the good job!

@Tronicsfix

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@archiebrackenridge7785

3 жыл бұрын

@TronicsFix what are the grey pads on top of the fan for?

@archiebrackenridge7785

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix what are the grey pads for on top of the fan

@BbygstaGaming

Жыл бұрын

@@archiebrackenridge7785 i want to know the same thing @TronicsFix i have got to change a fan today

I have had my PS4 since 2014. After watching this video and using all the recommended tools, my PS4 runs like new. Excellent videos, thank you so much!

It's amazing just how silent it runs now after taking it apart and getting all that dust out. Thanks a lot for this video. Cheers.

@rockl79

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. All the "jet engine" ps4s are just dusty, and probably need new thermal paste as well.

@benibock7442

3 жыл бұрын

Mine probably reached a Max of 3000 decibels

@hashimkhan5824

3 жыл бұрын

Well mine was silent too, until I found out that my fan doesn't work at all, I guess I have to replace that lol

@redscorpion9325

3 жыл бұрын

@@hashimkhan5824 How did you find out the fan wasn’t working?

I actually bought all the materials from your website and followed this video and I actually fixed my PS4 from overheating. It took a few tries, a few months, a few 'where did these leftover screws come from', but I was successful! so thank you!

Still the best PS4 teardown video in 2021. Thank you for talking through everything!

I have been meaning to clean my PS4 but I didn’t have any courage to do so. With the help of this channel I finally did it and my console is working much quieter. Thanks TronicsFix, I am glad that I came across this channel.

Hey Steve! Thanks for the excellent guidance. I was out of console repairs for some years (360/PS3 era), but with your instructions I was able to do maintenance on an overheating PS4 perfectly fine. Thanks a bunch, I really enjoy your content!

I actually broke that psu connector, but I soldered it back on and it fixed it! Keep in mind that I’m not an expert with soldering, so it’s probably the best save I have ever done.

Steve thank you so much for this video. I'm surprised that schools haven't snatched you up, your videos are so easy to follow very detailed and nothing seems rushed. Your knowledge helps people worldwide.

Stumbled upon this vid. A lot has improved on your video content!! Really love seeing more!

Really glad i found this one. Much gratitude my man, love your work!

@Tronicsfix

7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it as well!

Omg I’ve used you for a ps5 teardown thank god you have a ps4 tear down as I wanted to clean out all the dust after years of it sitting there you are a legend in the KZread console teardown space ❤

I just wanted to say thanks for both your teardown and assembly videos. This probably just saved my $200 investment I just made in buying a used PS4. I was in a pawn shop back in May when it was still really hard to find gaming graphics cards or modern gaming consoles for a reasonable price when I came across this OG PS4 that was being pulled from the display case. I knew it was probably something wrong with it but I got the clerk to let me test it anyway. They had it marked as didn't play discs at first but the disc went in ok. I didn't notice how loud it was in the store so when I brought it home a couple of weeks ago I saw the real problem. As soon as I turned it on it sounded like a jet engine. I played it like that for a few days but it seemed to get louder. So I started looking into repair videos. I work on computers so I knew it was probably overheating and would give me problems soon. I hate working on anything like consoles or laptops with little ribbon cables to deal with. I watched both your videos and it gave me the confidence to take on the task. I gave my PS4 a good clean and repaste and even added an internal and external SSD and now it's so silent it's scary. I almost thought I forgot to connect something but I clearly remember plugging the fan back in. I've been gaming on it for over two hours now and it's still silent and has not shut down or even gotten louder. Anyway, thanks for the videos.

Best teardown video I found. I do a lot of other consoles, but this will be my first PS4. Very informative and good quality of video where people can actually see everything. The one that I am doing is a replacement HDMI port. This video helped me greatly with the tear down process. Thanks for the great video !!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

@Tronicsfix

Жыл бұрын

So glad this was helpful!

Used your walkthrough to replace thermal paste and it worked out perfectly! Thanks so much!

Your toolkit and these videos saved my original destiny bundle white ps4. Great content. Thanks a million

Great explanation. Not enough people will give the tips on where to apply pressure to pop a corner or the best way to disconnect the cables.

Thank you. Just cleaned out an old PS4 I was given and put fresh paste on it, this was a massive help to me.

A big thank you from the bottom of my heart. Excellent video and easy to follow.

This is a great guide,I bought a PS4 my self and replaced the fan along with the thermal paste and sure enough it runs silent

Just started pulling apart a second hand PS4 using this guide. The dust inside 😆 the fan was caked thick, haven't got to the heatsink yet

Very useful video. Brillant

Thanks for showing this, nice about the OEM Thermal paste was not bad a see and has enough on it nice. My ps4 i use it Vertical iz realy Quiet. I buyed the 2n version EU Realease (Buldle with Watch DOGS )

Thanks a lot! Was stuck on the ifixit page trying to figure out which screws I am supposed to take out or how to remove those connectors with the metal tabs!

I finally got fed up of my ps4 overheatting after literally just 1 minute of being on. I had taken it apart some before to clean but never all the way and there was a TON of dust. Hopefully this fixes it atleast slightly.

Was going well and snapped the power supply off. FFS. Now I have to wait for a solderer to be available. Great video, I should have watched ahead.

Thank you sir.

Love the shirt boss🤣more power and god bless

Nicely done!

I LOVE your shirts!!!

I just observed something... I feel like the reason the older models sound like a jet is probably because the APU clamp doesn't have an extra plastic piece that holds in more pressure on the APU so that it make perfect contact to the heatsink. If there is no proper contact, your APU gets overheated which makes the fan louder. I have a newer model(not the slim) bought in 2016 and i haven't cleaned in like 4 yrs(did a month ago), yet it doesn't make noise even while playing GOW /TLOU2. Btw it runs almost 24x7 lol

Him: “Now, this disc drive has a problem where it wont read discs.” Me: “YEA TELL ME ABOUT IT!!”

So, after 8 years of service, my PS4 finally got maintenance. The video was very helpful. Thank you! a few tips from me: 1. I do not have small pliers, as in the video, and regular-sized pliers easily break the power supply connector. After a little crackle (my mistake) I gently tugged on the edges of the connector and it came out freely. 2. PS4 fat has several revisions, mine had a couple of extra screws. So you need to remember the location of each screw, it may not be on the video.

Good video! Question: I disassemble/reassemble my PS4 and I found a little spring on my desk... and I don't where it goes... Can you help me?

Of course he shows an easy PS4 to take apart. Mine is built like a tank and will not come apart as you easily demonstrated. Mainly the top part next to the hard drive cover. I’ve gotten it off once in the past and I almost broke it just trying to get it to come off.

Is that an IT crowd t shirt? Nice!

Fantastic Video... I want to replace all my torx and screws. Can you list how many there are of each type of screw and torx used to take apart and reassemble the PS4? I would greatly appreciate it. Reason for replacing is because the heads are really stripped from the previous owner.

Great vid! Is the part that makes contact with the APU aluminum or copper?

Did this and had 1 screw left over lmao great vid tho

You are a Genius

@Tronicsfix

5 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks!

Great video thank you! I cleaned my ps4 three times thanks to your videos and it was fine until I disassembled it again today. I was trying to clean some dirt on the metal frame that holds the thermal pads and two of them fall off ... is it okay to cut little pieces from the other pads and put them on the missing two ?

Hi, I have a PS4 that was taken apart, cleaned, and put back together. It will power on but nothing shows up on the screen. It's a blank screen. I'm not sure if you'll be able to diagnose based on the little information I've provided, but I'm hoping you can. Thank you

Any tips on how to clean the fan, or just use Q-tips?. I don't own a hand held vacuum, just a normal one.

@Tronicsfix

8 жыл бұрын

+Camps2630 Q tips usually work fine...We use a small brush as well.

So my fan connector broke while disassembling for clean. I followed your directions but the old connector just shredded after I put pressure. I saw a post that said just attach the wires to the pins but one pin is broken. Any tips or is it done?

It's been recommended that I take apart and clean my PS4. My issue is that it'll randomly disconnect the controllers and disconnect from the wifi and refuse to connect.

alright im gonna say it, if anyones ps4 sounds like a jet engine when playing certain games and you feel like it will or may overheat okay cool thats fine if you wanna open it up and clean it out from dust or change the thermal paste.i just wanna say that you might as well clean the heat sinks if you are changing thermal paste because you are literally 3 screws away if you disassemble your ps4 all the way to the thermal paste part, my heat sink was dusty on one side but not covered in dust, so i cleaned it out, changed the thermal paste using the arctic silver 5 , assemble everything back together , started my ps4 up, and everything was good and quiet , awesome video btw , although if anyone gets to the power supply part and have a hard time getting the battery connector off @6:10 its okay i had a hard time too cause i didnt have the right tools to pull it out and i eventually just used my fingers to pull it out , be careful not to pull the black wires

@Tronicsfix

7 жыл бұрын

Yep, exactly...for some reason most people don't clean the heat sink and that's where the problem is usually.

thank you!

@Tronicsfix

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

THNX!

took apart my ps4 to clean it and apply new thermal paste a while back (ive done it on my macbook pro as well so felt confident) but now my ps4 turns on but nothing shows up on the screen and when i go to turn it off it makes three beeps and doesnt do anything. any help or suggestions? the model is from the first day of release

My uncle's ps4 has that plastic gear dislodged on the upper side problem and I want to fix it for him. Would you please make a video for it especially since its quite a common problem

Hey Steve??? I know this is a very old video, but I am working on a friend's PS4 plus right now. You are the GURU when it comes to these, so I have a question... I have just reassembled and tested - it's beautifully quiet (yay!) but the optical drive seems even worse than before (was a bit 'sticky' but now doesn't draw a disk in. 2 questions if I may... 1. Is it viable to lift out the motherboard while it is still sandwiched between the metal layers (rather than disturb new thermal pads and paste) and 2. Any advice on the disk situation please? Love your videos, will love you long time, 5 dolla!!!

Awesome video!! I was wondering, what would you use to secure those thermal pads in case them come off during disassembly? I haven't disassemble mine that far yet, I'm just trying to take the proper precautions.

@Tronicsfix

6 жыл бұрын

They are a bit sticky so as long as they are clean they will stick to the ram chips or metal plate.

@Skrag55

6 жыл бұрын

TronicsFix LLC Good to know, thank you for the quick response.

I can't get this god blessed simple top cover I bought off of ebay to go back on, any tips on that? They make it look like the easiest thing in the world on the ps youtube video. Thanks

I had so many issues with mine. I don't have anything to pull the cables with, but I managed to remove the power supply, however the cable is so short it didn't really give me enough confidence to keep going. Trying to put it back in 'gently' like other videos said didn't work, so I snapped it back in with some force. The console works, but the case is slightly bent thanks to a torx bit that was stripped by the previous owner. But now I have an actual issue... the eject button seems to be misbehaving, I didn't touch it when cleaning the bottom part of the case, and it beeps thrice, ejects my discs, and then the drive continues to make noises as if trying to eject still. I have a CUH-1106A, I really don't want to go in the thing again and risk damaging it further but the discs ejecting and that noise worry me so much.

9:23 Yes I'm immature and laughed at that.

@russellhayden82

3 жыл бұрын

I don't even need to go back to that time to see what you was laughing at lol

@bryce2fly365

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

Do you have a place you recommend getting replacement screws that are missing?

Did everything.. Replaced the termal paste, put it back together but it won't turn on now 😅

Hope you're monitoring this video but I have the original, not the Pro or the slim, the top piece that slides off the top is not shiny and the screw for the drive is in a different place. But they come off normal, I turn it over and remove the warranty stickers but they're the only screws on the back and it doesn't just pop up like how you did it. Why ideas? I am trying to remove the CMOS battery. Thanks in advance!

I put my apu clamp on upside down. I should probably take it apart again and flip it around shouldn't I?

@Tronicsfix

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

I cant get the power supply can you break it down a little bit more because the camera wasn’t really close when you did it

Wish I could give ya two thumbs up.

I only have 3 thermal pads on on the motherboard...how do I get more?

You have a video reassembling the ps4 I feel like might have extra screws 😅

Just cleaned my mother's ps4, first model & never been opened (you wouldn't beleive the dust I found in there..!) Probably the worst I have ever seen! Runs very quiet now, thankyou (any pics of your worst/dirtiest jobs?)

Do you take emailed questions for advice on ps4 repairs? Thanks!

Have you made a video on, ps4 original power button or eject button doesn't work? I took my ps4 apart and had to put thermo paste in it and when I put it back together the power nor the eject button wanted to work all though the ps4 did turn on. But before I did anything the power and eject worked fine, besides the fan being so loud.

Hi Steve, love the vids and especially your shirts ;) I have this same model PS4 and I took it apart to reapply thermal paste and dust it out. Unfortunately my Blu-ray drive no longer works. I thought it was the metal connector not properly making contact with the daughter board on the drive, but no matter how many times I bend it, adjust it and coax it on to where I 'think' the gold pad on the board is, the eject button does not work. I tried shutting down, inserting the disk most of the way, then turning the unit on. The drive makes noises and eventually spits the disk out, but will not take it in or mount it. I remember you saying something in one of the vids (this one?) about removing the ribbon cable so as not to break off the 'ears'. I thought I was pretty careful, but I'm running out of ideas to get my drive to work. How can you tell if the drive is toast (it was working fine before disassembly) or a ribbon cable issue? If I have broken off the ears, is it easy to tell from looking at the cable? And if so, how to get the broken ears out of the connector? What I would really love is to know what the shape/bend of the metal eject button connector is supposed to look like. A reference photo or illustration you could point me to would be fantastic. Thanks again for these vids.

@Tronicsfix

7 жыл бұрын

You should be able to find a photo on Google images. A good way to test if that's the problem or not is to just remove the bottom cover and plug the console in then just press on the copper pad with your finger.

@tmaretzki

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks I'll give that a shot and totally forgot about google images - excellent suggestion.

@tmaretzki

7 жыл бұрын

UPDATE - SUCCESS!! I tested the eject contact on the daughter board which triple-beeped as normal when there is no disk to eject, so I was pretty confident the drive itself was fine. I was quoted $99 by a local console company to repair it, but decided to take a chance on ordering a new bluray drive cable (the wide one) for $8 on amazon. The ears on the new cable were definitely noticeable compared to the almost non-existent ones on the original cable. Carefully inserted both ends and BINGO! disks insert and eject like before. I am supremely overjoyed and thankful for your assistance. :)

Where do I buy the thermal pads bc half of mine have worn off, and my ps4 has been overheating a lot. I think that's the problem bc I cleaned my ps4 out and it's still doing it.

Still can't know how to fix the fan wen it got stuck

@tronicsfix hey how will i fix the ejecting issue due to the rollers that out of place thanks

i tierdowned my PS4 a couple times now.. so many times that i destroyed all torx8 security screws..but replaced them with regulair phillip screws, i'm doing an experiment with themal compund from small pea size dots in the middel of the chip to bigger dots and next time i want to replace the cheap (and small) thermal pads on the ram chips for some quality pads.

@Tronicsfix

8 жыл бұрын

+PlaystationQUAD Cool! It gets easier the more times you do it! Let us know how those experiments go!

@N-e.o

8 жыл бұрын

+TronicsFix I used GP extreme thermal-pads covering the size of the ram-chips and put a middle sized blob of thermal compound on the APU (Arctic cooling MX-4). finally running like a dream this time! before the changes the fan didnt kick down as fast when i quit the game and stayed on 'stage3' fan speed for a couple of minutes (B-Ops 3, Bloodborne) but now with these changes the fan now immediately kicks down in loading screens or when i quit the game and the fan now never exceeds stage 2 fan speed :) even after hours of playing, the heat from the exhaust is nice and warm meaning the pads and compounds doing its job ... This is even better than I had expected even with a room temperature of 21 degrees celcius (70F)

@N-e.o

8 жыл бұрын

+PlaystationQUAD O yeah i also upgraded the hardrive yesterday with an samsung 850 EVO SSD :) !!

@Tronicsfix

8 жыл бұрын

+PlaystationQUAD Awesome! I'm glad that's working well for you! Sounds like a good upgrade.

@Tronicsfix

8 жыл бұрын

+PlaystationQUAD Very cool! That must be a fast machine!

just noticed that there is one screw missing in the big metal plate and i have not took it off yet lol mine only has 11 and not 12

This is the 2nd time taking my PS4 apart and I just pulled out the wrong wiring on the power block part. Now I have to get it soldered back on. The wiring comes out of the power supply and not the board 🤦🏿‍♂️

Do I have to take off the old thermal paste and put some new on or can I leave that for another time I followed your instructions but now my controller isn’t responding properly

I gotta ask if the metallic chassis has rust or parts are missing will that affect the PlayStation from turning on or funtion properly? Or is it that I might have a faulty motherboard or power supply?

What’s the bit you use on the electric drill after u had removed the stickers

NIce video, I know this is an old video but can I ask if I can remove the bottom cover to clean the fan without removing the Top cover and hard drive first? Thank you.

@Tronicsfix

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can do that.

@Bangbangboom51

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for the quick reply. :)

I hope someone sees this instead of stickers, their are two pieces of plastic covering the places of the top and bottom screw locations. Has anyone seen this before and what did you do? Please help!

Where my chip is my white stuff melted on the part under it and when I put it back Together (I cleaned the stuff that was melted on it off) and turned it on and it will be on for one sec then back off I looked at all my cords and stuff and there back where they should be but don't see why its not on my is the 1st ps4 that came out so its not a slim or pro

I am currently trying to clean my PS4, and was working to get the fan off but was hesitant to take it fully apart because of the thermal paste needed but, my question is, if I am only going for the fan is it necessary to replace the thermal paste?

Do you need to replace the thermal paste?

The top and bottom cover fell extremely tight how much force should I use

nice and simple, i have one it cant take cd inside and can not do the system update, every time i do the update, it brings an error code SU-42118-6 and its on 8.50

What kind of screwdriver do you need to open those screws on the back?

My PS4 CUH-1115A started over heating like an hour ago and it has me very upset. I usually keep it ventilated (by a window) and I use compressed air when I can. I was just watching this video and I noticed you didn't take out a disk drive without removing the optical drive; can I remove and replace my fan without removing the optical drive then? Can I: 1, just remove the HDD, the motherboard and the metal plate holding the heatsink? Or 2, I have to remove EVERYthing to get the fan out?

@JanguerraVO

3 жыл бұрын

Just remove the power supply and remove the motherboard and metal chassis. Keep in mind that removing some cables beforehand such as wifi antenna and power cables will make the disassembly easier

I dont know if you will respond but just a quick question I see that their are three screws to take off on the bottom of the ps4 but I only see the one that's in the middle and not on the left or right I have a normal ps4 so unless I'm blind and missing something please let me know

I recently cleaned my ps4 took it apart bc of overheating issues and when i connected it it does 3 beeps and the fan starts moving and quickly turns off

@antonioramirez4671

5 жыл бұрын

I can fix it for 40 free shipping

Struggling with the power supply connector it feell really brittle so if i grab with pliers it feels like its breaking, And tweasers dont seem to grip enough to move it any suggestions?

Am I right in thinking that the original 2013 PS4 has different ecrews to newer models?

7:24 anyone know if thats replaceable? I was working on the other side and didn’t know that needed to be disassembled and broke the beige piece

I'm having real difficulty removing the power source wire, just so stiff and dont want to break it😔

@mikeanderson1994

4 жыл бұрын

Its ok give it a try not to hard 😢😢

@aquazz5503

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeanderson1994 yeah 😪😔🥺😭😰😨😥😓😢😢😩😭😭

i broke the battery connector power supply when i was tugging lightly lol how much would it be to be fixed?

@ordinarycomment3346

4 жыл бұрын

ZarianPalma buy a new PS4 or wait for ps5 or buy a new power supply

Hopefully you see this and can reply! I bought a second hand ps4 from a friend and its the original launch ps4. Everything worked perfectly except from the fact that it was very, very loud. I'd cleaned the fan multiple times and it made no difference. I saw threads online about cleaning of the heat sink. So I went to one of your videos and followed your instructions on taking apart the ps4. When i got to the motherboard it was really hard to access because the thermal pads were stuck and I had to pull really hard to free the metal plate above the motherboard. Then I got to the thermal paste the motherboard and the metal player underneath were stuck together because of the paste. The motherboard was almost immovable. In all the videos I watched the motherboard was easy to take out but mine I had to pull really hard for the thermal paste to release. I then proceeded to clean the heatsink and the fan. I didnt replace the thermal paste even tho there was barely any left and it was crusty and hard. I put everything back together and now when I turn it on the fan goes full blast, it gives me 3 beeps and the red light of death. Do I need to replace the thermal paste or is it a lost cause? Thanks for responding

@darussian705

4 жыл бұрын

This is a 3 year old video..

@Nevzy

4 жыл бұрын

@@darussian705 I still need an answer lmao

@darussian705

4 жыл бұрын

Nevzy fair enough

@darktempest53

4 жыл бұрын

Seems like the lack of any thermal paste is making the console instantly overheat and go into quick shutdown

@Nevzy

4 жыл бұрын

@@darktempest53 update, I replaced the thermal paste and it worked again

You should show some retro consoles, 16 bit Era and I'd sure some of us would love to see a GameCube, Saturn, or even an N64

I have the red of death need to fix it

that phrase on the shirt more likely " repaired" more things than I could

@Tronicsfix

6 жыл бұрын

Ha, ha...yes, it's amazing how many things you can fix with that method!

Can't pull out the power supply cable. It's completely stuck

If you don't remove the original thermal paste will the ps4 still overheat or get damaged? I just want to remove all the dust from the motherboard without having replacing anything

my ps4 only has the 2 screws in the middle on the back

What do i do if i accidently pulled the battery connectors off