E3 FLAHSER installation on Slim PS3
First, we need prepare following item: One PS3 which can downgrade to 3.55 E3 FLASHER Limited version with 11 accessory.
SLIM disassemble tutorial 1: Remove the four hexagon nut under the cover of PS3 bottom.
2: take out nut on the HD, and get out hardisk .
3: Remove the seal, and take off all nuts.
4: open Top cover
5: Take off the nuts beside power, and unplug power cable besides power, take out powe Module.
6: Remove the black nut on the right of 220V power cable and the nuts on the top of BD driver, please note the big and small size, especially the nut on driver is big, dont mixed when re-install.
7: Unplug all BD driver data cable
please note there has a data cable under the driver , becareful unplug it.
8: Unplug the front buttom board before take out BD driver. Please note only disconnect with console, no need take out, because there has cable link to mainboard.
And then cable take out BD DRIVER.
9: Unplug antenna, and remove from mainboard track, no need disconnect metal of antenna, and unplug the front board together with cable.
Finally disconnect picture
10: You need take off four white nuts before take out mainboard.(white nut is fixed for HD)
And then can take out mainboard
11: Remove all nuts from metal shade on the back of mainboard
Take out Metal shade
SLIM console CLIP installation tutorial: 1: First you need install CLIP as following picture showes :
Please check the direction and position if correct. E3 slim clip is designed precisely, to install on mainboard seamless. Please check following picture, if install correctly, there is very thin seam between CLIP and mainboard, and they are same level. Any Diffirence flat means wrong installation.
Then please bend board 180like picture showes, and fixed on CLIP with tape. And place softboard on ps3 mainboard, fixed on mainboard with tape. Please note the tape cant cover the yellow copper on PS3 mainboard.
Attention : dont bend softboard 180horizontal, this way will destroy softboard. The softboard need keep natural curve .
Completed
SLIM console remout tutorial Now we need connect mainboard which installed soft board well to console again. 1: We need remout metal shade to mainboard, please note soft board need place into HD warehouse.
After install metal shade correctly
2: Place mainboard into case, please note soft board need across HD warehouse of case first, to prevent damage soft board, and then place white and black nuts correctly, and install anternna correctly.
3: Install buttom board and BD drive. The buttom board need connect cable first, and dont install on case because you need install drive first
you need connect cable first at the bottom of drive , press connector carefully.
And connect external cable
Then install BD drive and another nut
At last install buttom board on mainboard
3: Install power moduel, please install the two nut well and then install power cable
4: After close the top cover, you need install all nuts which at the bottom (not include nut on HD warehouse)
5: Install E3 flasher mainboard the mainboard placed in the special metal shade
Put it into HD warehouse , just like install HD
And then ducked the connector on soft board into mainboard socket, you can press from left to right with finger. You will hear clear sound from connector if you connect correctly.
Install correctly
Push mainboard into HD warehouse, becareful otherwise it will damage connector of SATA , or not connect corretly.
Then, install E3 FLASHER cover board into mainboard, dont mistake the location.
Finally install nut of HD warehouse
If all is correct, you will see LED lighting after connect ps3 power (no need start PS3)
Finally, connect ESATA station, put original PS3 HD into esata station and setting buttom on COVER BOARD to PS3 MODE, OFW. the HD switching sequence is : turn off PS3turn off esata station powerunplug PS3 power cableplace HD to esata stationplug ESATA cable to ps3 plug PS3 power cablepower on esata stationturn on ps3. If can turn on ps3 correctly, congratulate you are successful !
PS: to assure you install e3 flasher correctly, its better you test e3 flasher before remount console.
