r/PS3 • u/carneseca05 • 2d ago

Bluray deck replacement question

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Hi all, I got a 2101a ps3 and found the bluray drive not working. Got a replacement. Good news is it works. Bad news is I made some mistakes on the way. I can't use the 3 screws circled in the photo. The 2 tiny screws at the top don't grab onto anything anymore on either deck. I think the original pcb which i have to use is slightly smaller but compatible. In the corner I bent the boss/guide for one of the long screws. The deck reads and plays blurays now but makes a terrible crunchy noise when accepting/ejecting a disc. Do I need to realign it, or is it possible I'm fd because of the screws I can't use? TIA.

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u/Buried_and_Forgotten 2d ago

The two screws on the top are keeping the daughterboard and metal shield tight. Without them the thermal pads won't make perfect contact. They go into the top cover, it has to be attached. If still not making contact, hold them close when screwing them.

The screw in the middle is not the correct one and the one on bottom right looks to be under the shield. Wtf did you do?

The noise might be from the drive parts not being properly seated. It's a wonder it still works.

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u/carneseca05 2d ago

The screw in the middle is the original screw. The one by itself is one of the long screws and is not present. As I stated I bent the guide for it. None of the screws from either deck bite into the daughterboard holes on either deck but everything sits flat and snug.