Start with the console upside down.

Remove the six screw covers and place on project mat.

Remove the six 4.0 mm screws on the base of the PS2. (Place on your project mat.)

Separate the bottom of PS2 from the top. Place to the side.

''This PS2 that I am tearing down has no clock battery!!"

Locate the clock battery. Take tweezers and gently disconnect from motherboard. (Place on project mat)

IR sensor on the motherboard.

Gently use a spudger to release the blue/ white ribbon from motherboard, (Place IR sensor on project mat)

Fan has red, black, and yellow wires under hold down tape. Remove the tape gently.

Release the connector gently from motherboard.

There three 1.6 mm screws around the base of the fan. Place both fan and screws on your project mat.

Optical drive on the motherboard

There are four 4.0 mm screws holding the optical drive.

Remove the four screws and place the optical drive with it's screws on your project mat.

There is a ribbon attached to the motherboard here. With your spudger, gently detach the ribbon from the motherboard's connection.

Remove the single 2.4 mm screw located on the metal casing at the top of the motherboard.

Gently lift the metal casing from the motherboard. Place it to the side.

Flip the motherboard over and remove the five screws of the second metal casing.

Place screws on project mat and casing to the side,

Motherboard of PS2

Thank you for reading through this PS2 tear down. I hope this was helpful,