In my iMac 2133 I have replaced the original 320GB Seagate hard drive with a 1TB hybrid drive, also from Seagate, model ST1000DX001 (which is a 3,5", 7200 rpm drive with 8GB of SSD cache). Works perfectly, no adapter required, extremely fast.
I have just completed this repair: my old PS3 is now working again and I have successfully transferred all the content to a new PS3 super slim.
My old PS3 is the CECHG04 model (the one without the memory card reader and with only two USB ports), so it’s slightly different from the one shown in the guide and in the video: I have added some notes in the previous steps to highlight the differences. Some tips about the reflowing: I used a Wurth HLG-2000 LE Heat Gun that has a rotary dial to adjust the temperature in 15 steps. I did a few tests and I found out that position 4 of the dial is approximately 100°C, while position 7 corresponds to about 250°C. I warmed up the motherboard using the heat gun at 100°C, then I increased the temperature to 250°C and I heated for about 30 seconds (using the recommended zig-zag motion) only the GPU.
After the reassembly I was quite surprised to see that the PS3 was up and running again !
In the most recent PS3 versions, the PRAM battery is located on the motherboard: remove it before performing the reflow and don’t forget to put it back before starting the re-assembly.
In some PS3 versions, such as my PS3 model CECHG04, the heat sink is attached to the lower half of the motherboard shield, so in order to remove the motherboard you have to lift the top cover and detach the motherboard from the heat sink.
Only the very first release of the PS3 used to have the memory card reader. Most recent models do not have it (such as my PS3 model CECHG04). In this case just skip steps 22 and 23.
Some PS3 versions do not have a separate control board, since the buttons and LEDS are located on the motherboard (for example, in my PS3 model CECHG04). In this case steps 10, 11 and 13 are not applicable.
I have just replaced the original hard drive in my iMac 2133 (320 GB) with a brand new 1TB hybrid disk from Seagate (ST1000DX001). I also replaced the PRAM battery.
The guide was very helpful and the replacement was not difficult.
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I have just completed this repair: my old PS3 is now working again and I have successfully transferred all the content to a new PS3 super slim.
My old PS3 is the CECHG04 model (the one without the memory card reader and with only two USB ports), so it’s slightly different from the one shown in the guide and in the video: I have added some notes in the previous steps to highlight the differences. Some tips about the reflowing: I used a Wurth HLG-2000 LE Heat Gun that has a rotary dial to adjust the temperature in 15 steps. I did a few tests and I found out that position 4 of the dial is approximately 100°C, while position 7 corresponds to about 250°C. I warmed up the motherboard using the heat gun at 100°C, then I increased the temperature to 250°C and I heated for about 30 seconds (using the recommended zig-zag motion) only the GPU.
After the reassembly I was quite surprised to see that the PS3 was up and running again !
I used almost completely a 2,7 grams tube of Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 on the CPU and GPU. I did not replace the thermal pads.
In the most recent PS3 versions, the PRAM battery is located on the motherboard: remove it before performing the reflow and don’t forget to put it back before starting the re-assembly.
In some PS3 versions, such as my PS3 model CECHG04, the heat sink is attached to the lower half of the motherboard shield, so in order to remove the motherboard you have to lift the top cover and detach the motherboard from the heat sink.
Only the very first release of the PS3 used to have the memory card reader. Most recent models do not have it (such as my PS3 model CECHG04). In this case just skip steps 22 and 23.
Some PS3 versions do not have a separate control board, since the buttons and LEDS are located on the motherboard (for example, in my PS3 model CECHG04). In this case steps 10, 11 and 13 are not applicable.
Note that when you replace the PRAM battery, the system date is reset to 2004.
After rebooting, verify if the date needs to be adjusted.
I have just replaced the original hard drive in my iMac 2133 (320 GB) with a brand new 1TB hybrid disk from Seagate (ST1000DX001). I also replaced the PRAM battery.
The guide was very helpful and the replacement was not difficult.