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PSP Slim

Front
Front

Here is a PSP Slim that recently died.

Label
Label

For those that are interested, here is the ID label, this is a PSP-2003.

Front Removed
Front Removed

Here the front of the unit has been removed, showing the first internal components.

Screen Removed
Screen Removed

Here is the unit with the LCD removed, here the mainboard is partially visible.

Left Pad
Left Pad

Left pad unit removed from the PSP, with the left speaker & the memory stick slot cover.

Left Pad Rear
Left Pad Rear

Rear of the left pad assembly, showing the speaker.

Joypad
Joypad

Joypad removed from the casing. Resistive unit.

Output Jack
Output Jack

Headphone/data board removed from the casing. This also has TV-Out on the PSP-200x series.

Mainboard
Mainboard

Mainboard removed. Main CPU is at the top. Sockets around the bottom connect to the UMD drive & UMD Drive.

CPU & GPU
CPU & GPU

Closeup of the main chipset. CPU is the top IC.

Mainboard Rear
Mainboard Rear

Rear of the mainboard, Memory Stick socket on the right.

WiFi Chipset
WiFi Chipset

Closeup of the WiFi chipset & the charging power socket on the right.

Charging Chipset
Charging Chipset

Closeup of the bettery connector & the charge controller IC.

UMD Drive
UMD Drive

UMD Drive removed from the rear of the casing. This is a miniature DVD style drive, using a 635nm visible red laser.

UMD Drive Back
UMD Drive Back

Rear of the UMD drive, showing the laser sled & drive motors. Both the spindle motor & the sled motor are 3-phase brushless type. The laser diode/photodiode array is at the top of the laser sled.