Sony PlayStation Vita
Power
off and remove the memory card.
Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the four 6.4mm screws on the back casing.
Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the four 6.4mm screws on the back casing.
Using
your fingernail or a spudger, pry open the accessory port cover on the top of
the device.
Using
a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two 5.4mm screws hidden beneath the
accessory port cover.
Remove
the two 5.4mm Phillips #00 screws on the bottom of the device near the charging
port.
Beginning
at the sides of the device, use a plastic opening tool to separate the front
and rear cases.
Continue
working your way around the device gently prying it open.
There are still wires holding the front and rear cases together. You may damage the connections if you yank the cases completely apart.
There are still wires holding the front and rear cases together. You may damage the connections if you yank the cases completely apart.
Gently
separate the two cases, minding the battery and the touch screen controller
connectors holding the two cases together.
Using
a spudger, free the touch screen controller flex cable by gently
prying
up the connection.
Free
the battery cable by gently prying up on the connection with a spudger.
Separate
the front and rear cases.
With
the help of a spudger, gently pry off and remove the battery cable retainer on
the back casing assembly.
The
easiest access to the battery cable retainer is where the battery cable comes
out.
Using
a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two 5.0mm blue battery case screws.
Remove
the plastic battery retaining bar.
Using
your finger or a spudger, lift the battery out and remove it.
Guide
the battery wires through the hole in the back casing as you remove the
battery.
