PS4 CUH-1115A Tear Down and Assembly 

Thank you so much, this tutorial gave me the confidence to finally attempt the surgery on my old friend and it was a great success. The power source cable on the board was the hardest part for me but it went very smoothly from there. Good camera work and step by step. For anyone attempting it take your time, and two mistakes I found in other comments: around 8:00 there's a black screw on the mother board near the wifi antenna connector, take it off before flipping it. And the blue strip connector on your disk reader, push the metal connector DOWN gently to unplug it. Other than that perfect video.

Just completed dust removal and thermal paste Replace using this video and the results are amazing. Went from jet engine taking off too I can bearly hear it. If you are having heat issues and a loud ps4 fan highly suggest using this video

Lol was extremely helpful Tip 4 anyone doing this, when putting it back together, dont skip any part of the vid, I skipped, and ended up with 2 extra screws at the end🤦‍♂️

I feel like my top cover is going to break when i try to unhook it

My fan blades had dust caked on. First time opening the PS4 since we got it (had to be over 5 years). I couldn't get the stuff off, so I tried removing the fan and soaking it in 91% isopropyl alcohol. The stuff practically melted off! I still had to take a reusable straw cleaning brush and clean between the blades, but I didn't think it would work as well as it did. Thank you for this tutorial! It saved another PS4 from getting thrown out.

Decided to finally clean the inside of my PS4 because it continually sounded like a jet engine on most games xD Your video really made the process easy and I couldn't be happier with the results. It sounds brand new now! Thank you so much.

A new fan, thermal cement, and thermal pads cost me $35.00 U.S. Thanks for the fantastic and easy to follow instructions, man. PS4 sounds and runs like new again. Thanks a lot!

This is the most informative tutorial on how to clean the PS4 I have seen. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Best video and by far the best actual tutorial on how to clean or just fix your ps4 you literally saved me 436 bucks, and let me say my ps4 was loud af before but now it’s silent af no matter what game I play

Great video! I was able to completely clean tons of dust out of my PS4, change the thermal paste, & put it back together with no problems, thanks to this video. My PS4 is now virtually silent, as if it was new again. Thank you!!

My ps4 is almost 10 years old and I have long since upgraded to the ps5. However, my son (5) uses the ps4 to play NASCAR and Monster Jam. Over the years the ps4 has gotten progressively louder and warmer. Yesterday we noticed it would turn on, but we couldn't go past the sign-in screen. I used this video to tear apart the console and clean out all of the dust and grime. I put it back together and it is so quite and works great, Thanks a ton! This is an older video, but it was still so useful for me.

How the hell did you remove the ps4 cover so easily 😂😂

oh my God you truly saved me I bought a PS4 off of OfferUp for my son for Christmas and here recently after him playing it for a few hours it shuts off on them and I looked at some videos and a lot of them were saying and it was overheating and to the touch it was so I found your video and was able to take it all the way apart to get to the fan to clean it and you would not believe how bad it was on the inside now it's running perfect thank you so much. also you now have a new subscriber

I cleaned my PlayStation 4 following your video instructions. Went very well. I just wanted to thank you very much.

Thank you!! working on 1115a. This was very good to follow though

Thank you, used your tutorial to clean out, re-paste and re-thermal pad the alternate variant of the one you did. Sadly I was left over with one t9 screw. I'll save it, never know when It will be needed.

did this as a gift to my husband!

Just did this.It took me a couple hours but I did it step by step.However,what I didn't do the end where you get to the fan.I didn't have the adhesive pads but I figured since I cleaned the fan descent enough from where I could get to it,it will be fine. Thank you and it was rather simple.

My model has really good clamping pressure. It had springy metal tabs on the bracket and springs on the screws.

Best tutorial on youtube. Thanks so much. =)

Thank you so much for this bought a 2nd hand ps4 that sounded like a jet taking off it was unplayable, now..... its purring like a kitten 😺

The metal cover on the bluray didn't need to come off, you could still remove the bluray with it in place.

Great guide, but how in the hell do you remove the power supply. The little plastic thing wont budge AT ALL. My damn fingers hurt.

Thank you for this! This is the only and therefor best PS4 disassembly video on YT. Great job! (I had only 2 screws left after reassembling it)

Just got my first ps4! Thnx man it's freaking shiny now and I replaced all the thermal pads xD

When you get completed and realize you still have a black screw because he didn’t say to put it back in and you forgot about it

very helpful, thank you! i wasn’t able to detach the little black cable to the power supply but i only needed to clean the fan so it worked out in the end

What about the 5 black screws?

Thank you so much for your tutorial. By this guide i finally change my termopaste !!

My ps4 was already a few years old when this video was made, and I'd never done a full tear down and thermal paste change until today, out of fear of breaking the old thing. Needless to say, I can now game without worrying I'm gonna wake up 87 year old Mrs Mrnka next door cause I'm firing a Falcon Heavy off in my bedroom at night 😅 Thanks man, great tutorial 👍

Thank u so much man, this helped out a lot! I was able to clean out my ps4 very easily. Great tutorial 👍🏼

This looks like fun, I have to replace my fan 😂😂

best cleaning tutorial ever!

holy i learned how to take a part ps4 pro its way easier then this. but watching so can help grandsons cllean and make their systems work better.

how did you get those plate stickers off at the ends? They're hard to get off.

You are great! Thanks a lot for your videos and some regards from Argentina! :)

Thank you

Great video about time someone did one without stupid music and the video on fast forward. So thank you I like you said "once you take off this the gel will need to be replaced" ok not exact quote but you know what I mean. Only thing I note different that I have seen is when adding the new gel I've seen people cover the chip with a plastic tool,card what not that's the only thing I've seen any different but I just did my PS4 from this video thanks again

Holy crap🙏🙏🙏 thank you. Yer the only video I found on my ps4...

Thanks :D Idk how but I have 5 extra screws... I found 3 but don’t know where the other two go....

Thanks mate. Really good video simple and stuff! Thanks again

Thank you for being so thorough

Took the whole Console apart and now having more issues. The console starts to load up and beeps three times and is off. I seen that the thermal paste was super dried up and was chalky and falling off. I am gonna buy more paste today and try again. Hope that it fixes that issue that I assume is just overheating.

Also the "screws" at 16:30 area.. are those Phillips head or torx? I have now disassembled 4x and am reassembling the 4th time, I always have one torx or one Phillips left because only one guide on RU-vid has the "screw" description and even then they skip a spot or two other videos show.

Great tutorial! The best I could find. Thank you!

28:28 if you took a screw out next to the power supply plug, don't forget to screw that back in, mine was a black phillips (CUH-1115A)

is there a difference between CUH-1115A and CUH-1116A? i want to get the ps4 housing but cant find the 1116A one just the 1115A

Once i was complete with assembling it back together and cleaning the dust out , i turned it on and it gave me 3 flashing red lights and shut back down. I did everything I was supposed to do.

Awesome video. Thank you very much. Praise God!!!!

Thank you so much, what thermal paste is best for the PS4

I just needed to see the removal of the shell casing part because years ago my ps4 casing was damaged while Shipping it in for an HDMI socket replacement. The Repair went fine but some careless UPS delivery guy was tossing my PS4 around like a foot ball apparently and had somehow knocked a quarter size chunk out of the bottom part of the casing.

Took it apart up to the power supply, didnt remove any of the power supply plugs. Cleaned and brushed some of the dust. Cleaned what i could from the fan. Put it back together and turned it on and heard a loud pop. now the ps4 wont turn on. no there were no roaches in the power supply. how can this happen?

At 6:42, in order for my PS4 to work do I need that tab where that ribbon is

I cant screw the final long screw on the power supply unit for some reason ... its just the left screw ... i kept taking out and putting back in power supply but still wont screw

Thank you kindly, I was having issues with the disc drive not taking any discs. I followed your video closely to disassemble the console and found an odd sticker inside of the disc drive, I took it out and the console takes discs no problem again.

Hi, can you use any thermal paste that pc parts come from?

for me every thing was going well untill when i was disconnenting cable for fan instead of lifting it up i pulled it and it broke but still i managed to wire it the copper head ends of wire and firmly place it on board where it gets connected 😞

In going to attempt to put a 1001a motherboard into a 1115a, so this helps alot

Idk if this will get a response, but I didnt have those pads on my fan, I ordered a new fan to replace it with(apparently compatibility doesn't mean correct). Anyways the pads, what are they, I can't find any explanation of how to replace them, or what to use.

Followed this to a tee and now I have blue light of death. Pulled it back apart, checked board, reapplied thermal paste and nothing seems to help.

Thanks a lot friend! I've cleaned my dirty PS4 with your tutorial, and on the finish i have only two screws left :P They maybe left because slight difference with your PS4, and my PS4. One screw you don't have, and second screw in my PS4 was different, so maybe this two screws is that what i left. Anyway, ma console is now clean, and fully working, so this two little bastards won't be a problem :) Thanks a lot again! Greetings from Poland (Polska) :)

Your VERY GOOD BRO... CONGRATS

Hello sir.. what size of screw inside the ps4? Also the power supply screw?

Thanks it really helped me a lot

What is that protection at 19:55 on the grey metal plate that looks like white paper/tissue ? Should there be a contact between the thermal paste on the CPU and a thermal pad on the other side ? Thanks in advance.

Your the best ever thanks so mu h

every ps4 instruct i see has 3 screws holding lower cover. my ps4 does not. it has 1 screw in the middle none on the sides. ive checked for stickers there are none. on the sides there are louvers where the screws are shown.

I've replaced my motherboard that was a 5pin connector with one that is now a 4pin I've also swapped out the PSU for the 4pin is there anything else I need to change am I right in saying I need a diffrent logic board to match these two new components?

I’m so done, my ps4 has broken about 3 times, the first time it went away on itself, the second time was hdmi wasn’t working, the people who fixed it took 6 weeks, and this time I decided to fix it myself (cleaning but not re-applying thermal paste) and now the buttons and disc drive aren’t working, I’m so done with Sony and their bullshit 😞

This video was the best I found to disassemble, clean and repaste my PS4. Could you please do one for the new version of the PS4 Pro 7115?

When putting my power supply back in the console, the right side stick up and the screw doesn’t tighten on the right side. What do I do?

Do i have to tkae if the screws to take of the pannel

All the covers come off after removing screws on the back. None of the power supply ones go into the covers.

Very huge help thank you sir!

I bought the same model. (Refurbished EB Games) it had matte plastic wrap on it I peeled off. And underneath it some scratches, as well as the front and sides of the console. Indicating some one took apart to clean and fix whatever was wrong with it. And try to cover it up by placing wrap on it. Still work s like a dream and only minor cosmetic scratches. And software glitches

Yeaaaa bro was really helpful, like the video or ur a meanie

How in the love of jesus did you get the power supply cable out so easily? I think mine might super glued in

Is there a video describing how to change the HDMI port?

Mine is the same model but for some reason the bottom cover of the PS4 is so snug that I feel like I am going to break it. Please help.

I need a new power supply my ps4 just got struck by lighting and it smells burnt in the back what kind of model power supply do i need to replace for the ps4 model 1115A?

hey i need help i tear down ps4 but after i assemble its not turning on ...

Excellent video!! What brand of thermal paste did you use? And where to get it? Thanks in advance

Who had extra screws left over Praise God

What does the screw look like? I NEED HELP😿

Do you have anything on the PS3, not just disassembly but what typically fails in them and if they are repairable? I've had 4 of them here that don't work for several months, but haven't gotten around to looking at them just because I don't really know where to start. Looking at them from the outside, the vents appear to be totally plugged up with dust. I've heard stories about the BGA processor chip developing solder fractures due to overheating and people baking the board in an over to re-flow the solder but not sure if that's a good idea. (And I've heard it can stink up the house too.) Any advice or insight on these would be greatly appreciated. Once they overheat, are they repairable, or pretty much junk when that happens? Thanks much.

Thats great but WHAT SCREW DRIVER DO YOU USE FOR THOSE LITTLE SCREWS WHEN TAKING OFF THE BACK?!?!

Thank you homi from germany

So what does it mean if the chip area gets ridiculously hot?

Hey I got a question what does it mean if it beeps 3 times and shuts off

i wonder the housing for the 1115a would fit the 1001A?

at 7:56 there is a black screw missing in the lower left corner

What do i do about the metal in the center of each screw head preventing me from disassembling?

i could only find one Screw it doesn't look like there's any more help

Hey man some of the stickers on top won’t come off I don’t know what’s going on

It helped and i got everything clean but the top of my ps4 still get really hot why?

Is there a difference between 1116a and 1115a?

This is good guide for me thx

Is the Wi-Fi antenna and Bluetooth antenna the same thing

I need a disc drive disassembly for this model

I have an extra fat black screw phillips, bigger than the t9 ones, I cant seem to find where I got it from 🤔🤔