Sony Refurbishment

Description

This page is intended to document the actions taken by Sony when they perform official repairs to PS3 consoles.

General

• OEM stickers are replaced; for regions that have dates/datecodes on them, they are updated accordingly
  • For slim and super slim models, an official "PlayStation refurbished" or "Factory recertified" sticker is also applied

SKU Models

Fat/Phat

COK-00x

• RSX replaced with a newer revision
  • If the RSX is 65nm or 40nm, a sticker is added under the USB ports (40 for 40nm, F for 65nm) to indicate
    • The voltage regulator is modified as the RSX requires less power
    • The Syscon chip is replaced (with different programming) so that the PS3 can accept the smaller RSX
      • This has the side effect of resetting the CELL BE run time counter to zero
• CELL BE brace added

Additionally, for CECHAxx:

• BD-400 replaced with BD-410
• Felt added to Blu-ray entrance interior
• Grey felt strip added underneath BD-410, smaller grey fabric removed

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  Felt added to Blu-ray entrance

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  Felt strip added beneath Blu-ray drive

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  Brace added underneath CELL BE

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  "40" sticker indicating a 40nm RSX

Non-Retail

see DECR Series

Gallery

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  CECHA00 Sony servicing report

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  COK-001 (CECHA00) board that had a Sony Refurbishment. Servicing dated 2010-04. The RSX has been replaced with a newer 90nm one with a 09 datecode.

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  COK-001 (CECHB00) board that had a Sony Refurbishment. Servicing dated 2011-07. The RSX has been replaced with a 40nm one.

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  COK-001 (CECHB00) board that had a Sony Refurbishment. Servicing dated 2011-07. The RSX has been replaced with a 40nm one.

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  Factory recertified sticker seen underneath a super slim