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Hi, I was trying to replace thermal paste and followed some YouTube instructions and didn’t realize that the psu-connector on the mobo was incredibly fragile in mine (probably because it’s ~5 years old?). My PS4 model is the CUH-1215A. I inadvertently almost tore it off and my PS4 doesn’t work anymore.
My only concern right now is whether or not is it salvageable. I’ve seen other similar post but theirs seem to “broke off” in a much cleaner way compared to mine, adding to my uncertainty. At the bare minimum, all I’m hoping for is a long enough uptime so that I may backup all my stuff to my cloud storage and that way I could just get a new PS4 (or PS5). If it’s possible to “fully” restore the mobo/psu connection, even better. However, I am not a technician, nor do I want to attempt it—especially after this fiasco. It would be great if you could direct me on who/where/what to search for with regards to a soldering technician that can help restore it… Any answers greatly appreciated, thank you!
@tnoob yes it is repairable. Take a look at thise question Ripped off the pad to the psu connector on my PS4. Fixable? as well as this one Broke the power supply off the motherboard needs to be soldered and may require jumpers etc. Anybody that does board repair should be able to assist you with that. Best person on here would probably be the game console guru @tronicsfix
