We will be opening a Sony PSP to gain access to the LCD screen.  The LCD is made up of a backlight, LCD wafer and a tin box holding the sandwich together and we will even be disassembling the sandwich!  Why do this?  Perhaps yours just has too many dead pixels or got a good smack and now you can see spider webs and parts of the screen are garbled and no longer work.  Often the outer case is still fine and almost always the backlight that illuminates the screen is intact.  If this is the case, only the LCD wafer is damaged and we will go over what it takes to replace this component of the PSP

	Start out with your typical unsuspecting Sony PSP
	Remove the battery cover battery and memory stick
	Using a Phillips #000 driver we will be removing 5 screws to allow us access to the LCD screen.  Notice how a 000 driver fits so well it is actually held up by the screw.
	If you use a #00 it can slip and strip out the screw head so try to find the right size #000 driver!
	one more screw under this sticker
	its kind of in the corner so if your careful you don't necessarily have to ruin the sticker
	one more at the bottom of the faceplate on the side
	two more on the other side of the back, one where we see the driver in this photo and one more at the bottom
	remember to remove the analog stick thumb pad
	now the cover lifts right off
	now on to the screen, here on the lower left we see one of the clips holding the screen
	top left
	bottom right
	top right
	The goal is to gently push back the outer clips just enough so they don't snap back into place, once the two on the left have been released the left edge easily lifts up
	once up the right side will let loose
	now the screen can be carefully laid forward revealing the connections
	each connector has a brown clasp that holds the contacts in place
	flip up the clasps with a small screw driver or tooth pick, the wide one will be a little difficult.  I find starting at one end flip up the clasp and slide towards the other end.
	Now the screen is free!
	a very similar four clip attachment system holds the front bezel to the screen
	going from the back we are able to ease the front forward off the white plastic tabs that are holding it
	to release this we will be doing all four tabs
	once you have the bezel loose from the clips you will find that some adhesive from the rubber gasket on the bezel is still gripping the screen, a gentle pull will release it
	now were pretty close
	there is a small notch in the lower right of the white plastic case holding the LCD wafer, it appears to be the place to start leveraging out the screen.
	the backlight kind of adheres to the screen but it releases evenly, just pull slow and steady
	little further little further
	alright now its out.  At this point dust is your worst enemy any fleck that gets on that exposed backlight will be a black spot on the screen
	bust out a new LCD
	oooh double bagged for freshness
	each side of the LCD has a protective film, remove the one on the back.  If you lost witch is front and back, remember the two wires should be on the same side of the assembly and there are spots molded in the plastic for them
	Line the screen up top first, its important to get it all the way forward and then she just lays in there.
	now its time to remove the other protective film
	the front bezel easily snaps into place
	Now we re attach our cables, start with the wide one first, it slides in there quite a ways so make sure it is in good.  Then snap down the clip.  Now the little one, this one is usually the hardest, note that there are two tabs that stick out close to the end.  I find pushing on those tabs with a small screw driver helps guide it in nicely. If the screen is laid forward the small connector cannot reach so tip up the screen when installing the little one.
	now the screen will lay back down, get two of the tabs in place
	then jus snap down the other side
	What do you know! I can see the screen again!  (FYI although the screen looks dark in this image it is full brightness when you look at it in person.)

-Llamma