It might sound a little funny, but I successfully removed my HDD cover with the assist of a spatula. I'd suggest doing the same, just be very cautious. It didn't break my cover, in case you're wondering. Just try harder, you need to be really fucking rough with the cover for some reason. It shouldn't break unless you have hulk strength. Cleaning and reapplying thermal paster should not take longer than 30 to 40 minutes and it can work wonders. Also, make sure your PS3 is being used in a propper environment also, make sure your PS3 has at least 6 to 8 inches of free space around it in all sides. 72. Gender: Male. u will need to get all inside of ps3 out like the power supply, the hard drive, the card reader, the wireless card u need to disconnect the blu-ray drive u need to remove the power/reset circuit board, u need to remove the motherboard assembly and take the fan out then u can start cleaning. If u want to open the ps3 first make In terms of fan noise, I honestly can't remember a difference between the two. They'd be loud if they are dirty, but if clean, they are both really quiet. The Super Slim feels also way cheaper and fragile than the regular Slim. The Slim is the best PS3 I had, so it takes my vote. 1. 👉Fasttech Pro Autokit: Other than cleaning the internal fan and shell of any large dust debris you should be fine to leave it as is. Super Slim's use the smallest chip's compared to the original Slim's and ESPECIALLY the original models. So it should run far cooler and quieter without any delicate work needed. Restore PS3™ System. Delete all system storage content and restore the system software to its default settings. Follow the on-screen instructions to perform this operation. After the operation has been completed, the initial setup screen will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the operation. Opening and Cleaning my PS3 Super Slim. 1 / 8. Somewhat recently I made a post showing my acquisition of Folklore. There were some observations of the dust under the disc cover. I cleaned out the area, but figured, why not go all the way! So, I cracked open the PS3, cleaned it, added new thermal paste. As you can see see, it was not a flawless ZJaI8PK.