The other day I was shopping around at a few garage sales, and happened to come across a PSP lying in a box in a corner. It seemed to be in with a bunch of much cheaper toys and electronics, so I asked about the price. Turns out they only wanted ten dollars for it, the lady told me it didn’t work. I figured for ten dollars I couldn’t pass it up, so I took it home and charged it up. You could hear the disk spin up and the lights would come on but nothing showed up on the screen.

I figured it was probably just a broken screen; I looked around on e-bay and discovered that there are all kinds of places selling replacement screens for the PSP. But then I looked at the PSP and realized that taking it apart to replace the screen was going to be nothing like taking apart an iPod. I’ve done countless iPods, I could probably replace the screen in one with my eyes closed, but the PSP was a whole new trick to me. So, like I always do, I dug around online, and when I found these amazing psp repair instructions I knew I had to share them with you.

Not only does this repair guide show you in perfect step-by-step instructions exactly how to get your PSP apart, but also how to change out parts and get it back together! And then, aside from the basic stuff like how to replace your screen and battery (and pretty much any other part that can go bad in a portable device) this guide also covers software fixes, tricks, and ‘hacks’ to help you get the absolute most out of your device.

One of my favorite things about this repair guide is that it literally pays for itself the first time you use it. What with Sony charging upwards of $100 dollars for about ten minutes worth of work, this guide will save you a LOT of money. Of course, the first time you take your PSP apart it’ll probably take you more than ten minutes (it took me just about 25 minutes to completely disassemble mine and then get it back together with the new screen installed) but after the first time it goes a lot faster. The best part is, you’ll be able to charge your friends to fix theirs next time one of them breaks their toy.

Another great thing that this guide will show you how to do is use your old memory sticks, instead of the more expensive pro-duo sticks.

This guide also has a great software section in it, dedicated to ways that you can pull more tricks out of your PSP. Not only does it teach you how to access the web browser that’s built into your PSP; you can also set it up so you can play games online against other people who aren’t fortunate enough to have one of their own!

Best of all, these psp repair instructions are packaged into a handy e-book, so you can download them instantly, and have them with you anywhere you have access to a computer. Of course you could print them out, but it’s a pretty hefty book, and since it’s already in PDF format, you can search for exactly the page you want when it’s on your computer. Just email it to yourself and you’ll have a copy of the book anywhere you go.