I remember trying to fix my first PS2. I unscrewed everything and pulled the cover off, not realizing that there was a ribbon attached to the cover... I replaced the ribbon, did what I was going to do, and moved on. However, as I was repairing it the ribbon fell out, repeadetly. After a while, the ribbon started to fray and I had to get a new one. it was like 5-10$ (ripoff). Anyway, by the time I got and replaced it, lo and behold I'd fried the thing. Fortunatly, my parents opted to simply get a new one. ... After a few months.