Difficulty

Easy

Steps

7

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

1

  • Disabling DualShock 4’s Blue LED
  • 7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Disabling DualShock 4's Blue LED
  • Remove the four Phillips #00 screws from the back of the controller.

Remove the four Phillips #00 screws from the back of the controller.

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Step 2

  • Remove the bottom half of the controller while monitoring the triggers and springs within.

Remove the bottom half of the controller while monitoring the triggers and springs within.

Step 3

  • Pull the ribbon cable out of the LED/USB connecter assembly in the center of the controller.

Pull the ribbon cable out of the LED/USB connecter assembly in the center of the controller.

Step 4

  • Place a thin piece of paper in front of the last 2 pins (counting from left to right).
  • The paper will prevent the motherboard from completing the circuit that enables the blue LED.

Place a thin piece of paper in front of the last 2 pins (counting from left to right).

The paper will prevent the motherboard from completing the circuit that enables the blue LED.

Step 5

  • Don’t twist the ribbon cable when inserting it.

Don’t twist the ribbon cable when inserting it.

Step 6

  • Insert back ribbon cable with piece of thin paper already inserted.

Insert back ribbon cable with piece of thin paper already inserted.

Step 7

  • Connect the bottom half of the DualShock 4 controller together.
  • Rescrew 4 Phillips screws on the back of the controller.

Connect the bottom half of the DualShock 4 controller together.

Rescrew 4 Phillips screws on the back of the controller.

All you have to do now - is embrace the darkness; don’t forget to screw the thing back together though :)

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Matt Ferguson - Apr 2, 2015

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You are using the word “loose” incorrectly.

Loose is an adjective, the opposite of tight or contained.

Lose is a verb that means to suffer the loss of, to miss.

Fuzy Munky - May 3, 2016

crrrrcth….“we’ve got a 10-O-3 in progress, disturbing the English language, requesting grammar assistance”….crrrrctch

crrrrctch….“roger dispatch, Ferguson en route”….crrrrtch

Robert - Apr 2, 2021

Yeah, some people actually prefer their guides to look as professional as possible. Correcting someone’s grammar in a guide is meant to help them properly establish their brand. If you prefer to write a guide, Fuzy, with completely broken English (or whichever language you prefer) then you’re free to do so. I’m quite sure many people would second-guess the information within if the grammar is terrible. It’s all about appearance, professionalism, and personal brand.

Darie H - Apr 3, 2015

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Thanks - now I realised it too :))

Mario Avila - Apr 19, 2016

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This $@$* &&^& my &&^&^$^ controller up and now I’m mad fickle this $@$*