Nintendo 2Ds Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          30 - 40 minutes

Sections

Battery
3 steps
Rear Panel
3 steps
Motherboard
4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Remove the two Phillips captive screws securing the upper rear panel.
The captive screws will not completely detach from the back panel.

Remove the two Phillips captive screws securing the upper rear panel.

The captive screws will not completely detach from the back panel.

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Step 2

Hinge the upper rear panel upwards and outwards to remove it.

Hinge the upper rear panel upwards and outwards to remove it.

Step 3

Remove the battery from its housing by lifting it up from the side closest to the outside edge.

Remove the battery from its housing by lifting it up from the side closest to the outside edge.

Step 4

              Rear Panel

Remove the ten Phillips screws attaching the rear panel.

Remove the ten Phillips screws attaching the rear panel.

Step 5

The rear panel is attached to the motherboard by a ribbon cable, so be careful not to lift the rear panel too far from the device.
Carefully pull the rear panel straight up from the device.

The rear panel is attached to the motherboard by a ribbon cable, so be careful not to lift the rear panel too far from the device.

Carefully pull the rear panel straight up from the device.

Step 6

Carefully flip the back panel over to locate the attached ribbon cable.
Remove the two Phillips screws attaching the ribbon cable to the rear panel.
Take the opportunity to remove the Left and Right triggers, they have hinges that may break and springs that may jump away.

Carefully flip the back panel over to locate the attached ribbon cable.

Remove the two Phillips screws attaching the ribbon cable to the rear panel.

Take the opportunity to remove the Left and Right triggers, they have hinges that may break and springs that may jump away.

Step 7

              Remove Side Panels

Hold the side panels of the device’s case with your fingers and pull outward to remove them.
The panels should come off easily with little force required.

Hold the side panels of the device’s case with your fingers and pull outward to remove them.

The panels should come off easily with little force required.

Step 8

              Unscrew Motherboard

Remove the 12 brass-colored Phillips screws securing the main board.
Be very careful not to strip any of these screws. Stripping can occur very easily, and may make replacement of the motherboard impossible.

Remove the 12 brass-colored Phillips screws securing the main board.

Be very careful not to strip any of these screws. Stripping can occur very easily, and may make replacement of the motherboard impossible.

Step 9

              Remove Top Panel

The top panel can only be removed when the mother board is not secured.
There are two additional screws located on the top rail. Remove these to fully remove the buttons and top rail.
There are two screws holding down the joystick base that must be removed. (Be careful of the ribbon cable—it stays connected!)
Hold the top panel with your fingers and pull away from the device to remove it.
The top panel should come off easily, with very little force applied.

The top panel can only be removed when the mother board is not secured.

There are two additional screws located on the top rail. Remove these to fully remove the buttons and top rail.

There are two screws holding down the joystick base that must be removed. (Be careful of the ribbon cable—it stays connected!)

Hold the top panel with your fingers and pull away from the device to remove it.

The top panel should come off easily, with very little force applied.

Step 10

              Remove Motherboard

Detach the 2 ribbon cables by lifting the black flip connectors that hold them.
Lift out the rectangular board seated in the face and lift out the white square which is the joystick motor (takes a little effort). Both stay attached to the motherboard.
On some models, you’ll need to remove three more tiny ribbon cables at the bottom of the screen. They are secured by flip up connectors. BE GENTLE!
Holding the motherboard on either side, lift to remove it.

Detach the 2 ribbon cables by lifting the black flip connectors that hold them.

Lift out the rectangular board seated in the face and lift out the white square which is the joystick motor (takes a little effort). Both stay attached to the motherboard.

On some models, you’ll need to remove three more tiny ribbon cables at the bottom of the screen. They are secured by flip up connectors. BE GENTLE!

Holding the motherboard on either side, lift to remove it.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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thiagopereira10000 - Oct 11, 2016

o meu 2ds esta com um defeito que, quando eu aperto o botão de power ele liga e apos alguns segundo desliga e faz um pequeno barulho.

Mark Damien English - Nov 22, 2016

Would a jis #000 screw driver work better? As i tried a ph +000 and the gold motherboard screws just dont fit right

briana1987be - Jan 2, 2017

I have a question. After I replaced the mother board I have been having issues with it freezing after a couple mins running. Do you know why

Steve David - Mar 16, 2017

I have a similar problem. After I replaced mine it will not open any app, and it does not show the status bar. Does anyone know why?

Danielle Chester - Feb 19, 2017

Now that I’ve removed the motherboard, how do I fix it? The instructible is great as far as it goes, but it doesn’t go far enough

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