Nintendo Dsi Xl Sd Board Replacement Repair Guide

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Battery
2 steps
Lower Case
5 steps
Right Shoulder Button
1 step
Stylus Housing
2 steps
SD Board
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Introduction

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Step 1

              Battery

Remove the two Phillips screws securing the battery cover to the back of the handheld console.
Lift the battery cover off the back of the DSi XL.

Remove the two Phillips screws securing the battery cover to the back of the handheld console.

Lift the battery cover off the back of the DSi XL.

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Step 2

Lift the battery from the DSi XL.

Lift the battery from the DSi XL.

Step 3

              Lower Case

Remove the four rubber screw covers on the lower case by prying them up with a push pin.

Remove the four rubber screw covers on the lower case by prying them up with a push pin.

Step 4

Remove the following seven Phillips screws that secure the lower case to the rest of the DSi XL:
Four silver 5.3 mm screws
Two black 5.3 mm screws
One black 2.5 mm screw

Remove the following seven Phillips screws that secure the lower case to the rest of the DSi XL:

Four silver 5.3 mm screws

Two black 5.3 mm screws

One black 2.5 mm screw

Step 5

Turn the DSi XL over, and open the display.
Insert a spudger between the upper and lower case at the bottom left corner of the DSi.
Slide the spudger along the bottom edge of the upper case to release the latches securing the upper case to the lower case.

Turn the DSi XL over, and open the display.

Insert a spudger between the upper and lower case at the bottom left corner of the DSi.

Slide the spudger along the bottom edge of the upper case to release the latches securing the upper case to the lower case.

Step 6

Close the display and turn the DSi XL over.
Lift the lower case from the front edge.
Rotate the lower case away from the DSi.
The lower case cannot be completely removed yet, since it is still connected to the motherboard.

Close the display and turn the DSi XL over.

Lift the lower case from the front edge.

Rotate the lower case away from the DSi.

The lower case cannot be completely removed yet, since it is still connected to the motherboard.

Step 7

Using a spudger, pry the SD card/right shoulder button connector off its socket.
Pry the volume button/left shoulder button connector off its socket on the motherboard with a spudger.

Using a spudger, pry the SD card/right shoulder button connector off its socket.

Pry the volume button/left shoulder button connector off its socket on the motherboard with a spudger.

Step 8

              Right Shoulder Button

Remove the two gold 4.0 mm Phillips screws securing the right shoulder button assembly to the back case.
Lift the right shoulder button assembly from the back case.
The components of the right shoulder button assembly:
Right shoulder button
Shoulder button spring
Retaining pin
Right shoulder button holding panel

Remove the two gold 4.0 mm Phillips screws securing the right shoulder button assembly to the back case.

Lift the right shoulder button assembly from the back case.

The components of the right shoulder button assembly:

Right shoulder button

Shoulder button spring

Retaining pin

Right shoulder button holding panel

Step 9

              Stylus Housing

Remove the stylus from its housing on the right side of the DSi XL.

Remove the stylus from its housing on the right side of the DSi XL.

Step 10

Remove the three 4 mm gold Phillips screws securing the stylus housing to the lower case.
Using a spudger, lift the stylus housing off the lower case.
Remove the stylus housing from the handheld console.

Remove the three 4 mm gold Phillips screws securing the stylus housing to the lower case.

Using a spudger, lift the stylus housing off the lower case.

Remove the stylus housing from the handheld console.

Step 11

              SD Board

Lift the SD board off the lower case.

Lift the SD board off the lower case.

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

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