Nintendo Game Boy Advance Sp Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          10 minutes

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Battery
3 steps
Back Cover
2 steps
Motherboard
2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Use a standard Phillips #00 screwdriver to loosen the 4 mm screw that keeps the battery cover attached to the device.

Use a standard Phillips #00 screwdriver to loosen the 4 mm screw that keeps the battery cover attached to the device.

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Step 2

Lift the battery cover up and remove it from the device.
The screw will remain attached to the battery cover because of Nintendo’s design.

Lift the battery cover up and remove it from the device.

The screw will remain attached to the battery cover because of Nintendo’s design.

Step 3

Use your fingers or a plastic opening tool to remove the battery from the device.
Caution: Please exercise caution when handling the battery. If it appears to be swelling or damaged at all it is considered a fire hazard.

Use your fingers or a plastic opening tool to remove the battery from the device.

Caution: Please exercise caution when handling the battery. If it appears to be swelling or damaged at all it is considered a fire hazard.

Step 4

              Back Cover

Remove four 6.5 mm screws from the corners of the back cover using a tri-point Y00 screwdriver.
Remove two 4.6mm screws from the top-center and bottom-center of the device using a tri-point Y00 screwdriver.

Remove four 6.5 mm screws from the corners of the back cover using a tri-point Y00 screwdriver.

Remove two 4.6mm screws from the top-center and bottom-center of the device using a tri-point Y00 screwdriver.

Step 5

Lift the back cover off of the device.
Potential for device damage: These inner components are vulnerable to static electricity. Exercise caution when handling these next steps to prevent damaging the device.
Look out for the power switch that can fall out when taking the back cover off.

Lift the back cover off of the device.

Potential for device damage: These inner components are vulnerable to static electricity. Exercise caution when handling these next steps to prevent damaging the device.

Look out for the power switch that can fall out when taking the back cover off.

Step 6

              Motherboard

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the three Phillips #00 4 mm long screws that hold the motherboard to the button panel.

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the three Phillips #00 4 mm long screws that hold the motherboard to the button panel.

Step 7

Be careful not to tear the ribbon cable that’s connected to the screen. If you tear it, games will not appear on the device’s screen!
Flip the motherboard up and rest it on the other half of the device, so that the back of the buttons are visible as seen in the picture.

Be careful not to tear the ribbon cable that’s connected to the screen. If you tear it, games will not appear on the device’s screen!

Flip the motherboard up and rest it on the other half of the device, so that the back of the buttons are visible as seen in the picture.

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

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Brian - Jun 12, 2014

I just bought one at a garage sale. Everything works fine, but the screen does not display properly. when you turn the unit on, all you get is vertical lines on the screen. They are random each time you turn it on. Is the ribbon ripped? If so, can you get a new one??? If so - where?

jourdanjoseph - Aug 14, 2015

picked up Gameboy advanced sp 101 model when you go to charge it the light comes on but then shuts off so I thought maybe its either the battery or a fuse on the motherboard how can I change that or fix it

Santi12008 - Jan 17, 2017

I think this would be a good idea, one day i will have a new GBA SP LCD screen and then, disassemble it and replace the screen

Sarthak sibou - Jul 11, 2017

I dropped it once , now half of the games do not run, what should I do?

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