Nintendo Switch Motherboard Replacement

ID: 139955

Description: Follow this guide to replace the motherboard in...

Steps:

1. Disconnect the right loudspeaker from the motherboard.

2. Disconnect the left speaker from the motherboard.

3. Use a spudger to flip up the small beige locking flap on the display ZIF connector.

4. Use the pointed end of a spudger to slide the display ribbon cable out of the ZIF connector.

5. Use a spudger to flip up the small black locking flap on the power/volume button ZIF connector.

6. Use a spudger to flip up the small gray locking flap on the fan ZIF connector.

7. Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the white coaxial antenna cable from the motherboard.

8. Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the black coaxial antenna cable from the motherboard.

9. Use a spudger to flip up the small gray locking flap on the right Joy-Con rail ZIF connector.

10. Use a spudger to flip up the small black locking flap on the ZIF connector.

11. Use a spudger to flip up the small gray locking flap on the left Joy-Con rail ZIF connector.

12. Remove the four 2.50 mm JIS #000 screws from the motherboard.
13. Remove the two 3.14 mm JIS #000 screws from the USB-C port.

14. Gently lift and wiggle the motherboard to remove.