Disconnect all external cords from the Wii console. Gather all tools. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4390 Disconnect all external cords from the Wii console. Gather all tools. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4390 Disconnect all external cords from the Wii console. Gather all tools. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4390 One small screw holds the BIOS memory battery. Once that screw is removed, you can slide out the plastic slot. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4391 One small screw holds the BIOS memory battery. Once that screw is removed, you can slide out the plastic slot. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4391 One small screw holds the BIOS memory battery. Once that screw is removed, you can slide out the plastic slot. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4391 Remove these three black case screws. The one on the right is a few mm longer. These screws hold on the black plastic cover for the GameCube ports. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4392 Remove these three black case screws. The one on the right is a few mm longer. These screws hold on the black plastic cover for the GameCube ports. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4392 Lift off the black plastic plate. There are four screws: two Phillips #00 and two Tri-Wing. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4393 Lift off the black plastic plate. There are four screws: two Phillips #00 and two Tri-Wing. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4393 Remove all screws from the case. Some screws are under rubber feet, or small, square paper screw covers (red square). I used a sharp metal tool to get under the screw covers. You could use an X-acto knife. Several case screws require a Tri-Wing screwdriver. The next step has more pictures of removing rubber feet and the screws underneath. The feet and screwcovers are self-adhesive, but not every foot or screwcover has a screw. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4394 Remove all screws from the case. Some screws are under rubber feet, or small, square paper screw covers (red square). I used a sharp metal tool to get under the screw covers. You could use an X-acto knife. Several case screws require a Tri-Wing screwdriver. The next step has more pictures of removing rubber feet and the screws underneath. The feet and screwcovers are self-adhesive, but not every foot or screwcover has a screw. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4394 Remove all screws from the case. Some screws are under rubber feet, or small, square paper screw covers (red square). I used a sharp metal tool to get under the screw covers. You could use an X-acto knife. Several case screws require a Tri-Wing screwdriver. The next step has more pictures of removing rubber feet and the screws underneath. The feet and screwcovers are self-adhesive, but not every foot or screwcover has a screw. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4394 Remove rubber feet and screws underneath. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4396 Remove rubber feet and screws underneath. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4396 Remove rubber feet and screws underneath. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4396 Careful! If you don't remove the feet and the screws underneath before you try to pull off the front panel, the tab can split! Once all screws are removed, you should be able to pull off the front drive panel. The wire connecting the front panel (green squares in the third image) can be pulled out gently by hand or with the help of a spudger. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4395 Careful! If you don't remove the feet and the screws underneath before you try to pull off the front panel, the tab can split! Once all screws are removed, you should be able to pull off the front drive panel. The wire connecting the front panel (green squares in the third image) can be pulled out gently by hand or with the help of a spudger. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4395 Careful! If you don't remove the feet and the screws underneath before you try to pull off the front panel, the tab can split! Once all screws are removed, you should be able to pull off the front drive panel. The wire connecting the front panel (green squares in the third image) can be pulled out gently by hand or with the help of a spudger. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4395 Now the case can be pulled apart. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4397 Now the case can be pulled apart. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4397 Now the case can be pulled apart. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4397 We lifted up the cover of the optical drive by removing the six Phillips #00 screws. These are all labeled on the previous image. Because of a secured wire leading to the drive, we reattached the cover to facilitate the remove of the entire drive assembly without harming any of the electronics. There are a ton of parts in the optical drive, but there is nothing very fancy about this drive compared to other slot-loading drives, so I didn't take it apart completely. There are also a ton of gears and levers that I did not want to deal with. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4398 We lifted up the cover of the optical drive by removing the six Phillips #00 screws. These are all labeled on the previous image. Because of a secured wire leading to the drive, we reattached the cover to facilitate the remove of the entire drive assembly without harming any of the electronics. There are a ton of parts in the optical drive, but there is nothing very fancy about this drive compared to other slot-loading drives, so I didn't take it apart completely. There are also a ton of gears and levers that I did not want to deal with. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4398 We lifted up the cover of the optical drive by removing the six Phillips #00 screws. These are all labeled on the previous image. Because of a secured wire leading to the drive, we reattached the cover to facilitate the remove of the entire drive assembly without harming any of the electronics. There are a ton of parts in the optical drive, but there is nothing very fancy about this drive compared to other slot-loading drives, so I didn't take it apart completely. There are also a ton of gears and levers that I did not want to deal with. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4398 The screws holding in the drive were deep within the casing. Once those screws were removed, the entire case could be lifted off. Don't pull too hard! There are two cables attaching the drive to the logic board underneath. This wire slid out from its horizontal slot. Once it was detached, the ribbon cable came out as well. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4399 The screws holding in the drive were deep within the casing. Once those screws were removed, the entire case could be lifted off. Don't pull too hard! There are two cables attaching the drive to the logic board underneath. This wire slid out from its horizontal slot. Once it was detached, the ribbon cable came out as well. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4399 The screws holding in the drive were deep within the casing. Once those screws were removed, the entire case could be lifted off. Don't pull too hard! There are two cables attaching the drive to the logic board underneath. This wire slid out from its horizontal slot. Once it was detached, the ribbon cable came out as well. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4399 With those wires detached, the optical drive came off completely. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4400 With those wires detached, the optical drive came off completely. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4400 We begin trying to get to the logic board by removing this small black plastic rim. Once within the case, all screws are Phillips #00. There are marked on the logic board with arrows, triangles, boxes, and crosses. From what I can tell, an arrow means that it just goes through the logic board cover. A triangle means that it is a longer logic board cover screw. A cross means that it holds on a plastic piece, and a box means that it holds on another EM shield / or heat sink. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4401 We begin trying to get to the logic board by removing this small black plastic rim. Once within the case, all screws are Phillips #00. There are marked on the logic board with arrows, triangles, boxes, and crosses. From what I can tell, an arrow means that it just goes through the logic board cover. A triangle means that it is a longer logic board cover screw. A cross means that it holds on a plastic piece, and a box means that it holds on another EM shield / or heat sink. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4401 Remove all screws from the logic board cover. Two are recessed in the middle; others are along the edge. More will become visible as other parts are removed. It's like a game! You can start with the screws holding in the black plastic pieces, but I started with the most visible and went from there. There are two wires (shown in the third picture) coming from the logic board and connected to what appear to be thermal sensors. These are delicate. Do not break them. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4402 Remove all screws from the logic board cover. Two are recessed in the middle; others are along the edge. More will become visible as other parts are removed. It's like a game! You can start with the screws holding in the black plastic pieces, but I started with the most visible and went from there. There are two wires (shown in the third picture) coming from the logic board and connected to what appear to be thermal sensors. These are delicate. Do not break them. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4402 Remove all screws from the logic board cover. Two are recessed in the middle; others are along the edge. More will become visible as other parts are removed. It's like a game! You can start with the screws holding in the black plastic pieces, but I started with the most visible and went from there. There are two wires (shown in the third picture) coming from the logic board and connected to what appear to be thermal sensors. These are delicate. Do not break them. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4402 Take out these screws in the black plastic casing. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4404 Take out these screws in the black plastic casing. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4404 Detach the case fan. There are two screws holding it in. You must detach the power connector for the fan if you want to remove it completely. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4406 Detach the case fan. There are two screws holding it in. You must detach the power connector for the fan if you want to remove it completely. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4406 If your screwdriver is not magnetized, you will need a magnet to get out some of the embedded screws. Once all the screws out, you can begin to remove the black casing. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4405 If your screwdriver is not magnetized, you will need a magnet to get out some of the embedded screws. Once all the screws out, you can begin to remove the black casing. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4405 With the black plastic covers off, we can see all the screw holes. Most of the screws are out by now, but once the rest of them are out, you can lift off the logic board cover. Note that at least one part is thermal padded to the logic board cover. You might have to replace this thermal pad, but I didn't. I just pushed them back together. Oh well! Remove any remaining screws in the logic board cover. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4407 With the black plastic covers off, we can see all the screw holes. Most of the screws are out by now, but once the rest of them are out, you can lift off the logic board cover. Note that at least one part is thermal padded to the logic board cover. You might have to replace this thermal pad, but I didn't. I just pushed them back together. Oh well! Remove any remaining screws in the logic board cover. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4407 With the black plastic covers off, we can see all the screw holes. Most of the screws are out by now, but once the rest of them are out, you can lift off the logic board cover. Note that at least one part is thermal padded to the logic board cover. You might have to replace this thermal pad, but I didn't. I just pushed them back together. Oh well! Remove any remaining screws in the logic board cover. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4407 Once all screws are removed, lift off the logic board cover. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4408 Once all screws are removed, lift off the logic board cover. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4408 Once all screws are removed, lift off the logic board cover. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4408 Look around. This is the thermal padding. We opted not to remove the heat sink from the logic board, but it certainly could be removed. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4409 Look around. This is the thermal padding. We opted not to remove the heat sink from the logic board, but it certainly could be removed. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4409 Look around. This is the thermal padding. We opted not to remove the heat sink from the logic board, but it certainly could be removed. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4409 Take some more photos. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4410 Take some more photos. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4410 Take some more photos. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4410 And take a couple more photos. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4411 And take a couple more photos. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4411 And take a couple more photos. /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4411 We stopped there. A muffin tin worked really well to organize all the screws. Putting the Wii back together took only about half an hour, and it works perfectly. We improved Nintendo's design by three or four screws and one square nut, but worsened their design by one piece of duct tape (to hold in the bios battery). /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4412 We stopped there. A muffin tin worked really well to organize all the screws. Putting the Wii back together took only about half an hour, and it works perfectly. We improved Nintendo's design by three or four screws and one square nut, but worsened their design by one piece of duct tape (to hold in the bios battery). /Teardown/Nintendo-Wii/812/all#s4412