Loosen the two captive screws on the battery panel, and lift the panel up to remove it.

Place a spudger (or fingernail) at the topside of the battery (near the L button) and lift up to remove the battery.

Remove 4 Phillips screws from the board.

Lift the main board from the bottom end and flip it over to reveal the last connector.

Keep the main board fairly close to the case, making sure not to damage the last ribbon cable holding it in place.

Disconnect the ribbon cable by gently using a plastic opening tool to flip up the black connector latch. The cable should easily slide out from the connector.

The motherboard should now be free from the rest of the device.

Remove the rubber front-panel button membranes from the device. Pay careful attention to where the buttons go, so you can replace them correctly.

• A/B/X/Y button assembly
• Select/Start button assembly
• D-pad
• Power button

Remove the plastic buttons and keep them in a safe place.

All of the buttons have "key" notches to prevent them from being inserted incorrectly (backwards or in the wrong place), but it can take a while to figure out where everything goes if they get shuffled around.

Flip the case open, and push the lower screen assembly out of the frame.

To make the repair easier, we recommend removing the bottom LCD screen prior to replacing the top LCD screen.

Using a spudger, or similar tool, pry out the 4 square screw covers.