Introduction
Follow this guide to replace the motherboard on a Sony PlayStation 5 DualSense controller. This will fix a drifting joystick or damaged charging port.
This guide assumes that the joysticks are soldered onto the replacement motherboard. Because the joysticks are calibrated during manufacturing, replacing them or transferring them to a new motherboard will result in uncalibrated joysticks that are likely to drift.
This guide requires desoldering and soldering the vibration motor wires.
Note: This guide is for DualSense controllers with an FCC ID ending in 1. Check the back of your controller to verify your model. If yours ends in A, there will be differences in the internal design.
What you need
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Insert an opening pick underneath the middle trim at the bottom-right corner of the controller to release the clips securing it to the case.
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Slide the opening pick along the lower-right edge of the middle trim to release the clips securing it to the case.
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Insert an opening pick underneath the middle trim at the bottom-left corner of the controller to release the clips securing it to the case.
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Slide the opening pick along the lower-left edge of the middle trim to release the clips securing it to the case.
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Use your fingers to lift up the bottom edge of the middle trim to release the remaining clips.
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Lift the middle trim over the joysticks to remove it.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap above the L1 button.
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Pry upward to remove the L1 button.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap above the R1 button.
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Pry upward to remove the R1 button.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 6.4 mm screws securing the bottom corners of the lower case.
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Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to disconnect the battery from the motherboard.
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Grab the lower microphone ribbon cable pull tab with your fingers or a pair of tweezers and disconnect it from the motherboard.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 6.4 mm screw securing the battery bracket.
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Grip the right trigger assembly ribbon cable pull tab with a pair of tweezers or your fingers and pull up to disconnect it from the motherboard.
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Grip the left trigger assembly ribbon cable pull tab with a pair of tweezers or your fingers and pull up to disconnect it from the motherboard.
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Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to grip the upper microphone ribbon cable pull tab, and pull up to disconnect it from the motherboard.
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Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to grip the touchpad ribbon cable pull tab, and pull it straight out of the motherboard connector.
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Carefully guide the joysticks through the front case and lift the motherboard out.
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Flip over the controller and motherboard.
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Use a soldering iron to desolder the vibration motor wires from the motherboard:
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Two red wires
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Two black wires
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Pull the joystick covers straight off the joystick assemblies.
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Only the motherboard remains.
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To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
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3 Comments
Where can you buy a new motherboard in the UK?
Cool tutorial, all we need now is to know which chip slows the input 5v current to only push 1.5A then we would be able to get a service which can enable fast charge. Karl brook.
what size capacitors are used near the toggle controller, there is one near the right joystick and another by the left joystick at the bottom right.
any help would be apreciated.
