Midframe Removal

Unplug all cables from your controller before starting.

Completely power off your controller.

Lift the top edge of the faceplate to release the magnets securing it.

Remove the faceplate.

Slide the battery cover away from the controller to remove it.

Use your fingers to remove the batteries.

The sticker in the battery recess hides a back cover screw.

If you don't care about damaging the sticker, you can puncture through the center and skip the next step.

Use a hair dryer to heat the sticker and soften the adhesive securing it.

Use the point of a spudger to push up a corner of the sticker until you can grab it with a pair of blunt nose tweezers.

Use your tweezers to peel up the sticker until the back cover screw is accessible.

Use a T8 Torx screwdriver to remove five 9.3 mm‑long screws securing the midframe:

One back cover screw

Four screws on top of the midframe

Use a T6 Torx screwdriver to remove the two 9.3 mm‑long screws securing the midframe.

Insert the flat end of a spudger between the bottom edge of the midframe and back cover.

Pry the midframe up with the spudger to release the clips.

Continue prying along the bottom edge to release the remaining clips.

Put a box or a stack of books to the right of the controller so you can prop up the midframe while disconnecting its ribbon cable.

Secure the back cover with one hand, and use your other hand to grip the midframe's left edge.

Lift the midframe and rotate it over the right edge of the back cover, so the midframe's right edge is on your workspace.

Prop the midframe up, being careful not to strain the ribbon cable.

Guide the battery connectors on the midframe through their slot in the back cover.

Make sure the contacts slide into their grooves in the battery recess. If they aren't in the correct spot, the controller won't receive power.

Use blunt nose tweezers to remove the grommet—don't lose it!

Use the flat end of a spudger or a clean fingernail to lift the hinged locking flap on the midframe cable ZIF connector.

Use blunt nose tweezers to grip the black pull tab on the midframe cable.

Lift the midframe cable off its post and pull it straight out of its socket.

Remove the midframe.