Nintendo DSi XL Left Shoulder Button Replacement

Step 1 Battery



• Remove the two Phillips screws securing the battery cover to the back of the handheld console.
• Lift the battery cover off the back of the DSi XL.
Step 2

• Lift the battery from the DSi XL.
Step 3 Lower Case
• Remove the four rubber screw covers on the lower case by prying them up with a push pin.
Step 4
• Remove the following seven Phillips screws that secure the lower case to the rest of the DSi XL:
• Four silver 5.3 mm screws
• Two black 5.3 mm screws
• One black 2.5 mm screw
Step 5
• Turn the DSi XL over, and open the display.
• Insert a spudger between the upper and lower case at the bottom left corner of the DSi.
• Slide the spudger along the bottom edge of the upper case to release the latches securing the upper case to the lower case.
Step 6
• Close the display and turn the DSi XL over.
• Lift the lower case from the front edge.
• Rotate the lower case away from the DSi.
• The lower case cannot be completely removed yet, since it is still connected to the motherboard.
Step 7
• Using a spudger, pry the SD card/right shoulder button connector off its socket.
• Pry the volume button/left shoulder button connector off its socket on the motherboard with a spudger.
Step 8 Left Shoulder Button
• Remove the two gold 4.0 mm Phillips screws securing the left shoulder button assembly to the lower case.
• Lift the left shoulder button assembly from the lower case.
• The components of the left shoulder button assembly:
• Left shoulder button
• Shoulder button spring
• Retaining pin
• Left shoulder button support panel

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