Installing Nintendo DSi XL Upper Display Assembly

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 Wi-Fi Board
• Lift the Wi-Fi board up off its socket on the motherboard.
• Do not attempt to completely remove the Wi-Fi board yet. It is attached to the motherboard by an antenna cable.
Step 9
• Use a spudger to pry the Wi-Fi cable off its socket on the underside of the Wi-Fi board.
Step 10 Motherboard
• Use a spudger to pry the microphone cable off the motherboard.
• Pry from underneath the cable.
Step 11
• Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the camera ribbon ZIF connector.
• Use the pointed end of a spudger to pull the camera ribbon from the ZIF connector.
Step 12
• Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the touchscreen cable ZIF connector.
• With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the touchscreen cable from its connector on the motherboard.
Step 13
• Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the backlight cable ZIF connector.
• With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the backlight cable from its connector on the motherboard.
Step 14
• Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the lower display data cable ZIF connector.
• With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the lower display data cable from its connector on the motherboard.
Step 15
• Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the ZIF connector for the D-Pad/power button cable.
• With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the D-Pad/power button cable from its connector on the motherboard.
Step 16
• Using the flat end of the spudger, pry the battery cable up off its socket on the motherboard.
Step 17
• Remove the screws securing the motherboard to the upper case:
• A single 2.5 mm silver Phillips screw
• Four 3.7 mm black Phillips screws
Step 18
• Deroute the microphone and antenna cables through the slot in the motherboard.
Step 19
• Rotate the motherboard off the lower case.
• The motherboard cannot be completely removed yet. It is still attached by the upper LCD's display data ribbon cable.
Step 20
• Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the upper display data cable ZIF connector.
• With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the upper display data cable from its connector on the underside of the motherboard.
• The motherboard is now free from the upper case.
Step 21 Lower Display Assembly
• With the console still upside-down, open the DSi XL slightly.
• Push the lower display away from the upper case.
• Remove the lower display from the DSi XL.
Step 22 Rear Bezel
• Turn the DSi XL over and open the display.
• When re-assembling the device, be sure to re-install the ABXY and Start/Select buttons, as they are likely to fall out once the handheld console is turned over.
• Use a pushpin to remove the four plastic screw covers on the front bezel.
Step 23
• Remove the four 3.5 mm silver Phillips screws securing the rear bezel to the front bezel.
Step 24
• Using two hands, gently slide the rear bezel upwards.
• The rear bezel will move only about 2 mm.
Step 25
• Insert a spudger into the gap between the front and rear bezel.
• Rotate the spudger away from the DSi XL, prying the two bezels apart.
Step 26
• In the same manner as described above, continue prying along the top edge of the front and rear bezels.
Step 27
• Separate the rear bezel from the front bezel.
• Do not attempt to completely remove the rear bezel yet. It is still attached to the front bezel by the rear-facing camera.
Step 28
• Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the rear camera off the rear bezel.
• Remove the rear bezel.
Step 29 Camera Assembly
• Remove the Phillips screw holding the metal securing bracket in place.
• Lift the metal bracket off the camera.
• The bracket cannot be completely removed yet, because is attached to the upper display data cable.
Step 30
• Lift the camera out of its seat on the front bezel.
Step 31
• Grab the LCD and camera cable with one hand, and slowly feed the camera cable and data display cable through the right hinge connecting the upper case and front bezel.
• Use your free hand to guide the ends of the cables through the right hinge.
• Be careful when feeding the thin ribbon cable through the hole; it will tear easily.
Step 32
• When feeding the camera and upper LCD cables through the right hinge, it is helpful to wrap the cables together with a piece of tape.
• Be sure to wrap the cables tight enough to get through the hole, but not so tight as to damage or bend the the connections.
Step 33
• Remove the camera ribbon from the DSi XL.
Step 34 Wi-Fi Antenna
• Lift the Wi-Fi antenna off the front display bezel.
• De-route the Wi-Fi antenna cable from its grooves at the bottom of the front display bezel.
Step 35
• Pull the Wi-Fi antenna cable through the right hinge connecting the front bezel and upper case.
Step 36 Upper Display Assembly
• Lift both of the speakers from their seats on the front display bezel.
Step 37
• De-route the speaker wires that run above the upper display screen.
Step 38
• Remove the upper display assembly.

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