Nintendo Switch 2 Shield Plate Installation

Apply a line of new thermal putty down the center of the heat pipe, roughly the thickness of a pea.

Hold the top‑right corner of the shield plate above the top‑right corner of the console.

Route the gray antenna cable underneath the black hook near the top corner of the frame.

Lower the shield plate into place and align it with its screw holes.

Route the gray antenna cable down its channel on the right edge of the frame.

Press the gray antenna cable into its groove at the bottom of its channel, and continue routing until it's secured to the clip at the bottom of the frame.

Use a JIS 00 driver to install the seven screws securing the shield plate:

Two 6.2 mm‑long silver screws

Five 4.4 mm‑long silver screws

Use your finger or the flat end of a spudger to press the MicroSD card reader press connector onto its socket on the board.

Use tweezers to hold the lower antenna coaxial connector in place over its socket and gently press down with your finger or a spudger—the connector should "snap" into place. If you're having trouble, reposition the head instead of using more force.

Repeat this process to connect the three central coaxial connectors to their respective sockets.

Use tweezers or your fingers to align the upper antenna with its screw holes and black alignment pegs and set it into place.

Use a JIS 00 driver to install the two screws securing the upper antenna:

One 4.4 mm‑long silver screw

One 4.6 mm‑long green screw

Use tweezers or your fingers to align the lower antenna with its screw holes and gray alignment pegs and set it into place.

Use a JIS 00 driver to install the three 4.4 mm‑long screws securing the lower antenna.