Nintendo Wii Motherboard Cover Replacement

Step 1 Motherboard Cover

• Use a pair of tweezers to lift the fan connector up and out of its socket on the logic board.
• Be sure your tweezers are clamped down on the fan connector, not the socket on the motherboard.
Step 2



• Remove the two 10 mm Phillips screws securing the fan to the fan shroud.
• Remove the fan from the Wii.
Step 3
• Use the tip of a spudger or another fine-pointed tool to carefully pry one of the black plastic retaining fingers attached to the fan shroud away from the Wi-Fi antenna board.
• Lift the Wi-Fi antenna out of the fan shroud.
Step 4
• Remove the single 10 mm Phillips screw securing the second Wi-Fi antenna to the top of the fan shroud.
Step 5
• Remove the two pieces of tape securing the second Wi-Fi antenna cable to the plastic bracket near the heat sink.
Step 6
• Carefully de-route both antennas from the frame of the Wii and lay them aside.
Step 7
• Remove the three 10 mm Phillips screws securing the fan shroud to the Wii.
• Lift the fan shroud off the heat sink and remove it from the Wii.
Step 8
• Remove the following six screws securing the EMI fingers to the bottom panel:
• Four 7 mm Phillips screws
• Two 11.3 mm Phillips screws
• Remove both sets of EMI fingers from the Wii.
Step 9
• Remove the following three screws:
• One 7 mm Phillips screw
• Two 10 mm Phillips screws
• Lift the bracket out of the Wii.
Step 10
• Remove the three 10 mm Phillips screws securing the black bracket to the bottom panel near the front of the Wii.
• Slightly lift the bracket and use your other hand to pull the retaining clip away from where the Wi-Fi antennas enter the motherboard sheild.
• Remove the bracket from the Wii.
• Be sure not to lose the small square nut loosely held by the black plastic bracket.
Step 11
• Remove the nine remaining 7 mm Phillips screws securing the motherboard cover to the bottom panel.
Step 12
• Carefully lift the motherboard cover off the motherboard, minding any cables that may get caught.

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