Introduction
Follow this guide to replace the motherboard in your Xbox One.
Note that separating the heat sink from the CPU compromises the original thermal compound. You'll need to clean off and replace the thermal paste with a new application. See this guide for directions on how to do this.
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To open your Xbox, you're going to have to cut or peel up this tamper-evident tape. This will probably void your warranty. Have fun!
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Use the flat end of a spudger to free the clips securing the front panel to the upper case.
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Remove the front panel from the rest of the upper case.
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Gently pull up on the speaker cable connector to disconnect it from the front panel board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the antenna cable from the front panel board.
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Disconnect the hard drive SATA power and data cables from the motherboard.
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Disconnect the optical drive power and SATA data cables from the motherboard.
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Pinch the arms together and pull the barbs out through the frame to remove the posts.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Don't forget to apply a new layer of thermal paste to your CPU. Follow this guide to learn how.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Don't forget to apply a new layer of thermal paste to your CPU. Follow this guide to learn how.
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Quick question. After reassembly do you need to reinstall an operating system or update anything thing or does the hard drive just go oh look new stuff yeah that's fine.
It depends - the hard drive needs to have it’s operating system files up to date to match whatever is flashed onto the motherboard. If the two dont match you get error E106. You can solve this https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/...