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Xbox One Upper Metal Case Replacement

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    • Gently pull up on the speaker cable connector to disconnect it from the front panel board.

    • Be careful to pull up on the cable's connector and not the connector on the board. It's pretty flimsy and you might accidentally pull it off the board entirely.

    • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the antenna cable from the front panel board.

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    • Remove the two 9.5 mm T8 Torx screws from the WI-Fi board.

    • Lift the Wi-Fi board straight up from its socket in the upper metal case.

    • Leaving the Wi-Fi board antenna cable in place, move the Wi-Fi board aside, exposing the screw labeled "C3" that was beneath it.

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    • Remove the eight 65 mm Torx T10 screws from the top of the upper metal case.

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    • Lift—but do not remove—the upper metal case.

    • The Wi-Fi board interconnect cable connects the upper metal case to the motherboard.

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    • Disconnect the Wi-Fi board interconnect cable from the motherboard.

    • Remove the upper metal case.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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