Meta Quest 2 Motherboard Replacement

Hold the power button for three seconds to fully turn off your headset.

Grasp and pull on the nose section of the facial interface to unclip it from the headset.

Grasp and pull on the top section of the facial interface to unclip it from the headset.

Remove the facial interface.

Use your fingers to grasp the right strap near the headset.

Peel the right strap away from the headset arm to unclip it.

Repeat the procedure to peel the left strap away from the arm to unclip it.

Separate the hook and loop strip on the top strap.

Unthread the top strap from its bracket.

Remove the head strap.

Use a Torx T2 driver to remove the six 3.5 mm‑long screws securing the eyepiece trim.

Insert an opening pick into the seam between the eyepiece trim and white outer shell, near the nose cutout.

Slide the opening pick to the right along the seam to release the clips securing the eyepiece trim.

Pry with the opening pick to release the clips securing the right side of the eyepiece trim.

Leave the opening pick in the seam to prevent the clips from reengaging.

Repeat the prying procedure along the left edge to release the clips securing the eyepiece trim.

Lift the eyepiece trim slightly and tilt it towards the top edge of the headset.

Set the trim down on your work surface, making sure not to strain the cable.

Use the point of a spudger to flip open the black lock tab on the ZIF connector securing the face sensor cable.

Use tweezers to pull the face sensor cable out of the ZIF connector.

Remove the eyepiece trim.

Make sure the lens spacing matches the spacing indicator. This allows the indicator peg to sit correctly in its notch.

If the lens spacing doesn't match the indicator, manually adjust the lens with your fingers.

Thread your fingers through the eyepiece trim’s eyeholes and grasp the edges of the sensor cable.

Slide the sensor cable into the socket until the first set of tabs rests in the socket. This should flip the lock tab down partially.

Use a spudger to press the lock tab down towards the cable to lock it in place.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the five 7.7 mm‑long screws securing the front cover to the headset:

One recessed in the top-left corner

One recessed in the top-right corner

Three along the lower edge

Insert an opening pick into the seam between the bottom edge of the front cover and the headset.

Pry with the opening pick to release the front cover clips.

Slide the opening clip along the seam and pry to release all the clips securing the front cover.

Remove the front cover.

Use a pair of tweezers to grasp the metal neck of the top-right antenna cable.

Lift the antenna connector straight up to disconnect it.

Guide the antenna cable out of its metal clip holding it in place.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the three screws securing the battery cable bracket:

One 4.4 mm‑long screw

Two 2.3 mm‑long screws

Use tweezers or your fingers to grasp the battery cable bracket.

Twist the cable bracket slightly so that its bottom left corner unclips from the motherboard.

Remove the battery cable bracket.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery press connector from the motherboard.

Insert one arm of a pair of tweezers under the metal neck of the black antenna cable near the fan assembly.

Lift the antenna connector straight up to disconnect it.

Guide the antenna cable out of its metal clip holding it in place.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the eight screws securing the antenna assembly to the headset:

Four 4.4 mm‑long screws

Two 4.8 mm‑long screws

Two 10.7 mm‑long screws

Use your fingers to flip up the antenna assembly enough to access the cable underneath it.

Use tweezers to unclip the antenna cable from its metal clip.

Remove the front antenna assembly.

Use tweezers to grab the fan connector and carefully slide it out of its socket.

Use the point of an opening pick to loosen the adhesive securing the LED flex cable from the top of the fan assembly.

Remove the two screws securing the fan assembly to the headset:

One 4.4 mm‑long Phillips screw

One 3.6 mm‑long Torx T2 screw

Lift the fan assembly and remove it.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the four 2.3 mm‑long screws securing the heat sink to the motherboard.

Use your fingers to lift the heat sink and remove it.

Two speaker connectors

Seven ZIF connectors

Two press connectors

One antenna connector

Use tweezers to grip the left speaker cables at the base of their motherboard connector.

Lift the connector gently straight up to disconnect it.

Repeat the disconnection procedure for the right speaker connector.

Use tweezers to gently peel the black tape covering the two top flex cables.

Use a clean fingernail or a spudger to pry up the lock tab securing the top left camera cable.

Grasp the top left camera cable with tweezers and slide it out of its ZIF connector.

Move counter-clockwise around the motherboard and disconnect the remaining six ZIF connectors:

Power button and LED board

Bottom left camera

Bottom right camera

Top right camera

Face sensor interconnect cable

Indicator LED cable

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the display cable.

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the USB‑C and headphone jack cable.

Insert one arm of a pair of tweezers under the metal neck of the side antenna cable.

Lift the antenna connector straight up to disconnect it.

Remove the five screws securing the motherboard to the headset:

Four 3.8 mm‑long Phillips screws

One 6 mm‑long 3.5 mm hex standoff screw

Use a spudger to pry up and separate the motherboard from the headset.

Remove the motherboard.