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Nintendo DS Lite Power Button PCB
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓This guide shows how to replace the part of the power button that is soldered to the PCB. If you don't have any soldering skills yet, here is a tutorial .
What you need
Parts
Tools
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Unscrew the Phillips screw securing the battery cover to the lower case.
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Pry the battery cover upward with a spudger or fingernail, and lift out of the lower case.
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Wedge the edge of a spudger in between the side of the battery and the lower case housing and pry upward to dislodge the battery.
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Remove the battery from the DS Lite.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pry both rubber feet off the DS Lite.
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Remove the following screws securing the lower case to the body of the DS Lite:
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Two 4.3 mm gold Phillips screws
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One 3.9 mm black Tri-point screw
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One 3.3 mm silver Phillips screw
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Three 5.5 mm silver Tri-point screws
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Insert the edge of a spudger in between the lower and upper case near the top right corner of the DS Lite.
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Carefully run the spudger along the right edge of the DS Lite, creating an opening in the process.
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Continue running the spudger along the backside of the DS Lite until the majority of the lower case has been separated from the upper case.
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Use the flat edge of a spudger to pry the Wi-Fi antenna connector straight up from its socket on the Wi-Fi board.
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Use the flat edge of a spudger to pry the Wi-Fi board connector straight up from its socket on the motherboard.
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Use the flat edge of a spudger to separate the right edge of the Wi-Fi board from the motherboard.
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Remove the Wi-Fi board from the DS Lite.
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Use the flat edge of a spudger to pry the microphone connector straight up from its socket on the motherboard.
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Position the antenna cable with its connector facing up and away from the motherboard using a spudger to hold it down lightly in the gap between chips on the motherboard.
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Slowly and carefully pull the antenna cable until the cable connector is under the DS Lite game cartridge reader.
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Continue pulling the cable until the cable connector comes out from under the game cartridge reader on the right side.
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Use your fingernail or the edge of a spudger to carefully flip up the touchscreen ribbon cable retaining flap.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pull the touchscreen ribbon cable straight out of its socket.
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Remove the two 3.4 mm Phillips screws securing the motherboard to the upper case.
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Open the display enough to use your finger to push the front edge of the motherboard up and away from the upper case.
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Use your fingernail or the flat edge of a spudger to carefully flip up the upper LCD ribbon cable retaining flap.
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Pull the motherboard away from the DS Lite to separate the upper LCD ribbon cable from its socket on the motherboard.
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Remove the motherboard from the DS Lite.
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Now you may open the retaining flap for the lower LCD screen in the same way and separate the lower LCD screen from the motherboard.
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The power button is located in the upper right corner of the logic board, directly behind the right bumper.
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The power button is attached to the PCB with six solder points. There are also two plastic pegs located underneath the power button.
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To prepare, you should first add some fresh solder to each of the six solder joints.
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To desolder, hold the desoldering wick between the solder joint and the soldering iron, and press the iron onto the wick for a few seconds until it turns silver.
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You can use tweezers to check if the individual pins are properly desoldered. To do this, press the tweezers against the side of the pin and see if it moves.
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Follow the steps in reverse order to reassemble your device.
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