Removing Olympus FE-210 Motherboard

The battery compartment is located on the bottom side of the camera. Push the button in, and slide the cover to get access to the batteries.

The batteries will slide right out.

Remove the seven screws holding the front case in place, with a #00 screwdriver.

Six screws are 3.6 mm.

The seventh screw is 3.2 mm.

Apply enough pressure at the three snappable places to pull the front case off.

These three places are located:

At the top and bottom of the battery side (opposite of side pictured) of the case.

Right in the middle of the DC-in side (side pictured) of the case.

Top of the camera, to the left of the power button.

Once those places are disconnected, the front case will pop right off.

Remove the 3.2 mm screw in the battery compartment using a #00 screwdriver.

Carefully pull the rear case away from the camera until you have access to the cord connected to the motherboard.

Lift the white latch using a fingernail or a spudger.

Pull the cord from its connector.

Remove the two 2.7 mm screws using a #00 screwdriver.

Using a spudger, lift the latch on the connector.

Remove the ribbon cord from its connector.

Remove the LCD from the rest of the camera.

Remove the 2 pieces of translucent yellow tape.

Remove the seven 2.7 mm using a #00 screwdriver.

Remove the ribbon cord located near the top right corner of the motherboard. Do this by carefully pulling the cord out of the socket using a pair of tweezers.

Disconnect the ribbon cord located on the left side of the motherboard.

Use tweezers or a spudger to lift the latch on the connector.

Carefully remove the cord from the connector.

De-solder the 2 connection points.

Remove the motherboard from the camera casing.