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Disassembling Nintendo DS Lite Bottom Case

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This guide has been updated by iFixit staff! Read the new, official guide here.

This guide will show you have to remove the bottom cover of the DS Lite.

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    • Place your device upside down and locate the battery compartment.

    • Find the Phillips head screw securing the battery cover in the bottom right hand corner of the device.

    • Loosen the screw enough to remove the battery cover but leave the screw in the cover for reassembly.

    • Use only a Phillips screwdriver to remove screw.

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    • Slowly remove the battery cover with the iFixit opening tool.

    • Make sure to remove the cover carefully to keep from losing Phillips screw in the cover. It will be needed for reassembly.

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    • Use the iFixit opening tool to carefully pry the battery out of the case.

    • After the old battery is removed replace it with a new battery facing the same direction as when the cover was opened.

    • For some devices, you may be able to remove the battery by flipping the DS over and letting the battery fall into your hand.

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    • Remove the following seven screws that secure the lower case to the DS Lite:

    • Three silver tri-point screws (5mm long)

    • One black tri-point screw (4mm)

    • Two gold Phillips screws (4mm)

    • One silver Phillips screw (3mm)

    • Do not remove the silver PH screw (3mm) in the battery compartment yet. It holds the main PCB in place.

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    • On the front edge of the Nintendo DS between the headphone jack plug and volume controls remove the plastic insert (or cartridge) from the lower slot (Slot 2).

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    • Flip the unit over so that it is facing right-side up.

    • Use a spudger to pry open the gap between the bottom case and the front panel. Work all the way around the case until the panel is free.

    • Avoid touching the L and R shoulder buttons, because they easily detach and are difficult to reassemble. Keep the bottom case flat against your workbench to help hold the shoulder buttons in place.

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    • Carefully separate the two pieces by hand.

    • The two shoulder buttons are made up of three pieces -- the plastic button, a pin, and a spring. If they accidentally pop out while you are working, study the picture and make sure you put the spring in the correct position.

    • When reassembling the cover, make sure that the power and volume switch covers on the bottom case are aligned with the switches on the board to avoid breakage.

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

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Not bad tutorial but I want to complain a little bit. Could you add more flashlights when you take photos of dark objects? It would make this tutorial more pleasant for viewing.

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Thank you my ds gave up last night and I want to open it and have a look 👀

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This tutorial worked great for me! My sons DS got wet and I was able to successfully open and dry it out. Cleaned up with alcohol and it’s running better than ever. Grateful for you!

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The tri-point Y1 screwdriver is not working for me. I have tried both Y000 and Y1.

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Same, I just bought the Y1 triwing screwdriver here with a digitizer for the ds lite and the screwdriver is too big.

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