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Use this guide to remove the LCD screen from the Game Boy Advance.
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Release the battery cover tab with your finger and swing the cover away from your Game Boy to remove it.
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Remove the two AA batteries.
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Remove the seven screws securing the back shell:
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Six 9.4 mm‑long tri‑point Y0 screws
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One 8.5 mm‑long JIS 1 screw
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Lift the back shell straight up and remove it.
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Remove left and right triggers by lifting and pulling them away from the system.
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Do the same for side panels
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Remove the gray On/Off Switch by pulling up and away from the unit. Replace with another switch if necessary.
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Remove the three screws on the circuit board with a Phillips #1 screw driver.
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Pull circuit board away from the front panel by pulling up at the bottom of the circuit board, keeping the top ribbon still connected.
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Use a JIS 1 screwdriver to remove the three 7 mm‑long screws securing the motherboard.
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Carefully flip the motherboard over the top edge of your Game Boy and rest it on your work surface.
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Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the three silicone pads covering the buttons (A and B, the D‑pad, and Start/Select ).
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Use tweezers or your fingers to remove the buttons (A and B as well as the D‑pad).
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Use a spudger/tweezers/fingernail to unlatch the LCD ribbon port by pulling the grey tabs on the sides upwards (towards the top edge of the PCB).
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Once the LCD ribbon port has been unlatched, the LCD ribbon should very easily slide out and can be removed with zero force using fingers or tweezers.
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Use the spudger to lift the screen from the front panel. Place the spudger in the space directly left of the D-pad.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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