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How to access and replace the black and white LCD screen in your original Game Boy. This is an advanced repair. You'll need to know how to solder to complete this repair, so be sure to check out iFixit's soldering technique guide.
Note: If your Game Boy’s display has the classic “vertical lines” problem, it’s actually easier to fix the old screen than to replace it with a new one. Follow this guide for help repairing the old screen.
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Switch your Game Boy off and remove the cartridge.
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Use a fingernail (or small coin) to push down on the battery door latch and remove the battery door.
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Use a fingernail to pry each battery outward from the positive (+) terminal to remove them.
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Remove the six Triwing screws from the back of the device.
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Gently separate the device's front casing from the back casing after you remove the screws.
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Slide the front side of the casing down to expose the ribbon cable connector.
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Grip the ribbon connector with your thumb and forefinger. Pull down gently until the connector, not the ribbon itself, comes out of its socket.
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Separate the front and back casings.
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Remove the ten screws that connect the circuit board to the outer case.
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Remove the circuit board from the outer case using a plastic opening tool.
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Disengage the the three plastic clips that secure the screen to the circuit board.
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Flip the circuit board over revealing the device screen.
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Remove the two screws connecting the screen and the circuit board.
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Follow the video instructions to desolder the display connectors and replace your screen.
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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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What kind of lcd screen or where can I find one that isn't off of another dmg-01 gameboy?
I was wondering the same. Maybe ebay or Amazon.
Replacement reflective LCDs are not possible to find. You can either purchase a screen salvaged from an old DMG, or get a brand new backlit LCD replacement.
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What about the new display? Where to get it?
No spare part necessary should be replaced with a link where to buy a new one.
You can’t buy a new replacement screen unfortunately. Not only is it very difficult to remove the screen, it’s impossible to buy a replacement. They’d be better showing us how to fix a screen. There’s plenty of videos on YT showing how to fix blank vertical line but hardly any on how to fix horizontal lines, and the ones that do don’t work very well.
