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This guide will walk you through the process of opening and replacing the WIFI Antenna.
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Place the 3DS upside down. Remove the game card, headphones, charging cable, stylus, or anything else that may be connected to the device.
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Using a JIS #0 screwdriver, loosen the two black screws on the back.
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Once the screws are loosened, pry open the back cover.
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The battery is located on the left hand side of the 3DS - to remove, use the small gap located at the top-middle and pull up with a non metal pointed tool.
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Using a JIS #00 screwdriver, remove the six 6mm screws around the edges of the secondary cover.
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Using tweezers, carefully pop out the rubber bumpers located at the top side of the 3DS. Removing them will reveal another two 6mm screws. Remove these screws using a JIS #000 as well.
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To separate the cover, carefully lift it up and away from the hinges (in order to clear the headphone port), then pivot it towards the hinges to expose the circuit boards.
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Use a pair of tweezers to lift away the two plugs that latch the L/R/ZL/ZR button ribbons to the motherboard. You can now remove the back cover completely and set it aside.
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Use tweezers to flip up the small, hinged locking flap in order to unlock the ZIF connector securing the Circle Pad ribbon.
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Slide the ribbon out of the ZIF connector.
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Using a JIS #000 screwdriver, remove the two 8 mm screws securing the circle pad.
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Lift the circle pad casing upward to remove it. There will be some friction, but it should not require excessive force.
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Locate the gold terminal plug with a red cable at the top left of the motherboard. Using your fingers, carefully pull the plug straight upward to remove.
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Use a pair of tweezers to disconnect the single ribbon connector.
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Using tweezers, gently pull the four marked ribbons out of the ZIF connectors along the sides of the motherboard.
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Three of the ribbon connectors have plastic clamping flaps that cover the ribbon to prevent slippage. Use the tweezers to flip them up before ribbon removal.
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This one ribbon connector may also have a plastic clamping flap, but it's not like the others, rather it's similar to the one used for the Circle Pad. Gently flip up the flap on the side opposite the ribbon cable to remove the cable.
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Using a JIS #000 screwdriver, remove six 4mm screws along the edges of the motherboard.
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Carefully pivot the motherboard 90 degrees toward the hinges to reveal two more ZIF connectors on the underside of the motherboard.
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Both have latches that must be flipped up. The left, longer latch is black; the right, shorter one is white. Flip up the flaps, slide the ribbons out and remove the motherboard.
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Using a 1.5 flat head, remove the four red rubber stickers that are on the inside of the casing.
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Underneath the rubber is a silver sticky
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Using the PH00 screw driver, remove the screws.
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From the hinge, slide the outer portion of the top shell so that it separates from the inner portion.
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The casing will become loose, and just lift the casing off.
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The speakers are on the left and right side of the 3DS, and are held down by tape.
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Slowly lift the tape from the speaker.
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The speakers are soldered onto the circuit board.
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Using a plastic spudger, slightly lift it from underneath the lips and move it around the screen.
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Once it is loose, lift the screen carefully.
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The cables to the LCD are attached to the lower part of the 3DS' motherboard.
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From the bottom of the DS, unclip the gold clip from the motherboard, and pull the antenna out slightly so it won't get caught on anything.
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The antenna is soldered onto a small board. Easily pull the antenna till it is out of the DS.
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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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