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Get back to taking pictures by replacing the camera ribbon cable in your DSi XL.
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Remove the two Phillips screws securing the battery cover to the back of the handheld console.
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Lift the battery cover off the back of the DSi XL.
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Remove the four rubber screw covers on the lower case by prying them up with a push pin.
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Remove the following seven Phillips screws that secure the lower case to the rest of the DSi XL:
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Four silver 5.3 mm screws
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Two black 5.3 mm screws
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One black 2.5 mm screw
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Insert a spudger between the upper and lower case at the bottom left corner of the DSi.
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Slide the spudger along the bottom edge of the upper case to release the latches securing the upper case to the lower case.
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Lift the lower case from the front edge.
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Rotate the lower case away from the DSi.
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Using a spudger, pry the SD card/right shoulder button connector off its socket.
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Pry the volume button/left shoulder button connector off its socket on the motherboard with a spudger.
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Lift the Wi-Fi board up off its socket on the motherboard.
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Use a spudger to pry the Wi-Fi cable off its socket on the underside of the Wi-Fi board.
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Use a spudger to pry the microphone cable off the motherboard.
Note that the WiFi board has already been removed here! Including this extra step would be convenient here '-)
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Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the camera ribbon ZIF connector.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger to pull the camera ribbon from the ZIF connector.
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Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the touchscreen cable ZIF connector.
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With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the touchscreen cable from its connector on the motherboard.
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Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the backlight cable ZIF connector.
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With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the backlight cable from its connector on the motherboard.
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Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the lower display data cable ZIF connector.
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With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the lower display data cable from its connector on the motherboard.
-This is where you can replace the charger port. i may change this comment later from May 21-June 5
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Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the ZIF connector for the D-Pad/power button cable.
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With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the D-Pad/power button cable from its connector on the motherboard.
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Using the flat end of the spudger, pry the battery cable up off its socket on the motherboard.
The battery connectors (socket) on the mother board are extremely fragile, so care should be taken to avoid breaking them.
Other than this, the instructions given are precise and straighforward. I do agree with the other comments about step 20.
Be careful with the battery cable, I ripped the entire socket off with little force.
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Remove the screws securing the motherboard to the upper case:
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A single 2.5 mm silver Phillips screw
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Four 3.7 mm black Phillips screws
the battery connector was (for me) extremely hard to remove. I broke the socket completely off the board hand had to hard solder it directly back.
On Step 17, I only had the 3 black Philips screws on the left to remove.
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Deroute the microphone and antenna cables through the slot in the motherboard.
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Rotate the motherboard off the lower case.
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Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the upper display data cable ZIF connector.
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With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the upper display data cable from its connector on the underside of the motherboard.
This step is unnecessary. The ribbon is a total pain in the butt to get back in, and if you dont get it PERFECT, the DS will not even fire back up. Unless it is absolutely necessary to remove it... DON'T !!! ( Personal experience, Everything else was SPOT ON) THANK YOU FOR THE HELP, saved me a lot of $$$
Completed, worked perfectly! I agree with the comment about step 20, completely unnecessary.
Fantastic! Fixed my daughter's irreplaceable DSi XL - you should see her smiles!! Not sure about step 20 I did this before reading the comments (guess there's a message there). Thanks so much whoever wrote this - you're a legend and you've made a child very happy (and a dad too thereby).
I put mine back together for my daughter with the new bottom screen, but it won't power on. It tries but won't I'm assuming that this ribbon is the cause.
The instructions are perfect though! Great thing to have these instructions it's a tremendous help! :-)
YHWH is the god of all knowledge. Put a piece of transparent tape on the ribbon cable to give more leverage to pull the cable up to slide it into the slot. Also turn the motherboard slightly so that you can get it closer to the cable.
I didn't get mine completely reinserted at first. The symptom I experienced when powering it back on is the power light comes on briefly and the bottom screen light flashes, then they both shut off. No flash from the upper display. Had to try reinserting 3 times before I had it in completely. I agree, DON'T REMOVE if you don't have to.
DONT follow this step, i missed these comments and removed my cable, it took me almost an hour (I know, way too long, I just couldn't get the cable far enough in to the slot) before the top screen finally worked. Was afraid I destroyed the cable, but it survived luckily enough.
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With the console still upside-down, open the DSi XL slightly.
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Push the lower display away from the upper case.
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Remove the lower display from the DSi XL.
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Turn the DSi XL over and open the display.
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Use a pushpin to remove the four plastic screw covers on the front bezel.
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Remove the four 3.5 mm silver Phillips screws securing the rear bezel to the front bezel.
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Using two hands, gently slide the rear bezel upwards.
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Insert a spudger into the gap between the front and rear bezel.
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Rotate the spudger away from the DSi XL, prying the two bezels apart.
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In the same manner as described above, continue prying along the top edge of the front and rear bezels.
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Separate the rear bezel from the front bezel.
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Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the rear camera off the rear bezel.
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Remove the rear bezel.
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Remove the Phillips screw holding the metal securing bracket in place.
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Lift the metal bracket off the camera.
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Lift the Wi-Fi antenna off the front display bezel.
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De-route the Wi-Fi antenna cable from its grooves at the bottom of the front display bezel.
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Pull the Wi-Fi antenna cable through the right hinge connecting the front bezel and upper case.
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Use the pointed end of a spudger to guide the connector at the end of the Wi-Fi antenna cable through the hinge.
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Using a pair of tweezers, pull the microphone out of its housing in the front bezel.
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De-route the microphone cable, and pull it through the right hinge.
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Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the left speaker out of its socket on the front bezel.
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De-route the speaker cable along the top edge of the screen.
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In the same manner described above, remove the right speaker from its socket on the front bezel.
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Place both speakers on the back of the upper LCD.
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Remove the seven 2.5 mm silver screws securing the power board to the upper case.
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Lift the power board up off the upper case.
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Peel the rubber button pads off the backside of the D-pad and power button.
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Push the D-pad up through its housing in the upper case. Remove the D-pad.
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In the same way, remove the power button from the upper case.
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Using a pair of tweezers, remove the LED diffuser bracket and the LED diffuser from the upper case of the DSi XL.
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Place the tip of a spudger in the LED diffuser compartment, on the face of the clutch hinge.
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Push the clutch hinge to the left.
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Lift the left side of the front bezel away from the upper case.
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Pull the front bezel to the left, separating the front bezel from the upper case.
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Grasp the camera and upper LCD ribbon cables between your thumb and forefinger, pulling them out of the upper case slightly, slide them down through the slit in the upper case.
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Rotate the front bezel assembly clockwise so that the ends of the camera and LCD cables slide sideways through the slit in the front bezel.
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Carefully coil the two ribbon cables together, so that the connectors are on the inside of the spool.
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Holding the upper LCD and the cameras together, pull the cables through the hinge in the front bezel.
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Uncoil the ribbon cables.
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Lift the camera ribbon cable up off the upper LCD, minding any adhesive that may still be attached.
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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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Im having a problem where when I turn the ds on, the bottom screen flashes, then turns off, would this be because of water damage? or do i need to electrical tape down the ribbons connected the screen?
rust/white powder built up on a screw and can’t unscrew it
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