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Follow this guide to replace a broken or faulty circuit board in your Nintendo Switch dock.
Required Tools: Tri-head 360x50 driver, mini-tweezers, needle-nose pliers
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Unclip the back plate. It will fold back to expose the power wire and the HDMI cable.
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Remove the Switch from the dock
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Orient the dock so that the adapter block faces up like shown
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Using a Tri-head 360x50 driver, unscrew the four screws shown (1, 2, 3, 4) and use mini-tweezers to remove the screws
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Place the screws in a secure location where you will remember to get them later.
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Using Tri-head 360x50 driver, unscrew the next four screws shown (A, B, C, D) and use the mini-tweezers to remove the screws.
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Place the screws in a secure location.
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Carefully pull to remove the backing from the switch dock, exposing the circuit board.
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Carefully unplug the red and black cable connecting the circuit board with the dock housing
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This cable can be more easily removed with a pair of needle-nosed pliers. Clamp on to the plastic casing and gently pull to remove the cable
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Gently pull the film cable out of the circuit board. The cable should slide free when lightly pulled.
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Unpack and inspect replacement circuit board - check for any damage or faults
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Carefully reconnect the film cable to the replacement circuit board. The cable should slide in when gentle pressure is applied.
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Ensure the cable is oriented correctly before insertion to avoid damage.
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Make sure the cable is oriented correctly - you can check the port to make sure the holes will line up correctly
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Align plug - end of cable to port and apply gentle pressure. The cable should slide back into place.
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The circuit board should fit without obstruction.
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Gently apply pressure to the circuit board to ensure it seats into the housing.
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Place backing onto dock. All screw holes should line up.
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Apply gentle pressure. (You should feel a slight "give" as it seats properly)
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Use Tri-Head driver to reinsert screws (A, B, C, D)
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Use Tri-head driver to reinsert screws (1, 2, 3, 4)
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Plug HDMI and power cable into switch dock.
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Plug HDMI cable into a device with an HDMI port (TV, monitor, computer, etc.) (NOTE: need adapter for PC for video and audio connection)
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Insert Nintendo Switch into dock and turn it on.
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The dock should charge your switch. If it doesn't, check the power supply/power cable
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When correctly seated in the dock, the Switch screen will remain black
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Use Switch normally to test audio and video output
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If Switch works normally but the dock doesn't, check to make sure the following are true:
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Both cables are plugged in correctly
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Both cables are not obstructed or damaged
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Circuit board is not damaged
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Circuit board seats correctly into housing
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All electrical equipment should be stored safely out of the way of hazards. After replacement, the Switch Dock should function properly.
All electrical equipment should be stored safely out of the way of hazards. After replacement, the Switch Dock should function properly.
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Wrong kind of dock, bro.
modtang -
Conecta el cable HDMI a un dispositivo con un puerto HDMI
Enchufa el HDMI y el cable de alimentación en la base de la Switch.
Vlad Luk -
had a bad surge and now dock isn't working (but the power cord will charge the switch directly)
how do I tell if it is the circuit board or the USBC board that is bad?
