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Use this guide to replace the motherboard in your Nintendo Switch OLED.
For your safety, discharge the battery below 25% before disassembling your Switch. This reduces the risk of fire if the battery is accidentally damaged during the repair. If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.
The Switch OLED uses JIS screws, but you can use a Phillips screwdriver in a pinch. Be very careful not to strip the screws. iFixit's Phillips bits are designed to be cross-compatible with JIS-style screws.
Note: When you remove the shield plate, you’ll need to replace the thermal compound between the plate and the heatsink. Since normal thermal paste isn’t designed to bridge large gaps, the closest replacement is K5 Pro viscous thermal paste. You will, however, need regular replacement thermal paste when replacing the heat sink.
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Press and hold down the small round button on the back of the Joy Con controller.
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While you hold down the button, slide the controller upward.
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Continue sliding the Joy Con upward until it's completely removed from the console.
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Use a Phillips driver, or a JIS driver, to remove the 2 mm-long screw securing the top of the rear case to the frame.
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the two 2 mm-long screws securing the bottom of the rear case to the frame.
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the 3.8 mm screw securing the right Joy-Con sensor rail to the rear case.
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the 3.8 mm screw securing the left Joy-Con sensor rail to the rear case.
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Use your finger to flip up the kickstand on the back of the device.
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Use a Y00 screwdriver to remove the two 4.3 mm screws securing the rear case to the frame.
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Lift the rear case up from the top of the device and remove it.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to separate a corner of the tape from the shield plate.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to peel back and remove the tape.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to pull up and disconnect the primary Wi-Fi antenna's coaxial cable.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to reroute the primary antenna's coaxial cable out of its slots in the shield plate.
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the two 4.4 mm screws securing the primary Wi-Fi antenna to the shield plate.
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Insert an opening pick between the primary Wi-Fi antenna and the shield plate.
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Pry up with the pick to separate the primary Wi-Fi antenna from the shield plate.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to pull up and disconnect the secondary Wi-Fi antenna's coaxial cable.
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Use the point of a spudger to reroute the secondary Wi-Fi antenna's coaxial cable from its slot in the frame.
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the 4.4 mm screw securing the secondary Wi-Fi antenna to the shield plate.
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Insert an opening pick between the secondary Wi-Fi antenna and the shield plate.
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Pry up with the pick to separate the secondary Wi-Fi antenna from the shield plate.
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Use the point of a spudger to reroute the secondary Wi-Fi antenna's coaxial cable out of its slot in the frame.
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Remove the secondary Wi-Fi antenna.
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the six 4.4 mm screws securing the shield plate to the frame.
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Use your fingers to lift the top of the shield plate up and away from the frame.
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Remove the shield plate.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery.
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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the piece of tape obscuring the daughterboard's screw.
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the 4 mm screw securing the daughterboard to the frame.
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Insert a spudger between the edge of the daughterboard and the motherboard.
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Pry up with the spudger to disconnect the press connector and separate the daughterboard from the frame.
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Remove the daughterboard.
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the three 3 mm screws securing the heat sink to the motherboard.
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Insert a spudger between the heat sink's bracket and the motherboard.
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Pry up with the spudger to separate the heat sink from the motherboard.
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Insert a spudger in the gap between the fan and the heat sink.
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Pry up with the spudger to separate the heat sink from the adhesive beneath it.
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Remove the heat sink.
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Use the tip of a spudger, an opening tool, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the fan cable's ZIF connector.
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Use a pair of tweezers to pull the fan cable straight out of its connector on the motherboard.
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the three 3 mm screws securing the fan to the frame.
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Use a spudger to lift the fan out straight out of the frame.
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Remove the fan.
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Use an opening tool, spudger, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the power button board's ZIF connector.
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Use a pair of tweezers to pull the power button board cable straight out of its connector on the motherboard.
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Use an opening tool, spudger, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the right Joy-Con sensor rail's ZIF connector.
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Use a pair of tweezers to pull the right Joy-Con sensor rail's cable straight out of its connector on the motherboard.
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Use an opening tool, spudger, or your fingernail to flip up the hinged locking flap on the display's ZIF connector.
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Use a pair of tweezers to pull the display cable straight out of its connector on the motherboard.
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Use blunt tweezers, or your fingers, to pull the left speaker's JST connector out of its socket.
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Use blunt tweezers, or your fingers, to pull the right speaker's JST connector out of its socket.
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Use an opening tool, spudger, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the right Joy-Con sensor rail's ZIF connector.
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Use a pair of tweezers to pull the left Joy-Con sensor rail's cable straight out of its connector on the motherboard.
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the five screws securing the midframe to the frame:
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Three 3 mm screws
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Two 4.4 mm screws
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Insert a spudger between the motherboard and the frame.
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Pry up with the spudger to separate the motherboard from the frame.
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Remove the motherboard.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before you install it.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Nintendo Switch OLED Answers community for help.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before you install it.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Nintendo Switch OLED Answers community for help.
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