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Re-installing the motherboard of the 3DS XL

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  1. Re-installing the motherboard of the  3DS XL, Stage the motherboard for installation: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Lay the motherboard flat on the table, as shown.

    • On the chassis, make sure that the green antenna wire is in its slot, and that the touchscreen ribbon cable is properly positioned.

    • Lay the opened chassis on a table near the motherboard and gently separate the upper and lower motherboard ribbon connectors.

    • Still holding them separated, slide the motherboard into that separation, so that only one ribbon connector is above the motherboard, and the 2 plastic pins are resting in their holes.

    • Now you can grasp the uppermost ribbon connector gently with tweezers, and guide it into its socket without having to also wrestle the motherboard and the chassis.

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Proceed with reassembly of your 3DS XL.

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Dan

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Dan, I recently replaced the rubber ABXY pad (user reported XY did not function but the unit otherwise worked fine. Though I thought I was careful during reassembly, it seems I was not: the unit, when turned one ahs the blue LED power light on for a few secs then goes out with the unit not powering up. The is my first 3DS repair so I do not have a huge amount of practical experience here. Are there any common ‘gotchas’ when doing 3DS disassembly ?

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I just did the one repair, and managed to recover from one error (a problem with the gold Kapton insulating film on the LCD, I think). I didn’t encounter your problem. Check all the ribbon cable connections and scrutinize your mechanical alignments around the ABXY pad.

And remember to take a break. Maybe sleep on it. We’re all better after we have had some rest. Sorry I can’t help more.

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