Game Boy Advance LCD Screen Replacement

Take the battery cover off by releasing the locking tab and hinging the cover away.

Remove the six back panel screws using a Tri-wing Screwdriver.

Remove bottom back panel screw with a Phillips #1 screw driver.

Remove the back panel by pulling away with one hand and the front secured in the other hand.

Remove left and right triggers by lifting and pulling them away from the system.

Do the same for side panels

Remove the gray On/Off Switch by pulling up and away from the unit. Replace with another switch if necessary.

Remove the three screws on the circuit board with a Phillips #1 screw driver.

Pull circuit board away from the front panel by pulling up at the bottom of the circuit board, keeping the top ribbon still connected.

Remove the rubber button pads from their pockets.

Remove the plastic buttons and the D-pad from beneath the rubber pads with tweezers or by hand.

Carefully note the brown colored locking bar that shims the ribbon cable in it's housing so it cannot slip.

Using a nylon stick (or some other ESD safe probe) gently push both sides of the locking bar up.

Now the ribbon cable should move freely. A careful prod using your nylon spudger should be able to free the cable. This should barely require any force at all. Otherwise, check that the locking bar is fully disengaged.

Use the spudger to lift the screen from the front panel. Place the spudger in the space directly left of the D-pad.