Introduction
Use this guide to replace your DSi's dual cameras and their shared ribbon cable.
What you need
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Unscrew the two Phillips screws securing the battery cover to the lower case.
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Grasp the battery cover and lift out of the lower case.
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Wedge the edge of a spudger in between the top of the battery and its lower case housing and pry upwards to dislodge the battery.
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Grasp the battery and remove it from the DSi.
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Two screws are hidden underneath two rubber feet highlighted in red.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pry the rubber feet out of the lower case.
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Remove the following screws securing the lower case to the body of the DSi:
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Six 5.2 mm Phillips screws.
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One 2.7 mm Phillips screw.
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Insert the spudger in between the lower casing and lower panel near the top right corner of the DSi.
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Carefully run the spudger along the edge of the outer casing, creating an opening between the body and the casing.
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Continue running the spudger around the body of the DSi until the majority of the lower case has been separated.
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Carefully lift the lower casing from its bottom edge.
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Pry the volume and SD board cable up from its socket on the motherboard with the flat edge of a screwdriver.
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once the cable, highlighted in the orange box, is completely removed then you may take off the entire outer casing.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pry the power board connector out of its socket on the motherboard.
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Use your fingernail or the edge of a plastic opening tool to flip up the retaining flap on the following three ZIF sockets:
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Lower touchscreen cable
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Lower LCD cable
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Power board cable
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After flipping up the locking tabs on all three sockets, use your fingers or a pair of tweezers to gently pull the cables straight out of their sockets.
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Use your fingernail or the edge of a plastic opening tool to carefully flip up the touchscreen ribbon cable retaining flap.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pull the touchscreen ribbon cable straight out of its socket.
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Use your fingernail or the edge of a plastic opening tool to carefully flip up the dual camera ribbon cable retaining flap.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pull the dual camera ribbon cable straight out of its socket.
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Remove the following four Phillips screws securing the motherboard to the DSi framework.
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Three longer screws.
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One short screw.
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Pull the microphone and Wi-Fi antenna cables out of the notch cut into the motherboard near the headphone jack.
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Slightly lift the motherboard upwards to reveal the upper LCD ribbon cable above the ABXY buttons .
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Use your fingernail or the edge of a plastic opening tool to carefully flip up the upper LCD ribbon cable retaining flap.
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Remove the motherboard from the DSi.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pry the metal backing of the lower LCD up from the DSi's framework.
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Lift the lower LCD assembly out of the DSi.
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Use a pushpin to remove the four plastic screw covers (highlighted in red) on the front bezel.
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Using two hands, gently slide the rear bezel upwards.
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Lift the rear bezel straight up out of the DSi.
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De-route the microphone and Wi-Fi antenna cables through the opening located on the bottom DSi's framework.
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Remove the five Phillips screws securing the power board to the DSi's framework.
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Lift and remove the power board from the DSi.
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Push the metal hinge pin inward on the D-pad side of the front lower panel with the tip of a spudger.
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The pin should move about 3 mm and stop. It is not necessary to try to completely remove the pin.
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Slightly detach the lower and upper halves of the DSi.
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De-route the upper LCD and dual camera ribbon cables through the slit near the ABXY side of the front lower panel.
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Separate the lower and upper halves from each other.
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Using your fingers, grasp the microphone cable and remove it from the front bezel assembly.
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The microphone will likely pop out of its housing, so it is probably easier to completely remove it at this point.
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De-route the Wi-Fi antenna cable through the hinge.
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Tightly coil the display and dual camera ribbon cables enough to push them through the steel hinge tube.
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Remove the steel hinge tube.
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Carefully push both coiled ribbon cables through the tube molded into the front upper panel.
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Lift the rear-facing out of its housing in the front bezel.
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Remove the dual camera cable assembly from the DSi.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
