Nintendo DSi XL Upper LCD Replacement

Remove the two Phillips screws securing the battery cover to the back of the handheld console.

Lift the battery cover off the back of the DSi XL.

Lift the battery from the DSi XL.

Remove the four rubber screw covers on the lower case by prying them up with a push pin.

Remove the following seven Phillips screws that secure the lower case to the rest of the DSi XL:

Four silver 5.3 mm screws

Two black 5.3 mm screws

One black 2.5 mm screw

Insert a spudger between the upper and lower case at the bottom left corner of the DSi.

Slide the spudger along the bottom edge of the upper case to release the latches securing the upper case to the lower case.

Lift the lower case from the front edge.

Rotate the lower case away from the DSi.

Using a spudger, pry the SD card/right shoulder button connector off its socket.

Pry the volume button/left shoulder button connector off its socket on the motherboard with a spudger.

Lift the Wi-Fi board up off its socket on the motherboard.

Use a spudger to pry the Wi-Fi cable off its socket on the underside of the Wi-Fi board.

Use a spudger to pry the microphone cable off the motherboard.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the camera ribbon ZIF connector.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pull the camera ribbon from the ZIF connector.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the touchscreen cable ZIF connector.

With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the touchscreen cable from its connector on the motherboard.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the backlight cable ZIF connector.

With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the backlight cable from its connector on the motherboard.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the lower display data cable ZIF connector.

With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the lower display data cable from its connector on the motherboard.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the ZIF connector for the D-Pad/power button cable.

With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the D-Pad/power button cable from its connector on the motherboard.

Using the flat end of the spudger, pry the battery cable up off its socket on the motherboard.

Remove the screws securing the motherboard to the upper case:

A single 2.5 mm silver Phillips screw

Four 3.7 mm black Phillips screws

Deroute the microphone and antenna cables through the slot in the motherboard.

Rotate the motherboard off the lower case.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the upper display data cable ZIF connector.

With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the upper display data cable from its connector on the underside of the motherboard.

With the console still upside-down, open the DSi XL slightly.

Push the lower display away from the upper case.

Remove the lower display from the DSi XL.

Turn the DSi XL over and open the display.

Use a pushpin to remove the four plastic screw covers on the front bezel.

Remove the four 3.5 mm silver Phillips screws securing the rear bezel to the front bezel.

Using two hands, gently slide the rear bezel upwards.

Insert a spudger into the gap between the front and rear bezel.

Rotate the spudger away from the DSi XL, prying the two bezels apart.

In the same manner as described above, continue prying along the top edge of the front and rear bezels.

Separate the rear bezel from the front bezel.

Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the rear camera off the rear bezel.

Remove the rear bezel.

Remove the Phillips screw holding the metal securing bracket in place.

Lift the metal bracket off the camera.

Lift the camera out of its seat on the front bezel.

Grab the LCD and camera cable with one hand, and slowly feed the camera cable and data display cable through the right hinge connecting the upper case and front bezel.

Use your free hand to guide the ends of the cables through the right hinge.

Remove the camera ribbon from the DSi XL.

Lift the Wi-Fi antenna off the front display bezel.

De-route the Wi-Fi antenna cable from its grooves at the bottom of the front display bezel.

Pull the Wi-Fi antenna cable through the right hinge connecting the front bezel and upper case.

Lift both of the speakers from their seats on the front display bezel.

De-route the speaker wires that run above the upper display screen.

Remove the upper display assembly.

To separate the upper LCD and speakers, desolder the contacts on the orange ribbon cable.

For detailed instructions on how to solder this type of connection, see our guide for repairing soldered connections.

Upper LCD remains