Repairing Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 Motherboard

Step 1 Repairing Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 Motherboard

• Find the hatch labeled "open" on the left side of the bottom of the camera.
• Slide the hatch in the direction that the arrow is pointing. The hatch will open outward on its own.
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Step 2

• Slide the blue locking tab to release the battery. Slide the battery out of the camera.
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Step 3
• Replace hatch and rotate camera 180 degrees. You should still be looking at the bottom of the camera.
• Remove the four 2.5mm Philips #0 screws.
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Step 4
• Turn the camera so the left side-panel faces you. (It says 5x Optical Zoom)
• Remove the two 2.5mm Philips #0 screws.
• You may have to remove the screws with a pair of tweezers when the screws are almost out.
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Step 5
• Turn the camera so the right side faces you.
• Remove the two 2.5mm Philips #0 screws.
• You may have to remove the screws with a pair of tweezers when the screws are almost out.
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Step 6
• Rotate camera so that the back is facing you.
• Pull the back casing directly away from the LCD screen.
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Step 7
• Turn the camera so that the left side is facing you.
• Pull the left side-panel off of the camera.
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Step 8
• Turn camera so that the front of the camara is facing you.
• Pull the front casing directly away from the camera.
• The right side panel may fall off when you take the front panel off.
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Step 9
• Turn the camera so that the right side is facing you.
• Pull the right side-panel away from the rest of the camera.
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Step 10
• This is what your camera should look like now that you have removed the casing from all sides.
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Step 11
• Gently pull the LCD and its casing away from the motherboard as shown.
• Be careful not to rip out any ribbon cables.
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Step 12
• Disconnect the small ribbon-wire by gently pulling on the small ribbon-wire where it connects with the motherboard.
• Do not use excessive force to remove the wire because this may cause it to tear.
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Step 13
• Disconnect the large ribbon-wire by pulling on the large ribbon-wire where it connects to the motherboard.
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Step 14
• Pull the LCD and its casing away from the rest of the camera.
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Step 15
• Turn the camera so the back is facing you.
• Remove the 2.5mm Philips #0 screw at the top of the camera.
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Step 16
• Tilt top casing up and towards you.
• Carefully remove the right ribbon-wire from the top camera panel by pulling where the wire connects to the top.
• Make sure to hold the camera with your thumb on the white square to ensure the ribbon-wire is not disconnected from the motherboard.
• Carefully remove the left ribbon-wire from the top camera panel by pulling where the wire connects to the top.
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Step 17
• Flash capacitors are dangerous! Be extremely careful when removing the capacitor from the camera. You can get shocked BADLY!
• Remove the flash capacitor from the lens assembly.
• Carefully place the flash capacitor away from where you are working.
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Step 18
• Carefully disconnect the top ribbon-wire from the motherboard by pulling where the wire connects to the motherboard.
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Step 19
• Disconnect the top remaining ribbon-wire by carefully pulling at the base of where the wire connects to the motherboard.
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Step 20
• Pull the Lens Assembly away from the motherboard.
• You have now removed the Lens Assembly from the camera.
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Step 21
• Remove the red clip that holds the motherboard to its casing.
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Step 22
• Pull back the small gray clip located on the right side of the camera to release the motherboard from its casing.
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Step 23
• Lift the motherboard from the casing.
• Carefully remove the large ribbon-wire by pulling the wire where it connects with the motherboard.
• In order to completely remove the motherboard, you must desolder the small ribbon wire from the casing.
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Step 24
• Flip the motherboard up to turn it over.
• When de-soldering, be careful not to burn yourself or the motherboard. You can damage or destroy the motherboard or the ribbon wire by applying too much heat.
• Carefully de-solder the three connectors from the ribbon wire to the motherboard.
• You have now removed the motherboard.
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