Introduction
This guide will walk you through replacing your DSi's touchscreen.
Tools
Parts
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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 it out of the lower case.
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Using a spudger tool (or your fingernail), lift up the battery from the top.
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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 #00 screws.
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One 2.7 mm Phillips #00 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 using a spudger.
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Once the cable 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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Insert the edge of a plastic opening tool between the lower touchscreen and the lower LCD.
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Carefully run the edge of the opening tool along the perimeter of the touchscreen to detach it from the lower LCD.
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Remove the touchscreen from the lower LCD.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
5 comments
As always an excellent well documented and easily explained guide. My DSi touch screen now calibrates and works perfectly. Thank you so much for your excellent site.
I followed every step. Once I was done assembling it, I turned it on and the bottom screen flashed. Don't understand why and I'm really frustrated. Please help.
Gabbi M -
Donde puedo comprarla?
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