Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP Motherboard Replacement

Written By: DJ Pantone
  • Comments: 7
Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP Motherboard Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

10 minutes

Introduction

The motherboard is the green electrical plate that runs the device. Without the motherboard, the device will not function. This is why we advise against removing the motherboard from the system. Any accidental tug can tear the golden ribbon cable. If that happens you now have more problems then you came here with in the first place!

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    • Use a standard Phillips #00 screwdriver to loosen the 4 mm screw that keeps the battery cover attached to the device.

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    Bonjour @lachainede96340 D'après les instructions du tutoriel, il s'agit d'une vis Phillips (ou cruciforme) #00 de 4 mm de long. Ces mesures devraient suffire pour trouver une vis de remplacement dans votre stock de vis ou en magasin le cas échéant.

    Claire Miesch -

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    • Lift the battery cover up and remove it from the device.

    • The screw will remain attached to the battery cover because of Nintendo's design.

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    • Use your fingers or a plastic opening tool to remove the battery from the device.

    • Caution: Please exercise caution when handling the battery. If it appears to be swelling or damaged at all it is considered a fire hazard.

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    • Remove four 6.5 mm screws from the corners of the back cover using a tri-point Y00 screwdriver.

    • Remove two 4.6mm screws from the top-center and bottom-center of the device using a tri-point Y00 screwdriver.

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    • Lift the back cover off of the device.

    • Potential for device damage: These inner components are vulnerable to static electricity. Exercise caution when handling these next steps to prevent damaging the device.

    • Look out for the power switch that can fall out when taking the back cover off.

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    • Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the three Phillips #00 4 mm long screws that hold the motherboard to the button panel.

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    • Be careful not to tear the ribbon cable that's connected to the screen. If you tear it, games will not appear on the device's screen!

    • Flip the motherboard up and rest it on the other half of the device, so that the back of the buttons are visible as seen in the picture.

    My Game Boy Advance SP has a problem where it won’t charge the device. The Game Boy is plugged in but the charge light does not go on. How may I turn it back on? What, inside the system, needs to be fixed? Is it one of the cables behind the charging socket inside the Game Boy?

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

DJ Pantone

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4 comments

I just bought one at a garage sale. Everything works fine, but the screen does not display properly. when you turn the unit on, all you get is vertical lines on the screen. They are random each time you turn it on. Is the ribbon ripped? If so, can you get a new one??? If so - where?

Brian -

picked up Gameboy advanced sp 101 model when you go to charge it the light comes on but then shuts off so I thought maybe its either the battery or a fuse on the motherboard how can I change that or fix it

jourdanjoseph -

I think this would be a good idea, one day i will have a new GBA SP LCD screen and then, disassemble it and replace the screen

Santi12008 -

I dropped it once , now half of the games do not run, what should I do?

Sarthak sibou -