Nintendo Switch Dock Circuit Board Replacement

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Nintendo Switch Dock Circuit Board Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

18

Time Required

15 - 45 minutes

Introduction

Follow this guide to replace a broken or faulty circuit board in your Nintendo Switch dock.

Required Tools: Tri-head 360x50 driver, mini-tweezers, needle-nose pliers

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    • Unclip the back plate. It will fold back to expose the power wire and the HDMI cable.

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    • Remove the Switch from the dock

    • Orient the dock so that the adapter block faces up like shown

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    • Using a Tri-head 360x50 driver, unscrew the four screws shown (1, 2, 3, 4) and use mini-tweezers to remove the screws

    • Place the screws in a secure location where you will remember to get them later.

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    • Using Tri-head 360x50 driver, unscrew the next four screws shown (A, B, C, D) and use the mini-tweezers to remove the screws.

    • Place the screws in a secure location.

    Indicating the length of the screws for steps three and four would be very helpful, they are different lengths and I can't remember which ones go where and this guide is of no help with that.

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    • Carefully pull to remove the backing from the switch dock, exposing the circuit board.

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    • Carefully unplug the red and black cable connecting the circuit board with the dock housing

    • This cable can be more easily removed with a pair of needle-nosed pliers. Clamp on to the plastic casing and gently pull to remove the cable

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    • Gently pull the film cable out of the circuit board. The cable should slide free when lightly pulled.

    alternatively, there is a hinged clip that holds it. Lift on the light grey bar to open and close the hinge holding the ribbon connector head in place.

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    This section should be updated to tell user that they need to lift up the latch on the ZIF socket. Lightly pulling it won't release the ribbon cable.

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    • Unpack and inspect replacement circuit board - check for any damage or faults

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    • Carefully reconnect the film cable to the replacement circuit board. The cable should slide in when gentle pressure is applied.

    • Ensure the cable is oriented correctly before insertion to avoid damage.

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    • Make sure the cable is oriented correctly - you can check the port to make sure the holes will line up correctly

    • Align plug - end of cable to port and apply gentle pressure. The cable should slide back into place.

    • The circuit board should fit without obstruction.

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    • Gently apply pressure to the circuit board to ensure it seats into the housing.

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    • Place backing onto dock. All screw holes should line up.

    • Apply gentle pressure. (You should feel a slight "give" as it seats properly)

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    • Use Tri-Head driver to reinsert screws (A, B, C, D)

    These four are the longer Tri-wing 00 screws.

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    • Use Tri-head driver to reinsert screws (1, 2, 3, 4)

    This one is where the four stubby (SHORT) tri-wing screws go.

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    • Plug HDMI and power cable into switch dock.

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    • Plug HDMI cable into a device with an HDMI port (TV, monitor, computer, etc.) (NOTE: need adapter for PC for video and audio connection)

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    • Insert Nintendo Switch into dock and turn it on.

    • The dock should charge your switch. If it doesn't, check the power supply/power cable

    • When correctly seated in the dock, the Switch screen will remain black

    • Use Switch normally to test audio and video output

    • If Switch works normally but the dock doesn't, check to make sure the following are true:

    • Both cables are plugged in correctly

    • Both cables are not obstructed or damaged

    • Circuit board is not damaged

    • Circuit board seats correctly into housing

Conclusion

All electrical equipment should be stored safely out of the way of hazards. After replacement, the Switch Dock should function properly.

Author

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5 comments

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Paul Walker -

Wrong kind of dock, bro.

modtang -

Conecta el cable HDMI a un dispositivo con un puerto HDMI

Vlad Luk -

Enchufa el HDMI y el cable de alimentación en la base de la Switch.

Vlad Luk -

had a bad surge and now dock isn't working (but the power cord will charge the switch directly)
how do I tell if it is the circuit board or the USBC board that is bad?

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