Introduction
If your Xbox One Afterglow Prismatic wired controller buttons or triggers are damaged, use this guide to learn how to replace either the buttons or triggers. This guide shows you how to disassemble the controller to replace the trigger and buttons on the Afterglow controller. Once the guide has been completed, the buttons or triggers should be working again.
Before using this guide, make sure that the issue is with the controller buttons and not with the wired connection. Inspect the connection from the Afterglow controller to the Xbox One for any fraying in the line or damage with the connection ports (cracks, bent port, broken plastic).
Read each step fully before starting. If any steps are done incorrectly, it could cause damage to the internal parts of the controller.
Before starting this guide, disconnect the wire from the controller.
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Place an opening tool between the front and rear controller panels at the bottom of the controller.
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Pry the bottom of the controller open around the audio port.
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Remove both screws on the back of the motherboard under the triggers using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Place your left hand at the base of the motherboard and your right hand on the frame.
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Lift the motherboard up from the pegs that hold it in place.
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Pull down gently to remove the motherboard.
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Remove the two screws from each of the triggers (four total) using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Replace each of the triggers by screwing them back together.
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Push the rail back onto the trigger peg.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
2 comments
Can you tell me where i can get the exact same circuit board for this controller i would greatly appreciate it if you respond!
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I took my controller apart up to step 4 in order to reseat the analog stick sensors to help with stick drift and this guide helped me check my work to make sure I hadn't missed anything and was doing it properly. The pictures were quite handy.
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I think it would be good to add that there's a pin array attached to the second circuit board with the bumpers that you need to re socket when putting the controller back together. The controller mostly works even without the pins in place, but the Y button is connected to one of these pins and will not work unless the pins are properly socketed, I had to disassemble and reassemble my controller a second time after realising this, but once I got it done with the pins in the right place it worked as desired. It's entirely possible and maybe even likely you'll bend the pins on the secondary board during initial disassembly (I had), but it's easy to simply set them back upright, just don't lose the pin guide!