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Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP Speaker Replacement

Device	Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP
Difficulty	Easy
Time	15 minutes
Steps	3

This guide is by Chase on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

Tools: Tri-point Y000 Screwdriver; Phillips #0 Screwdriver

Step 1 :: Removing the back plate

• Start by removing the battery cover and take out the battery.
    • Remove the 6 tri point screws on the back plating.
    • The back plate should lift right off.
    • Also remove the 3 phillip screws on the mother board.

Step 2 :: Pull up the mother board

• Pull up the mother board from the bottom, opposite the ribbon cable. Try not to put any stress on the ribbon cable.

Step 3 :: Replacing the speaker and re assembly

• The speaker makes contact to the mother board by two pads, no soldering required. Just place the new speaker in it's slot along with the rest of the buttons.
• To re assemble put back down the mother board to it's original position and follow the steps in reverse. I would recommend doing a dry test by just holding the console together and testing it out before you screw anything back in.
• A few things for re assembly , make sure the power switch remains in the back casing as it can easily fall out, and make sure it is set to off. Do not lose the square nut on the back casing as it is not replaceable.

Conclusion

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

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