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Nintendo NES Advantage Back Panel Replacement

Device	Nintendo NES Advantage
Difficulty	Easy
Time	3 minutes
Steps	2

This guide is by Aksel Andreassen 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 >>

If your Nintendo NES Advantage Model NES-026 game controller is not working properly, you may need to remove the back panel for disassembly to investigate the issue.

All you need is a spudger and a standard Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Please visit the device page (https://www.ifixit.com/Topic/Nintendo_NES_Advantage) for background information on the controller, if interested.

Tools: Phillips #0 Screwdriver; Spudger

Step 1

• Remove the four sticky pads from the bottom of the device.
• NOTE: If the pads are stuck, use a spudger to remove them.

Step 2

• Remove the six 8 mm screws from the bottom of the device with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
• Use your hands to pull the back panel away from the controller.

Conclusion

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

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