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Nintendo 64 Metal Plate Replacement

Device	Nintendo 64
Difficulty	Easy
Time	15 minutes
Steps	14

This guide is by LisaF818 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 >>

This guide shows how to remove the metal plate that covers the motherboard.

Tools: Gamebit 4.5mm; Metal Spudger; Phillips #1 Screwdriver; Phillips #2 Screwdriver

Step 1

• Remove the expansion pack cover by pushing in the tab and pulling out.

Step 2

• NOTE: If your system uses a jumper pack, the same procedure applies to remove it.
• NOTE: A small spoon can be used in place of a spudger.
• Lever the expansion pack out using a metal spudger.

Step 3

• Remove the six screws on the bottom side indicated in the example with a gamebit head or screwdriver.

Step 4

• Remove the two front feet of the N64.

Step 5

• Rotate to top side up and lift off top cover.

Step 6

• Remove the fourteen screws indicated in the example using the larger Phillips screwdriver.

Step 7

• Remove the metal plate indicated in the example by sliding it back and then lifting it up.

Step 8

• Remove the two screws indicated in the example using the smaller Phillips screwdriver.

Step 9

• Remove the screw to the right of the LED light using the larger Phillips screwdriver.

Step 10

• Remove the small metal bracket from the back of the expansion pack slot.

Step 11

• Remove the small metal bracket from the front of the expansion pack slot with the metal spudger.

Step 12

• Remove the small metal bracket behind the expansion slot using the spudger.

Step 13

• Remove the seven screws indicated in the example using the larger Phillips screwdriver.

Step 14

• Lift off and remove the metal plate as indicated in the example.

Conclusion

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

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