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Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP Screen Replacement

Device	Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	10 - 20 minutes
Steps	7

This guide is by Lucas Hoekstra (Lucas9810) 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 >>

In this guide, I will show you how to replace a screen on your gameboy advance

Tools: 64 Bit Driver Kit; Spudger

Parts: AGS-001 Screen

Step 1 :: Battery

• Turn your GBA upside down so that the battery compartment is facing up.
• Remove the one Phillips screw holding the battery compartment cover in place.
• Remove the battery compartment cover.

Step 2 :: Battery

• Pry the battery up with your fingernail or Spudger.

Step 3 :: Lower Case

• Remove the 6 Tripoint screws holding the case together.
• Pry the 2 halves apart. Do not force it though, or you may break your GBA.
• Set the bottom half away for later.
• Be sure not to lose the small, square nut that hold the battery compartment nut in or else you will not be able to screw the battery compartment in.

Step 4 :: Motherboard

• Unscrew the three Phillips screws holding the motherboard to the mid case.
• WARNING!!! Do NOT Take the motherboard off yet. It is still Secured with A Ribbon Cable.
• Turn the GBA so that it is like the Third photo.

Step 5 :: Screen ZIF Connector

• Fold the motherboard down like in the first photo. Be sure that the case is ON TOP of the motherboard.
• Use a screwdriver or tweezers (https://www.ifixit.com/en-ca/products/tweezers) to unplug the ZIF Connector from the motherboard.
• Take the Screen ribbon cable out of the motherboard.

Step 6

• Use a flat-blade screwdriver or the pointed side of a spudger to remove the 5 rubber screw covers.
• Unscrew the 5 tri point screws under the rubber pads.
• Close the GBA and unscrew the single Phillips screw on the bottom.

Step 7 :: Screen

• Open up the GBA and everything should fall apart. Thread the ribbon cable through the opening and lift the screen out of the upper case.
• You are done!!

Conclusion

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

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