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Super Nintendo Motherboard Replacement

Device	Super Nintendo
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	15 - 30 minutes
Steps	13

This guide is by Melina 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: Gamebit 4.5mm; Phillips #2 Screwdriver

Step 1

• Remove the six screws located on the underside of the system using the Gamebit 4.5mm screwdriver.

Step 2

• Carefully flip the unit back over.
• Locate the seam. Lift and separate the upper half of the case from the lower half of the case.

Step 3

• Remove the two 11.7 mm Phillips #2 screws connecting the power switch to the motherboard.

Step 4

• NOTE: The power switch is connected to the motherboard near the top left of the console.
• Carefully pull the connector from its socket on the motherboard. You may need to wiggle it out as you pull.
• CAUTION: Do not detach the connector by pulling on the wires. This could damage the wires or the socket.

Step 5

• Lift the right side of the eject lever out of the housing.

Step 6

• Pull the metal bar out through the right side of the eject lever.
• CAUTION: Make sure to keep track of the spring located on the left side of the lever as it may shoot off when removing the metal bar.
• NOTE: When reassembling, the procedure becomes more difficult due to the spring (marked red). We recommend that one person hold the spring in place (picture 3) while another person slides the metal bar back into the left housing, and slide the eject lever onto the metal bar.

Step 7