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Sega Genesis II Teardown

Device	Sega Genesis II
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	No estimate
Steps	6

This guide is by Frankie 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 >>

Alright. This guide is a teardown to show the safest and easiest way to take apart your genesis.

Tools: iFixit Opening Tool; Spudger; 64 Bit Driver Kit

Step 1

• Let's start by taking the small door found on the bottom right side of your console

Step 2

• Next, remove the four, black 11mm screws from the bottom of your console.

Step 3

• Carefully lift the top off of the console.
• It should come off relatively easy
• If it doesn't, ensure that all four screws are removed

Step 4

• Remove the six, gold, 8mm screws and the three, black, 8mm screws holding down the EM shield
• After removing the screws, the shield will come off very easily.

Step 5

• Remove the two 17mm black screws on the left and right side of the PIN to release the circuit board from the bottom EM shield.
• After the screws are releases, the circuit board can easily be removed from the console.

Step 6

• Well, there you have it!
• One disassembled Sega Genesis. I hope this guide was helpful and informative. Good luck and Happy Gaming!
• This guide brought to you by: Frankie's Video Game Console Repair and iFixit.

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