How To Replace A DS Lite Bottom Screen
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Guide Provided By: Gaming Generations
Estimated Time: 20-40 minutes
Experience Level: Intermediate
Items Needed: Fine tipped Phillips screwdriver, Triwing screwdriver, pointed object (pick, small knife etc.) pliers (optional).
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Get all of your necessary tools together.
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1) Take off both of the bottom pads.
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2) A pointy object such as a knife works great.
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3) Take out the screw holding down the battery cover and pull it up with your sharp object.
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4) Using your sharp object again push the battery from it's side and pull up to take out the battery.
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5) Pull out the GBA cover.
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6) Take out the 8 screws. Red are Phillips screws and purple are triwing screws.
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7) Pull up the case from the left to right. Grab it on both sides w/ your hand and rock it left to right when pulling up. You may need to give it a good tug. Try to hold down the R & L buttons while taking it off as they may shoot up in the air when the case snaps up and releases. Be careful not to break the power switch off during this process.
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8) Take out the one Phillips screw holding down the motherboard.
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9) Now onto the R & L buttons. Be very careful when taking these off! There is a small peg in each w/ a small wire looking object that wraps around & connects to the case. When taking these out, grab them like shown in the picture and gently squeeze while pulling up. Do not lose any of these parts, keep them in a safe place.
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10) Gently pull up the connected black wire (Wifi wire).
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11) Gently pull the wire underneath the card socket reader.
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12) Gently pull up the connected white wire (MIC wire).
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13) Now you can pull up the motherboard. An easy way to do this is gently push up from underneath on the bottom screen.
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14) Disconnect the top screen ribbon cable.
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15) Gently push up the tab holding down the top screen ribbon cable to disconnect.
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16) Once the top screen ribbon cable is disconnected you may pull out the motherboard completely.
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17) Gently pull up the tab shown below and unplug the the ribbon cable.
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18) Gently pull up the network board.
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19) Very gently push up the tab shown in the picture below and unplug the touch screen ribbon cable.
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20) Take off the bottom screen.
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21) Your screen should now be completely removed.
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22) Grab your new bottom screen and reassemble. Note that brand new screens do not come with a touch screen. For a guide on how to install the touch screen part CLICK HERE.
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Troubleshooting Guide
Problem: I am not getting any picture on the screens after installing the new case.
Solution: Make sure you have installed everything correctly. Make sure your network board is installed correctly.
Problem: My DS turns on and then turns off after a couple seconds.
Solution: Your top screen ribbon cable is most likely not plugged in snugly enough to the motherboard. If that does not fix the problem change top screens. If that still does not work then you will most likely need a new DS motherboard.
Problem: My DS top screen turns on but only shows a white screen.
Solution: Again check your top screen ribbon cable. If that is not the problem, you may have a bad top screen. If that is not the problem it is most likely an issue with your DS motherboard.
Problem: My DS bottom screen turns on but only shows a white screen.
Solution: Make sure all of the ribbon cables are nice and snug to the motherboard.
Problem: My DS touch screen does not work anymore.
Solution: This is a very common problem. All you need to do is make sure the tiny ribbon cable that plugs in by the network board is connected 100%. |
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