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How To Install A New GBA SP Case

View Original _____________________________________________________ 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). _____________________________________________________ PLEASE NOTE: If you buy a replacement GBA SP shell from anywhere else besides Gaming Generations, you may not receive all of the parts and therefore some of the steps may not be possible to do in our guide. Get all of your necessary tools together. View Original 1) Grab your new GBA SP shell. View Original 2) We will be changing this nasty case today. If you think it looks bad now, you should have seen it before I photoshopped it to make it look better :-) View Original 3) Take out the screw and remove the battery cover. View Original 4) Remove the battery. View Original 5) Take out the 6 triwing screws. View Original 6) pull the bottom cover from the top like shown below. Try your best to keep the R & L buttons in place. View Original 7) Take out the 3 screws holding down the motherboard. View Original 8) Gently pull the board up. View Original 9) Push the latch downward and remove the ribbon cable. This cable connects the top screen to the motherboard. View Original 10) Remove the buttons. View Original 11) Remove the speaker. View Original 12) Take out the screw shown below. View Original 13) After taking out the screw above you will be able to remove the piece shown below. View Original 14) Using your knife take off the 5 pads. View Original 15) Take out the 5 screws. Newer bright screen GBA SP systems will have regular philips screws whereas older version GBA SP systems will have triwing screws. View Original 16) Remove the top. View Original 17) Pull out the top screen. Be careful not to rip the ribbon cable when pulling it out. View Original 18) Now on to the hardest part, taking out the 2 hinges. These babies are in there super tight. View Original 19) Push hard on each one and they will eventually pop out. Be careful not to hurt yourself. I have found that using your pliers works best to push these out. View Original 20) Let's take a break from the hinges quick. We will work with the screen. View Original 21) Gently pull off the screen cover. View Original 22) Pull off the adhesive on the new screen cover you will be installing. View Original 23) Put the new screen cover on. Make sure it is lined up correctly. View Original 24) Pull off the front adhesive on the new screen. View Original 25) Now back to the 2 hinges. Remove the nubs on both hinges. View Original 26) Put on the new nubs. View Original 27) Both are on in the picture below. View Original 28) Onto the 2nd hardest part, getting the hinges back in place. Push these hinges back in REALLY hard and they should snap in place. I've had to get a hammer out before to get these back in place, fun fun. View Original 29) The hinges should now be back in place. View Original 30) Place the top screen back in place and route the ribbon cable back through the hole shown in the picture below. View Original 31) Place the top piece back on. View Original 32) Put the 5 screws back in. View Original 33) Alright, their back in good job. View Original 34) Put the piece shown below back on. View Original 35) Screw down the piece you just put back in the above step. View Original 36) Place your buttons back in place and the speaker. View Original 37) Plug back in the top screen ribbon cable to the motherboard. Make sure to secure it in w/ the tab. View Original 38) Put the 3 screws back in place. View Original 39) Grab this piece. View Original 40) Put the piece above as shown in the picture below. View Original 41) Put the top and bottom case together. PLEASE NOTE: Make sure that the on/off button lines up correctly together on the top and bottom case. Also make sure to try and keep the R & L buttons in place. View Original 42) Put the 6 triwing screws back in place. View Original 43) Place the battery back in place. View Original 44) Place the battery cover back on and screw it down. View Original 45) Put the 5 tabs back in. View Original 46) Put the "Nintendo" symbol on. View Original 47) Your GBA SP should now be ready to go. View Original View Original There you have it, we have just completely changed a GBA SP shell. Troubleshooting Guide Problem: My screen flickers on and then off when turning on the system. Solution: Your ribbon cable from the top screen is most likely not plugged in all the way to the board. Also be sure your battery is charged.