Nintendo Switch Motherboard Replacement

Disconnect the right loudspeaker from the motherboard.

Disconnect the left speaker from the motherboard.

Use a spudger to flip up the small beige locking flap on the display ZIF connector.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to slide the display ribbon cable out of the ZIF connector.

Use a spudger to flip up the small black locking flap on the power/volume button ZIF connector.

Use a spudger to flip up the small gray locking flap on the fan ZIF connector.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the white coaxial antenna cable from the motherboard.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the black coaxial antenna cable from the motherboard.

Use a spudger to flip up the small gray locking flap on the right Joy-Con rail ZIF connector.

Use a spudger to flip up the small black locking flap on the ZIF connector.

Use a spudger to flip up the small gray locking flap on the left Joy-Con rail ZIF connector.

Remove the four 2.50 mm JIS #000 screws from the motherboard.

Remove the two 3.14 mm JIS #000 screws from the USB-C port.

Gently lift and wiggle the motherboard to remove.