Nintendo DSi XL Upper Case Replacement

Remove the two Phillips screws securing the battery cover to the back of the handheld console.

Lift the battery cover off the back of the DSi XL.

Lift the battery from the DSi XL.

Remove the four rubber screw covers on the lower case by prying them up with a push pin.

Remove the following seven Phillips screws that secure the lower case to the rest of the DSi XL:

Four silver 5.3 mm screws

Two black 5.3 mm screws

One black 2.5 mm screw

Insert a spudger between the upper and lower case at the bottom left corner of the DSi.

Slide the spudger along the bottom edge of the upper case to release the latches securing the upper case to the lower case.

Lift the lower case from the front edge.

Rotate the lower case away from the DSi.

Using a spudger, pry the SD card/right shoulder button connector off its socket.

Pry the volume button/left shoulder button connector off its socket on the motherboard with a spudger.

Use a spudger to pry the microphone cable off the motherboard.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the camera ribbon ZIF connector.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pull the camera ribbon from the ZIF connector.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the touchscreen cable ZIF connector.

With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the touchscreen cable from its connector on the motherboard.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the backlight cable ZIF connector.

With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the backlight cable from its connector on the motherboard.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the lower display data cable ZIF connector.

With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the lower display data cable from its connector on the motherboard.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the ZIF connector for the D-Pad/power button cable.

With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the D-Pad/power button cable from its connector on the motherboard.

Using the flat end of the spudger, pry the battery cable up off its socket on the motherboard.

Remove the screws securing the motherboard to the upper case:

A single 2.5 mm silver Phillips screw

Four 3.7 mm black Phillips screws

Deroute the microphone and antenna cables through the slot in the motherboard.

Rotate the motherboard off the lower case.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the upper display data cable ZIF connector.

With the pointed end of the spudger, pull the upper display data cable from its connector on the underside of the motherboard.

With the console still upside-down, open the DSi XL slightly.

Push the lower display away from the upper case.

Remove the lower display from the DSi XL.

Turn the DSi XL over and open the display.

Use a pushpin to remove the four plastic screw covers on the front bezel.

Remove the four 3.5 mm silver Phillips screws securing the rear bezel to the front bezel.

Using two hands, gently slide the rear bezel upwards.

Insert a spudger into the gap between the front and rear bezel.

Rotate the spudger away from the DSi XL, prying the two bezels apart.

In the same manner as described above, continue prying along the top edge of the front and rear bezels.

Separate the rear bezel from the front bezel.

Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the rear camera off the rear bezel.

Remove the rear bezel.

Remove the Phillips screw holding the metal securing bracket in place.

Lift the metal bracket off the camera.

Use the tip of a spudger to lift the microphone from its seat on the front display bezel.

De-route the microphone cable.

Pull the microphone cable through the right hinge connecting the front bezel and upper case.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to guide the connector at the end of the microphone cable through the hinge.

Lift the Wi-Fi antenna off the front display bezel.

De-route the Wi-Fi antenna cable from its grooves at the bottom of the front display bezel.

Pull the Wi-Fi antenna cable through the right hinge connecting the front bezel and upper case.

Lift both of the speakers from their seats on the front display bezel.

De-route the speaker wires that run above the upper display screen.

Remove the upper display assembly.

Remove the seven 2.5 mm silver screws securing the power board to the upper case.

Lift the power board off the upper case.

Open the case slightly.

Push the directional pad up through the upper case and remove it from the upper case.

Push the power button up through the upper case, and remove it from the upper case.

Remove the LED diffuser and black retaining bracket by turning the upper case upside-down and letting both pieces fall into your hand.

Using the tip of the spudger, push the clutch hinge to the left.

Lift the front bezel off of the upper case, tilting the left side of the front bezel away from the upper case first.

Remove the hollow hinge pin from the right side of the DSi XL.

The upper case remains.