Game Boy Advance Lcd Screen Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes

Sections

Battery
1 step
Back Panel
2 steps
Shoulder Button and Side Panels
1 step
On/Off Switch
1 step
Buttons and LCD Screen
2 steps
Buttons
1 step
LCD Screen
2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the Battery Cover/Batteries

Take the battery cover off by releasing the locking tab and hinging the cover away. Remove the batteries inside the cover
Do not forget to remove the batteries! This applies to working with any electronic device as working with live electricity may damage the device or cause malfunctions

Take the battery cover off by releasing the locking tab and hinging the cover away. Remove the batteries inside the cover

Do not forget to remove the batteries! This applies to working with any electronic device as working with live electricity may damage the device or cause malfunctions

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Step 2

              Unscrew the Back Panel

Remove the six back panel screws using a Tri-wing Screwdriver.
Remove bottom back panel screw with a Phillips #1 screw driver. (Image #2)

Remove the six back panel screws using a Tri-wing Screwdriver.

Remove bottom back panel screw with a Phillips #1 screw driver. (Image #2)

Step 3

              Remove the Back Panel

Remove the back panel by pulling away with one hand and the front secured in the other hand.
Removal of the back panel may cause shoulder buttons and side panels to come loose and fall off.

Remove the back panel by pulling away with one hand and the front secured in the other hand.

Removal of the back panel may cause shoulder buttons and side panels to come loose and fall off.

Step 4

              Remove Triggers

Remove left and right triggers by lifting and pulling them away from the system.
Do the same for side panels
For finicky or jammed triggers only! Adjust and correct triggers and reassemble. Most jammed triggers are caused by buttons misplaced or jammed in its enclosure.

Remove left and right triggers by lifting and pulling them away from the system.

Do the same for side panels

For finicky or jammed triggers only! Adjust and correct triggers and reassemble. Most jammed triggers are caused by buttons misplaced or jammed in its enclosure.

Step 5

              Remove the On/Off Switch

Remove the gray On/Off Switch by pulling up and away from the unit. Replace with another switch if necessary.

Remove the gray On/Off Switch by pulling up and away from the unit. Replace with another switch if necessary.

Step 6

              Buttons and LCD Screen

Remove the three screws on the circuit board with a Phillips #1 screw driver.

Remove the three screws on the circuit board with a Phillips #1 screw driver.

Step 7

Pull circuit board away from the front panel by pulling up at the bottom of the circuit board, keeping the top ribbon still connected.
Handle with care! The ribbon connecting the circuit board to the LCD screen can easily be damaged and will require replacement if broken.

Pull circuit board away from the front panel by pulling up at the bottom of the circuit board, keeping the top ribbon still connected.

Handle with care! The ribbon connecting the circuit board to the LCD screen can easily be damaged and will require replacement if broken.

Step 8

              Buttons

Remove the rubber button pads from their pockets.
Remove the plastic buttons and the D-pad from beneath the rubber pads with tweezers or by hand.

Remove the rubber button pads from their pockets.

Remove the plastic buttons and the D-pad from beneath the rubber pads with tweezers or by hand.

Step 9

              LCD Screen

Use a spudger/tweezers/fingernail to unlatch the LCD ribbon port by pulling the grey tabs on the sides upwards (towards the top edge of the PCB).
Once the LCD ribbon port has been unlatched, the LCD ribbon should very easily slide out and can be removed with zero force using fingers or tweezers.

Use a spudger/tweezers/fingernail to unlatch the LCD ribbon port by pulling the grey tabs on the sides upwards (towards the top edge of the PCB).

Once the LCD ribbon port has been unlatched, the LCD ribbon should very easily slide out and can be removed with zero force using fingers or tweezers.

Step 10

Use the spudger to lift the screen from the front panel. Place the spudger in the space directly left of the D-pad.
The screen and the front panel is connected by a black tape that could rip if not removed carefully.

Use the spudger to lift the screen from the front panel. Place the spudger in the space directly left of the D-pad.

The screen and the front panel is connected by a black tape that could rip if not removed carefully.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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