Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          20 - 40 minutes

Sections

2

  • Back Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

Before using this guide, make sure to test your Game Boy Pocket with fresh batteries. Doing so confirms that the motherboard is the faulty part.

Before beginning, power down your device and remove all batteries.

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Place the Game Boy Pocket face-down on a clean, flat surface.
  • Use a Y1 tri-wing screwdriver and turn counterclockwise to remove the four external screws.
  • Use a Y1 tri-wing screwdriver and turn counterclockwise to remove the two screws inside the battery compartment.

Place the Game Boy Pocket face-down on a clean, flat surface.

Use a Y1 tri-wing screwdriver and turn counterclockwise to remove the four external screws.

Use a Y1 tri-wing screwdriver and turn counterclockwise to remove the two screws inside the battery compartment.

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Step 2

  • Place your hands on the front and back covers of the Game Boy Pocket, and carefully separate the device.
  • Set the back cover aside. You will need it to reassemble the device.

Place your hands on the front and back covers of the Game Boy Pocket, and carefully separate the device.

Set the back cover aside. You will need it to reassemble the device.

Step 3

              Motherboard
  • Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver and turn counterclockwise to remove the three screws on the motherboard.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver and turn counterclockwise to remove the three screws on the motherboard.

Step 4

  • Use a plastic opening tool to dislodge and remove the clip securing the ribbon cable.
  • Make sure you apply pressure on both sides of the clip to loosen it.

Use a plastic opening tool to dislodge and remove the clip securing the ribbon cable.

Make sure you apply pressure on both sides of the clip to loosen it.

Step 5

  • Use a plastic opening tool to dislodge the ribbon cable.
  • Be gentle to prevent tearing the ribbon.

Use a plastic opening tool to dislodge the ribbon cable.

Be gentle to prevent tearing the ribbon.

Step 6

  • Grab the black piece protruding from the motherboard, and lift up to remove the motherboard.

Grab the black piece protruding from the motherboard, and lift up to remove the motherboard.

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

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