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Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement

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This guide is retained solely for historical purposes. Use the updated version of the guide to perform your repair.

Introduction

This guide will help you to replace your motherboard. For this replacement, You will need the tool #PH0 and tweezers.

What you need

  1. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Place Gamepad face down and remove the two 4.7 mm screws with a Phillips size #00 screwdriver.

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  2. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Lift and remove the battery plate.

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  3. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 3 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 3, image 2 of 3 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 3, image 3 of 3

    • With your finger, press down and pull back on the battery connector plug.

    • Remove the battery from the battery case.

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  4. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement, Outer Case: step 4, image 1 of 3 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement, Outer Case: step 4, image 2 of 3 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement, Outer Case: step 4, image 3 of 3

    • Remove 10 9mm screws with Tri-Wing size Y1 screwdriver around the outer case.

    • Lift up on the back of case.

    • Lift gently because the rumble motor in the back of the case is still connected by a cable to the motherboard.

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  5. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Unplug outer case rumble motor connector from the motherboard with your fingers.

    • Do not pull on the wires as shown in this picture, they will likely break off. Pull directly on the plug (NOT the receptacle)

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  6. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement, Wi-Fi Board: step 6, image 1 of 3 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement, Wi-Fi Board: step 6, image 2 of 3 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement, Wi-Fi Board: step 6, image 3 of 3
    Tool used on this step:
    Tweezers
    $4.99
    Buy

    • Open the top and bottom clasp that connects the white flex cable to the motherboard with the tweezer.

    • Remove the white flex cable with the tweezers.

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  8. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 2 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 7, image 2 of 2

    • With your fingers, lift and remove Wi-Fi board.

    • Remove the board carefully as there are still two wires attached.

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  9. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 2 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 8, image 2 of 2

    • Disconnect the black and white wires off of the back of the Wi-Fi module.

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  10. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Lift and remove the Wi-Fi module.

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  11. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement, Speakers: step 10, image 1 of 2 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement, Speakers: step 10, image 2 of 2

    • With your fingers, unplug the left speaker cable from the motherboard.

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  12. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 11, image 1 of 2 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 11, image 2 of 2
    Tool used on this step:
    Tweezers
    $4.99
    Buy

    • Remove the right speaker cable that's connected to the motherboard with the tweezers.

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  13. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement, Motherboard: step 12, image 1 of 1
    Tool used on this step:
    Tweezers
    $4.99
    Buy

    • Disconnect the analog connector with tweezers.

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  14. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 13, image 1 of 2 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 13, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the blue connector using tweezers.

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  15. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 14, image 1 of 2 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 14, image 2 of 2

    • Carefully lift the black clasp. It is prone to breaking if only lifted from one point. Remove the brown ribbon by using the tweezers.

    • Unclasp and release the small digitizer ribbon cable to the left of the brown ribbon.

    • Be careful, the small clasp breaks easily.

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  16. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 15, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the small orange ribbon with the tweezers.

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  17. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 16, image 1 of 3 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 16, image 2 of 3 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 16, image 3 of 3

    • Remove these two connectors to the motherboard with your fingers.

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  18. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 17, image 1 of 2 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 17, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the NFC communicator.

    • When removing the NFC communicator, be careful with the small connector on the back side.

    • Remove the small connector plug-in on the back.

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  19. Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 18, image 1 of 3 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 18, image 2 of 3 Wii U GamePad Motherboard Replacement: step 18, image 3 of 3

    • Remove the remaining three 5.1 mm screws using the Phillips size #0 screwdriver.

    • Lift and remove the mother board.

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Conclusion

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

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2 Comments

i need help with the tiny clasp for the touch glass ribbon. the tiny grey clasp snapped off and now the ribbon will not stay in, so i can't use the touch screen, if there a way to secure that tiny ribbon to the contact?

Roxanne - Reply

How can i see what version off motherboard i need to buy to replace it
I got 30X52504 as number on the board

VillainVibe - Reply

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