Nintendo GameCube Teardown
Nintendo GameCube Teardown
Nintendo GameCube Teardown Written By: agronbac
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Nintendo GameCube Teardown
INTRODUCTION Explanatory Guide of how to teardown a Nintendo GameCube.
TOOLS: Nintendo GameCube Bit Tool (1) Phillips #1 Screwdriver (1) Phillips #2 Screwdriver (1)
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Step 1 — Nintendo GameCube Teardown
Flip unit over and locate the four screws shown in the second photograph.
Remove four corner screws located on the underbelly of the unit using the Nintendo Gamecube bit tool.
Step 2
Pull bottom half of unit away from top outer casing.
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Step 3
Depress clips and remove back panel as shown.
Carefully unclip controller ports in the front of the unit.
Step 4
Ribbon Cable (in yellow) is still attached to the unit. Do not try to disconnect this cable.
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Step 5
Unscrew the two screws holding the fan assembly onto the unit using a Philips #2 screwdriver as shown.
Carefully remove the red and black wiring assembly from the fan unit by gently pulling the fan connector away from the fan as shown.
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Step 6
Remove four screws using a Philips #1 screwdriver as shown.
Carefully remove metal plates as shown in second photograph
Step 7
Starting with the three screws located under the fan assembly, unscrew a total of twelve screws on the outer edge of the unit using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.
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Step 8
Carefully lift drive assembly off of the base.
Step 9
Flip drive assembly over and remove 8 screws as shown.
Remove metal plate, careful to not disturb the brown wire (shown in yellow)
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Step 10
Gently slide out black clip holding the brown ribbon in place. Then slide out brown ribbon as shown.
Step 11
Carefully remove blue wire
Remove four screws with a #1 Phillips Screwdriver
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Step 12
Flip out circuit board as shown, being careful not to sever the red wire or the white ribbon cable (shown in yellow boxes)
Step 13
Using a flat-head screwdriver or other long flat object, carefully release the four plastic clips holding the drive assembly together.
The last clip can be rather hard to find. Use a screwdriver as shown in the third image to get behind the plastic to release the last clip (in blue).
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Step 14
Lift metal plate off of drive assembly, again being careful not to sever the two wires still attached to the two halves of the drive assembly.
Next, flip and rotate the drive assembly so that it resembles the one in the third picture.
Step 15
Using the screwdriver, release two more clips around the back half of the drive assembly.
The last clip doesn't need to be released, the top half of the drive assembly will slide away from the lower half.
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Step 16
Finish removing the top half of the drive assembly, be careful as this piece is where the two wires that should not be removed are attached to (unless you want to do some soldering).
Step 17
Remove three final screws near the bars of the lens assembly. Once this is done the lens assembly can be removed.
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Step 18
Shown in the first picture is the lens assembly. In the second, the drive assembly without the lens assembly.
Congratulations, you're done!
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. This document was last generated on 2017-06-24 10:42:55 AM.
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Nintendo GameCube Teardown Written By: agronbac
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Page 1 of 12
Nintendo GameCube Teardown
INTRODUCTION Explanatory Guide of how to teardown a Nintendo GameCube.
TOOLS: Nintendo GameCube Bit Tool (1) Phillips #1 Screwdriver (1) Phillips #2 Screwdriver (1)
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Nintendo GameCube Teardown
Step 1 — Nintendo GameCube Teardown
Flip unit over and locate the four screws shown in the second photograph.
Remove four corner screws located on the underbelly of the unit using the Nintendo Gamecube bit tool.
Step 2
Pull bottom half of unit away from top outer casing.
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Nintendo GameCube Teardown
Step 3
Depress clips and remove back panel as shown.
Carefully unclip controller ports in the front of the unit.
Step 4
Ribbon Cable (in yellow) is still attached to the unit. Do not try to disconnect this cable.
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Step 5
Unscrew the two screws holding the fan assembly onto the unit using a Philips #2 screwdriver as shown.
Carefully remove the red and black wiring assembly from the fan unit by gently pulling the fan connector away from the fan as shown.
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Step 6
Remove four screws using a Philips #1 screwdriver as shown.
Carefully remove metal plates as shown in second photograph
Step 7
Starting with the three screws located under the fan assembly, unscrew a total of twelve screws on the outer edge of the unit using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.
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Step 8
Carefully lift drive assembly off of the base.
Step 9
Flip drive assembly over and remove 8 screws as shown.
Remove metal plate, careful to not disturb the brown wire (shown in yellow)
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Step 10
Gently slide out black clip holding the brown ribbon in place. Then slide out brown ribbon as shown.
Step 11
Carefully remove blue wire
Remove four screws with a #1 Phillips Screwdriver
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Step 12
Flip out circuit board as shown, being careful not to sever the red wire or the white ribbon cable (shown in yellow boxes)
Step 13
Using a flat-head screwdriver or other long flat object, carefully release the four plastic clips holding the drive assembly together.
The last clip can be rather hard to find. Use a screwdriver as shown in the third image to get behind the plastic to release the last clip (in blue).
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Step 14
Lift metal plate off of drive assembly, again being careful not to sever the two wires still attached to the two halves of the drive assembly.
Next, flip and rotate the drive assembly so that it resembles the one in the third picture.
Step 15
Using the screwdriver, release two more clips around the back half of the drive assembly.
The last clip doesn't need to be released, the top half of the drive assembly will slide away from the lower half.
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Step 16
Finish removing the top half of the drive assembly, be careful as this piece is where the two wires that should not be removed are attached to (unless you want to do some soldering).
Step 17
Remove three final screws near the bars of the lens assembly. Once this is done the lens assembly can be removed.
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Step 18
Shown in the first picture is the lens assembly. In the second, the drive assembly without the lens assembly.
Congratulations, you're done!
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. This document was last generated on 2017-06-24 10:42:55 AM.
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