DIY Guide: How to Replace the Nintendo 64 Motherboard
Duration: 45 minutes
Steps: 16 Steps
Ready to breathe new life into your Nintendo 64? This guide will walk you through the steps to replace the motherboard. Let’s get started!
Step 1
– Pop off the expansion pack cover by pressing the tab and pulling it out.
Step 3
– Unscrew the six screws on the bottom side, just like the example shows, using a gamebit head or screwdriver. You’ve got this!
Step 4
– Pop off the two front feet of the N64 like a pro—nice and easy!
Step 5
– Flip it over so the top side is facing up and gently remove the top cover.
Step 6
– Grab your trusty larger Phillips screwdriver and tackle those fourteen screws marked in the example. Easy does it—unscrew them one by one and set them aside. You’ve got this!
Step 7
– Let’s get started! To begin, carefully slide the metal plate in the example backwards and then gently lift it up.
Step 8
– Using the smaller Phillips screwdriver, carefully unscrew the two screws shown in the example. You’ve got this!
Step 9
– Using the larger Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the screw located to the right of the LED light.
Step 10
– Gently pop off the tiny metal bracket from the back of the expansion pack slot. You’ve got this!
Step 11
– Gently pry off the tiny metal bracket from the front of the expansion pack slot using your trusty metal spudger. You’ve got this!
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Step 12
– Gently pry off the tiny metal bracket hiding behind the expansion slot using your trusty spudger. You’ve got this!
Step 13
– Grab your trusty larger Phillips screwdriver and take out those seven screws shown in the example. Easy peasy—you’re on a roll!
Step 14
– Time to get started! Carefully lift off and remove the metal plate, just like the example shows. You got this!
Step 15
– Unscrew those four little screws using your trusty #1 Phillips screwdriver. You’ve got this!
Step 16
– Gently lift and take out the motherboard.
