How-To- Open the Wii

INSTRUCTIONS

Opening Unit:

Before disassembling your Wii unit be sure to have a clean, well-lit work area with storage containers for loose parts. You will require a 15 watt pencil tip soldering iron, a Philips and Tri Wing head screwdriver, electrical tape to secure the chip to the Wii Drive.

Step 1 Using your Philips Screwdriver remove the battery cover	Step 2 Remove the battery and cover and put it off to the side.
Step 3  Remove the three small Phillips screws that hold the Wii's black Game Cube controller and memory card port cover.	Step 4 Once you remove the black GameCube port cover, you'll find a mix of Tri-wing and Phillips screws that need to be removed.

Step 5 Remove the stickers on each end of the face panel	Step 6 Remove the 2 Tri-wing screws, that secure the Wii's front panel.
Step 7 Remove the stickers on the screw hidden on the side and remove the Tri-wing screw	Step 8  Remove the stickers on the screw hidden on the back and remove the Tri-wing screw

With the side and face plate screws removed, you can gently detach the face plate from the Wii.

Step 9 Gently detach and remove the face plate.	Step 10 With the face plate removed, you can remove the remaining two Tri-wing screws that secure the Wii's plastic case. These are found under the two rubber pads near the back of the Wii's bottom shell
Step 11 Top cover removed	Step 12 Remove the screws holding down the metal shield and you will see the Wii's optical drive, wireless two wireless antenna, cooling fan, and air intake cover.

Remove the Optical drive screws to lift the drive out.

The optical drive is connected to the main PCB by a thin ribbon cable and larger power cable. By disconnecting the power cable you can lift the drive and set the drive flat.

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Step 15 Lift the drive up and lay it flat.	Step 16