Xbox One Motherboard Replacement

To open your Xbox, you're going to have to cut or peel up this tamper-evident tape. But don't worry—Microsoft can't legally void your warranty, as long as you don't damage anything. Have fun!

Use a plastic opening tool to pry up and remove the plastic vent that surrounds the side USB port.

The vent is fairly flexible, and held in place with weak plastic clips—start prying from the back and peel it out.

Slide the tab straight back and remove it.

Insert the flat end of a spudger between the upper and lower case where they meet at the rear of the side vent opening.

Insert a plastic opening tool between the upper and lower case to separate the clip over the rear vent.

Keep moving along the rear of the Xbox, prying up clips.

Keep popping clips. It may help to slide the plastic opening tool across the clips.

Starting with the spudger you left in the crack, pry the upper case up to free the last few clips.

Lift the upper case slightly and shift it to give access to the front panel board.

Use tweezers to lift the blue plastic retaining loop over the white connector on the board.

Use the tip of a spudger to push the connector's locking tab toward the cable to unlatch it.

Use tweezers to pull the cable straight out of the connector on the board.

Remove the upper case.

Use the flat end of a spudger to free the clips securing the front panel to the upper case.

Remove the front panel from the rest of the upper case.

Replace the top part of the upper case.

Line up the clips and press firmly to re-seat them around the perimeter.

Support the front panel near the front of the Xbox.

Use tweezers to replace the front button cable in its ZIF socket.

Use the flat end of a spudger to push the ZIF lock to the left to secure the cable.

With the front panel at a 45 degree angle, interlock its plastic hooks with those in the lower case.

Push the top of the front panel into the Xbox, like closing a mailbox. Press firmly so that the clips securing the front panel to the upper case lock securely.

Gently pull up on the speaker cable connector to disconnect it from the front panel board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the antenna cable from the front panel board.

Remove the two 9.5 mm T8 Torx screws from the WI-Fi board.

Lift the Wi-Fi board straight up from its socket in the upper metal case.

Leaving the Wi-Fi board antenna cable in place, move the Wi-Fi board aside, exposing the screw labeled "C3" that was beneath it.

Remove the eight 65 mm Torx T10 screws from the top of the upper metal case.

Lift—but do not remove—the upper metal case.

Disconnect the Wi-FI board interconnect cable from the motherboard.

Disconnect the hard drive SATA power and data cables from the motherboard.

Lift and remove the hard drive tray from the Xbox.

Disconnect the optical drive power and SATA data cables from the motherboard.

Remove the optical drive assembly from the Xbox.

Lift the motherboard assembly out of the lower case.

Remove the three 9.5 mm T9 Torx screws securing the front panel board.

Disconnect the front panel board from its socket in the front of the motherboard.

Pinch the arms together and pull the barbs out through the frame to remove the posts.

Remove the 8.3 mm T9 Torx screw securing the white plastic screw post to the lower metal frame.

Remove the white plastic screw post from the frame.

Remove the following screws from the bottom of the lower frame:

Four 11.2 mm T10 Torx screws

Four 9.5 mm T9 Torx screws

Push the two plugs through the lower metal case.

Lift the motherboard and heat sink/fan assembly out of the lower metal case.

Disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard.

Insert the tip of a small flathead screwdriver between the post and the outer edge of one arm of the X-clamp.

Gently rotate the screwdriver, lifting the arm of the X-clamp up and off of the post.

Use the same rotating technique to free one more arm of the X-clamp from its post.

Remove the X-clamp.

Lift the motherboard off of the fan/heat sink assembly.