Nintendo Handheld Console - White (Nintendo 3DS XL)

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Once you've re-connected the top screen, you should focus on reconnecting the remaining flex PCBs that you disconnected. I had been meaning to upgrade to the XL anyway, and the problems I was experiencing with my original 3DS gave me the perfect excuse to make the switch. Next, pop the back shell back on, insert the battery, and, while holding the system together, turn the power on.

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For the fat one (seen stuck under the bottom-side fat one in the image above, though it needs to be on the top side of the board), you will again need to use tweezers to pull the PCB a little bit so it's long enough to insert into the connector. The Nintendo 3DS Aqua Blue color variation was discontinued in Japan on May 2012, [2] in North America on October 2012, [3] and in Europe at an unknown date. We’re hearing word that some recent games which occasionally struggle to run at a consistently smooth frame rate on the old model have no problems on the New 3DS XL, but the real impact will be felt when we see games that only run on the new model, or with enhanced visuals over existing 3DS consoles. By smartphone standards that’s not much of a resolution, and even less so when you consider that it’s divided into 400 x 240 per eye by the 3D tech.This procedure requires a small Phillip's-head screwdriver, a small flathead screwdriver, a pair of tweezers, and a lot of patience.

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The best way I've found to do it is to set the top of the shell on the surface of your workspace, hold the motherboard above it, and use a pair of tweezers to insert the flex PCB upward into the connector.

For the thin one, unlock the connector by lifting on the edge that is farthest away from the flex PCB. Once you've screwed the motherboard and back shell back on, replaced the battery and re-attached the battery cover, it's time to turn your system back on, set the date again, and start showing your new baby off! Nintendo claims that the cameras on the New 3DS XL work better in low light – handy on a device that’s used mostly indoors – and there seems to be some truth to this. In this guide, the motherboards from both a blue and black North American 3DS XL and a white Japanese 3DS LL will be swapped, resulting in two system colors not commercially available in their respective territories - a blue and black Japanese 3DS LL, and a white North American 3DS XL. This guide has been written to document the process of removing and replacing the 3DS XL's motherboard - effectively allowing 3DS XL owners to swap the colors of their systems' shells.