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This guide will instruct a user on how to access and replace a Nintendo DSI's batterypack.
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Nintendo DSI Battery Replacement
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Nintendo Nintendo DSi
Easy
6 - 10 minutes
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Setup and Parts
- To begin the battery replacement, have all your tools and parts nearby and ready to go.
- Nintendo DSI
- #00 2.0mm Phillips Head Screwdriver OR Precision Screwdriver Kit
- Spudger or Prying Tool
- Nintendo DSI Battery
Accessing the battery compartment
- On the backside of the DSI, you'll notice a plastic panel with two screws off to the side. Unscrew both screws using a #00 Phillips head screwdriver or an appropriately sized screwdriver bit.
- Unscrew both screws using a #00 Phillips head screwdriver or an appropriately sized screwdriver bit. The screws will stay with the panel during removal.
- Lift the plastic panel up and away from the DSI. If the panel stays in place after unscrewing, hold the DSI upsidedown and gently tap the device. This should free the panel.
Removing and Replacing the battery pack
Finishing up
- Once you've reinstalled/replaced the battery pack. Reinstall the plastic panel, making sure to line up the plastic hinges on the side adjacent to the screws.
- Drop the panel into place and retighten both of the screws.