Nintendo Wii Motherboard Cover Replacement

Use a pair of tweezers to lift the fan connector up and out of its socket on the logic board.

Remove the two 10 mm Phillips screws securing the fan to the fan shroud.

Remove the fan from the Wii.

Use the tip of a spudger or another fine-pointed tool to carefully pry one of the black plastic retaining fingers attached to the fan shroud away from the Wi-Fi antenna board.

Lift the Wi-Fi antenna out of the fan shroud.

Remove the single 10 mm Phillips screw securing the second Wi-Fi antenna to the top of the fan shroud.

Remove the two pieces of tape securing the second Wi-Fi antenna cable to the plastic bracket near the heat sink.

Carefully de-route both antennas from the frame of the Wii and lay them aside.

Remove the three 10 mm Phillips screws securing the fan shroud to the Wii.

Lift the fan shroud off the heat sink and remove it from the Wii.

Remove the following six screws securing the EMI fingers to the bottom panel:

Four 7 mm Phillips screws

Two 11.3 mm Phillips screws

Remove both sets of EMI fingers from the Wii.

Remove the following three screws:

One 7 mm Phillips screw

Two 10 mm Phillips screws

Lift the bracket out of the Wii.

Remove the three 10 mm Phillips screws securing the black bracket to the bottom panel near the front of the Wii.

Slightly lift the bracket and use your other hand to pull the retaining clip away from where the Wi-Fi antennas enter the motherboard sheild.

Remove the bracket from the Wii.

Remove the nine remaining 7 mm Phillips screws securing the motherboard cover to the bottom panel.

Carefully lift the motherboard cover off the motherboard, minding any cables that may get caught.