All of my Screw and Hardware Measurement posts has led up to this very post; The Complete DS and 3DS Screw Respository.

This post aims to group all screws by size and list which DS and 3DS consoles they appear in. The original intention of this post was to find replacement screw sources for the DSi and DSi XL, since no replacement packs are on the market. An example would be a 3DS screw kit from AliExpress have screws I need for a DSi?

The individual Screw and Hardware Measurement Guides can be found below

I did deeper dives into the DSi and DSi XL, pointing out any console-to-console differences.

- DS (Base)
- DS Lite
- DSi
- DSi XL
- 3DS (Base)
- 3DS XL
- 2DS
- New 2DS XL
- New 3DS
- New 3DS XL

Guides to be integrated at a later date:
- New 3DS XL Third-Party Screw Sets
- 3DS (Base) Third-Party Screw Sets
- 3DS XL Third-Party Screw Sets
- DS Lite Third-Party Screw Sets

Other Guides not Included in this post:
- Switch Lite
- Wii U
- Xbox 360 Slim

How I measured these screws

I measured the screws on a ruler with markings down to half-millimeter increments and a digital microscope. Measurements were taken similar to this image of measuring Thread Pitch below.

(Image Sourced from Albany County Fasteners' video, How to Measure Screws & Bolts - US & Metric Sizing | Fasteners 101)

Since I do not have specialty equipment to measure screws this small, I am forced to estimate; especially on the thread pitch itself. Take the measurements with the knowledge that it was done by someone who is a novice in screw measuring.

Screws will assorted by Size going from shortest to longest. Like the screw and measurement guides, I'll add links to an IFixIt Guide to match my terms to pictures (i.e. Motherboard Screw would point to the Motherboard removal step of an IFixIt guide). The screw names themselves will have a link to the image of the screw removal with another link next to it just the image link dies.

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Screws

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M1.4 – 0.4 x 1.5mm​

Length: 2mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 2.5mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

New 3DS:
(3x) Small Circle Pad Screws (Step 10)

New 3DS XL:
(3x) Small Circle Pad (No Guide)

M1.4– 0.4 x 2mm​

Length: 2.5mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 2.5mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

DSi:
(1x) Outer Shell Card Slot (Step 5 Smallest Screw)
(*1x or 6x) Fine Thread Black Battery Daughter Board and/or Small Motherboard Screw (Step 8)

DSi XL:
(*0x or 1x) Black Fine Threaded Outer Shell Card Slot Screw (Step 4 Yellow Circle)

M1.4 – 0.6 x 2mm​

Length: 2.5mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 2.5mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

DSi:
(*5x or 6x) Course Threat Black or Silver Battery Daughter Board (Step 8)
(*1x) Small Black or Silver Motherboard Screw (Step 10 Smallest Screw)

DSi XL:
(7x) Battery Daughter Board (Step 10)
(1x) Small Motherboard Silver Screw (Step 17 Smallest Screw)
(*0x or 1x) Silver Coarse Threaded Outer Shell Card Slot Screw (Step 4 Yellow Circle)

3DS (Base):
(1x) Rear Shell Silver Screw (Step 4 Orange Circle)
(4x) Motherboard Screws (Step 18 Red Circle)
(1x) Volume Slider Screw (Step 18 Yellow Circle)
(1x) 3D Slider Screw (Setp 32)
(4x) Stylus Housing (Step 7)

3DS XL:
(1x) 3D Slider Screw (Step 27)
(1x) Volume Slider (Step 14.... sorta. No IFixit Guide removes that screw.)
(1x) Bottom Shell Gamecard Slot (Step 6)

2DS:
(2x) Rear Camera Screws (No Guide)

New 2DS XL:
(4x) Top Housing/Shell Screws (Step 10)
(8x) Shoulder Buttons, Rear camera, and Gamecard Slot Plate Screws (No Guide)

New 3DS:
(1x) Volume Slider Screw (No Guide)
(1x) 3D Slider Screw (No Guide)
(4x) D-pad Screws (Step 12)
(4x) Power Board Screws (Step 10)

New 3DS XL:
(1x) Volume Slider screw (No Guide)
(1x) 3D slider Screw (No Guide)
(4x) D-pad Screws (Step 17)
(5x) Power Board Screws (Step 10)

M1.4 – 0.6 x 2.5mm​

Length: 3mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 2.5mm
Driver: Phillips: PH#00

3DS XL:
(10x) Motherboard Screws (Step 20)
(3x) Stylus Cover (Step 8)

2DS:
(2x) SD Card Door Screws (No Guide)

New 3DS:
(4x) Gamecard Slot Screws (Step 12)
(2x) Motherboard Screws (IMAGE IS INCORRECT AS THERE ARE ONLY 2 MOTHERBOARD SCREWS. More information below) (Step 15)

M1.4 - 0.4 x 3mm​

Length: 3.5mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 4mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #0

New 3DS:
(2x) Battery Door Screws (Step 1)

New 3DS XL:
(2x) Battery Door Screws (Step 2)

M1.4 x 0.6 x 3mm​

Length: 3.5mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 2.5mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

3DS (Base):
(2x) SD Card Back Plate Screws (Step 18)
(6x) Upper Shell Screws (Step 26)
(3x) Shoulder Button Covers Left (Step 6)
(4x) Shoulder Button Cover Right (Step 6 and 7) and Battery Back Plate (Step 6)

3DS XL:
(4x) Top Screen Screws (Step 24)
(5x) Shoulder Button Screws (Step 7)

New 2DS XL:
(2x) Camera and Microphone Backplate Screws (Step 7)
(5x) Bottom Screen Backplate Screws (Step 9)
(2x) Speaker Screws (No Guide)

New 3DS:
(6x) Top Screen Screws (No Guide)
(4x) Shoulder Button Screws (No Guide)
(1x) Power Button Screw (No Guide)
(1x) IR Blaster Screw (No Guide)

New 3DS XL:
(4x) Shoulder Button Screws (No Guide)
(4x) Top Screen Screws (Step 16)
(3x) Gamecard Slot Screws (In the IFixItguide, they remove two of the D-Pad screws and claim they are Gamecard slot screws, D-pad screws are much shorter, and sinking a gamecard slot screw into the D-pad may damage the housing. For that. I do not include that guide reference here.)
(6x) Motherboard screws (Step 14)

Driver: Tri-Point: Y1.5/Y00

New 3DS:
(3x) Micro SD Slot Cover Screws (Tri-Wing) (Step 4)

M1.4 x 0.6 x 3mm​

Length: 3.5mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 3mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

DS Lite:
(4x) Top Screen Screws (Step 15)
(2x) Motherboard Screws (Step 14)
(1x) Outer Shell Battery Bay Screw (Step 4)

M1.4 x 0.6 x 3mm​

Length: 3.5mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 3mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

DSi:
(3x) Large Motherboard Screws (Step 10 Large Screws)
(4x) Top Screen Shell Screws (Step 12)

DSi XL:
(**0x or 4x ) Black Shoulder Button Covers Right and Left (Step 8 for Right and Left)
(4x) Motherboard Black Screws (Step 17)
(4x) Top Screen Shell (Step 2)
(1x) Top Screen Selfie Camera (Step 29)

M1.4 - 0.4 x 3.5mm​

Length: 4mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 3.5mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

DS (Base):
(1x) Battery Door Screw (Step 1)

DS Lite:
(1x) Battery Door Screw (Step 1)

DSi:
(2x) Battery Door (Step 4)

DSi XL:
(2x) Battery Door Screw (Step 1)

3DS (Base):
(4x) Battery Door (Step 1)

3DS XL:
(2x) Battery Door (Step 1)

2DS:
(2x) Battery Door Screw (Step 1)

M1.4 – 0.6 x 3.5mm​

Length: 4mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 3mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

DS (Base):
(2x) Wifi, Speaker, and Ribbon Connection Board Screws (Step 15)

DS Lite:
(5x) Lower Shell: Stylus Cover/GBA Metal Shield Screws (No Guide)
(2x) Outer Shell: Under Screw Covers (Step 4)

DSi:
(8x) Gold SD/Stylus and Shoulder Button Cover Screws (Step 15)

DSi XL:
(**3x or 7x) Golden or Black SD/Stylus Cover Screws (Step 10),

M1.4 – 0.6 x 3.5mm​

Length: 4mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 3mm
Driver: Tri-Wing: Y1.5/Y00

DS Lite:
(1x) Outer Shell: Gamecard Slot Screw (Step 4)

M1.4 - 0.6 x 4mm​

Length: 4.5mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 2.5mm
Driver: Phillips: PH#00

3DS (Base):
(2x) SD Card Board Screws (Step 10)

2DS:
(2x) Shell piece around Charge Port Screws (Orange Circles) (Step 9)

New 2DS XL:
(7x) Motherboard Screws (Step 8)

M1.4 - 0.6 x 4.5mm​

Length: 5mm

Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 3mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

DSi:
(6x) Bottom Shell Screws (Step 5 Long Screws)

DSi XL:
(6x) Bottom Shell Screws (Step 4)

M1.4 x 0.6 x 5.0mm​

Length: 5.5mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 3mm
Driver: Tri-Wing: Y1.5/Y00

DS Lite:
(3x) Outer Shell: Corner Screws (Step 4)

M1.4 – 0.6 x 5.5mm​

Length: 6mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 2.5mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

3DS (Base):
(9x) Bottom Shell Long Screws (Step 4)

3DS XL:
(6x) Bottom Shell (Step 5)

New 3DS:
(7x) Bottom Shell Screws (Step 7)

New 3DS XL:
(8x) Bottom Shell Screws (Step 5 & 6)

M1.4 – 0.6 x 5.5mm​

Length: 6mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 2.5mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

2DS:
(12x) Motherboard Screws (Step 8)

M1.4 – 0.6 x 5.5mm​

Length: 6mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 3mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

DS (Base):
(4x) Top Screen Screws (Step 11)
(1x) Hinge Screw (Step 13)
(4x) Motherboard Screws (Step 6)
(3x) GBA Metal Shield and Stylus Cover Screws (No Guide)

DS Lite:
(2x) Hinge Screws (Step 12)

Driver: Tri-Wing: Y1/Y00 or Y1.5

DS (Base):
(7x) Bottom Shell Screws (Step 4)

M1.4 – 0.6 x 6mm​

Length: 6.5mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 2.5mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

2DS:
(10x) Rear Shell Screws (Step 4)

Driver: Tri-Point: Y1.5/Y00

New 2DS XL:
(4x) Bottom Shell Screws (Step 2)

M1.4 - 0.6 x 7mm​

Length: 7.5mm
Thread Width: 1.5mm
Head Width: 2.5mm
Driver: Phillips: PH #00

3DS (Base):
(2x) Circle Pad Screws (Step 6)

3DS XL:
(2x) Circle Pad Screws (Step 9)

2DS:
(2x) Circle Pad Screw (Step 9)

New 2DS XL:
(2x) Circle Pad Screws (Step 7)

New 3DS:
(2x) Circle Pad Screws (Step 10)

New 3DS XL:
(2x) Circle Pad Screws (Step 10)

M2 x 0.6 x 5.0mm​

Length: 5.5mm
Thread Width: 2mm
Head Width: 3.5mm
Driver: Tri-Wing: Y2.0

DS Lite:
(1x) Dummy GBA Cart Screw (No Guide)

 

[JORGETECH]

Thanks for documenting all of this!

I've broken screw posts before when repairing electronics due to lack of documentation regarding screw lengths, I'm glad someone has made the effort to document this oftenly ignored information.

 

[i_likechicken]

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