Google Home Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          20 - 25 minutes

Sections

Interconnect Cable
2 steps
Mute Button Switch
2 steps
Motherboard
2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Interconnect Cable

Removing the lid too quickly could cause you to tear the interconnect cable that attaches the base to the top of the lid.
Pull off the Google Home’s magnetically attached base and set it aside.
Using a Torx T6 screwdriver head, unscrew the four 1.7mm Torx screws deep in the speaker recess so that you can remove the lid.
After all four screws are out, pop the lid off the device to open the capsule.

Removing the lid too quickly could cause you to tear the interconnect cable that attaches the base to the top of the lid.

Pull off the Google Home’s magnetically attached base and set it aside.

Using a Torx T6 screwdriver head, unscrew the four 1.7mm Torx screws deep in the speaker recess so that you can remove the lid.

After all four screws are out, pop the lid off the device to open the capsule.

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Step 2

Carefully remove the interconnect cable using a pair of tweezers.

Carefully remove the interconnect cable using a pair of tweezers.

Step 3

              Mute Button Switch

Remove the ‘O-ring’ that wraps around the device holding the switch panel in place.

Remove the ‘O-ring’ that wraps around the device holding the switch panel in place.

Step 4

Using a Torx T6 screwdriver head, unscrew the four black 1.7mm Torx screws.
Remove the panel and the mute button switch. If done correctly you should now be able to see the device’s guitar-shaped motherboard.

Using a Torx T6 screwdriver head, unscrew the four black 1.7mm Torx screws.

Remove the panel and the mute button switch. If done correctly you should now be able to see the device’s guitar-shaped motherboard.

Step 5

              Motherboard

Disconnect the foam-padded, red and black cable that connects the motherboard to the sound driver, by squeezing and pulling on the tab
Disconnect the orange interconnect cable that connects the bottom of the device to the motherboard by pulling straight out on the orange tab.

Disconnect the foam-padded, red and black cable that connects the motherboard to the sound driver, by squeezing and pulling on the tab

Disconnect the orange interconnect cable that connects the bottom of the device to the motherboard by pulling straight out on the orange tab.

Step 6

Using a Torx T6 screwdriver head, unscrew the five silver 1.7mm Torx screws keeping the motherboard in place.
Remove the motherboard.

Using a Torx T6 screwdriver head, unscrew the five silver 1.7mm Torx screws keeping the motherboard in place.

Remove the motherboard.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Jim Pflasterer - Jun 18, 2019

Where can one purchase a replacement motherboard?

Nick Bergstrom - May 9, 2020

Most likely the only place to do so would be through contacting Google, as there is no parts sold at retail, only full units

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