Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P9 Motherboard Replacement

Slide the battery latch down the side of the camera with your hands.

The latch will automatically pop open.

Unlatch the clip over the battery.

The battery will partially pop out.

Remove the battery from the camera.

Remove the four 3.0mm Phillips #000 screws on the top of the camera with the phillips screwdriver.

Remove the additional four 3.0mm Phillips #000 screws on the bottom of the camera.

Once the screws are removed, slowly remove the back casing from the rest of the camera.

Then, pull the front case away from the rest of the camera.

After the casing is removed, the camera should look as shown.

Dislodge the round casing from the lens.

Pull it away from the rest of the camera.

Unscrew the two 4.0mm Phillips #000 screws from the display.

Pull the two ribbon cables out of their slots on the back circuit board.

Remove the three 4.0mm Phillips #000 screws holding the back panel in place.

Work the back panel out from under the small grey clip.

Slide the back panel off of the camera by dislodging it from the remaining clips.

Below is a flat, orange cable connecting the lens to the motherboard.

Turn the camera over so that you can see the front of the lens.

Two connectors link the lens to the motherboard.

Gently bring the lens away from the camera.

Using the flat end of the plastic spudger tool, flip up the black tabs on the connectors.

Gently pull out the cables and move the lens away from the rest of the camera.

You should now have two distinct, separate components.

Rotate the bottom panel upwards and pull away with your hand.

Remove the one 2.5mm Phillips #000 screw on the bottom corner of the motherboard.

Lift the black tab holding the top-left ribbon cable in place with the spudger tool.

Remove the ribbon cable with the spudger by carefully pulling the cable directly out of the slot.

Lift the black tab that locks the orange ribbon cable in place.

Remove the ribbon cable by gently pulling it out of the slot with the spudger.

Remove the second ribbon cable below the first one by gently pulling it out of the slot with the spudger.

Remove the ribbon cable to the right of the bottom two ribbon cables with the spudger.

Pull the motherboard out of the slot on the side of the camera where the lens used to be attached.

Lift the motherboard away from the camera.

Detach the final ribbon cable connecting the motherboard to the rest of the camera.

The motherboard should now be fully disconnected from the rest of the camera.