Nikon Coolpix P4 Motherboard Replacement

'Click' the battery door over to the side.

Open the battery door. Inside is the memory card and the battery.

Click over the orange tab and take out the battery.

Close the battery lid by pushing it down and sliding it back.

Remove the four screws located on bottom of camera. (.086in screws)

Remove the two screws, then remove the panel. (.113in screws)

Remove panel on right side (front view) by removing these two screws. (.196in screws)

Remove single screw set underneath panel. (0.083in screw)

Remove the two screws attaching the back panel to the body on the left side. (.188in screws)

Gently pull off back cover

Then remove the three screws on the A/V Out tab (left side). (.188in screws)

Remove tab.

Remove the two screws attaching the front panel to the body on the left side. (.18in screws)

Flip up front panel.

Remove three screws as shown. (Right screw:0.084in, Left screw:0.088in, Middle screw:0.114in)

Carefully pull orange LCD connector up and out of the port.

Be careful to pull vertically while pushing the black tab upwards

Remove the screw below the LCD (.124in)

Carefully pull out the plug connecting the LCD to the motherboard.

You can now remove the LCD from the camera body.

Insert new LCD and reassemble using the steps in reverse order.

Remove the screw to the right of the flash.

Remove the screw to the right of the microphone on the bottom. (0.124in)

Remove the two screws on the right side of the camera. (0.115 in screws)

Remove the four bottom screws (0.116in [fat head]-center screw, 0.112in [skinny head]-other screws).

Remove the 7 screws from the back of the camera (0.111in screws).

Remove the plug that connects the lens to the left side of the motherboard by firmly grasping the plug's base and pulling gently away from the camera.

Remove the right panel.

Remove the screw from the top of the camera (0.112in screws).

Remove the three screws from the motherboard (0.112in screws).

Detach the orange tab with the foam on top. It will click out of place.

Remove the motherboard by pulling it up and out of the port.

Carefully remove the tab that connects the flash to the motherboard from the port by gently pulling the connector to the right and out of its port.

Remove the motherboard from the camera body.

Replace it with a new motherboard.

Follow the steps in reverse order to reassemble it.