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MotherboardRemoval
1. Turn off and unplug the game.
2. Unlock the rear door and open if it is hinged, or remove if it is detachable.
3. Reach under the center of the top of the cover to locate the rotary draw latch (see Figure 1). Turn
the wing on the latch counterclockwise to disengage.
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FIGURE1 - ROTARYDRAW LATCHINSIDETOPCOVER
FIGURE2 - SCREWINCENTEROF BOTTOMCOVER
4. Unscrew the screw located in the center of the bottom of the cover (see Figure 2). Slowly lift the
cover and disconnect the ground wire.
5. Disconnect the power cord from the power supply. Remove the wing nut securing the OSD board
and detach the board from the Velcro on the power supply bracket. Carefully set the OSD board
aside. See Figure 3.
FIGURE3 -OSDBOARD
POWER SUPPLY
CORD
SCREW AND
NUT SECURING
OSD BOARD

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FIGURE4 - REARVIEWOF ELECTRONICSTRAY
THUMBSCREW
SECURING
ELECTRONICS TRAY
8. Move the hard drive/power supply tower out of the way of the motherboard by tilting it on its hinge
90 degrees to the left and supporting (if necessary). Remove all motherboard connections, noting
their positions, and unscrew the motherboard in 6 places on a standard Aurora (see Figure 6), or
in 2 places on an Aurora Widescreen (see Figure 7). Remove the motherboard from the tray.
6. Removetheelectronicstrayby unscrewing the thumbscrew located in the middleoftherearofthe
tray and sliding the tray out. See Figure 4.
CONNECTORS CONNECTING
ELECTRONICS TRAY TO
GAME (3 PLACES)
FIGURE 5 - REAR VIEW OF GAME
7. If applicable, disconnect the three black connectors (10-, 11- and 12-pin) connecting the electron-
icstraytothegame inorder to slide the tray outfurther(seeFigure5). If your game does not have
these connectors, the harness is long enough to remove the tray.

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SCREWS
SECURING
MOTHERBOARD
(6 PLACES)
FIGURE6- SCREWS SECURINGMOTHERBOARD TOGAME
INSTANDARDAURORA
SCREWS
SECURING
MOTHERBOARD
(2 PLACES)
FIGURE7- SCREWS SECURINGMOTHERBOARD TOGAME
INAURORAWIDESCREEN

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CONNECTORS
ON GAME
(3 PLACES) CONNECTORS
ON BACK OF
HARD DRIVE
(3 PLACES)
NOTE: ELECTRONICS TRAY
TURNED AROUND FOR
VIEWING PURPOSES.
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FIGURE8 -CONNECTORSON BACKOF HARD DRIVEBRACKETANDWALLOF GAME
MotherboardInstallation
1. Situate the new motherboard on top of the fish paper, and secure to the electronics tray with 6
screws in a standard Aurora (see Figure 6) or 2 screws in an Aurora Widescreen (see Figure 7).
2. Restore all motherboard connections. Restore the hard drive/power supply tower to its upright
position, and slide the electronics tray back into place, making sure that the connectors on the
back of the hard drive bracket click into the connectors on the wall of the game, if applicable (see
Figure 7). If you disconnected three connectors from the electronics tray to the game (see Figure
5), reconnect them. Secure the tray by screwing in the thumbscrew. See Figure 4.

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3. Reconnect the power cord to the power supply. Reattach the OSD board to the Velcro on the
power supply bracket and secure with one wing nut. See Figure 3.
4. Reconnect the ground wire to the rear cover and lower the cover into place, carefully lining up the
2 tabs on the cover with the 2 mating holes on the sides of the game. See Figure 9. Make sure the
plastic lip on the bottom of the rear cover is behind the metal base.
TAB
MATING HOLE
NOTE: ONLY LEFT SIDE SHOWN.
TAB AND MATING HOLE AR
E
ALSO ON RIGHT SIDE.
Tighten the screw securing the bottom of the door. See Figure 2. Turn the wing on the draw latch
clockwise to engage the latch (Figure 1).
5. Close (or reattach) and lock the rear door.
6. Plug in and turn on the game.
FIGURE 9 - SIDE VIEW OF GAME
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