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As part of a deal it struck with Microsoft , iFixit has started selling genuine Xbox parts and offering repair guides, according to changes on its spotted by . It now offers parts for Xbox Series S and X (digital and disk drive) models ranging from cases to power supplies to motherboards, along with toolkits, thermal paste and more.
iFixit announced its partnership with Microsoft in 2023 when it began offering official replacement parts for Microsoft Surface laptops. As part of that, it offered disassembly videos and step-by-step guides to help simplify relatively complex repairs.
It's doing the same with Xbox, showing guides on replace motherboards for each console, detailing each step and providing a list of parts and tools required. Motherboard repair, for instance, requires 29 steps for installation along with additional steps to reassemble everything. However, so far, the company hasn't released any videos as it did for Surface devices.
iFixit has similar agreements with other tech giants, offering replacement parts for and If also works with accessory manufacturer Logitech, offering repair parts for two of its The main holdout is Apple, though iFixit recently gave the iPhone 16 a after dinging the previous model due to software-restricted "parts pairing" requirements. Last month the company and found it to be decently repairable, though it doesn't sell any parts for Sony's console.
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iFixit announced its partnership with Microsoft in 2023 when it began offering official replacement parts for Microsoft Surface laptops. As part of that, it offered disassembly videos and step-by-step guides to help simplify relatively complex repairs.
It's doing the same with Xbox, showing guides on replace motherboards for each console, detailing each step and providing a list of parts and tools required. Motherboard repair, for instance, requires 29 steps for installation along with additional steps to reassemble everything. However, so far, the company hasn't released any videos as it did for Surface devices.
iFixit has similar agreements with other tech giants, offering replacement parts for and If also works with accessory manufacturer Logitech, offering repair parts for two of its The main holdout is Apple, though iFixit recently gave the iPhone 16 a after dinging the previous model due to software-restricted "parts pairing" requirements. Last month the company and found it to be decently repairable, though it doesn't sell any parts for Sony's console.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at
Console Bang News!