Just a heads up, the board in the latest Nvidia Shield TV 16gb has changed slightly. I have mine apart in front of me right now. The LEDs for the green light on top of the Shield are now integrated into the logic board. There is no LED cable. There is also a small secondary board for WiFi now as well.
@@BenjaminFSiegel So the Philips #000 is what you're using for the backplate screws, 1.5 flathead to unplug the connector, and Torx T6 for the motherboard screws? I'm not sure what the "H" is for?
This just helped me clean and restore my Nvidia Shield in 2024. I couldn't believe the amount of dust inside and the thermal paste was rock hard. Cleaned it out fully and it's running awesome again!
just brought 2017 back from the dead with this and simply cleaning the fan. it was getting so hot the bottom cracked and melted a bit! I don't know how it's still going strong after everything, but it is. thanks buddy!
Thank you for the awesome video, straight to the point. I just needed it to open the shield and blow out the dust. IFixIt only had a teardown for the 2015 version, which opens completely differently to the 2017.
Thanks for this. My fan was extremely noisy like a grinding noise so I watched this video and took my shield apart to find it was extremely dusty so I cleaned all the dust out and took the fan apart and put some hair clipper oil on the shaft and in the hole where the bearing is. So far so good the noise has stopped I’ll keep my fingers crossed lol. Probably should order another one tho incase...thanks
Help! Opened up my shield and cleaned the fan and changed the paste but after closing it up the shield has no power. What mistake have I done? Is the board not seated properly ? It looks good and I can plug the cable back properly! Golly!
@@BenjaminFSiegel Its getting so slow, but I am getting good download speeds on other devices of up to 60 mbps but have a speed checker on kodi and its shows really slow speeds from 4.5 mgbps to 10 at most . Jeff
you don't need security/tamper Torx T6h. Just opened up my Nvidia shield 16gb(bought around May 2019) and it doesn't have the Torx T6H security screws. All you need is a regular Torx T6. This applies to the newer Nvidia shield 16gb pro also with AI, new remote, and slightly different chipset which i also have.
Thumbs up for the video as my shield would randomly crash so I factory reset and it still happened so I watched your video and took mine apart cleaned out the fan and the thermal past looked a bit too crumbly so I cleaned off the old stuff and put new paste on so hopefully that will fix the problem
I thought the led cable was a pull type, not a lift type and i broke it it from the board and now my shield wont work.. Anyway you could snap a closeup picture of it that connector unplugged and plugged in? Need to figure out the pin out so i can either solder it straight to the board, or reglue it if the leads are reuasable
it is possible to take the board out with out unscrewing the heatsink. that said, sadly, cleaning the dust out of the fan did not stop the noise it started making. i guess i need to find some lubricant for it and hopefully that will fix it.
@@BenjaminFSiegel i bought a small bottle of 3 in 1 lubricant from an auto parts store today and, using a toothpick, i put a very small drop in the center of the motor where the fan sits. i was careful not to get the lube on the whole motor, just where the fan touches to the motor. i also rubbed the lubed tooth pick around the top edge of the plastic fan box. just in cast the top of the fan was touching. after putting it together it is running whisper quiet now! it's acutaly below a whisper, as i can barely hear it lol. probably just had some micro dust get in the motor, but lubing it seems to have fixed it. i hope this helps other people.
hi! I have the same model as you, but my fan is pretty noisy, most likely it has some damage... I was wondering if there is any code on the fan, so I could search online to buy a replacement? I don't have the tools yet to disassemble, so I thought it's worth a question thanks!
Hey man. As i only own this version (2017 16GB) i can't really help you with that, then again how would you go about getting replacement screws? I would probably just drill out the holes and tab them for screws i have on hand or can get easily, if that is even needed.
Hi! Can you please tell me what is the exact wifi chip installed? Couldn't find any teardown precise enough. I'd like to know if it's a Broadcom chip or something else. Thanks!
Hello, can anyone help me? It has happened that I decided to open my Nvidia Shield TV 2017 (16 GB), and it is the recent revision that comes with Wi Fi antenna module, and the green power LED comes on the PCB. The fact is that when trying to remove the UFL wi fi mini connector, this has been detached with the base section that goes on the PCB, and with a fragment of the "track" of the PCB, I have ruined the wi fi and bluetooth enough now ! The signal it picks up on both frequencies is now weak, for this reason I am looking for someone to provide me with excellent quality photos of that connector area, but do not disconnect it! since it is a welding nothing strong and it will not happen to them as it happened to me. Beforehand thank you very much ...
if you have the tools/skills and a replacement then yeah, i can't see why not. You sure it's the port and not the cable? The cable has the weak part of the locking mechanism, so it's usually first to break.
the LED strip used in the NSTV here is white with a green light diffusing plastic piece on top. I guess in theory you could change that piece to whatever color you need.
It does not have a hardware on/off button. Afaik you can only turn it off per remote, and back on (from off) by re-plugging the power cord. Maybe you could bridge the corresponding contacts, not sure.
How do you know it's over heating? If it really does (it should not) the questions becomes, why exactly it does. Dead fan? Bad spot? Does it only crash when you do something specific or always?
I have the first generation and I don't have the screws ... Result: I can't take it apart like this. You have no idea how it's done. Do you have any idea?
@@BenjaminFSiegel My model is the first and it doesn't have those two screws that yours has, so I can't take it apart. Can't you inquire and let me know something? Maybe with a second video! Regards!
You just need to use a guitar pic to separate the pieces or a tool made for it. But its super simple to take apart, I would recommend doing it because my fan and heatsink had a lot of dust in it.
@@PaceyPimp Odds are it will have on board memory vs a hard drive. That's not to say it will most certainly but stuff like this can typically be worked on to the board with little trouble which also has the added benefit of improved latency. I honestly highly doubt they will have a traditional hard drive on one of these but I'm not certain. Just seems like more work to add on a sata connector and run power to the drive from the power supply. Just no real reason to do so when it can easily be added onto the board. Maybe it will have a SD card slot with a SD card in it for the higher capacity models that could very well be a option but I do not see them adding a physical drive to the device for what ultimately serves not purpose over on board storage. If it uses onboard storage than you will not be able to add a SSD, you could probably find a USB 3 to Sata conversation cable but USB 3 does not support anywhere near Sata bandwidth.
@@GainingDespair Nope the pro model has a regular 2.5" HD so it is possible. And it's worth it as SSD prices are down and this is the true bottle neck in the system. Totally worth throwing away you warranty.
Just a heads up, the board in the latest Nvidia Shield TV 16gb has changed slightly. I have mine apart in front of me right now. The LEDs for the green light on top of the Shield are now integrated into the logic board. There is no LED cable. There is also a small secondary board for WiFi now as well.
very interesting, thanks for the update :D
Interesting. I have the new LED design but not having the additional board for WiFi or BT.
@@prof080I have exactly as described. noled cable and separate small plastic Wi-Fi board
@@BenjaminFSiegel So the Philips #000 is what you're using for the backplate screws, 1.5 flathead to unplug the connector, and Torx T6 for the motherboard screws? I'm not sure what the "H" is for?
@@fennec7906 if i remember correctly there is torx with and without h (hole) but i can check when i get home
This just helped me clean and restore my Nvidia Shield in 2024. I couldn't believe the amount of dust inside and the thermal paste was rock hard. Cleaned it out fully and it's running awesome again!
perfect, stuff like this is exactly y i made that vid
just brought 2017 back from the dead with this and simply cleaning the fan. it was getting so hot the bottom cracked and melted a bit!
I don't know how it's still going strong after everything, but it is. thanks buddy!
congrats man, that's great to hear!
Hi, what product(s) do you use to wipe down the inside of the Shield and clean the fan with? @@BenjaminFSiegel
Thank you for the awesome video, straight to the point. I just needed it to open the shield and blow out the dust. IFixIt only had a teardown for the 2015 version, which opens completely differently to the 2017.
Good simple straightforward video
thanks :)
2024, still using this video as a reference!
Thanks for this. My fan was extremely noisy like a grinding noise so I watched this video and took my shield apart to find it was extremely dusty so I cleaned all the dust out and took the fan apart and put some hair clipper oil on the shaft and in the hole where the bearing is. So far so good the noise has stopped I’ll keep my fingers crossed lol. Probably should order another one tho incase...thanks
thanks mate, glad i could help. Good Luck!
@@BenjaminFSiegel
Can the internal hard drive of the TV box be replaced?
@@pingshanxu4137 Technically yes, but it's solder on so that wouldn't be easy. Might be different for other versions.
Great video! Thank you so much. Could you tell me who makes the tool you're using there and does it come with all the various bits?
it's the iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit, but there are cheaper alternatives out there, the bit-set alone is like half the price iirc.
Help! Opened up my shield and cleaned the fan and changed the paste but after closing it up the shield has no power. What mistake have I done? Is the board not seated properly ? It looks good and I can plug the cable back properly! Golly!
Thanks for posting ,thinking of changing the hard drive but not sure if I am up to it.
in this version that would be pretty hard. For what purpose exactly?
@@BenjaminFSiegel
Its getting so slow, but I am getting good download speeds on other devices of up to 60 mbps but have a speed checker on kodi and its shows really slow speeds from 4.5 mgbps to 10 at most . Jeff
@@Jeff-gw1dv on lan?
you don't need security/tamper Torx T6h. Just opened up my Nvidia shield 16gb(bought around May 2019) and it doesn't have the Torx T6H security screws. All you need is a regular Torx T6. This applies to the newer Nvidia shield 16gb pro also with AI, new remote, and slightly different chipset which i also have.
thanks for the info, by now there are so many versions
This box and others that will come after it are pieces of filth.
The box won't fucking open.
Therefore, it's a pile of fucking shit!
That gray color when lifting the plate is thermal paste? does it have to be reapplied once the plate has been lifted?
well, i would
Thumbs up for the video as my shield would randomly crash so I factory reset and it still happened so I watched your video and took mine apart cleaned out the fan and the thermal past looked a bit too crumbly so I cleaned off the old stuff and put new paste on so hopefully that will fix the problem
wish u luck ;)
what is the power cable tip going into the shield tv? I'm making a 12-19v step up (as seen on reddit), is it USB Micro-A?
at least for this version it is not. Doesn't look familiar tbh.
No probs thanks for your reply!
I thought the led cable was a pull type, not a lift type and i broke it it from the board and now my shield wont work.. Anyway you could snap a closeup picture of it that connector unplugged and plugged in? Need to figure out the pin out so i can either solder it straight to the board, or reglue it if the leads are reuasable
it is possible to take the board out with out unscrewing the heatsink. that said, sadly, cleaning the dust out of the fan did not stop the noise it started making. i guess i need to find some lubricant for it and hopefully that will fix it.
Good luck. Would be cool if you kept us updated, might be of use to someone.
@@BenjaminFSiegel i bought a small bottle of 3 in 1 lubricant from an auto parts store today and, using a toothpick, i put a very small drop in the center of the motor where the fan sits. i was careful not to get the lube on the whole motor, just where the fan touches to the motor. i also rubbed the lubed tooth pick around the top edge of the plastic fan box. just in cast the top of the fan was touching.
after putting it together it is running whisper quiet now! it's acutaly below a whisper, as i can barely hear it lol. probably just had some micro dust get in the motor, but lubing it seems to have fixed it. i hope this helps other people.
@@kreiyu glad to here it's such an easy fix, nice job!
Hey Benjamin quick question, where is located the HDD on that board?
it does not have one, the storage is soldered to the board btw
hi!
I have the same model as you, but my fan is pretty noisy, most likely it has some damage... I was wondering if there is any code on the fan, so I could search online to buy a replacement? I don't have the tools yet to disassemble, so I thought it's worth a question
thanks!
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@@BenjaminFSiegel brilliant, thanks a lot mate! :-)
Thanks to Benjamin Siegel for the part number and your excellent video 😀
ths for the video.Can u tell me when you first disconnect the cable,what's is it? which one is stick on the back case.
Sry, i don't understand the question.
I mean that black thing stick on the back cover with cable connected with board,what's is it?
ah i think you mean the foam-padding for the LED
Yap!That's it ,thx a lot
Liven Chen your welcome :)
Hi, may i know what 2 screw types does its using ? im using nvidia shield 4k pro 2019. i lost one of the screw during opening. pls advise.
Hey man. As i only own this version (2017 16GB) i can't really help you with that, then again how would you go about getting replacement screws?
I would probably just drill out the holes and tab them for screws i have on hand or can get easily, if that is even needed.
Hi! Can you please tell me what is the exact wifi chip installed? Couldn't find any teardown precise enough. I'd like to know if it's a Broadcom chip or something else. Thanks!
i'm pretty sure it is, but i can check if i find time tonight
yes, it's BCM4354XKUBG
Is it possible to replace WiFi card ? Network speeds gone bad drastically when connecting to WiFi, but good with LAN cable
Can you swap out the hard drive and install a solid states drive on the 2019 Nvidia shield pro like you can with the 2015 and 2017 models?
Sry i don't know, the version shown here is the only i own. Did you check on iFixit? they got a lot of useful info.
@@BenjaminFSiegel no I haven't but I do not think you can install a ssd in the 2019 model.
Where's the memory on this board? I thought it was a m.2.
No, it's soldered on
Can you tell me what type of screws you removed? So i can get the correct screwdriver
driver bits used are displayed on the left bottom corner
Percunas ok but i would like to know the exact type of screw that you removed with the ph000
i see, and how would i go about finding screw specs?
@@Fabio22571 Specific driver's is all you need, such the one's mentioned in the video.
@@Fabio22571 iFixit.com, Home Depot or Lowe's sells electronic's screwdrivers.
Hello, can anyone help me? It has happened that I decided to open my Nvidia Shield TV 2017 (16 GB), and it is the recent revision that comes with Wi Fi antenna module, and the green power LED comes on the PCB. The fact is that when trying to remove the UFL wi fi mini connector, this has been detached with the base section that goes on the PCB, and with a fragment of the "track" of the PCB, I have ruined the wi fi and bluetooth enough now ! The signal it picks up on both frequencies is now weak, for this reason I am looking for someone to provide me with excellent quality photos of that connector area, but do not disconnect it! since it is a welding nothing strong and it will not happen to them as it happened to me.
Beforehand thank you very much ...
Hey, sadly i only own the one shown in the video. Hope you find someone who can help you, good luck!
Is it possible to change out the Ethernet port?
It seems that mine no longer with clip in and hold the cable in.
if you have the tools/skills and a replacement then yeah, i can't see why not.
You sure it's the port and not the cable?
The cable has the weak part of the locking mechanism, so it's usually first to break.
do you know maybe how to connect rgb lights ? The green light doesn't fit my Logitech room haha ;d
the LED strip used in the NSTV here is white with a green light diffusing plastic piece on top. I guess in theory you could change that piece to whatever color you need.
i was looking to put an ssd in this version , but i see now that is not an option?
Is the fan a 4 pin connector?
Yes, it is.
Can you upgrade the 16gb to 500gb ssd?
If I remember correctly it's soldered to the board, but you can add usb-storage
So where on the circuit board is the on/off button ?
It does not have a hardware on/off button. Afaik you can only turn it off per remote, and back on (from off) by re-plugging the power cord. Maybe you could bridge the corresponding contacts, not sure.
My Sheild tv 2017 gets crash in few minutes due to over heating. What to do now? do you have any solution or suggestion?
How do you know it's over heating? If it really does (it should not) the questions becomes, why exactly it does. Dead fan? Bad spot? Does it only crash when you do something specific or always?
new thermal paste can go a long way, just in general.
First generation built better they cheaped out on second
how so?
I have the first generation and I don't have the screws ...
Result: I can't take it apart like this. You have no idea how it's done. Do you have any idea?
How do I tell which version I have I have the fat one but I don't know
would just go by looks, specs, date of purchase and maybe serial numbers depending how specific you need to know.
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NO screw in my shield tv (the first version) how can i do?
don't know, only got this version
@@BenjaminFSiegel
My model is the first and it doesn't have those two screws that yours has, so I can't take it apart. Can't you inquire and let me know something? Maybe with a second video! Regards!
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You just need to use a guitar pic to separate the pieces or a tool made for it. But its super simple to take apart, I would recommend doing it because my fan and heatsink had a lot of dust in it.
Where the hell is the hard drive? Is this the 16gb model?
yes, it is
@@BenjaminFSiegel No wonder i wanted to see the Pro so i can see how to change the HD to SSD
@@PaceyPimp you should find a tut on YT for that, if you are lucky there might even be an iFixit guide. Good luck!
@@PaceyPimp Odds are it will have on board memory vs a hard drive. That's not to say it will most certainly but stuff like this can typically be worked on to the board with little trouble which also has the added benefit of improved latency.
I honestly highly doubt they will have a traditional hard drive on one of these but I'm not certain. Just seems like more work to add on a sata connector and run power to the drive from the power supply.
Just no real reason to do so when it can easily be added onto the board. Maybe it will have a SD card slot with a SD card in it for the higher capacity models that could very well be a option but I do not see them adding a physical drive to the device for what ultimately serves not purpose over on board storage.
If it uses onboard storage than you will not be able to add a SSD, you could probably find a USB 3 to Sata conversation cable but USB 3 does not support anywhere near Sata bandwidth.
@@GainingDespair Nope the pro model has a regular 2.5" HD so it is possible. And it's worth it as SSD prices are down and this is the true bottle neck in the system. Totally worth throwing away you warranty.
can I swap internal storage with regular ssd?
No, it's soldered to the board. You can add external storage tho.
Percunas thx a lot
you are welcome
Yes but only if you have the pro version
I am not really familiar with the other versions. They have a Micro SD slot as well, do they not?
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