Steelseries Rival 700 Gaming Mouse Top Cover Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

                          3 minutes            

Sections

2

• Nameplate
• 4 steps
• Top cover
• 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Disconnect the mouse from your computer               

• To avoid electronically damaging either your computer or your mouse, unplug the usb cable from its socket.

To avoid electronically damaging either your computer or your mouse, unplug the usb cable from its socket.

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Step 2

              Disconnect the cable from the mouse               

• The Rival 700 mouse is a non wireless mouse. The micro-USB cable end is an elbow socket, secured by a plastic clip.
• To disconnect the cable from the mouse, firmly press the plastic clip using your thumb

The Rival 700 mouse is a non wireless mouse. The micro-USB cable end is an elbow socket, secured by a plastic clip.

To disconnect the cable from the mouse, firmly press the plastic clip using your thumb

Step 3

              Nameplate removal               

• The original nameplate is a soft rubber one that can be removed just by pulling it softly out of its socket.
• WARNING: When reassembling, if you’re using a custom nameplate that may not be as stretchable as the original one, insert it softly, and use a lime tool on the new part to avoid damaging the mouse socket.

The original nameplate is a soft rubber one that can be removed just by pulling it softly out of its socket.

WARNING: When reassembling, if you’re using a custom nameplate that may not be as stretchable as the original one, insert it softly, and use a lime tool on the new part to avoid damaging the mouse socket.

Step 4

              Nameplate printing               

• You will be able to download the 3D files to design a custom nameplate on the Steelseries website. The link is also provided in the part description.
• On this picture, the original “RIVAL” nameplate will be replaced with a new one on which i just had my Twitch ID printed.
• Be creative, use colored plastic, put logos and drawings on your mouse.

You will be able to download the 3D files to design a custom nameplate on the Steelseries website. The link is also provided in the part description.

On this picture, the original “RIVAL” nameplate will be replaced with a new one on which i just had my Twitch ID printed.

Be creative, use colored plastic, put logos and drawings on your mouse.

Step 5

              Top cover removal               

• Use both your index and thumb to gently pry the top cover out from the mouse.
• This part is a thin plastic one which needs a certain amount of strength to be removed. Be careful not to break it.

Use both your index and thumb to gently pry the top cover out from the mouse.

This part is a thin plastic one which needs a certain amount of strength to be removed. Be careful not to break it.

Step 6

              Top cover replacement               

• Steelseries sells a set of two different covers to replace the original one, with a sweat-resistant one f.e.
• Check the parts section for the purchase link.
• On the left, you can see on the wide led slot that is used to color the Steelseries logo on your mouse.

Steelseries sells a set of two different covers to replace the original one, with a sweat-resistant one f.e.

Check the parts section for the purchase link.

On the left, you can see on the wide led slot that is used to color the Steelseries logo on your mouse.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Ulrik Borg - May 28, 2017

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Very nice, clean guide. Now if someone could just tell them how to get more games to support the OLED and the tactile response thingy, and how to freaking add this guide to the manual since they use all of it to sell what is basically a very basic, but quite competent mouse with some still very useless gimmicks.

Vincent Monteil - May 31, 2017

Hey Ulrik ! Thank you very much ! :)

I already had an investigation about this. Looks like it is an “open” framework. But using it requires a given amount of extra dev, plus a potential advantage for players who have this mouse compared to the other ones, and that’s why there are so few games supported… :/

I’m as sad as you. Was hoping to have LoL, Overwatch and so on supported but…