Do-It-Yourself Story

First I took off the control panel and cleaned the ribbon cable with alcohol, but that only got the SE error to go away for about a month. This replacement part arrived very quickly and was installed in about 10 minutes. There are 2 screws on top of the microwave vent that must be removed first, then slide the vent to the left and open the door to fully remove the vent guard. Then remove the 1 screw above the control panel, slide the control panel up and then pull it away from the microwave. Disconnect all the cables, the ribbon connector has a lock that must be pulled up to remove the cable, the others all have clips. Take a picture to make sure you reconnect cables properly. Remove the 4 Phillips screws holding the circuit board and remove board. Gently bend the metal bracket inward on the sides to free it from the 4 clips. Then reverse the process to reinstall the new control panel.