Amazon Fire Hd 10 Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          35 - 40 minutes

Sections

Screen
4 steps
Battery
4 steps
Rear Facing Camera
3 steps
Front Facing Camera
4 steps
Motherboard
4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Screen

Avoid prying near bottom right hand side due to LCD Connector
Use a plastic opening tool to pry the screen up in the right hand corner.

Avoid prying near bottom right hand side due to LCD Connector

Use a plastic opening tool to pry the screen up in the right hand corner.

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Step 2

Do not completely remove the screen yet as there is a ZIF connector connected.
Lift the screen and digitizer from the case.
You may need to use some force due to the glue.

Do not completely remove the screen yet as there is a ZIF connector connected.

Lift the screen and digitizer from the case.

You may need to use some force due to the glue.

Step 3

Be mindful of the ZIF connector.
Disconnect the ribbon connector from the digitizer side using your hands or the plastic opening tool.

Be mindful of the ZIF connector.

Disconnect the ribbon connector from the digitizer side using your hands or the plastic opening tool.

Step 4

Remove the screen and digitizer from the case completely.

Remove the screen and digitizer from the case completely.

Step 5

              Battery

Locate the power cable that links the battery to the motherboard.
Carefully unplug the battery power cable to disconnect the battery from the motherboard.
The third image shows what it should look like with the battery power cable is disconnected.

Locate the power cable that links the battery to the motherboard.

Carefully unplug the battery power cable to disconnect the battery from the motherboard.

The third image shows what it should look like with the battery power cable is disconnected.

Step 6

Begin by locating the double sided pull tape locations.
Do not lift on the battery when doing the following step. You will bend it. It is very pliable.
Pull the black soft tabs to release the tape’s adhesion.
Make sure you pull the tabs slowly and continuously away from the case until the adhesive is completely out.
Do this to all 4 tabs until the battery is completely free of adhesion to the device’s backing.

Begin by locating the double sided pull tape locations.

Do not lift on the battery when doing the following step. You will bend it. It is very pliable.

Pull the black soft tabs to release the tape’s adhesion.

Make sure you pull the tabs slowly and continuously away from the case until the adhesive is completely out.

Do this to all 4 tabs until the battery is completely free of adhesion to the device’s backing.

Step 7

Make sure all the adhesive is removed before trying to lift the battery from the case.
After the battery is totally free of any adhesion, simply lift the battery from the case.

Make sure all the adhesive is removed before trying to lift the battery from the case.

After the battery is totally free of any adhesion, simply lift the battery from the case.

Step 8

Inspect battery for any leakage.
Please follow all U.S. regulations and laws when disposing or recycling the battery.

Inspect battery for any leakage.

Please follow all U.S. regulations and laws when disposing or recycling the battery.

Step 9

              Rear Facing Camera

Remove the single T5 Torx screw at the base of the camera.
Once removed, place the screw aside in a safe location.

Remove the single T5 Torx screw at the base of the camera.

Once removed, place the screw aside in a safe location.

Step 10

Lift the camera from the case using the plastic opening tool.
The camera is still connected to the motherboard via the ZIF connector.

Lift the camera from the case using the plastic opening tool.

The camera is still connected to the motherboard via the ZIF connector.

Step 11

Gently grab the camera and pull to remove.
The camera is now free from the motherboard.

Gently grab the camera and pull to remove.

The camera is now free from the motherboard.

Step 12

              Front Facing Camera

Remove the two screws from front facing camera using the T5 Torx Screwdriver.
Make sure you place the screws in a safe location nearby.

Remove the two screws from front facing camera using the T5 Torx Screwdriver.

Make sure you place the screws in a safe location nearby.

Step 13

Lift the black plastic cover once the screws are removed.
Place aside for later reassembly.

Lift the black plastic cover once the screws are removed.

Place aside for later reassembly.

Step 14

Detach the connector using a plastic opening tool or spudger.
The camera is still connected to the motherboard.

Detach the connector using a plastic opening tool or spudger.

The camera is still connected to the motherboard.

Step 15

Grip the camera and lift up to detach the ZIF connector from the motherboard.

Grip the camera and lift up to detach the ZIF connector from the motherboard.

Step 16

              Motherboard

Lift the ZIF connector up to disconnect from the motherboard.

Lift the ZIF connector up to disconnect from the motherboard.

Step 17

Disconnect the connectors using the plastic opening tool.

Disconnect the connectors using the plastic opening tool.

Step 18

Remove the ten T5 Torx screws securing the motherboard to the case.
Keep the screws together in a safe place for reassembly.

Remove the ten T5 Torx screws securing the motherboard to the case.

Keep the screws together in a safe place for reassembly.

Step 19

Lift and pull the motherboard down, gently, towards the case using the tweezers.

Lift and pull the motherboard down, gently, towards the case using the tweezers.

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

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scottpickles - Feb 23, 2017

Just for the record, my screws were T4, not T5.

Jimmy Lee - Oct 26, 2017

Where is a reliable store to buy this motherboard?

elliott reitman - Nov 10, 2019

what you left out is the speakers are they still attached to the motherboard you get 15 points

imbritneyedwards - May 31, 2020

Is this the Kindle? Not the Tablet?

Al Silva - Oct 19, 2021

I have exhausted all online searches for a new HD Fire 10.1 7 generation motherboard replacement and have not been able to locate one anywhere do you have any places you know of that sell these types of motherboards?

Thanks,

Al Silva

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