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8

Time Required

                          30 minutes

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Step 1

              Pry off the plastic back.
  • Using a Jimmy, start at the volume control and work your way around by prying off the back and then lifting it back like a book.

Using a Jimmy, start at the volume control and work your way around by prying off the back and then lifting it back like a book.

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Step 2

              Peeling off the tape.
  • Peel off the 2 yellow pieces of yellow tape on the battery.

Peel off the 2 yellow pieces of yellow tape on the battery.

Step 3

              Disconnect the ribbon cables
  • Take off all the ribbon cables connected to the main board. (Marked in Red)
  • On the 2 speakers marked in yellow, be sure to pull straight up. Then unclip the speaker cables.

Take off all the ribbon cables connected to the main board. (Marked in Red)

On the 2 speakers marked in yellow, be sure to pull straight up. Then unclip the speaker cables.

Step 4

              Unscrew speakers and gray bracket
  • Using a T4 Torx driver, unscrew each of the 2 screws holding in the 2 speakers. (red)
  • Then, take out the 7 screws hold in the gray bracket (yellow)
  • Now, unscrew the 8 screws holding the motherboard. (green)

Using a T4 Torx driver, unscrew each of the 2 screws holding in the 2 speakers. (red)

Then, take out the 7 screws hold in the gray bracket (yellow)

Now, unscrew the 8 screws holding the motherboard. (green)

Step 5

              Unscrew the I/O
  • Next, use a T4 Torx Screwdriver again to unscrew the headphone jack and the Micro USB port.

Next, use a T4 Torx Screwdriver again to unscrew the headphone jack and the Micro USB port.

Step 6

              Take everything out.
    1. Remove the Headphone and USB ports.
    1. Remove motherboard.
    1. Remove the speakers.
    1. Remove gray bracket with battery.

  1. Remove the Headphone and USB ports.

  2. Remove motherboard.

  3. Remove the speakers.

  4. Remove gray bracket with battery.

Step 7

              Remove the screen.
  • Now, using a T4, unscrew the 4 screws holding in the screen.

Now, using a T4, unscrew the 4 screws holding in the screen.

Step 8

              Your Done!
  • Congrats! Now follow the directions in reverse to reassemble your Fire!

Congrats! Now follow the directions in reverse to reassemble your Fire!

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