Amazon Fire Hd 7 4Th Generation Display Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

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2

• Motherboard
• 7 steps
• Display
• 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Motherboard               

• Insert the plastic opening tool behind the rear case to free the clips holding the case together.
• Work your way around the device to free all the clips.

Insert the plastic opening tool behind the rear case to free the clips holding the case together.

Work your way around the device to free all the clips.

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Step 2

• Once all clips have been released, remove the back case to reveal the inside of the device.

Once all clips have been released, remove the back case to reveal the inside of the device.

Step 3

• Remove the nine silver screws located around the motherboard with the T5 Torx screwdriver.

Remove the nine silver screws located around the motherboard with the T5 Torx screwdriver.

Step 4

• Remove the six black screws located around the battery and the speaker with the T5 Torx screwdriver.
• Make your way around the battery and speaker to remove all of them.

Remove the six black screws located around the battery and the speaker with the T5 Torx screwdriver.

Make your way around the battery and speaker to remove all of them.

Step 5

• Carefully unplug the three wire connections by placing a plastic spudger under the connections and lifting up.
• Disconnect the battery and speaker connections by placing the round handle spudger under the wires and lifting up and out.
• Disconnect the display connections from the motherboard by using the plastic spudger to lift the clamp holding the ribbon cable. Then, using the tweezers, grab the ribbon wire and pull away from the motherboard.

Carefully unplug the three wire connections by placing a plastic spudger under the connections and lifting up.

Disconnect the battery and speaker connections by placing the round handle spudger under the wires and lifting up and out.

Disconnect the display connections from the motherboard by using the plastic spudger to lift the clamp holding the ribbon cable. Then, using the tweezers, grab the ribbon wire and pull away from the motherboard.

Step 6

• Remove the two screws holding the rear camera in place using the T5 Torx screwdriver.
• Once freed from the screws, gently lift and remove the rear camera.
• The camera lens is sensitive. Be careful when removing and handling the rear camera.

Remove the two screws holding the rear camera in place using the T5 Torx screwdriver.

Once freed from the screws, gently lift and remove the rear camera.

The camera lens is sensitive. Be careful when removing and handling the rear camera.

Step 7

• Now the motherboard is free to be removed.
• Lift the motherboard up to remove it as shown in the picture.

Now the motherboard is free to be removed.

Lift the motherboard up to remove it as shown in the picture.

Step 8

              Display               

• Following the bottom edge of the device, remove the (3) T5 hex silver screws with the T5 torx screwdriver.

Following the bottom edge of the device, remove the (3) T5 hex silver screws with the T5 torx screwdriver.

Step 9

• The motherboard chassis can now be removed to reveal the display screen.
• Remove the volume button components.

The motherboard chassis can now be removed to reveal the display screen.

Remove the volume button components.

Step 10

• Remove the (4) T5 hex silver screws in the corners of the display screen using the T5 torx screwdriver.

Remove the (4) T5 hex silver screws in the corners of the display screen using the T5 torx screwdriver.

Step 11

• The LCD display screen may now be removed and replaced.

The LCD display screen may now be removed and replaced.

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colin - Dec 15, 2016

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finding it very difficult to source a new touch screen for this model.