Difficulty

Easy

Steps

12

Time Required

                          10 - 30 minutes

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  • Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
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Introduction

Note: This guide is incomplete, the motherboard will need to be removed before the screen can be replaced.

What you need

Step 1

              Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
  • Take your Kindle and place it screen side down in order to open it from the back. Use the opening tool from the ifixit tool kit and insert it between the metal casing and plastic top piece.

Take your Kindle and place it screen side down in order to open it from the back. Use the opening tool from the ifixit tool kit and insert it between the metal casing and plastic top piece.

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Step 2

  • Once enough pressure is applied the small piece will pop open.

Once enough pressure is applied the small piece will pop open.

Step 3

  • Remove the plastic piece.

Remove the plastic piece.

Step 4

  • Once the small plastic piece is removed you will need to locate two 40mm screws on both corners of the remaining casing. Use the PH000 Philips Head Screwdriver from the tool kit to remove both screws.

Once the small plastic piece is removed you will need to locate two 40mm screws on both corners of the remaining casing. Use the PH000 Philips Head Screwdriver from the tool kit to remove both screws.

Step 5

  • Use the opening tool again to take the off the bigger metal piece.

Use the opening tool again to take the off the bigger metal piece.

Step 6

  • Once the piece removed, locate the battery.

Once the piece removed, locate the battery.

Step 7

  • Locate the two 30mm screws securing the battery on the bottom of the Kindle DX. Use the PH00 Philips head screw driver from the tool kit to remove both screws.

Locate the two 30mm screws securing the battery on the bottom of the Kindle DX. Use the PH00 Philips head screw driver from the tool kit to remove both screws.

Step 8

  • Take the battery off once the screws have been removed.

Take the battery off once the screws have been removed.

Step 9

  • Unscrew the 30 mm screws using a Phillips #000 screwdriver as shown in the picture.

Unscrew the 30 mm screws using a Phillips #000 screwdriver as shown in the picture.

Step 10

  • Unscrew the 30 mm screws using a Phillips #000 screwdriver as demonstrated in the picture.

Unscrew the 30 mm screws using a Phillips #000 screwdriver as demonstrated in the picture.

Step 11

  • Remove the black case to reveal the mother board.

Remove the black case to reveal the mother board.

Step 12

  • Remove the motherboard from the display assembly.

Remove the motherboard from the display assembly.

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

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Robert Rogers - Jan 27, 2017

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Guide is incomplete :(

Terry Mummery - Mar 31, 2018

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I can follow and understand up to step 11.

Steps 12 and 13 loose me, why would one need to remove the metal protection lid / shield? There does not seem to be any screws covered by the lids that need to be removed.

one would need to unclip the screen from the motherboard the lead off board from the wireless card to aerial and unscrew the remaining motherboard screws at least before you could remove the motherboard to access the screen to replace it.

golan.benoni - Jan 25, 2019

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Guide is useless and should be removed or replaced.