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13

Time Required

                          15 minutes

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Step 1

              Motherboard
  • Power off the device before disassembly.
  • Be gentle; excessive force can result in a damaged or cracked screen.
  • Gently pry a Jimmy all around the seam of the device until the back panel detaches.

Power off the device before disassembly.

Be gentle; excessive force can result in a damaged or cracked screen.

Gently pry a Jimmy all around the seam of the device until the back panel detaches.

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Step 2

  • Use an iFixit opening tool to gently push the black bundle cable connector in a forward motion until it loosens without pushing down on the bundle cable connector.

Use an iFixit opening tool to gently push the black bundle cable connector in a forward motion until it loosens without pushing down on the bundle cable connector.

Step 3

  • Use the plastic opening tool to pry around the edges of the battery.
  • The battery should be laying freely in its port.
  • Lift the battery out of its port.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry around the edges of the battery.

The battery should be laying freely in its port.

Lift the battery out of its port.

Step 4

  • Use a plastic opening tool to slide the white cable connector completely out of the port.

Use a plastic opening tool to slide the white cable connector completely out of the port.

Step 5

  • Flip up the beige clip to loosen the cable.
  • Use the wide nosed tweezers to pinch the blue tab attached to the ribbon cable.
  • Pull the blue tab gently in a lateral motion until it is completely out of its port.

Flip up the beige clip to loosen the cable.

Use the wide nosed tweezers to pinch the blue tab attached to the ribbon cable.

Pull the blue tab gently in a lateral motion until it is completely out of its port.

Step 6

  • Use the wide nosed tweezers to gently pull out the orange ribbon inserted in the port on the motherboard.

Use the wide nosed tweezers to gently pull out the orange ribbon inserted in the port on the motherboard.

Step 7

  • Use a plastic opening tool to push the white cable connector out of its port in a side to side motion.

Use a plastic opening tool to push the white cable connector out of its port in a side to side motion.

Step 8

  • Use the Phillips #000 screwdriver to unscrew the seven screws.
  • There should be two silver and five black screws.

Use the Phillips #000 screwdriver to unscrew the seven screws.

There should be two silver and five black screws.

Step 9

  • Once the screws are removed, the speaker component will be loosely laying in the track.
  • Use the metal spudger tool to remove the speaker by gently lifting the edge of it.

Once the screws are removed, the speaker component will be loosely laying in the track.

Use the metal spudger tool to remove the speaker by gently lifting the edge of it.

Step 10

  • Remove the silver tape on one corner with the needle nosed tweezers, and remove the tape from the motherboard.

Remove the silver tape on one corner with the needle nosed tweezers, and remove the tape from the motherboard.

Step 11

  • Use the needle nosed tweezers to gently pull both of the orange ribbon cables out of their ports.

Use the needle nosed tweezers to gently pull both of the orange ribbon cables out of their ports.

Step 12

  • Use the Phillips #000 screwdriver to unscrew all five screws.

Use the Phillips #000 screwdriver to unscrew all five screws.

Step 13

  • To uninstall the motherboard, use the metal spudger tool to lift it out of the device.

To uninstall the motherboard, use the metal spudger tool to lift it out of the device.

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

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Walter Tejerina - Feb 26, 2016

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You are amazing!! Please make the tutorial “how change ASUS ME170 Touch Screen Digitizer”. Thanks!!!