Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
12
Time Required
15 - 30 minutes
Sections
2
- General Disassembly Prerequisite Guide
- 4 steps
- Motherboard
- 8 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
General Disassembly Prerequisite Guide
- Remove the two 2cm screws on the bottom using the PH0 Phillips head screw driver.
Remove the two 2cm screws on the bottom using the PH0 Phillips head screw driver.
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Step 2
- Pry open back piece with plastic spudger.
- Remove the back piece of the device.
- The back panel may be difficult to pry off, use gentle force.
Pry open back piece with plastic spudger.
Remove the back piece of the device.
The back panel may be difficult to pry off, use gentle force.
Step 3
- Disconnect speaker (which is attached by black and red wires) from back piece using plastic spudger.
Disconnect speaker (which is attached by black and red wires) from back piece using plastic spudger.
Step 4
- Gently pry the battery off of the device with the plastic spudger.
- There is a large amount of glue holding the battery to the device.
- Do not puncture the battery with the plastic spudger.
Gently pry the battery off of the device with the plastic spudger.
There is a large amount of glue holding the battery to the device.
Do not puncture the battery with the plastic spudger.
Step 5
Motherboard
- Remove all three ZIF cables connected to the motherboard (the blue, angled piece) by lifting the gray flap with your finger or a plastic spudger and gently removing the cable.
Remove all three ZIF cables connected to the motherboard (the blue, angled piece) by lifting the gray flap with your finger or a plastic spudger and gently removing the cable.
Step 6
- Remove the three 2cm screws at the bottom using the Phillips PH00 screwdriver head.
Remove the three 2cm screws at the bottom using the Phillips PH00 screwdriver head.
Step 7
- Gently peel off the orange sticker with the gray wire connected to the upper corner of the device. This is the antenna.
Gently peel off the orange sticker with the gray wire connected to the upper corner of the device. This is the antenna.
Step 8
- Remove solder connecting the battery to the motherboard using the soldering kit.
- Place battery aside.
- For more information on soldering, refer to iFixit’s Soldering Guide.
Remove solder connecting the battery to the motherboard using the soldering kit.
Place battery aside.
For more information on soldering, refer to iFixit’s Soldering Guide.
Step 9
- Remove solder connecting the speaker wires to the motherboard.
- Set speaker aside.
Remove solder connecting the speaker wires to the motherboard.
Set speaker aside.
Step 10
- Remove solder connection the gray antenna wire to the motherboard.
- Set antenna aside.
Remove solder connection the gray antenna wire to the motherboard.
Set antenna aside.
Step 11
- Gently remove motherboard from device.
Gently remove motherboard from device.
Step 12
- Insert new motherboard.
- Replace all three 2cm screws at the bottom of the motherboard.
Insert new motherboard.
Replace all three 2cm screws at the bottom of the motherboard.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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