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Steps

9

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2

  • Motherboard Prerequisite
  • 8 steps
  • Antenna
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Motherboard Prerequisite
  • To remove the back cover, turn the device over, locate the safety indented notch on the bottom left corner as the screen is facing down.
  • Using your finger (or spudger), prop upwards to detach the back cover properly from the rest of the device.

To remove the back cover, turn the device over, locate the safety indented notch on the bottom left corner as the screen is facing down.

Using your finger (or spudger), prop upwards to detach the back cover properly from the rest of the device.

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Step 2

  • Locate the notch at the bottom of the battery for safe removal.
  • Carefully lift battery from the notch making sure not to puncture the battery rubber casting.

Locate the notch at the bottom of the battery for safe removal.

Carefully lift battery from the notch making sure not to puncture the battery rubber casting.

Step 3

  • Unscrew the 13 Phillips #0 screws from the back of the phone.

Unscrew the 13 Phillips #0 screws from the back of the phone.

Step 4

  • To remove the back panel, slide the metal spudger into 3 notches on left and right side outside edges of the device.
  • With some slow but strong pressure insert and dislodge the panel from the rest of the device. These are tough but small clips that hold together the back panel.

To remove the back panel, slide the metal spudger into 3 notches on left and right side outside edges of the device.

With some slow but strong pressure insert and dislodge the panel from the rest of the device. These are tough but small clips that hold together the back panel.

Step 5

  • Remove all 8 3.175 mm screws that secure the motherboard in place.
  • Remove by turning counter clockwise using a Phillips #0 bit with the correct screwdriver using medium/ firm pressure, assuring that you don’t strip the screws.
  • Set aside

Remove all 8 3.175 mm screws that secure the motherboard in place.

Remove by turning counter clockwise using a Phillips #0 bit with the correct screwdriver using medium/ firm pressure, assuring that you don’t strip the screws.

Set aside

Step 6

  • Locate the two connector clamps on the motherboard.
  • Carefully place the tip of a precision tweezer or metal spudger under the short light brown plastic clamp. This will release the connectors.
  • Gently pull out the connectors from the clamp inserts by pulling slowly away from of device using precision tweezers.

Locate the two connector clamps on the motherboard.

Carefully place the tip of a precision tweezer or metal spudger under the short light brown plastic clamp. This will release the connectors.

Gently pull out the connectors from the clamp inserts by pulling slowly away from of device using precision tweezers.

Step 7

  • Locate the speaker on the bottom of the device and slowly pry upwards and to the right as its wired to the motherboard.

Locate the speaker on the bottom of the device and slowly pry upwards and to the right as its wired to the motherboard.

Step 8

  • Locate the volume button strip on the left side of the device and slowly pry outwards from one end to the other from the device.
  • Carefully pull over the motherboard.

Locate the volume button strip on the left side of the device and slowly pry outwards from one end to the other from the device.

Carefully pull over the motherboard.

Step 9

              Antenna
  • The antennae will be soldered directly to the motherboard which will be replaced.

The antennae will be soldered directly to the motherboard which will be replaced.

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

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