Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
10
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Sections
2
- Motherboard Prerequisite
- 8 steps
- Screen
- 2 steps
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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
Screen
- Turn the phone over after detaching the connectors that were attached to the motherboard
- Carefully pry between the screen and the bevel with precision tweezers lifting slowly separating the screen.
- Use of another thin tool will help support the lifting
Turn the phone over after detaching the connectors that were attached to the motherboard
Carefully pry between the screen and the bevel with precision tweezers lifting slowly separating the screen.
Use of another thin tool will help support the lifting
Step 10
- Insert the metal spudger between the screen and the frame, using the blue plastic tool as a brace to prevent the screen from reattaching to the frame.
- To fully remove the screen from the frame, repeat the previous step around the entire perimeter of the device.
- Carefully remove the screen.
Insert the metal spudger between the screen and the frame, using the blue plastic tool as a brace to prevent the screen from reattaching to the frame.
To fully remove the screen from the frame, repeat the previous step around the entire perimeter of the device.
Carefully remove the screen.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Lamiah - Dec 7, 2022
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Thank YOU and I will begin disassembling my BLU as soon as I receive a phone screen. that is entirely different but resembles my BLU enough to use these steps to complete the mission.
