Canon Eos Rebel T5 Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Time Required

                          25 minutes

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Battery
2 steps
Back Panel
5 steps
Motherboard
7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Lay the camera on its back so that the card/battery door is facing you.
Using your fingernail, slide the tab on the battery door up to release the battery door latch.

Lay the camera on its back so that the card/battery door is facing you.

Using your fingernail, slide the tab on the battery door up to release the battery door latch.

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Step 2

Lift the now free card/battery door to reveal the battery compartment.
Push the gray lever to the right side so that the battery can be removed and replaced with a new one.

Lift the now free card/battery door to reveal the battery compartment.

Push the gray lever to the right side so that the battery can be removed and replaced with a new one.

Step 3

              Back Panel

Turn the camera so that the back is facing to your right.
Remove the 5mm Phillips #000 screw above the rubber USB port cover.

Turn the camera so that the back is facing to your right.

Remove the 5mm Phillips #000 screw above the rubber USB port cover.

Step 4

Remove the rubber piece.
Unscrew the two screws under the rubber cover to completely remove the rubber cover piece.
It is held in place by a notched tether, but can be easily manipulated to slide out.

Remove the rubber piece.

Unscrew the two screws under the rubber cover to completely remove the rubber cover piece.

It is held in place by a notched tether, but can be easily manipulated to slide out.

Step 5

Turn your camera so that the bottom is facing you.
Remove the 5mm Phillips #000 screws.

Turn your camera so that the bottom is facing you.

Remove the 5mm Phillips #000 screws.

Step 6

Now turn the camera so that the front is facing towards your right.
Remove the two remaining 5mm Phillips #000 screws.

Now turn the camera so that the front is facing towards your right.

Remove the two remaining 5mm Phillips #000 screws.

Step 7

Now that all of the exterior screws have been removed, grip the camera firmly on both sides.
Gently pry the back panel from the main body of the camera.
There are two ribbon cables that need to be removed in order for the back panel to come free from the camera body, as indicated.
This back panel contains various control components of the camera as well as the LCD screen.

Now that all of the exterior screws have been removed, grip the camera firmly on both sides.

Gently pry the back panel from the main body of the camera.

There are two ribbon cables that need to be removed in order for the back panel to come free from the camera body, as indicated.

This back panel contains various control components of the camera as well as the LCD screen.

Step 8

              Motherboard

Remove all ribbon cables with the plastic spudger.
Gently pry up the black plastic tabs to slide out the ribbon cables

Remove all ribbon cables with the plastic spudger.

Gently pry up the black plastic tabs to slide out the ribbon cables

Step 9

Turn your camera so that the top is facing you.
Remove the two black 5 mm Phillips #000 screws.

Turn your camera so that the top is facing you.

Remove the two black 5 mm Phillips #000 screws.

Step 10

Turn the grip side toward you.
Remove the rubber grip, using the plastic spudger.

Turn the grip side toward you.

Remove the rubber grip, using the plastic spudger.

Step 11

Remove the black 5 mm Phillips #000 screw, located under the grip.

Remove the black 5 mm Phillips #000 screw, located under the grip.

Step 12

Remove the top panel of the device.

Remove the top panel of the device.

Step 13

Remove the front panel of the camera.

Remove the front panel of the camera.

Step 14

Remove the five silver 5mm Phillips #000 screws.
The motherboard can now be removed.

Remove the five silver 5mm Phillips #000 screws.

The motherboard can now be removed.

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

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Edgar Nunes - Jun 25, 2017

This guide is amazing, but if you change the mainboard do you have to initialize it by software, like Spt?

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