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  • Disassembling Palm Centro Battery
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  • Back Housing
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Disassembling Palm Centro Battery
  • Press and slide open the battery cover.

Press and slide open the battery cover.

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Step 2

  • Caution: Turn cell phone off before removing battery!
  • Press battery to the right.
  • Then lift up battery pack to remove.

Caution: Turn cell phone off before removing battery!

Press battery to the right.

Then lift up battery pack to remove.

Step 3

  • Phone with battery removed

Phone with battery removed

Step 4

              Back Housing
  • Remove the touchpad pen from the top left corner on the back to reveal the last of 6 screws to be removed.

Remove the touchpad pen from the top left corner on the back to reveal the last of 6 screws to be removed.

Step 5

  • Lift the rubber cap at the top right to reveal the sixth screw.
  • Caution: There is a small Palm sticker under the rubber cap. Tampering with or removing this sticker will void your warranty!
  • Remove the six screws using the T5 Torx screwdriver.

Lift the rubber cap at the top right to reveal the sixth screw.

Caution: There is a small Palm sticker under the rubber cap. Tampering with or removing this sticker will void your warranty!

Remove the six screws using the T5 Torx screwdriver.

Step 6

  • Remove the SIM card so housing can be separated.

Remove the SIM card so housing can be separated.

Step 7

  • Use a plastic pry tool to separate the bottom of the case to remove the small plastic insert.

Use a plastic pry tool to separate the bottom of the case to remove the small plastic insert.

Step 8

  • Remove the small plastic insert at the bottom of the phone.

Remove the small plastic insert at the bottom of the phone.

Step 9

  • Continue with plastic pry tool all the way around the phone to remove the back housing.

Continue with plastic pry tool all the way around the phone to remove the back housing.

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

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