Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

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Sections

4

  • Back Panel
  • 3 steps
  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Motherboard
  • 1 step
  • LCD Screen
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel
  • Remove the stylus from the side of the PDA by sliding it upwards.

Remove the stylus from the side of the PDA by sliding it upwards.

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Step 2

  • Remove the 4 screws from the corners of the back panel of the device using a size T6 Torx screwdriver.
  • Place screws in a plastic bag or another safe place.

Remove the 4 screws from the corners of the back panel of the device using a size T6 Torx screwdriver.

Place screws in a plastic bag or another safe place.

Step 3

  • Insert the edge of the plastic opening tool between the back panel and the black stylus holder.
  • Carefully and forcefully pry the panels apart.

Insert the edge of the plastic opening tool between the back panel and the black stylus holder.

Carefully and forcefully pry the panels apart.

Step 4

              Battery
  • Use tweezers to unplug the battery cable from the motherboard socket.
  • Gently remove the battery from the motherboard using your thumb and forefinger to pull upwards.
  • The battery may be difficult to remove because of light adhesive on the back. It may require some force to pry the battery away from the motherboard with your fingers.

Use tweezers to unplug the battery cable from the motherboard socket.

Gently remove the battery from the motherboard using your thumb and forefinger to pull upwards.

The battery may be difficult to remove because of light adhesive on the back. It may require some force to pry the battery away from the motherboard with your fingers.

Step 5

              Motherboard
  • Use the plastic opening tool to pry the orange clamp away from the motherboard.
  • Use the plastic opening tool at the bottom of the device to pry the motherboard away from the front plate.
  • Gently and forcefully lift the motherboard away from the front plate by using your thumb and forefinger.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry the orange clamp away from the motherboard.

Use the plastic opening tool at the bottom of the device to pry the motherboard away from the front plate.

Gently and forcefully lift the motherboard away from the front plate by using your thumb and forefinger.

Step 6

              LCD Screen
  • Pull the LCD screen up from the bottom of the device using your forefinger.
  • The LCD screen will easily come away from the front panel.

Pull the LCD screen up from the bottom of the device using your forefinger.

The LCD screen will easily come away from the front panel.

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

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dpchoung - Apr 22, 2013

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The hardest part is getting the back plate off, I throttled my plastic spudger.