Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Back Cover
  • 5 steps
  • Antenna
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Press the button on the back cover to release the battery cover.
  • Slide off the battery cover.

Press the button on the back cover to release the battery cover.

Slide off the battery cover.

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Step 2

  • Remove the battery by lifting up on one side.

Remove the battery by lifting up on one side.

Step 3

              Back Cover
  • Remove the stylus by pulling up on the large top to reveal the top left case screw.
  • Pull away the black flap to reveal the top right case screw.

Remove the stylus by pulling up on the large top to reveal the top left case screw.

Pull away the black flap to reveal the top right case screw.

Step 4

  • Use a T5 screwdriver to remove the five 7 mm black/red back case screws.
  • Use a T5 screwdriver to remove the middle 3.1 mm screw.

Use a T5 screwdriver to remove the five 7 mm black/red back case screws.

Use a T5 screwdriver to remove the middle 3.1 mm screw.

Step 5

  • Use the plastic opening tool to pry open the device. Start on the volume control side (left side of the screen) and work your way up along the edge and across the top.
  • The side volume control buttons may fall out after opening the device.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry open the device. Start on the volume control side (left side of the screen) and work your way up along the edge and across the top.

The side volume control buttons may fall out after opening the device.

Step 6

  • Slowly unfold the back casing away from the front casing revealing the red and black wound wire speaker cable, marked by the red box.
  • Potential for device damage: Be gentle while separating the halves to prevent breaking the red and black wound wire speaker cable that bridges both halves.

Slowly unfold the back casing away from the front casing revealing the red and black wound wire speaker cable, marked by the red box.

Potential for device damage: Be gentle while separating the halves to prevent breaking the red and black wound wire speaker cable that bridges both halves.

Step 7

  • Using tweezers, squeeze the plastic head of the black and red wound wire cable. This will detach the cable from the circuit board and fully separate the two halves.

Using tweezers, squeeze the plastic head of the black and red wound wire cable. This will detach the cable from the circuit board and fully separate the two halves.

Step 8

              Antenna
  • The antenna is on the back half of the phone.

The antenna is on the back half of the phone.

Step 9

  • Press in the four black clips using a spudger to pop off the upper-back cover.

Press in the four black clips using a spudger to pop off the upper-back cover.

Step 10

  • Lift off the top of the back cover from the phone frame.

Lift off the top of the back cover from the phone frame.

Step 11

  • Gently pop off the antenna by pulling it away from the back cover.

Gently pop off the antenna by pulling it away from the back cover.

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

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