Palm Treo 755P Screen Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

Battery
2 steps
Back Cover
5 steps
Circuit Board
6 steps
Screen
1 step

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Introduction

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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

              Circuit Board

Gently peel off the protective yellow tape covering the ribbon cable using tweezers or your fingers.
ATTENTION: Save the tape for reassembly.

Gently peel off the protective yellow tape covering the ribbon cable using tweezers or your fingers.

ATTENTION: Save the tape for reassembly.

Step 9

Using tweezers flip up the black plastic snap covering the small ribbon cable.
Using tweezers gently pull out the ribbon cable to detach it from the circuit board.

Using tweezers flip up the black plastic snap covering the small ribbon cable.

Using tweezers gently pull out the ribbon cable to detach it from the circuit board.

Step 10

With the screen facing down. Use the Phillips 00 screwdriver attachment to remove the silver, 0.124 inch long screw on the left side of the circuit board above the ribbon cable.
WARNING: Do not over-tighten the screw during reassembly.

With the screen facing down. Use the Phillips 00 screwdriver attachment to remove the silver, 0.124 inch long screw on the left side of the circuit board above the ribbon cable.

WARNING: Do not over-tighten the screw during reassembly.

Step 11

Pivot the circuit board away from the casing keeping the screen face down.
Gently peel away the tape holding the ribbon cable to the screen.
ATTENTION: Save the tape for reassembly.

Pivot the circuit board away from the casing keeping the screen face down.

Gently peel away the tape holding the ribbon cable to the screen.

Step 12

Using tweezers flip up the black plastic snap covering the ribbon cable attached to the screen.
Gently pull out the ribbon cable freeing the circuit board from the casing.

Using tweezers flip up the black plastic snap covering the ribbon cable attached to the screen.

Gently pull out the ribbon cable freeing the circuit board from the casing.

Step 13

Separate the circuit board from front cover.

Separate the circuit board from front cover.

Step 14

              Screen

Using your fingers gently lift the display screen panel out of the casing by either grasping it from the back or popping it out of the front.

Using your fingers gently lift the display screen panel out of the casing by either grasping it from the back or popping it out of the front.

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

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