Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

18

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery Cover
  • 1 step
  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Motherboard
  • 7 steps
  • Removing Delphi Myfi XM2GO LCD Screen
  • 9 steps

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Step 1

              Battery Cover
  • Locate the large button on the top of the device.
  • Push down on the button and slide the cover away from the button.
  • The battery removal tab may pop up.

Locate the large button on the top of the device.

Push down on the button and slide the cover away from the button.

The battery removal tab may pop up.

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Step 2

              Battery
  • Grab the red pull tab and pull down to unlock the latch.
  • Pull the battery out.

Grab the red pull tab and pull down to unlock the latch.

Pull the battery out.

Step 3

              Motherboard
  • Remove the four screws from the bottom of the device using a T6 Torx screwdriver.

Remove the four screws from the bottom of the device using a T6 Torx screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Remove the button cover on the back of the device by prying it up with a spudger or your thumb nail.

Remove the button cover on the back of the device by prying it up with a spudger or your thumb nail.

Step 5

  • Remove the two screws under the button using the T6 Torx screwdriver.

Remove the two screws under the button using the T6 Torx screwdriver.

Step 6

  • Remove the back cover.

Remove the back cover.

Step 7

  • Remove the power button by pulling it to the left.

Remove the power button by pulling it to the left.

Step 8

  • Remove the plastic antenna extension connector on the right side of the device.

Remove the plastic antenna extension connector on the right side of the device.

Step 9

  • Pull up on the motherboard to remove it from the device.
  • The LCD screen and keypad are only connected to the motherboard with ribbon cables. They will hang down as the motherboard is removed.

Pull up on the motherboard to remove it from the device.

The LCD screen and keypad are only connected to the motherboard with ribbon cables. They will hang down as the motherboard is removed.

Step 10

              Removing Delphi Myfi XM2GO LCD Screen
  • The logic board must be exposed to begin.
  • Flip the device over (see second picture).
  • CAUTION: The keyboard is loosely attached by a ribbon cable and may move when the device is flipped.

The logic board must be exposed to begin.

Flip the device over (see second picture).

CAUTION: The keyboard is loosely attached by a ribbon cable and may move when the device is flipped.

Step 11

  • Lift up the keyboard carefully from the right side, flipping to the left.
  • NOTE: The keyboard is attached on the left side by a ribbon cable. Do not remove it completely yet.

Lift up the keyboard carefully from the right side, flipping to the left.

NOTE: The keyboard is attached on the left side by a ribbon cable. Do not remove it completely yet.

Step 12

  • Pivot the LCD screen, pulling on the top and sides and keeping the bottom attached.

Pivot the LCD screen, pulling on the top and sides and keeping the bottom attached.

Step 13

  • Continue to pivot the screen until it is lying on its face.
  • Pivot the wire frame, that was under the LCD, from the left side.
  • CAUTION: The wire bends as the frame pivots. Use the least amount of force necessary.

Continue to pivot the screen until it is lying on its face.

Pivot the wire frame, that was under the LCD, from the left side.

CAUTION: The wire bends as the frame pivots. Use the least amount of force necessary.

Step 14

  • With the frame perpendicular to the device, locate the two black, plastic tabs shown in the two red circles.
  • The boxes show more detailed views in the following pictures.

With the frame perpendicular to the device, locate the two black, plastic tabs shown in the two red circles.

The boxes show more detailed views in the following pictures.

Step 15

  • WIth both hands, pull the tabs outwards to release the plastic cover from the board.
  • Once the tabs are disengaged, pivot the plastic cover upwards.
  • After the cover is pivoted slightly, remove it from the device.

WIth both hands, pull the tabs outwards to release the plastic cover from the board.

Once the tabs are disengaged, pivot the plastic cover upwards.

After the cover is pivoted slightly, remove it from the device.

Step 16

  • After the plastic cover is removed, locate the white, ribbon connector highlighted by the red square.
  • Rotate the device 90 degrees counterclockwise to remove the ribbon connector.

After the plastic cover is removed, locate the white, ribbon connector highlighted by the red square.

Rotate the device 90 degrees counterclockwise to remove the ribbon connector.

Step 17

  • To remove the ribbon cable from the board, catch the sides of the connector with fingernails and pull downward.
  • CAUTION: The connector is delicate.
  • After the latch is pulled down, the ribbon cable is free to slide out of the connector housing.

To remove the ribbon cable from the board, catch the sides of the connector with fingernails and pull downward.

CAUTION: The connector is delicate.

After the latch is pulled down, the ribbon cable is free to slide out of the connector housing.

Step 18

  • After following the prerequisite steps in the guide, the components are laid out as depicted in the picture.
  • The LCD screen is highlighted in red.

After following the prerequisite steps in the guide, the components are laid out as depicted in the picture.

The LCD screen is highlighted in red.

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

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